Lady Calenture

As Inscribed by Ghazgkull

(1)

Calenture is a type of fever. And that fever is where House Calenture's tale begins. In the days when the city was new and the first wave of dreamers began to discover the Dreamwright's creation, a young woman fell ill in Cloudsbreak.

(2)

Confined to her bed and racked by calenture, her fevered dreaming led to her Awakening. The city was a miracle to her. Although she was weak and limited in Cloudsbreak, in the Dream she was strong and free.

(3)

So when debates arose about the nature of the DreamState and the role of the Awakened, she sided with those who advocated enjoying the full potential of the dream without limitations or self-imposed burdens- those known as the FreeSouls.

(4)

When the Dreamer Wars erupted between the Illuminated Front and the FreeSoul Knights who opposed them, she took up arms as a Knight. Although she was not the greatest warrior, she was an inspiring leader.

(5)

Her words could rally the Knights and embolden them to continue their fight. And her story reminded them why it was important to defend freedom in the Dream.

(6)

After the Dreamer Wars ended, the lady became a prominent philosophical leader of the FreeSouls. As her body was succumbing to calenture, she taught that the Dream must be preserved as a place of freedom for the Awakened.

(7)

With the coming of the nightmares, the groups retreated even further, building fortresses and studying the nightmares. The FreeSouls who believed in banishing built their house atop Evernight Plateau.

(8)

The Lady of Calenture, as she was now known, came with them. Over the years, although she barely clung to life in Cloudsbreak, she continued to be a spiritual leader for the house, eventually becoming a kind of oracle.

(9)

House Calenture was named in honor of her. The name commemorates her struggle and is a reminder of how important our City is and why we must always defend it.