Codex of Immortal Dreams
Description
A Talisman enabling its possessor to learn the Art of Dreamstrike. The Codex of Immortal Dreams is divided into 10 parts. Nine pages (originally one for each House and one more for the FreeSpirit), and a Binder to assemble them. All parts are required in order to recreate the Codex of Immortal Dreams and learn Dreamstrike. The components of the Codex of Immortal Dreams are thought to be sentient and bearing a will to be united again. The Codex of Immortal Dreams and the Art of DreamStrike are rumored to corrupt the dreamers who come in their possession.
The pieces of the Codex of Immortal Dreams are Artifacts that appear scattered across the City and typically remain in place for up to 7 days. In order to prevent hoarding of the pieces, they will reap back into the fabric of the City if held in one place for too long, and re-emerge elsewhere for someone else to find.
Lyra Era
The parts of the Codex of Immortal Dreams took the appearance of ordinary talismans, each with a unique name recalling the original Dreamstrike Masters. Their function would vary from piece to piece, but all had infinite charges. These artifacts were identifiable as components of the Codex of Immortal Dreams in their description. Some dreamers were able to learn Dreamstrike with fewer than the required 10 components.
Clash of Dreams Era
The parts of the Codex of Immortal Dreams all took the appearance of a codex identified as "Immortal Dreams" and bearing a page number in roman numerals, from I to IX. These artifacts all had an identical function, which drained DreamSoul by -10 to 99. They were differentiated by their description, having different colored runes and auras, and different levels of wear. All had 3 circled binder holes.
History
See Dreamstrike.
Clash of Dreams Era
When the components of the Codex of Immortal Dreams began re-emerging in the City, The FreeSoul Templar Xun'rok came in possession of the Binder and sought to complete the Codex of Immortal Dreams in order to vanquish the Illuminate Vanguard General Zaxun. The Pages began appearing one by one and were sought after by the Houses, either in hopes of helping Xun'rok complete the Codex, or preventing its completion. Allied Houses would exchange possession of the pages in order to circumvent the Reaping Process.
The Alliance of the Eclipse came in possession of the IXth page and attempted to destroy it in an effort to prevent the Codex's completion. Their attempt did not produce the desired result. While the page was in fact destroyed, its content was not. The blood-red runes inscribed on the page transfered onto the bodies of the 6 Alliance members who took part in the ritual and fed off their DreamSoul, causing a number of afflictions to the bearers. Over time, some of the runes detached from their bearers and converged onto two of these dreamers before finally being removed and absorbed by the Binder.
Xun'rok was able to complete the Codex of Immortal Dreams and learn the Art of Dreamstrike.
