Vestiges - WIP

- Elements of The Gardener’s previous dreams. Vestiges take many forms, and can appear as objects, people, or even ideas. Some vestiges diminish after several dreams, and others can persist in one form or another for countless cycles. Vestiges act as anchor points, familiar starting points which help events to act out in familiar ways from one dream to the next. Vestiges are also thought to be related to the nature of Rift Shards, and may have something to do with their congregation or movement.

Mages and scientists have long thought that the manipulation of vestiges can result in the manifestation of changes in reality outside of The Bog. Some have gone as far as to “desecrate” these sights and locations in an attempt to change the laws of reality itself.

Vestiges are often confused with pilgrims, pilgrims defied the laws of time and space and existence to persist outside of a dream cycle, they are beings who were destined to vanish into nothingness when their cycle came to an end, but broke free through unnatural means.

Known Vestiges (and their most current forms):

Elder Pine - An impossibly ancient tree in a secluded forest. Elder Pine was infinitely wise and possessed memories from the beginning of time and beyond. Elder Pine was a person friend of both Richard Lemming and Nathan Lipless. Destroyed by Bruce Vanlouen and carved into a crude rendering of Jar Jar Binks which sent destructive ripples through space and time.

Nathan Lipless - A vestige reincarnated as a human man. Lipless was mutilated and transformed by Richard Lemming and Bruce Vanlouen in an act of senseless violence that had nothing to do with manipulating reality

Ol’ogdom - A concept understood by few and completely alien to most humans. Ol’ogdom is is difficult to describe but relates to the perception of one’s own consciousness in the present.

The Mind of Aur - A cosmic network of sentient fungi which self identify as the singular individual “Aur.” Aur isn’t specifically a vestige, but its mind likely is.

Sassar - A sentient star, or “star mind” in the milky way galaxy. Sassar enjoys cultivating lifeforms on its orbiting worlds and protecting them from outside harm. Sassar abhors the Bog and its denizens.

Shrim - Unfortunately, it is very likely that “shrim” is also a Vestige. Cultural analysis suggests that shrim may have originated as a concept not unlike Ol’ogdom, but was likely perverted by an unknown party.

Falont Grimmar - Falont Grimmar is a lifeless planet which was identified as a likely Vestige by Bankashi researchers. Falont Grimmar’s topology suggests its formation follows an almost