Unlike the Verbena, who have made pacts with Arcadia and The Hedge as a whole, Dreamspeakers make agreements with Hedge powers on an entity-by-entity basis - some Dreamspeakers of an immoral bent act as Gentry agents in the human world. Finally, any spirit that is a Dreamspeaker's Totem can and will follow them anywhere in the otherworlds, although they will no doubt protest mightily at being in a place as dangerous as the Hedge (known to some cultures as 'the road of sharp stones', 'the ash trail' and other unsavory names) and will attempt to have them and their Mage ally escape as quickly as possible. Certain Dreamspeaker lineages are protected by very powerful pacts,and certain Gentry will simply let a Dreamspeaker go instead of angering the powers that the Mage has allied themselves to. Certain spirits live in various dream realms as their home, and can just as easily cross into Arcadia as they can any other dream realm.
While not having the Paths of the Wyck as a Tradition resource, like the Verbena do, Dreamspeakers have another kind of very potent resource - friends. Dreamspeakers see no real difference between the Gentry and the powerful spirit lords of the Umbra, and even point out the similarity between spirit Bans and certain restrictions that Gentry must abide by. Dreamspeakers are usually adept at dealing with Fae who manifest forms and predilections that match their own cultural knowledge. Such places also are usually strong Nodes, and are aligned Paradigmatically with local folk traditions, making them bastions from the Consensus.ĭreamspeakers are equally as adept in dealing with the Gentry, and understand them as a world wide phenomenom, but view them through a variety of different cultural lenses. Verbena cabals and Chantries prefer to be located near known gateways into the Hedge, so as to protect humans from Fae predation and assist Lost who escape Arcadia. Further, the Verbena tradition has a long history of making and enforcing pacts with both the Gentry and Lost lords and ladies - the Verbena tradition has sets of secret rotes that their predecessors, the Wyck, supposedly forged with the very stuff of Arcadia and the Hedge itself. Verbena Chantries (or those of mixed Traditions who have a strong Verbena component) will happily take in Lost and assist them in contacting the local Changeling court, assisting them with their Fetch, and establishing a new identity, usually in exchange for service as a Custos. One of the luckiest things in the world for a Lost to have happen is to stumble upon a Verbena Mage - on Earth, the Awakened have the advantage over the Gentry and their agents. Mage society is divided on how exactly to deal with Changelings. Awakened power reminds them that they are not infinitely strong, and this burns in their gut like bile. Ascension is anathema to the proud Gentry. If all of mankind were to Awaken, then many Gentry rightfully fear that mankind would no longer dream in the same way they do now. These are things the Gentry can never take part of - Ascension, mankind's ultimate destiny, is anathema to their natures. Finally, Awakened humans are inherently dynamic, and even Awakened humans whose Avatars are of the Pattern push and strive the Mage they are part of towards creation and change. That normal humans who are not devoured by their dreaming passions and are not the absolute embodiements of their passion makes Gentry seethe with jealousy and anger - because Awakened humans not only have Fae passion, but also subtlety, nuance, all those human things in their souls. Mages, as humans who have power comparable to the Gentry, are humans who are more than capable of treating with the Gentry as peers.
Well known is the hatred of the Gentry for Mages - Mages, by virtue of being Awake, are like them, except bound by the wisdom of society, mutual respect, and understanding. All of these groups warn that when supping with anyone or thing from Arcadia, to do so with a long, long spoon. Even the Technocratic Union and the various technology related Traditions have within them those who deal with the Hedge and Arcadia. The Verbena Tradition is the group amongst the Council that has the best knowledge of Changelings and their ilk, but each Tradition usually has some group, craft or Legacy that deals with either Changelings or the Arcadian Gentry.
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