Reverie Beast

Cryptologic Name: Reveria s.
Planar Origin: Astra
Habitat: n/a
Diet: n/a

Appearance & Morphology
The term “reverie beast” encompasses a wide variety of creatures having unique morphologies and abilities. One commonality among reverie beasts is white eyes; sometimes they have white pupils surrounded by a colored iris, but often the entire eye is white.

Magical Origins and Behavior
The reason that reverie beasts have such a varied appearance and magical abilities is because, unlike most magical creatures whose taxonomic delineation relies principally on their abilities and morphology, reverie beasts are classified as a single taxon (group) based on their common method of creation. These creatures are of pure magical origin, meaning that they exist only as a result mana converging under specific circumstances and are unable to reproduce on their own.
Reverie beasts are creatures that live primarily in our dreams, but can sometimes manifest in the physical world. When a dreaming person has a surge of mana channeled through them, this can cause a reverie beast to pass from the dream world onto the physical plane. The appearance and abilities of the creature are shaped by the subconscious of the dreamer and so will vary widely and can be quite powerful and very unusual. These creatures are ephemeral, and will usually fade within a few hours of the dreamer waking.

In addition to the individual birth of a reverie beast, there is a magical phenomenon known as a “reverie” which can spawn them in much greater numbers. While a great number of these creatures may come into being in this way, they can generally only survive within the reverie itself, though we know that it is possible to extract a reverie beast from its otherwise bound existence; little is understood about how to achieve this, but it is possible. Reverie beasts that do emerge from their spawning reveries tend to be much longer-lived than those who spawn in the aforementioned way.

Field Notes

• A reverie is a complex magical phenomenon involving a concentration of a particular type of mana, as well as an individual with a very dissonant view of reality. Reveries are quite rare under normal circumstances but there are some mages who attract this type of energy and therefore can cause reveries to spawn more frequently among those around them. Reveries are much more sophisticated magical theory topic which we all know is not my field so if you’re interested, I would encourage you to read Reverie by Ryan La Sala
  [this is a real book and provided some of the inspiration for this creature, so you should absolutely go read it]

• The beast pictured here spawned from a shared dream between myself and my dear friend Dan while we spent an afternoon dozing in the park. The source of the surge of mana that passed between us and merged our dreams remains a mystery to us both, but I was delighted to discover this charming little fellow when we awoke. He was very friendly and spent most of his two hours of life exploring with us in the woods and having very musical conversations with squirrels.