Dreamlands cats spend so much time asleep because that is when they enter the Dreamlands and become intelligent.. A cat can always choose whether to enter the Dreamlands or the waking wo
Trang 1The Gates of Slumber!
All cats in the Dreamlands are Dreamlands cats:
intelligent and fully sentient beings with feline
instincts, behavior, and skills
Dreamlands cats spend so much time asleep
because that is when they enter the Dreamlands and
become intelligent Their waking lives are somewhat
of an afterthought, intended to seek affection, to mate,
to fuel their body, and for rest and relaxation Most of
their activities take place during sleep
A cat can always choose whether to enter the
Dreamlands or the waking world, either physically or
mentally Most of the time, a cat enters the Dreamlands
mentally and leaves its body behind, asleep
When a cat enters the Dreamlands physically, it
travels through the Gates of Slumber, a dimensional
portal imperceptible to most beings When doing so,
the cat is no longer present in the waking world Cats
can only do this when they are completely unobserved
The Gates of Slumber are an actual physical location
However, they are typically open at many places at
once, and move around, so they are not always at the
same spot Sometimes, they may be behind a backyard
fence, or perhaps they might be found in an abandoned
badger burrow, or else up a spooky old tree Only cats
know for sure Humanoids can only tell the cat has left
physically when, for instance, the cat runs into the attic
and doesn’t return for a day or so
It is important to note that because a cat wishing
to enter the Dreamlands must physically find the
Gates of Slumber and can only pass through when
entirely unobserved, a cat cannot simply escape to the
Dreamlands when it is, for example, caught in a trap or
imprisoned Cats can only perform this form of travel
when they have free and unrestricted movement
Back to the Waking World!
A cat in the Dreamlands can always choose whether
it wishes to return to the waking world mentally or physically, regardless of how it got to the Dreamlands When a cat returns from the Dreamlands, it always returns to its physical body in the waking world
If a cat returns physically to the waking world, regardless of how it entered the Dreamlands, it returns through the Gates of Slumber, which always lead to a location within 1 mile of where the cat left
If a cat went to the Dreamlands mentally and returns mentally, it wakes up in the waking world wherever it left If the cat entered the Dreamlands physically but returns mentally, its body reappears where it entered the Dreamlands or at an unobserved location within
1 mile
A cat cannot otherwise use Dreamlands travel to move its physical body
Between the Dimensions When a cat is in the dream state, it can travel much farther and faster than it could while waking For example, it can leap to the moon and back from the earth’s surface in the Dreamlands It can even travel to the stars beyond, but this is dangerous
When in the dream state, cats may meet unusual entities and objects in the Dreamlands, particularly
if they travel far from the places they know well A cat may well visit the Dreamlands, fill up on eating pixies (or whatever), and then return sparkling with pixie dust A Dreamlands cat may encounter an entity none was meant to see and might never return—or be profoundly changed by the experience
Family While cats often regard a particular other cat as a friend or recognize it as a relative, they do not have a true family life Tomcats wrangle over desirable mates,