RP PUBLIC / HALLEY: The Valley Divine
Halley considered for a moment, and then responded to everyone.
"Before we break for recess, I want to tall everyone here something that may help clarify some things, as well as potentially alter some of the stances your factions have on the matter." she said.
"I actually have knowledge of what lays beyond the cracks. Well...in a general sense, anyway. But first, I will tell everyone here that the fears of the Dreaming Dark are all too real. There is a malevolent external force from beyond the Tree that seeks to one day attack, invade, and if it wins...corrupt the tree until it becomes a pathetic and twisted thing enslaved to angles and Madness. At which point, I would have to kill her - which may result in all of your deaths as well. Obviously, it should go without saying that the last thing I want to do after having spent centuries creating you all and the land we stand on if to destroy everything. This is a last-resort mercy kill of the tree, and is a fate I want to avoid at all costs - and I hope you all will help me in this as my custodians of the Divine Valley." she said, firmly and solemnly.
Such a fate would break Halley's heart, and was essentially a worst case scenario. That is why she had to beef up her people and the tree alike. It's why she didn't cut corners and such when she made the Valley - she went for double realness at the expense of some potential boons, and worked hard on the curses, to make the valley as anti-Mad as possible.
"I will not go into full detail about what happened to Myriad in the past, but suffice to say that great and terrible Mad entities - some as strong as gods or even stronger - hurt the tree but she fought them off until I came into the picture. If you all want to know exactly what happened and other secrets of the Dreaming Dark and Myriad, then you will have to study Dream Weaving and become master rank practitioners. For that intimate level of knowledge is a privilege reserved only for those who take the time and energy and supplication to become Masters. But suffice to say...the fears are all real." she said firmly.
"And also, it has come to my attention that some among you think that it may be easier or more convenient - or even more powerful - to try and draw the power needed to channel the Dreaming Dark from the void instead of supplicating Myriad. I will warn you all now that there is a REASON Dreamweaving and all its sub-disciplines work the way it does. Again, the specifics are reserved for master Dreamweavers who've earned it from the Dreaming Dark. But I'll tell you this: the Dreaming Dark is not a mindless stupid force. Its powers are channeled the way they are with supplication and mana combined because that is the safest, and only way to do it without horrible and hideous backlash. The void might work for you for a short time, but the dream debt you'd incur would multiply exponentially due to the nature of the void and the Dreaming Dark. And eventually, it will twist you, torture you, and then finally kill you horrifically. I am sharing this truth as well in case it alters any factions' perspectives." she said.
"With that said, I need to recess and let both myself as well as you all process things. I request that each of your groups quickly select one of your number to come to recess with me. I have to bounce some ideas and such off each of you as I make my decision. Choose your representatives, and we will go into my inner temple." she said as she began hovering slowly away towards her inner temple.
OOC: Halley is retreating to an inner part of the temple grounds, and 1 person from each of the 3 factions is to come follow her as she needs them to bounce some things off of while she decides.