Editing Scion 2E:Class of Strange Aeons (section)

= Higher education starts as a dream... =

Ever since childhood, you've known about the Dreamlands.

Maybe you were just born that way. Maybe a creature of Aware Darkness went through your head, and you became lucid forever. Maybe you saw a creature from there. Whatever the case, you know what lies beyond your own dreams, and you remember how you loved to sleep, so you could play with your friends all over again.

You knew each other, actually - along with an older teen, Meri. You didn't know much about Meri; they never talked about it. But you know they were nice, and they were human, and they came from Arkham, Massachusetts. Maybe you did too, but the Dreamlands don't care about geography. You could be on the other side of the planet, and you'd dream yourself to that little park near Ulthar, where Meri and their cats always seemed to be.

Then, one day, Meri vanished. The cats didn't want to talk about it, and if you strayed too close to the treehouse they lived in, you would see flashes of a knife, a twisted city, and a flash of red. The park didn't seem very fun any more, and you just...drifted apart.

Then, two things happened, later in your life.

One day, you discovered that one of the most powerful dreamers in the Dreamlands, those timeless intelligences, had infused you with power. Maybe it was intentional. Maybe it wasn't. Maybe you were always of them, built or partly sired by sorcery, but you only became aware of how deeply you were tied together in that moment.

And soon after, you received a letter, informing you of a scholarship at Arkham University. In it was a picture of a high school graduation album, and among the photos of the junior year, was one Meri Alex Pickman...