Well, I think the name makes it obvious, no? They wished everyone to be happy, but something caused their powers to grow wildly out of control, so instead of just helping people be happy, they were trapping them in dream worlds that reflected their wildest hopes. Everyone was happy, of course, but it was false and those who lingered too long within their dream world died. We could move from dream to dream, so those who found themselves in more than one dream eventually realized something was wrong and set to waking others. It was difficult at best and heartbreaking at worst.
[Who wants to pull those they care about from their 'happy place,' after all? Especially when reality is so harsh?]
I wasn't at the final battle as I moved between several dreams and only barely awoke in time to keep myself from falling prey to Bliss' trap, but it was a difficult battle won only after the Storyteller lent us some of their power in the form of weaponizing the stories we told them. Once Bliss was defeated, the entire island crumbled and sank into the sea.
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[He laughs softly.]
Well, I think the name makes it obvious, no? They wished everyone to be happy, but something caused their powers to grow wildly out of control, so instead of just helping people be happy, they were trapping them in dream worlds that reflected their wildest hopes. Everyone was happy, of course, but it was false and those who lingered too long within their dream world died. We could move from dream to dream, so those who found themselves in more than one dream eventually realized something was wrong and set to waking others. It was difficult at best and heartbreaking at worst.
[Who wants to pull those they care about from their 'happy place,' after all? Especially when reality is so harsh?]
I wasn't at the final battle as I moved between several dreams and only barely awoke in time to keep myself from falling prey to Bliss' trap, but it was a difficult battle won only after the Storyteller lent us some of their power in the form of weaponizing the stories we told them. Once Bliss was defeated, the entire island crumbled and sank into the sea.