Discovering Dream Fetishes and Spyglass Portals: Unmasking Nordo's World Creation

Drawn to the Void

Exploration is a primal drive. Scale the hillside and see what peak lies beyond. Drop into the darkness of a damp cave. Leave behind one shoreline in the hope that there will be another one. Eventually.

Despite the fear of the unknown, people have time and again stepped off the ledge and taken the plunge. Today, humans have walked nearly every square foot of the globe. Myths, folktales, and epic stories have been inspired by the need to discover and see something new, go somewhere new. It fills a void.

Did you ever follow the route of a river or highway in an atlas with your finger? Tracing each curve. Rising over the mountain ranges and dropping down into the valleys. Letting the town names slip by. Moving toward larger spaces with fewer words and fewer lines. Wondering what existed in those blank, nebulous areas on the map. Have you ever let your mind wander?

It’s still exploration. You ask the questions, “What if?” And that question sparks the itch to look deeper. More questions follow. “Who lives there?” or “What do they eat?’ or “Do they know where they are?” Those blank spaces ask to be filled.

The imagination takes over. New maps are drawn. This is where world building begins.

In the Nordosphere, exploration has begun. Ever so gradually a tapestry is being woven from a few distinct, colorful threads. The threads may be characters or objects, places or an exchange of words, and each one, on its own, may appear insignificant but as a collection they begin to form a picture. An illustrated map rolled up and tied with a crimson ribbon and found in the bottom of an attic trunk under a pile of neatly folded but well-worn dresses.

As an explorer of a new world you have to follow your nose, listen to your instincts, and chase what is bright and shiny. In a new, mysterious world you have to grope around in the dark and pick your steps carefully. Follow the lights in the distance. What are the threads begging to be followed?

So, presenting in no particular order the threads of a world weaving itself into being.

The Spyglass:

A Spyglass allows you to see into this new world. There are many versions of it made by scientists and artists over the years. It is said they all are based on Edmund Halley’s spyglass experience. On May 3rd, 1715, Halley observed a total solar eclipse in England and recorded seeing 6 different objects that he later called Nebula, that being a relatively new term in astronomy. It is believed that what he actually glimpsed using the Spyglass was a portal into the dream world. A Bubble.

The Blue Typewriter:

The Blue Typewriter allows for the transference of words and therefore thoughts and emotions from one world to the next using typewritten letters. It has often been used to allow the deceased to reach out to love ones, but it is never for free. It has been in the possession of the Letter Writer for some time and perhaps always, but that is not clear. For more on the Letter Writer see the Book of Findings.

Fetishes:

Dreams are Temporary Bubbles in time and space, and strong Dreams will create Fetishes. They are objects that embody the essence of the dream.

The Dream Collector:

A strong present that gathers Dream Fetishes and will trade them or gift them when it suits her. She cherishes the Fetishes and is sometimes unwilling to pass with one she particularly enjoys. She can be found on the edge of red plain working in her windowless laboratory melting down Fetishes and storing them in crystal boxes for some later use.

Dream Pajamas:

Made of dark bronze silk with the silver pattern of a snake, the pajamas allow the wearer to seamlessly pass between dreams. They are currently in the possession of the Laundromat and recorded as Artifact #181. The number 8 designates a portal.

Join us and be the first to peak into “The Laboratory of Stories”. With a series of daydreams the construction of the next world has begun. Log onto Instagram on Tuesdays, answer a series of polls, and help fill in the voids on the map. Come exploring with us.