Description
These shallow pools are carved from volcanic rock and filled with warm seawater that rises and falls with the tides, scattered with floating mats woven from sacred pandanus leaves and infused with calming herbs like kava and sandalwood. When a dreamer lies upon these mats and allows sleep to take them, their consciousness drifts into the ancestral memory realm where the spirits of their forebears dwell among coral gardens and pearl-lit caverns. A trained dream guide, versed in ancient chants and protective rituals, watches over each sleeping visitor to ensure their safe passage between worlds and guards against malevolent spirits that might seek to trap unwary souls. The pools grant access to three types of ancestral knowledge: historical events witnessed by ancestors, practical skills they mastered in life, and wisdom about navigating both physical and spiritual challenges.
Benefits
A sleeper can access specific ancestral memories (as legend lore spell). Can temporarily learn one skill rank from an ancestor (lasts 24 hours). Gain answers to 3 questions per session from ancestral spirits. Usable once per day per person. Grants +5 Prestige to the settlement.