By Maradas Graham

In the realms of the Seelie there lived a faerie by the name of Corasmus, who was ancient even at the beginning of time. He had always been most skilled in the ancient arts of dreamsmithing, the faerie magic of making the fragments of dreams real. Corasmus had long been in the service of the Seelie King, creating creatures and weapons beyond the bounds of normal craftsmanship. From his workshop came gargoyles, silver swords as hard as steel, and steeds capable of covering one hundred leagues in a day. Despite his lack of rank he was one of the most highly respected members of the Seelie court and a close friend of the King.

Corasmus was the first to learn dreamsmithing, using his faerie magic to alter, control and give substance the very stuff of dreams. He was the first to pioneer this powerful art, and was one of the major forces in protecting the Seelie Realms. This magic though took its toll on Corasmus, who slowly lost the ability to tell the difference between where his dreams ended and his waking hours began. Some said that while sleeping his dream would occasionally become real about him, sometimes attacking those in the chamber. It became worse when nightmares struck him, as evil beings incapable of being described would appear around him.

After training dozens of apprentices a young faerie who gave the name of Korich came to study under him. Korich showed great potential as a dreamsmith, as his imagination was powerful even for a faerie. He studied diligently, creating creatures of substance and shadow, though all seemed to be tainted with the edges of darkness. Corasmus, in his age, noticed little of this and taught Korich the majority of his craft. Corasmus' two most powerful creations, Barnabas the Gargoyle and Turon the Protector, both creatures of stone, doubted Korich's intentions, though their master would hear none of it. Korich secretly began to use his magic to worsen the dreams of Corasmus, causing all manner of evil creatures to appear in his sleep. One of these creatures, a dragon called Draken, appeared once while Corasmus was sleeping and was given permanent form by Korich. Draken left the faerie realms for the mortal world, but that is another story for another day.

Soon afterward it came to a head when Korich was discovered to be the Goblin King, was cast out of the Faerie Realms, and into the Goblin Lands. Before leaving he slew his master and took the crystal focuses of both Barnabas and Turon, imprisoning Barnabas in his maze and forcing Turon to guard the gates of the Goblin City. Corasmus was slain with a iron blade and thrown into the dream realms beyond the Faerie Lands. It is unknown if he is truly dead or just trapped beyond this realm. If he is trapped beyond this and he cannot free himself, only the greatest of heroes could free him.