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PROJECT: Rifts & the Veil
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RIFTS & THE VEIL
Figuring out how to permanently strengthen the veil to prevent further tears, who and what rifters are, and how to prevent the anchors from eventually killing those who have them are all high priorities. Kirkwall's particularly thin Veil makes it a good—if slightly dangerous—testing ground for many of these efforts.

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We'll have to tread cautiously, but if he thinks he can help and is telling the truth, I don't want to miss the opportunity. He may be our best resource at the moment. What do you think?
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It were a Vint that broke all this in the first place, weren't it? And you want to just — what? Let him study us like books? Ain't half of you elves, you know how they treat folks up there, and that's without making people into puzzles. Bastard's already been trying to kill us!
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[And to say he sounds less than pleased about the idea is an understatement.]
What's to say that he'll not take what he gets and run with it? What happened to keeping information about us secure?
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...nevertheless, I appreciate your input.
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In addition, I intend to ask for volunteers for regular monitoring regarding their anchors. Perhaps twice weekly? Volunteers can also be requested for tests, but I would prefer the nature of those be known to me beforehand. The safety of those participating is paramount.
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"When the Anchor was first acquired, how long did the initial physical reaction persist? What was the severity?" Physical reaction sounds kind of vague to me. Like does it mean the pain, the sparking? How long until you're used to it? Mostly they seem to react to the rifts, or when under a lot of strain, or with magic. Severity also should have a scale like 1-10 least to most, something like that. You know someone is going to say 'it hurt like balls' which, while accurate, isn't going to prove scientifically useful.
"Have you participated in a rift closure? If more than once, how many times and how far were these times spread apart?" Personally I've done a lot and haven't kept track, though I might be just a case of...really being into closing rifts and all, so I couldn't tell you how many or how long apart they were.
Rifter Church is an outlier and should not be counted.I'm just saying this one might be a bit more difficult to gauge for some people.Also: are there more maybe Fade-y symptoms than lucid dreaming? Is there anything else besides that to be aware of? I'm not sure if it's possible to succinctly clarify it or change the wording of it, but most Rifters aren't going to know much about the Fade to begin with, much less if they've had any changes to it.
And if you don't have any Rifter volunteers for monitoring, I'd be up for it.
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You're quite right, some of the wording was a bit vague, as I was uncertain how it ought to be phrased. I do like the 1-10 scale, that might help with clarity as well.
It's quite alright if you can't recall specifics regarding rift closure and shard usage, especially since you've been so active. I was curious if repeated/regular usage has had any broad effects on the shards and those who bear them. Do you think such extensive use explains your anchor's evolving abilities, or was it the other way around?
This is quite true, about the Fade. If they've nothing to compare it to, then gaining answers might be difficult. I'm not certain there are more side-effects other than the dreaming, though I'll take any notable change and see if a pattern emerges.
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Since then, what other circumstances have caused those symptoms to resurface?
What if someone has new symptoms that they didn't have when they first got it? Would this question cover that? Maybe include an additional line inquiring about new symptoms?
How did these new abilities manifest? How long did any physical symptoms persist?
This kind of goes for the other questions about "physical symptoms" too, but maybe list a few examples? Or ask to describe any pain and where they felt it? People can get pretty vague about that stuff unless prompted.
Have these abilities been battle-tested?
Would this include sparring or just going "hey dude look at what I can do!" and testing it out with other people?
Has the anchor acquisition changed your relationship to the Fade in a less tangible sense? For dwarves: Have you gained the ability to dream? For others: Have you found lucid dreaming easier/possible?
Might be hard for rifters to answer this since we're not that familiar with the Fade to begin with.
On an additional note, I've had an instance where I fell asleep and ended up remembering more things from home. Like, not just a few minutes or something I would have just easily forgotten. Like whole days' worth of stuff. Another rifter says it happened to him, too.
Sending Crystal, at some point
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A letter to Inessa
If this information isn't relevant to the scope of your project then I apologise for sending it your way. When I first arrived in Thedas two years ago in the first group of rifters, myself and another, Marcel Gerard had been working together to learn what we could to help others such as ourselves fit in. There was much that was very strange to us, a great deal to learn; one never stops learning of course but I'm sure you can imagine that it's a challenge to know where best to start in an entirely new world.
I collated this information, and though much of it is out of date given I haven't added to it for so long with the demands of bard training then my own work, for new arrivals I hope it would still be of value to help them learn more about Thedas easily.
Yours,
Araceli Bonaventura y Castell
Attached is the following set of pages.
Addressed to Warden Serra
These notes have been languishing some time, indeed 'twas not until speaking with a recent arrival that I was reminded of a project once undertaken between Leliana and myself to look at first between the connections between dragons and the rifts. My own work as you can imagine took precedence over this but given what you know of eluvians, how little is truly known of the Fade?
Some of this might be of interest to you.
Let me explain: this began from a discussion of connections. Dragons. Corypheus. Red lyrium. The Old Gods. Perhaps now 'tis not so easy to ignore the connection between dragons, Tevinter, the Old Gods and Corypheus; I have seen an Archdemon, heard it, fought it, and who can say how far dreams extend now? After the discussion of eluvians and the Crossroads, you can undoubtedly understand why Leliana reached out to me on the matter.
Leliana spoke with a young woman first of her world's archdemons, names for the Deadly Sins as she called them of lust, pride, greed, and so the list went, and from what I was told they sounded very unlike what we understand of demons yet they were both struck by the overlap, as was I. Which brought us to what sticks with me to this day: the interplay of magic and stories. How many rifters do you speak with? How many of them share elements with this world in some form or even between their worlds, in truth, tale or both?
I shall name no names, you must understand that I believe I should allow them some semblance of privacy for those that remain with us now. Certainly, your own mind is keen enough that I trust you shall be able to hunt down some if you wish to question more.
There was one who came from a place with demons that were much different from anything we call demons. This one was a mage, yet a Church-knight; imagine, I suppose, if a Templar or Seeker were a mage, pious, souls that would not be in danger when there are dangerous things by them. It was a choice to do so, not a gift or curse as one looks upon it. Some might have a talent for it more than another but the choice would need to be made.
One came from a place where folk not only bonded with dragons but rode them into battle, I confess I find myself uncertain as to Tevinter feeling were they to learn that.
In one world magic is so secret that those who are not mages know not that magic exists, yet dragons do. Several breeds of dragons in fact, that females larger than males same as here, with differing names as might be expected though you would need to consult a draconologist, and most of those are Orlesian. Not worth the trouble. There were a 'class' of malevolent magical creatures, not so dangerous as a rage demon but were someone to get outnumbered by a cluster of things called grindylows underwater - small water demons, green, horned and with tentacles - they'd be drowned and eaten. Highly aggressive, known to eat people. Also merpeople keep them as pets. Merpeople are half-fish, half-hman; the upper portion of a person, but the fins, gills, and tails of fish. Sirens were a thing related to them, said to drown sailors by luring them into rocky waters by singing beautiful songs. 'Twas the Dementor that struck me, a creature that fed on human happiness, creating a sense of despair to anyone near them, and with the ability to consume the soul of a person through a Dementor's Kiss. The government in that place used and allowed such a thing as a punishment once. Elven magic was also very powerful in that world, far beyond anything a human could ever learn to do yet the elves had become servants to magical families, slaves to such a degree they were property. This person said they were very different in appearance and manner to the elves of Thedas however.
Dragons somewhere else are apparently far larger and more intelligent than those present in Thedas now; the smallest of theirs could swallow ours whole, and they were capable of devastation enough to reshape the world. Most interesting though was that they had no sex: they did not reproduce. He or she meant nothing if they referred to themselves as one or the other. No need to eat or sleep. Two purposes only: two destroy and to horde.
In another world dragons were spoken of though as the stuff of legends. 'Tis the beginning of a trend with the ending of this.
Somewhere else, there are things called aliens that look like demons but - according to this person - absolutely no demons. Only in their stories. Same with dragons. Demons are only in their religious texts, metaphors I gathered from the conversation.
Again, there was someone else who spoke of dragons and demons not being real outside the confines of several mythologies. This person shared the Seven Deadly Sins but was not the one who began this initial discussion between Leliana and myself. 'Twas from this one I gained all the names: Lust, Envy, Gluttony, Greed, Wrath, Sloth, and Pride.
Lastly, I recently met yet another who speaks of this place being as something from stories or some sort of game in their home. A common theme. The overlap of fiction and what we live. Dreams. Dreamers.
When you have had time to draw your own conclusions from this, and when this affliction in the Gallows is at an end passes, come to Sundermount where we might speak further if you wish.
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Anchor Survey
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Name: Gareth
Native or Rifter: Native
Date of Arrival/Date of Anchor Acquisition: Some time in Harvestmere?
Location of Arrival/Acquisition: Don't quite remember, I was travelling a lot at the time.
Location of Anchor: Left hand
When the Anchor was first acquired, how long did the initial flare-up/pain persist? On a scale of 1-10 (10 being the most severe), what was the severity? I'm so bad at these, I guess like a 7?
Since then, what other circumstances have caused those symptoms to resurface? Have you developed any symptoms beyond what what initially present? If so, please describe. I was initially away from any others with shards, so it hurt for a while. Once I got to Kirkwall, that stopped.
Have you participated in a rift closure? If more than once, how many times and how far were these times spread apart? If you cannot be precise, do your best to estimate. Please describe the shard's reaction and any physical symptoms. I've only closed a rift once, in the Nevarra Circle. The Circle then kind of fell apart? My bad.
Has your anchor evolved to the point where you have abilities beyond rift closure? What are they, and how many days passed between acquiring the anchor and this new ability? No
How did these new abilities manifest? Can you describe your anchor's reaction (e.g. pain/pulsing, light flaring/sparking)? Approximately how long did it persist? Did said reaction extend beyond the initial anchor site, e.g. past the hand and further up the arm? n/a
Have these abilities been battle-tested? This includes sparring. n/a
Since the acquisition of the anchor, have you noticed any other changes in the anchor or how bearing one has affected you? If ordinary people find out that I have one, they tend to act a lot jumpier, like I may up and open a rift right under their noses. Other than that, no.
After the battle at Adamant, several anchor-bearers physically entered the Fade. If you were among them, how did your anchor react while within? Were there any long-lasting effects? Wasn't there.
For natives: Has the anchor acquisition changed your relationship to the Fade in any other sense? I think it's made it stronger, actually. Not that it was that weak before, but it feels stronger now.
For native dwarves: Have you gained the ability to dream or otherwise interact with the Fade beyond rift closure? n/a
For others: Have you found any changes in your sleeping/dreaming patterns? Have your dreams become more lucid? Less? I'm a mage so I already have pretty lucid dreams, they haven't become more or less lucid.
Would you be willing to participate in regular check-ups, that we may monitor your particular anchor? I'd rather not, if it's all the same.
If any of your answers change in future, would you be willing to provide an update? Sure.
[[ooc note: these answers are not 100% factual, sorry about him]]
delivered by gwenaëlle's handmaid.
Note: All portions of this survey are purely optional. All information is confidential and will not be shared beyond approved Inquisition personnel.
Name: Lady Gwenaëlle Clothilde Decima Vauquelin
Native or Rifter: Native
Date of Arrival/Date of Anchor Acquisition: Unknown
Location of Arrival/Acquisition: Orlais, the Dales
Location of Anchor: Left hand
When the Anchor was first acquired, how long did the initial flare-up/pain persist? On a scale of 1-10 (10 being the most severe), what was the severity? I was delirious for several days as a result of other injuries, and was neither immediately aware that I'd received it nor aware of the pain as a separate and specific cause.
Since then, what other circumstances have caused those symptoms to resurface? Have you developed any symptoms beyond what what initially present? If so, please describe. It hurts sometimes.
Have you participated in a rift closure? If more than once, how many times and how far were these times spread apart? If you cannot be precise, do your best to estimate. Please describe the shard's reaction and any physical symptoms. No.
Has your anchor evolved to the point where you have abilities beyond rift closure? What are they, and how many days passed between acquiring the anchor and this new ability? I can create a shield or an energy blast. It was months after, and at different times.
How did these new abilities manifest? Can you describe your anchor's reaction (e.g. pain/pulsing, light flaring/sparking)? Approximately how long did it persist? Did said reaction extend beyond the initial anchor site, e.g. past the hand and further up the arm? Unexpectedly.
Have these abilities been battle-tested? This includes sparring. Sort of. I don't go into battle on purpose.
Since the acquisition of the anchor, have you noticed any other changes in the anchor or how bearing one has affected you? No.
After the battle at Adamant, several anchor-bearers physically entered the Fade. If you were among them, how did your anchor react while within? Were there any long-lasting effects? I wasn't among them.
For natives: Has the anchor acquisition changed your relationship to the Fade in any other sense? I have no idea.
For native dwarves: Have you gained the ability to dream or otherwise interact with the Fade beyond rift closure? I'm not a dwarf.
For others: Have you found any changes in your sleeping/dreaming patterns? Have your dreams become more lucid? Less? I haven't noticed.
Would you be willing to participate in regular check-ups, that we may monitor your particular anchor? If an actual expert is conducting them.
If any of your answers change in future, would you be willing to provide an update? Possibly.
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Native or Rifter: Rifter
Date of Arrival/Date of Anchor Acquisition: Mid-Firstfall, 9:43
Location of Arrival/Acquisition: En route to Nevarra City
Location of Anchor: Left hand
When the Anchor was first acquired, how long did the initial flare-up/pain persist? On a scale of 1-10 (10 being the most severe), what was the severity? Numbers? I don't know what to do with that but not the worst, not the best, less than the middle. Had worse than it, bit pre-occupied with other things more important than it to care much, took my mind off the hand issue.
Since then, what other circumstances have caused those symptoms to resurface? Have you developed any symptoms beyond what what initially present? If so, please describe. None.
Have you participated in a rift closure? If more than once, how many times and how far were these times spread apart? If you cannot be precise, do your best to estimate. Please describe the shard's reaction and any physical symptoms. Closed a small rift close to where I arrived.
Has your anchor evolved to the point where you have abilities beyond rift closure? What are they, and how many days passed between acquiring the anchor and this new ability? Not applicable.
How did these new abilities manifest? Can you describe your anchor's reaction (e.g. pain/pulsing, light flaring/sparking)? Approximately how long did it persist? Did said reaction extend beyond the initial anchor site, e.g. past the hand and further up the arm? Not applicable
Have these abilities been battle-tested? This includes sparring. Not applicable.
Since the acquisition of the anchor, have you noticed any other changes in the anchor or how bearing one has affected you? Minor annoyance when aiming my bow at first (that much light right by my face) might be an issue in a dark place but nothing severe.
After the battle at Adamant, several anchor-bearers physically entered the Fade. If you were among them, how did your anchor react while within? Were there any long-lasting effects? Not applicable.
For natives: Has the anchor acquisition changed your relationship to the Fade in any other sense? Not applicable
For native dwarves: Have you gained the ability to dream or otherwise interact with the Fade beyond rift closure? Not applicable
For others: Have you found any changes in your sleeping/dreaming patterns? Have your dreams become more lucid? Less? None of your business. Don't ask me about this unless I bring it up
Would you be willing to participate in regular check-ups, that we may monitor your particular anchor? No. Don't ask me this.
If any of your answers change in future, would you be willing to provide an update? I'll bring it up if it does, don't come checking.
survey;
Native or Rifter: Rifter
Date of Arrival/Date of Anchor Acquisition: Third week Harvestmere, 9:41 Dragon
Location of Arrival/Acquisition: Haven
Location of Anchor: Left hand
When the Anchor was first acquired, how long did the initial flare-up/pain persist? On a scale of 1-10 (10 being the most severe), what was the severity? Seven, as bad as a severe jellyfish sting, lasted a whole day.
Since then, what other circumstances have caused those symptoms to resurface? Have you developed any symptoms beyond what what initially present? If so, please describe. Being close to an active rift seems to make it worse, not to the same severity, a mild twinge but noticeable.
Have you participated in a rift closure? If more than once, how many times and how far were these times spread apart? If you cannot be precise, do your best to estimate. Please describe the shard's reaction and any physical symptoms. Several; the Western Approach, Craintellier, Kirkwall, the uncharted island close to Rivain.
Has your anchor evolved to the point where you have abilities beyond rift closure? What are they, and how many days passed between acquiring the anchor and this new ability? N/A
How did these new abilities manifest? Can you describe your anchor's reaction (e.g. pain/pulsing, light flaring/sparking)? Approximately how long did it persist? Did said reaction extend beyond the initial anchor site, e.g. past the hand and further up the arm? N/A
Have these abilities been battle-tested? This includes sparring. N/A
Since the acquisition of the anchor, have you noticed any other changes in the anchor or how bearing one has affected you? Only that it hurts when near an active rift at times or when I spent time in Rivain away from other members of the Inquisition, it's been very quiet for over two years fortunately.
After the battle at Adamant, several anchor-bearers physically entered the Fade. If you were among them, how did your anchor react while within? Were there any long-lasting effects? N/A
For natives: Has the anchor acquisition changed your relationship to the Fade in any other sense? N/A
For native dwarves: Have you gained the ability to dream or otherwise interact with the Fade beyond rift closure? N/A
For others: Have you found any changes in your sleeping/dreaming patterns? Have your dreams become more lucid? Less? I'd find it difficult to tell the difference, the only dreams I know to be different were due to the effects of lyrium or someone else being involved in the dream. In the case of the former, the anchor was involved due to Venatori interest.
Would you be willing to participate in regular check-ups, that we may monitor your particular anchor? If necessary but I would prefer nothing magical to be involved, I suspect this limits what may be done.
If any of your answers change in future, would you be willing to provide an update? Certainly.
Survey
Native or Rifter: Native
Date of Arrival/Date of Anchor Acquisition: A year and a few months ago.
Location of Arrival/Acquisition: Somewhere in the vicinity of Griffon Wing Keep
Location of Anchor: Left hand
When the Anchor was first acquired, how long did the initial flare-up/pain persist? On a scale of 1-10 (10 being the most severe), what was the severity? A few days. It started as a steady 7 but tapered to a tingling 4 before I finally accustomed to it.
Since then, what other circumstances have caused those symptoms to resurface? Have you developed any symptoms beyond what what initially present? If so, please describe. I'm usually able to ignore it these days, but being around a rift makes it noticeable again... nothing like initially, but that tingling is annoying.
Have you participated in a rift closure? If more than once, how many times and how far were these times spread apart? If you cannot be precise, do your best to estimate. Please describe the shard's reaction and any physical symptoms. A few times now? I tried to avoid it at first, but you cannot ignore the way it reacts to a rift's presence. It felt... strange. Not painful, just strange. The shard always glows more and becomes more intense whenever it reacts to close a rift.
Has your anchor evolved to the point where you have abilities beyond rift closure? What are they, and how many days passed between acquiring the anchor and this new ability? No. Thankfully.
How did these new abilities manifest? Can you describe your anchor's reaction (e.g. pain/pulsing, light flaring/sparking)? Approximately how long did it persist? Did said reaction extend beyond the initial anchor site, e.g. past the hand and further up the arm? N/A
Have these abilities been battle-tested? This includes sparring. N/A
Since the acquisition of the anchor, have you noticed any other changes in the anchor or how bearing one has affected you? No, but I would prefer not to have this in my dominant sword hand for many reasons.
After the battle at Adamant, several anchor-bearers physically entered the Fade. If you were among them, how did your anchor react while within? Were there any long-lasting effects? N/A
For natives: Has the anchor acquisition changed your relationship to the Fade in any other sense? I... am not sure. I don't know if it has, but I've never been very sensitive to this sort of thing.
For native dwarves: Have you gained the ability to dream or otherwise interact with the Fade beyond rift closure? N/A
For others: Have you found any changes in your sleeping/dreaming patterns? Have your dreams become more lucid? Less? My dreams have always been vivid and horrifying.
Would you be willing to participate in regular check-ups, that we may monitor your particular anchor? No.
If any of your answers change in future, would you be willing to provide an update? Yes.
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Native or Rifter: Rifter
Date of Arrival/Date of Anchor Acquisition: Cloudreach 10, 9:44 Dragon
Location of Arrival/Acquisition: Amaranthine
Location of Anchor: Left hand
When the Anchor was first acquired, how long did the initial flare-up/pain persist? On a scale of 1-10 (10 being the most severe), what was the severity?
Since then, what other circumstances have caused those symptoms to resurface? Have you developed any symptoms beyond what what initially present? If so, please describe.
Have you participated in a rift closure? If more than once, how many times and how far were these times spread apart? If you cannot be precise, do your best to estimate. Please describe the shard's reaction and any physical symptoms.
Has your anchor evolved to the point where you have abilities beyond rift closure? What are they, and how many days passed between acquiring the anchor and this new ability?
How did these new abilities manifest? Can you describe your anchor's reaction (e.g. pain/pulsing, light flaring/sparking)? Approximately how long did it persist? Did said reaction extend beyond the initial anchor site, e.g. past the hand and further up the arm?
Have these abilities been battle-tested? This includes sparring.
Since the acquisition of the anchor, have you noticed any other changes in the anchor or how bearing one has affected you?
After the battle at Adamant, several anchor-bearers physically entered the Fade. If you were among them, how did your anchor react while within? Were there any long-lasting effects?
For natives: Has the anchor acquisition changed your relationship to the Fade in any other sense?
For native dwarves: Have you gained the ability to dream or otherwise interact with the Fade beyond rift closure?
For others: Have you found any changes in your sleeping/dreaming patterns? Have your dreams become more lucid? Less?
Would you be willing to participate in regular check-ups, that we may monitor your particular anchor?
If any of your answers change in future, would you be willing to provide an update?
Anchor Survey
Name: Daniel Jackson
Native or Rifter: Rifter
Date of Arrival/Date of Anchor Acquisition: Cloudreach 10, 9:44
Location of Arrival/Acquisition: Amaranthine
Location of Anchor: Left hand
When the Anchor was first acquired, how long did the initial flare-up/pain persist? On a scale of 1-10 (10 being the most severe), what was the severity?
Can't say immediately after arrival - too preoccupied to focus on it. Maybe a 7 while closing the rift. 3-4 afterwards, more or less subsided when we reached Kirkwall. Note: I may have a distorted pain scale.
Since then, what other circumstances have caused those symptoms to resurface? Have you developed any symptoms beyond what was initially present? If so, please describe.
Weird tingling, slight ache. Not sure why. I usually ignore it.
Have you participated in a rift closure? If more than once, how many times and how far were these times spread apart? If you cannot be precise, do your best to estimate. Please describe the shard's reaction and any physical symptoms.
Once, upon arrival. It felt somewhat similar to using some technology from my homeworld, that you control with both your hand and your mind. It hurt, but also felt weird, like tingling and also strangely numb. Like when you hit your funny bone. After the rift was closed, it subsided.
Has your anchor evolved to the point where you have abilities beyond rift closure? What are they, and how many days passed between acquiring the anchor and this new ability?
No.
How did these new abilities manifest? Can you describe your anchor's reaction (e.g. pain/pulsing, light flaring/sparking)? Approximately how long did it persist? Did said reaction extend beyond the initial anchor site, e.g. past the hand and further up the arm?
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Have these abilities been battle-tested? This includes sparring.
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Since the acquisition of the anchor, have you noticed any other changes in the anchor or how bearing one has affected you?
It's always a little disconcerting to have stuff like this happen to you, but nothing major.
After the battle at Adamant, several anchor-bearers physically entered the Fade. If you were among them, how did your anchor react while within? Were there any long-lasting effects?
N/A
For natives: Has the anchor acquisition changed your relationship to the Fade in any other sense?
N/A
For native dwarves: Have you gained the ability to dream or otherwise interact with the Fade beyond rift closure?
N/A
For others: Have you found any changes in your sleeping/dreaming patterns? Have your dreams become more lucid? Less?
I've been dreaming about different things, but that's not necessarily weird after the change in setting. They may have become more lucid, it's hard to tell. However, I recently (before coming here) had someone manipulating my dreams, so I can't say for sure what it's been caused by.
Would you be willing to participate in regular check-ups, that we may monitor your particular anchor?
Maybe. Depends how much time it will take.
If any of your answers change in future, would you be willing to provide an update?
Sure.