Union of the Covenant House History
The DreamWright Orondal first led dreamers to build the Union of the Covenant. We know, like us, he loved the dream. He was an avid supporter of all that benefited the dream, and a warrior against all that harmed it. When the other dreamers began to fight and form houses, he tried to help keep the peace. When the battles and wars broke out, he protected the weaker dreamers, but it became increasingly harder as the houses grew more powerful and arrogant. Knowing things looked grim, he gathered those together that believed as he did and made a covenant with them. They vowed to protect each other and offer a place of sanctuary to those who grew tired of the fighting. He took them to an area of the City called Edgeward. It was an empty wasteland that few traveled. The other dreamers avoided it, as it was an inhospitable and harsh land. Orondal, with his followers, remained in this area for many years. They built two great shelters, known today as Gold and Earth Sanctuary. They kept to themselves and were rarely seen in the city, preferring to live a secluded and peaceful existence. Their area was an oasis for peace during the Dreamer Wars. Then when the DreamStrike Masters created the horrific art of DreamStrike, the members of the Covenant gathered what was left of the stricken dreamers and lay them to rest in their peaceful lands. Edgeward was renamed Edgeward Barrows as the number of dead grew. Once again, others avoided the area as it was considered bad luck to travel where the dead slept dreamlessly. This all changed as soon as the nightmares appeared. These aggressive monstrosities attacked and destroyed all they could. Orondal could no longer keep out of the fighting because the nightmares posed a threat to the very dream itself. So he and his followers went back to the city and took up the fight to rid the dream of nightmares. While most of the houses respected him and his followers for their efforts, none of the houses would help him. They put their own beliefs and members first before the good of the city as a whole. So the great Lord went back to Edgeward Barrows and created a great house. A place for his followers and all others to seek refuge and peace. While his efforts were rejected and scoffed at by the other houses, eventually through constant vigilance and effort the other houses finally grew to accept them.
History of the House as told by Serianth
