Reno

Reno is haunted by spirits and has been studying in the temple to find out more about these spirits. He wanted to become closer and make peace with them so they’ll leave him alone. The books don’t work and he decided to take a magical approach to it. He's already made peace with some of them which is why he has the power of astral projection but ultimately he just wants to have a good night rest.

While travelling in Noctilis Reno was drawn to an individual from within a crowd. He pursued the person to learn that they were Edmund. Edmund was on his way to a hiring fair which prompted Reno to take part in it as well. He was hired on by Diana Voxville to act as an escort on her expedition. He was able to get to know a few of the other members he would soon be working with before setting off on their journey. Reno kept to himself for the most part, only speaking when spoken to. Everything was still new for him. A fight had struck when they were ambushed by a group of bandits. The injured Diana fell into the cart with him as Gidget called out to him to aid her. The fight ended while one survivor was left behind to be interrogated. 

After the encounter with the bandits Reno watched Gaius and Gidget tie up the lone survivor before heading to Myzopodis. As Reno got back into the carriage Reno started to feel it. The same feeling he’s experienced before. It had been sometime since it had come to him and he let it overtake himself.

To others, it was just sleep, but to Reno this was something different. His mentor referred to this as the Dreamstate. Entering this meant that his soul would be unchained from his body.

Reno awoke to the same blue-green haze in a cavernous like space. The crystalline walls depict images of people’s dreams allowing Reno to peer into their minds. See what and who they really are, what they think about, what their past may have been.

The crystals started to glow one by one as Reno walked by them. Gazing into the crystals Reno eventually catches a glimpse of Gaius. Although brief, Reno saw him and a female dancing together. In another crystal Reno sees Gidget walking with other centaurs. The next crystal showed Diana exploring on her own while the next crystal showed Winston talking to other royals and nobles. These were the dreams of those who Reno had been traveling with. The last crystal nearby activated but something odd happened before Reno could get to it.

A ghostly mist figure walked past him cutting Reno off from his path towards the crystal. Reno was caught off guard by the sight as another one followed after it. He’d been to this Dreamstate many times before, but never experienced something quite like this before.

Following the figures, they lead Reno to a pool of water. As he got closer Reno could hear the voice of a woman. Her sobbing echoed off of the crystals in the cavern as Reno remained in silence. The sound was very surreal as he could do nothing but listen. Reno knew there was no one around, but he still wanted the voice to feel some sort of comfort.

As time went on and the crying continued, Reno eventually began to feel warmth on his cheek. Although his soul was unchained from his body, Reno could still feel some things that his body comes into contact with. Raising his hand Reno called upon his astral eyes to see what was happening to Reno. Diana was in the carriage with Reno with her hand on his cheek as she sat at his side. Her presence was comforting as Reno lifted his hand to touch hers. But alas, Reno was in the Dreamstate.

Waving the imagery aside, Reno noticed that the crying had stopped and he was sitting in silence once more.

The longer he remained in the Dreamstate, the more changes started to occur. He was told that he had full control over this space, but it appeared that this was no longer the case. The once cavernous crystal room was starting to fill with trees. The blue-green haze remained, but flowers began to bloom. Reno could hear the sounds of running water from a small creek that had formed. Something else was in this Dreamstate with Reno.

He was not alone here.

During his time in the Dreamstate, Reno was separated from the rest of his friends.

• Reno has a history of not sleeping at all or falling into a deep sleep. This is believed to be because of his Kalashtar heritage.