Dixan Chenilly is a Sandmen Wraith and a specialist in Oneiric Pacing.
Biography[]
Dixan came to us relatively recently, an impassioned ingenue gifted with a sensual command of spoken and body language and a flair for improvisation. If ever you meet her, you will discover that she is quite a tomboy, although she claims to have been an escapee of the well-mannered Georgian high-society tea socials of the mid-1800s. She also claims to possess the reincarnated soul of Thepis, the ancient Greek poet and father of drama, although I suspect the claim is just another example of her cunning efforts at self-fashioning. Image-crafting aside, even if she were mystically connected with Thespis, her art draws primarily upon metrical irregularities and a blatant disregard for the Aristotelian unities of the romantic stage, characteristics most surely avoided by one such as Thespis even in a reincarnated state.
Dixan is famed for her command of oneiric pacing, the ability to pace staged dreams to match the imaginative capacities of the dreamer. Many Sandmen directors find this ability useful in performers, for a strong command of it helps actors to avoid damaging dreaming souls.
Dixan straightforwardly admits her involvement with the illegal Sandmen's Guild. She has been known to mentor novices and those wishing to involve themselves in the Unionists. Although the Hierarchy has called her on her involvement in the Guild a number of times, somehow Dixan always manages to avoid the forges.
As novice Sandmen, I would recommend that, should you ever have the fortune to meet Dixan, you take advantage of the opportunity. She can connect you with a good many talented Sandmen, and she can teach you quite a bit about the profession. Speaking from personal experience, she can also be a great friend.
References[]
- WTO: Guildbook: Sandmen, p. 43, 67