Marauders

A marauder is a shaper who crosses to the First Fold to find passionate beings and bring them back.

Different marauders approach the work in a variety of ways. Some use the promises of the fantastical properties of Vapor. Some offer a life of luxury in service to a Dream Monarch, in exchange for continuing to engage in passionate activities (e.g., scientific research, artistic expression). Some use seduction. Some enslave. Each target may require a different strategy.

Most marauders are retainers of a Dream Monarch. However, some independent shapers are also marauders, for their own projects, prosperity, or pleasure. Different shards have different laws about unsanctioned marauding. In many shards, a shaper can buy a marauding license, to capture or otherwise acquire one or more beings from the First Fold.