Dreamland Commune

The Dreamland Commune was a cult that operated during much of early Taatiklarian history. It was located about 20 kilometers north of Candy, along the Chanortian side of the Alakina River.

Dreamland was founded in C.Y. 36 in the Northern Unincorporated Territories, Taatiklatar, by Morris Phillips. The cult was promoted as a home for societal outcasts and for people who had been rejected by their social circles. Phillips used the nearby city of Candy as a recruitment area, and the first 30 members of the cult, including Phillips, all came from Candy or its immediate surroundings. The oldest part of Dreamland was known as the Dreamland Village, a collection of small cabins on the south side of its land.

The population of Dreamland surpassed 100 in C.Y. 44. While Dreamland was fairly secretive at the time, it still provided information to outside groups about how it functioned, and even offered tours of the village from time to time. The population continued to grow throughout the C.Y. 40s and 50s, surpassing 200 in C.Y. 52 and 300 in C.Y. 56. Phillips, who remained the leader of Dreamland, decided to use his fortune to construct a massive structure in the middle of his land, known as the Dreamland Towers. After the construction of Dreamland Towers, the organization became much more secretive. While recruitment had been fairly simple in the past, and members were able to leave at will, an intense vetting process was established and policies were instituted to restrict the movement of the cult's lower-level members.

Morris Phillips died in C.Y. 65, and was succeeded by his son, Morris Phillips II. Under Phillips II's rule, Dreamland constructed a makeshift prison in the basement of Dreamland Towers, which was used to punish and torture disobedient members. The first known killing to take place at Dreamland took place in C.Y. 69.