Dreams and Follies

Dreams and Follies, written in 1025, is a collection of Shadowlands stories. It was written by bog hags to make the struggles of the Crab Clan seem less serious than it really is. The book implies that everyone knows the Shadowlands is actually harmless, so many who read it consider themselves experts on the Shadowlands, even though the book is extremely inaccurate. This misinformation is very dangerous and the book has subtly become Pro-Shadowlands propaganda. The stories have little historical or real world reference and are often so gruesome they are more humorous than frightening. Stories include a comical goblin, an incompetent Dark Moto, an evil baku, and a controversial tale of the corruption of Hida Atarasi, the first Crab Clan Thunder. It is popular with the courts and was especially popular with the last three Hantei Emperors.