Both Somnus and In Dreaming take place in a fictional universe in which all worlds are dreams created and run by someone who has died, with their personality and ideals forming the basis for the world they create.
The souls of people are reincarnated endlessly, being drawn to various dreams throughout the universe.
It is a common theory that only those who possess significantly strong feelings at death can create a world and be reborn into it as its ruler.
Generally, the souls of people close to the world's ruler will migrate to that world, as bonds are a strong power in this universe.
Some people are aware of the nature of this universe, while most are oblivious, simply living their lives throughout the various dreams they travel to.
But certainly, what all people in this universe wish for the most is a perfect world, a perfect dream, where all can be happy.
Both of these stories follow characters who are generally aware of the universe, as they try to both create and live in a perfect world.
But for a world to be perfect, doesn't the creator have to be perfect as well?
No one is without darkness and flaws, that is the absolute truth.
Can they, in dreaming, overcome this?
~ The Universe ~
Eminis has spent countless lives searching for a perfect world alongside his companions Belva and Faas.
There were countless others who had joined the trio over the immense amount of time they spent travelling to various worlds, however all had given up at some point along the way, convinced they would never find a world that wasn't rife with darkness and conflict.
After many attempts to take over and change these dreams for the better, which often ended in tragedy comprised of widespread blood and death as that world's creator would resist with all their might to fix the darkness inside their soul, Eminis and his companions find themselves in the world of Somnus, a myserious, beautiful city in the middle of an endless ocean, comprised of many tall buildings, all bathed in the same lustrous silvery color as the mysterious magical power the trio had gained during their journey.
And so it existed - a hopeful perfect world that Eminis and his companions had always wished for.
But with all they have went through to get to this point, their souls have surely been worn down, warped by the very same darkness they strived to erase.
Will they truly be able to keep this dream a perfect world, with their haunting past tugging at them?
~ The World ~
Like the others, you are somewhat aware of the workings of this universe.
You find your soul being drawn to Somnus, and are reincarnated within it.
You meet the aware and ruling characters of this dream, and are invited into their inner circle.
Will you become friends with them? Or perhaps something more?
Most importantly, can you help save them from their own darkness, so that this utopia can never fall apart?