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* In ''Franchise/DragonAge'' there are mages who can enter the Fade without lyrium or blood magic and exercise a certain degree of control over it aptly called Dreamers or in Tevene "somniari". Their control over the Fade is strong into the point that they can cause nightmares and outright kill people in their dreams. However, the general risk of possession that most mages will face doubled for a Dreamer. Examples including [[DareToBeBadass Feynriel]] from ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' and [[OldMaster Solas]] from ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition''.

* In''Franchise/DragonAge'' there are mages who can enter the Fade without lyrium or blood magic and exercise a certain degree of control over it aptly called Dreamers or in Tevene "somniari". Their control over the Fade is strong into the point that they can cause nightmares and outright kill people in their dreams. However, the general risk of possession that most mages will face doubled for a Dreamer. Examples including [[DareToBeBadass Feynriel]] from ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' and [[OldMaster Solas]] from ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition''.

* Feynriel in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'': As a dreamer, or "somniari," he can enter the Fade without Lyrium and exercise a certain degree of control over it -- to the point that he can kill people in their dreams. This is an extremely rare power, and makes him an irresistible target for demons looking to posses him. [[spoiler: If you ''let'' him get possessed, he becomes Freddy Krueger and starts driving people insane.]] If you encourage him to master his powers, he uses his gifts to help people, at one point making a bunch of would-be rapists kill each other. While they were still awake. ''From the other side of the continent''.

May only be able to affect sleeping subjects, unless they can also [[ForcedSleep induce]] and [[DreamEmergencyExit maintain]] sleep in others. Compare DreamWalker, contrast DreamStealer. NightmareWeaver is a SubTrope for those who only bring ill tidings and ill will to you.

* In M.C.A. Hogarth's ''Literature/ParadoxUniverse'' the telepathic psychotherapists Jahir and Vasiht'h specialize in (and practically invented) dream therapy.

* In ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}: Perfect'', when Lina travels to an island she's greeted in her dream and later contacted this way again by one of its magic-using inhabitants who has a request for her.

** The main character from ''LightNovel/{{Yumegari}},'' Tatsumi Hojyou. It's actually her family tradition, inherited from her dead parents: her work is to watch over the dreams of other people, and intervene if they're dangerous to the dreamers themselves. Once her mom and dad kick it, Tatsumi sets out to seek for her "destined person" and partner, a man named Kyousuke Kaga who also fits in this trope and lives in Tokyo...

* All of the Sleepwalkers in ''LightNovel/SideBySideDreamers'' are able to use lucid dreaming to fight the Suiju. Kaede in particular has a talent at this, often transforming herself into different, more powerful forms while dreaming.
* A minor character in the Literature/OctoberDaye series is an 'Oneiromancer', a rare magic that allows her to travel through other people's dreams, deliver messages, and sometimes help them uncover old memories.

** The psionic power [[http://www.d20srd.org/srd/psionic/powers/dreamTravel.htm Dream Travel,]] the epic spell [[http://www.d20srd.org/srd/epic/spells/lordOfNightmares.htm Lord of Nightmares]] ([[LightNovel/{{Slayers}} no relation]]), and similar abilities.

* In Creator/AnneBishop's ''Ephemera'' Duology, it's implied that [[HornyDevils Incubus and Succubus]] can manipulate the dreams of others, mainly the {{Erotic Dream}}s, but anything with a strong emotional impact will do.

''...Ooh, DreamWeaver, I believe you can get me through the night...''

* ''Dreambuilders'' is about a girl in a newly blended family discovering that dreams are run on soundstages in a place people's minds go when they sleep. She resolves to exploit this discovery to manipulate the dreams of her obnoxious new step-sister who's selfishly taking over her life.

Sometimes there's someone who can shape his dreams into whatever he wants — or shape ''your'' dreams, for that matter. They can send you into YourWorstNightmare. They can trap you in a DreamWithinADream, or help you resolve something in a VisionQuest. They can even [[PassedInTheirSleep kill you in your dreams]]. They can be villains or heroes, but dreams are their domain. They are a Dream Weaver.

* In ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' episode "Power-noia," Him manipulates the girls dreams.

* ''Fanfic/{{Adjacency}}'': Seen at the end of [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/144314/5/adjacency/chapter-5-scattered "Scattered"]], Discord, or at least an AlternateSelf of him, can do this, showing a dream of him talking to somepony else:

* Nerissa in ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'' uses this power to try and kill the girls with insomnia as well as in the dream world, as they could [[YourMindMakesItReal die for real if they died in their dream]].

* Nightmask from ComicBook/TheNewUniverse and ''newuniversal''. In the former, he's a psychotherapist who uses his power to assist people; in the latter, she's a Japanese-American girl who can now manipulate the "Superflow," the space everyone goes to while dreaming.

* The dreamrovers in Literature/DreamRovers can visit and manipulate others' dreams. It becomes unpopular to say the least when other people realize how the power could be abused.

* Dream/Morpheus from ''ComicBook/TheSandman'', of course. The Norse gods even call him by this particular title and he used to be the page image.
* John Dee, aka Doctor Destiny, an enemy of the ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica. The device that allowed him to manipulate dreams, the Materioptikon, was later shown to have been based on Dream's ruby. He was also the first major ArcVillain in ''The Sandman'', serving as the EvilCounterpart to the title character.

** Rae also 'wove' [[OfficialCouple Niall and Irial]]'s dream selves together, which given [[spoiler:Irial's eventual death from Bananach's stabbing him]] means that he might get this ability as well, [[spoiler:and so in a way cheating death]], but that could just be the fandom's [[IncrediblyLamePun deNIALL]] kicking in.

Sometimes there's someone who can shape his dreams into whatever he wants — or shape ''your'' dreams, for that matter. They can send you into YourWorstNightmare. They can trap you in a DreamWithinADream, or help you resolve something in a VisionQuest. They can even [[NeverSleepAgain kill you in your dreams]]. They can be villains or heroes, but dreams are their domain. They are a Dream Weaver.

** Rae also 'wove' [[OfficialCouple Niall and Irial]]'s dream selves together, which given [[spoiler:Irial's eventual death from Bananach's stabbing him]] means that he [[EpillepticTrees might]] get this ability as well, [[spoiler:and so in a way cheating death]], but that could just be the fandom's [[IncrediblyLamePun deNIALL]] kicking in.

** Rae also 'wove' [[OfficialCouple Niall and Irial]]'s dream selves together, which given [[spoiler:Irial's eventual death from Bananach's stabbing him]] means that he [[CrackpotTheory might]] get this ability as well, [[spoiler:and so in a way cheating death]], but that could just be the fandom's [[IncrediblyLamePun deNIALL]] kicking in.

Sometimes they can give [[DreamingOfThingsToCome prophetic dreams]]. Sometimes [[TalkingInYourDreams a means of communication]]. Those who bring their dreams into the physical world are either [[MasterOfIllusion Masters Of Illusion]] or {{Reality Warper}}s, depending on whether they actually change things or just make it look like so. Sometimes, they can even trap [[SharedDream more than one person in the same dream.]] If they normally live in DreamLand, they may be WeakerInTheRealWorld if they leave it.

--> The mare rubbed her nose and nodded. “Does anypony else know?”\\
“Aside from the princesses, just you and I, though I suspect Fluttershy was aware as well. Oh, and ''you'', of course” he finished, pointing a finger straight at the one viewing these events. “Do try not to forget, would you?”

Sometimes they can give [[DreamingOfThingsToCome prophetic dreams]]. Sometimes [[TalkingInYourDreams a means of communication]]. Those who bring their dreams into the physical world are either [[MasterOfIllusion Masters Of Illusion]] or {{Reality Warper}}s, depending on whether they actually change things or just make it look like so. Sometimes, they can even trap [[SharedDream more than one person in the same dream.]]

* Doctor Destiny appeared in the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' episode "[[Recap/JusticeLeagueS2E5And6OnlyADream Only A Dream]]". He's just as powerful as his comic counterpart, affecting anyone he wants wherever in the world they might be if they're asleep (and he can get you even if you're awake if he's close enough). The first (and last) things he does when he gets his power are trap his ex-wife and the Justice League in their worst possible nightmares.

* One of the few powers that the {{youkai}} Kagura properly retains in ''Manga/AyakashiKoiEmaki'' is this. He uses it to go into the dreams of Miko, his KidWithTheLeash.

* ''Literature/WickedLovely'': Rae can do this; she's referred to as a dreamwalker but it's esencially the same thing. She has been guiding Ani through dreams since childhood, almost destroys faerie by [[spoiler:giving Sorcha a dream in which she can see her son, Seth -which causes her to make Rae ensure she never wakes]], and it is through her visiting Devlin's dream that him and Ani are able to [[spoiler:save Sorcha and thus faerie, and form the 'shadow court' to balance Sorcha's high court]].