Object Class: Mirecourt Relic — Dream-Linked, Sensory-Aware
Containment Level: Active Monitoring (Class B Artefact)
Status: Contained — Dream Containment Chamber 3

Description:
A simple wicker chair of unknown make, heavily weathered. One leg is shorter than the others, causing a natural lean. The weave is irregular in places, often found damp to the touch, with fresh marsh reeds or algae tangled between the fibers. No identifying markings or manufacture stamps present.
Surface temperatures fluctuate without environmental cause. The seat often registers as warmer than ambient conditions by 3–5°C.
Recovery Report:
First observed at an abandoned bus stop on the marsh road toward Allhallows. Multiple local teenagers reported its sudden appearance:
“It wasn’t there yesterday. And then it was.”
Chair was partially submerged in standing water. Attempts to lift it initially failed—it resisted movement until sunset, after which it detached from the ground without resistance.
Anomalous Properties:
- Sensory Intrusion:
Anyone seated in the chair reports an immediate sensation of breath or pressure between the shoulder blades. This occurs regardless of clothing layers or physical condition. Several describe it as “being watched by something tall and close.” - Induced Sleep / Dream Linking:
Extended sitting (approx. 8–12 minutes) induces drowsiness followed by full sleep onset. Subjects enter a shared dream-state linked with previous sitters. Dreams are coherent, often set in marshlands, and contain overlapping narratives. Most accounts reference the presence of a toad-faced woman who whispers personal secrets aloud. She is visible only from the waist up and always appears in or beside mist. - Post-Dream Symptoms:
Users report:- Damp clothing, despite dry conditions
- Partial amnesia regarding the time spent asleep
- Anxiety near empty chairs
Containment Notes:
Chair relocated to Dream Containment Chamber 3B, placed on a circular salt ring within marsh-sourced peat. Room is monitored via 360° surveillance. No staff are permitted within 3 metres without written clearance.
Multiple personnel have noted subtle repositioning of the chair between shifts, though no movement has been captured on surveillance. The Chair has never been seen facing the same direction twice.
Ongoing Research:
Chair suspected to be linked to Mirecourt emissary presence or threshold breaches. Possibly serves as a scrying post or passive relay for marsh-aligned entities. Efforts to trace similar furniture in folkloric records ongoing.
