An alternate reality game (ARG) is an interactive networked narrative that uses the real world as a platform and employs transmedia storytelling to deliver a story that may be altered by players' ideas or actions. This NFT-based Treasure Hunt will be an example of an ARG.

Archetypes refer to universal psychological structures that exist within each of us and make up the many different aspects of the self. These “types” can be identified with and embraced, or resisted and rejected. Examples from the Lucidity mythos include: The Warrior, The Lovers, The Trixster, The Nomad, The Healer, The Family, The Goddess, and The Dreamer. Each archetype corresponds with one of the 8 Guardian Spirit Animals that make up the current collection. You’ll have to figure out which go together, we can’t just tell you everything. The archetypes will be the inspiration for the second collection of Lucid Multiverse NFTS at the end of 2022 or beginning of 2023.

The Auroras are the rainbow roads that intersect The Lucid Multiverse. They are astral portals, wormholes for skilled lucid astral travelers to access the Lucid City and to just get from here to there in general. Lately these interdimensional pathways are behind blockaded and held ransom by the minions of The Fog.

Deja Vu is a mysterious phenomenon. Most who have had Deja Vu report that it feels like experiencing something that’s been experienced before. Some theorize that it is a remembrance of a forgotten dream. Others say it’s a glitch in the matrix. And still others say we may just be remembering the future. Whatever you believe about Deja Vu, we’ve made 11 Deja Vu Symbols that are archetypal symbols in and of themselves, that might just remind you of something that might just have happened before. All NFTs will have a deja vu symbol in the upper right hand corner. Each of the 11 symbols will have a slightly different power, ability, or privilege… more details TBD.

When we use the term dream it is understood to have dual meaning. In some instances we are talking about the dreams that we have when we are asleep, the nighttime visions and adventures we have while in slumber. In other instances we are referring to the dreams we have while awake, our aspirations for the future, our imaginings of what is possible. When we contemplate that we are dreaming both in waking and while asleep, we might come to a fundamental understanding that all is dream, that we are always swimming in the imaginal, and that we can choose to do so in a lucid state or in an unaware state. We remind you to Dream Big always and in all ways.

The Lucid Multiverse is divided into 5 elemental realms: Air, Fire, Earth, Water, and Spirit. Each realm has an Elemental Avatar who is the keeper of the realm. You’ll meet them later.

In order to participate in the most immersive parts of our Treasure Hunt and compete to win the epic travel packages to magical places on planet earth, you will need to clan up. Clans will be groups of collaborators who embark on our Kindred Quests together as a team. Clans will have to register at the start of a Kindred Quest and will remain a clan through that particular Quest. Clans can be between 3 and 8 people. The only requirement for forming an eligible clan is to ensure that among your team you have at least 1 of every animal represented in your NFT wallets when looked at collectively as a team.

Kindred Quests are the team based scavenger hunt challenges that form the basis of this Treasure Hunt. As there are 8 keys to the Lucid City that must be found across The Lucid Multiverse, there will be 8 Kindred Quests, each leading winning teams to discovering one of the keys. Only 2 of these Quests will occur in the first year of the project, so strap on your seatbelt as this journey will span multiple years. When all 8 keys are found, access to the Lucid City will be restored and the 8 keyholding teams will follow the Auroras into the Lucid City and will seek the motherload treasure cache. We won’t tell you what that ultimate treasure is right now, but let’s just say that it will change your lives forever.

There will be 8 super rare legendary NFTs in this collection. These NFTs will be significantly more special than all the rest, and unlike all the other NFTs will not have a Mythos Twin. These are the quintessential representations of the Guardian Spirit Animals and as such holders of these NFTs will enjoy the powers, abilities, and privileges of all 11 Deja Vu symbols.

A Lucid Dreamer is someone who is aware of a dream, as a dream, while still in the dream. In the context of The Lucid Multiverse NFT Treasure Hunt, YOU will all be addressed respectfully as Lucid Dreamers. The Lucid City is held up by YOUR sweet lucid dreams, and The Fog that threatens the Lucid City is the same fog that sometimes creeps into your very consciousness. Lucid Dreaming, as a practice, is something that can be learned, something that you can get better at, and when you do get better at it, entire new realms of possibility open up to you. We will be regularly encouraging you to learn more about Lucid Dreaming as it will be a valuable tool to succeed in the Kindred Quests and in the Treasure Hunt as a whole.

Situated within the Spirit Realm, the Lucid City stands at the center of all existence, space, time, and dimensions. Some would say it is actually responsible for maintaining the clarity and cohesion that allows us, as beings, to even exist with our complex lives filled with story and experience. Recently the Lucid City has fallen into peril and needs YOUR help. It is the ultimate destination of all your quests and is where the motherload treasure is hidden.

The Lucidity Mythos refers to the story we are telling through this Treasure Hunt, and through our festival. It’s a story that is now 10 years old to us, and yet aspects of it are timeless. In recent years we started to realize that it’s actually less a story that we are telling, but instead… the story seems to be telling us. As deep listeners, we are reflecting this story back to all of you in playful ways so that maybe, just maybe, you might find the same nuggets of treasure that we’ve found.

Every NFT in this collection, aside from the 8 Legendaries, will have a Mythos twin somewhere out there. Mythos Twins will have an identical combination of Animal x Elemental x Deja Vu Symbol. Some aspects of the NFT may be different, but the elements of Animal, Elemental, and Deja Vu Symbol will be identical. There will be rewards given to those who complete our Mythos Twin challenges. These can be considered fun side quests to meet new friends via synchronicity and serendipity.

The Fog, in a nutshell, is the faceless force of fear. It is creeping into the Lucid Multiverse from an unknown location and has rapidly encircled the Lucid City and rendered the Auroras temporarily unusable. The Fog is believed to be dangerous as there are unimaginably horrifying things hidden within it.

In addition to the 8 super rare Legnedaries, this collection will also have 8 super rare NFTs that have a treasure chest in the background. If you are a holder of one of these NFTS you will receive SOL distributions for the lifetime of the project.