Penacony

Biodata

History

Penacony began as a company prison. Prisoners sent there helped the Garden of Recollection salvage Memory Substance leaking from the Great Hole. Prolonged exposure caused their dreams to overlap and become as tangible as reality. A war for freedom followed, involving the Nameless, Masked Fools, Fictional Historians, and the Clockmaker, Lagwork Char Mikhail 184.

After the prison's liberation, Mikhail invited The Family to help build Penacony. The Family gradually took control, while the Clockmaker's legacy became a point of conflict 184. Gallagher later revealed that The Family had used a Stellaron, rather than truly sealing it, to sustain the present Star of Festivity. The beautiful dream concealed a dependence on its inhabitants' minds 204.

Dreamscape

• Guests enter the public Dreamscape by checking into the Penacony Hotel and sleeping in their rooms 153.
• The Golden Hour features dreamlike sights such as moving billboards and cash-producing machines. Clockie is a well-known local cartoon character 153.
• Dream Bubbles, the Dream Weaver's Eye, and a means of adjusting people's emotions are among the area's features 154.
• Beyond the maintained beautiful dream lies another dreamscape inhabited by people outside its public-facing areas. The Memory Zone Meme called Deep Sleep, or Mianmian, ferries people between the two 203 204.

Major Events

• The Clockmaker's invitation: The Star Rail Express arrives during preparations for the Festival of Joy. An encrypted message raises doubts about who sent its invitation, while the Interastral Peace Corporation seeks to reclaim an interest in Penacony 156 157.
• The dream crisis: Sunday's plan uses the Stellaron and Memory Substance to merge dream with reality. After an apparent resolution proves to be part of Taiyi's Dream, the Train Crew and its allies work to awaken those trapped inside. Acheron cuts through the dream, and the crew confronts Sunday 212 214 215 217.
• Aftermath: The Stellaron is sealed. In subsequent ownership negotiations, the company buys a 30% stake to support reconstruction and stabilization, while the Nameless receive 5% of Penacony's equity 234 236 242. Penacony's later situation is described as a balance involving Harmony, Preservation, and Trailblaze 360.
• Later threats: The Sleepy Banana Monkey's memetic influence spreads through the Dreamscape, prompting Guinaifen, Botion, March 7th, Ranpa, and others to intervene 331 334 342 343.

Notable Locations

• Penacony Hotel — the point from which guests enter the public Dreamscape 153.
• The Golden Hour — a bustling dreamscape district 153.
• Dreamscape — the deeper area associated with Penacony's hidden history and the Clockmaker's legacy 203 204.
• Penacony Grand Theater — the venue Sunday chooses for his confrontation with the Nameless 210.
• Hui Changshi — a re-launched airship used for an important Family meeting after the crisis 230.