Second Dream

Enter the dream to shatter the chains of the past.

The Second Dream is a pivotal quest in Warframe that unveils the true nature of the Tenno and their connection to the Lotus. It reveals the Lotus as Natah, a Sentient rebelling against her kin to protect the Tenno children. The Stalker, sent by her father Hunhow, hunts for secrets hidden on Lua, the remains of Earth's Moon. The quest introduces the Operator, a human child who controls Warframes through Transference. These children survived the Zariman Ten Zero colony ship's passage through the Void while adults went mad. Put to sleep by the Orokin for millennia, they were awakened by the Lotus to fight in an interplanetary war.

Quick Facts

Type: Story Quest
Key antagonist: Ballas
Primary setting: Lotus's Void Construct

Lore & Background

The quest fundamentally reshapes the lore of Warframe by revealing that the Tenno and their Operators are one. It exposes the origins of the Zariman Ten Zero, a colony ship lost in the Void during an Orokin experiment. The children aboard survived the journey while adults succumbed to madness, gaining control over Warframes through the Void's power. The Lotus, once Natah, sacrificed her identity to protect these children from the Sentients and the Orokin Empire. This narrative arc discloses that the Tenno are not merely warriors but survivors of a catastrophic event tied to the collapse of the Orokin civilization. The quest also introduces Hunhow, the Lotus' father, who seeks to reclaim his daughter and destroy the Tenno.

Reader's Guide

Players begin by investigating a distress signal from their Orbiter, guided by Ordis, the Cephalon AI. The climax comes on Lua, the remains of Earth's Moon that the Lotus had hidden in the Void, where the Stalker, sent by Hunhow, unveils the human child the Lotus protected: the Operator, the Tenno's true form. After defeating him, the dream collapses, forcing an awakening that redefines the Tenno's mission. Ordis is the Cephalon of the player's Orbiter, an artificial intelligence created from the mind of a living person, and addresses the player as Operator.

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