Deafen was originally uncovered in its earliest from by Raeh T'nac. He was a great FateSender and later aided greatly in the Knowledge that led up to the Art of Forge Talisman, Specifically the Lucidity talismans. He often spent days upon days dreaming solid. Furthering his research- It was on one of these days when he was analyzing and practicing his Trail Art.. As he had gotten a bit bored with nothing new developing. In the middle of one of its castings, his wife walked in, and began nagging that he forgot to clean up the laboratory. He thought silently to himself, that he would do absolutely anything to stop hearing her incessant nagging. Suddenly, the evocation of the Art went wild, and a Trail crystal enveloped him- and he found he couldn't see or hear a thing. And so- Deafen was on its way. He researched this odd effects for many, many years, but found this odd combination of Art to affect only the caster. Thankfully, Many years after his death, another dreamer of unknown name managed to separate an Art from this gone-awry Trail... Deafen. He designed safeguards to ensure one could not make himself deaf.. This art works much for the same reasons the gone awry one did however. When it is cast, an invisible crystal of Lucidity surrounds the target, barring all sound from entering. The Final development in Deafen occurred after the Dreamer Wars during the enforced "peace" of DreamStrike.... And was used against dreamers that entered houses chameled. I also found a quote in an ancient Tome from the great Raeh. A DreamSeer of the House Calenture sought out the reclusive Fatesender for a statement on his advancements in the dream.. It seems his words of wisdom were "What'd you say?" which he repeated several times to various questions.