Hearthrest grew around Orun after stone-cutters discovered that the immense sleeping figure's body formed a sheltered basin and a reliable source of warm springs. The first settlers built light structures along his back and shoulders, then learned to treat every tremor as both a warning and a practical problem. For generations, the Stillwardens managed access to the giant and argued that sleep kept his buried strength from harming the town. The Dawncallers began as Sera Flint's circle of dream recorders. Their first major success came when a dream image of a split spring led residents to reinforce a passage shortly before a stone shift. This brought the movement public credibility, but also made its claims politically dangerous. Stillwarden authorities restricted dream gathering and claimed the rescue had been luck. The Dawncallers responded by organizing public dawn meetings and aid for neighborhoods affected by the emerging blight. Their watershed moment came during the Gray Spring, when a spreading discoloration appeared in several wells. Sera interpreted a shared dream as a warning that Orun was losing his hold on the blight while he slept. Stillwardens sealed the oldest tunnels, insisting that disturbance would hasten disaster. Residents who relied on those routes went thirsty, and Dawncaller crews broke the seals to bring water through. The confrontation nearly became a riot. Mediator Mara Bellweather brokered the Covenant of Silence: both sides would stop public accusations, preserve access to essential services, and refrain from approaching the buried First Bell while a truce held. The pact prevented bloodshed, but concealed how little either side understood about the blight. In the years since, the Dawncallers have become a durable reform movement rather than a circle of listeners. Their aid networks gained moderate influence, and their warnings helped residents prepare for several smaller tremors. Their reputation suffered when one forecast of a sudden awakening proved false. Now the blight appears to be spreading again, Orun's dreams are growing faint, and young members question whether patience has become surrender. The faction stands between Sera's demand for evidence, residents' fear of catastrophe, and radicals who believe the First Bell is the only remaining chance to save the giant.

A low, crowded meeting hall built against a broad shelf of Orun's exposed stone shoulder. Its walls are patched with salvaged boards and clay, and its roof is kept deliberately light so it can be removed if the giant moves. Dream records, maps of blight growth, and bowls of spring water fill the public room. A narrow rear chamber is used for private interpretation, though some members object that it has become Sera's inner sanctum.