hunter's Dream is a location in Bloodborne (also known as Dream Refuge), a place where the player goes after his/her first death or through lighting what seems like save points in the game called lamps, and is a location in Bloodborne that serves as a hub for players wherein they may perform actions such as loading items at the storage, upgrading Weapons, repairing and fortifying weapons, buying and selling items, and accessing Chalice Dungeons. You will also interact with the Doll in the Hunter's Dream who will guide you and help you spend your Blood Echoes.
After getting beaten by the Werewolf at iosefka’s Clinic, you will be immediately transported here to choose your first Weapons.
After gaining 1 Insight or battling the first boss, the once lifeless doll will stand up and come to life to serve you.
Once you have activated a lamp in the game, it can forever be used to access the hunter's Dream.
NPCs on the area:
Various Messengers - Buy or Sell item and equipments, and provides access to the real world
Doll - Channels your Blood Echoes to basically have you level up and enhance your skills
Gehrman - Old hunter (stuck into the hunter's dream)
MESSENGER SERVICES:
Bath Messengers - allows you to buy and sell items
Stump Messengers - allows you to change and personalize Messengers’ outfits in the game
Insight Messengers – allows players to buy and sell items, and buy attire using Insight
HEADSTONES: transports players to various locations
Yharnam Headstone
1st Floor SickRoom
Grand Cathedral
Lumenflower Gardens
Altar of Despair
old yharnam Church of the Good Chalic
Graveyard of the Darkbeast
Frontier Headstone
Wtich's Abode
Forbidden Grve
Moonside lake
Unseen Headstone
Yahar'gul, Unseen Village
Yahar'gul Chapel
Advent Plaza
Hypogean Gaol
Forsake Castle Cainhurst
Logarius' Seat
Vileblood Queen's Chamber
Nightmare Headstone
lecture building 2nd Floor
amygdala's Chamber
mergo's loft: Base
mergo's loft: Middle
ALTARS – Altars allow players to visit different Chalice Dungeons
Makeshift Altar
First Ritual Altar
Second Ritual Altar
Third Ritual Altar
Fourth Ritual Altar
Fifth Ritual Altar
Final Ritual Altar
Memory Altar - activate runes
WORKSHOP – allows players to fortify and repair Weapons. This also allows for some Blood Gem Fortification.