Well, I discovered something tonight that I haven't read about in any of the forums discussing Dreamfall.
At the very beginning of the game, when Brian is at the monestary, Brian is led out into the chamber where he gets sent to Storytime.
When you first enter the chamber, there are two monks on the left hand side that are whispering when you enter the room. If you stand by the first pillar on the left when entering the room, then activate the "long range targeting mode", you can actually eavesdrop on their conversation. It turns out, the monks at the monestary actually KNOW that Brian will get "Tainted" (hence the name of the chapter) and are aware of the unchaining of the undreamer (which makes a little more sense at the very end of the game when Chavez rescues him and tells him he is "needed").
I thought this was quite interesting. I missed listening in on the monk's conversation on the first completion of the game. Any thoughts?? The dialog of the monks suggest that they are aware of the purpose of the Undreaming, but the following storyline fails to provide any more detail. Curious