Prescience

Prescience is the ability to perceive likely outcomes of current conditions, experienced by dalar (and a very small number of humans) through subconscious use of amati. Though often misrepresented as the ability to "see the future", dalar amatiologists consider prescience to simply reveal the most-probable results of events and decisions leading up to a point in time. A simple--and commonly-experienced--example is that of a dalar about to step on a stone that will roll under their foot and result in a twisted ankle. As the dalar begins to set their foot down, the field of probabilities narrow such that, if no major upset occurs, the dalar will step on the rock. As the probability is so strong, the dalar's subconscious is now able to pick up on it, then their awareness, allowing them to alter the trajectory of their foot so they no longer step on the rock.

True dreams
An extreme form of prescience is true dreams, which can predict events months or years in the future with startling accuracy. So called because they occur when the recipient is asleep, true dreams consist of images, words, or other physical impressions. Once a true dream has been experienced, it is never forgotten, and when it occurs, the real event will precisely match the true dream.

True dreams are, by all accounts, guaranteed to occur in the real world. While the dreamer may die without experiencing it, the event or interaction is believed to still occur, in a way that the dreamer would have been present had they not died. When the real event is encountered, it is instantly and undeniably recognizable. Despite this, true dreams are difficult, if not impossible to interpret, as dreamers rarely see the context or importance of the portrayed event. For example, they may experience a particular sentence, yet not learn anything about who speaks the words, where they're spoken, when this occurs, etc. That being said, not all true dreams are this vague, and many dalar believe true dreams represent important decision points; when the real event occurs, according to this belief, they have a chance to radically reshape their future... and should do so.

Attempts to "force" true dreams to come true do not seem to work. Likewise for attempts to avoid them, except by death.

Philosophy
The existence of prescience has led to any number of debates over free will and predetermination of the future. Most dalar consider such debates irrelevant to their ordinary life, and go on not twisting their ankles without thinking twice about it; it's mostly humans in the know who get concerned about it. The usual explanation is that prescience is not seeing the future, but simply seeing probabilities. When one probability overshadows others to such a degree that their likelihood is almost nonexistent--without intervention--it is then able to be sensed by those with an amati connection. It is neither mystical nor in conflict with free will, any more than predicting the weather.

(How this explains true dreams... or if it can... is one of those subjects everyone desperately hopes humans don't bring up.)