Dream of Leadership: Fantasy

He found that he would lead his people in a dream. It came as a surprise to him; he'd always expected to follow his uncle's trade in the smithy. He certainly hadn't expected to be spoken to by gods and to teach the people the best way to live through the changes that were coming. At first, he didn't believe the nightmare of fire and war that had raged across his sleeping mind, though it was more vivid than any dream he'd ever had before and when he woke, he could recall every single detail, down to the bloodshot eye of the horse that had reared in front of his dreaming self and then been speared through the chest. It was not a dream that he wanted to come true, though there had been a few hints that he himself could do rather well from--

Inspiration: The name of the Baha'i leader, though this is not actually about the Baha'i.
Story Potential: Medium-high.
Notes: In and of itself, this whole "religious leader" thing is not unusual enough to be a good hook. Great building block for a wider story, though.