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The Elven Tree
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The Elven Tree is an enormous tree which grows west of Midgaard in the
light forest. It is the hometown of the elven people. It is a beautiful city
nestled high within the trees branches. The city is a peaceful place where
lower level travellers can feel safe. The usual plethora of shops, practicing
grounds and friendly guards is present there.
"One day someone saw supposedly a child walking into the Forest of Haon Dor at
sunset, and we all know there are wolves there. So we formed a crew, met and
equipped. We lit our lanterns, and marched into the Forest, but soon, we could
see sparks of coloured light above our heads, and there was this singing...
One of my fellows reports, that he saw houses on a gigantic tree, which just
would shape into visibility once you were near enough. No one believed him, yet
I do ..."
-Wilhelm, Midgaard peacekeeper
The people of the Elven Tree do by far not trade as much as the people from the
other main towns of Keorangar, instead they hunt and collect what they need to
survive on their own, or create it with their powerful magic. The community of
the tree is lead by the Elder Chieftain, in cooperation with the other Elders of
Ganzanderbi: the Elder Sage and the elder priestess. Those three typically
decide on the fate and course of the Elven tree.
The folk from Ganzanderbi typically is a quite religious folk, religious in the
sense of fitting into Nature, and shaping instead of creating from dead parts;
and this is exactly how the elven tree was built, by shaping the tree to grow
in the directions the elven archmages wanted it to. Altogether there seems to
exist a certain fidget concerning elves coming from the Elven Tree, as they are
powerful, noble and strange aliens where you better take care what you are doing
and saying.
The map fragment above is part of a illustrated map of The Elven Tree. The full version is available by clicking on the minimap below (please
note that is it quite a large image (250k) ).
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