Taurhrava | Telacia

Tuarhrava

or the Wild Wood in the Common Tongue

Included on this page is information that might be known by a native woodlander. You can of course play a character that is unaware of some of the aspects of the Wild Wood, or has been fed misinformation, but that is up to you to decide based on how you want to write your character.

Geo-Politics

For all intents and purposes the roles listed below do not actual exist as player roles or faction leads. They are designed so that during your roleplay you understand the structure of the Embassy. Many of these roles exist as NPCs and will never be allocated to players on the sim.

This, as with all of the lore associated with the sim, was written by and for the sim owners to deepen their roleplay. If you choose to ignore this lore but still use the sim, we don’t mind but we would probably act confused, or consider you addled, if we interacted with you.

All who live in the Wild Wood come under the Embassy’s protection and governance. The leadership roles of the Embassy are as follows.

Guardian of the Wild Wood (Lead)

The Sentinel of the Wild Wood (2IC)

The Council headed by the Guardian made up of

The Sentinel (Deputy to the Guardian)
The Keeper (Scribe – holder of Lore)
The Speaker (Spiritual Leader)
The Watcher (Military Leader)
Dwarven Representative (Chosen by the Dwarven High Council)
Human Representative (Chosen by the Port Jaul High Council)

The Woodlanders

Woodlanders are a mixed bunch. The vary from the haughty and ethereal elves to the humble halflings. But the one thing they share is a love of nature and growing things. Occasionally mischievous, and sometimes, downright dark, the woodlanders should not be mistaken for benevolent nature spirits. The woods are called wild, or savage for a reason. Nature can be fruitful and gracious, but she can also be cruel. Woodlanders too share this dichotomy.

Races that might live in the woods include but are not restricted to:

Elves and Half Elves

Halflings

Gnomes

Pixies

Fairies

Dryads

Fauns and Satyrs

The races that are hyperlinked are available as playable races in the DnD Player's Handbook. Obviously there are myriad other races in the Extended Materials but they have not been identified here.

Explore Taurhrava

Antoine

Antoine is the name given to a whale that beached himself in Port Jaul 28 years ago. The citizens of the port city rallied together to save him, digging a channel at low tide and then working with the high tide to get him back out to sea. After a great effort they succeeded and cheered as Antoine seemed to swim out into safety. But their joy was short lived as the whale turned and headed back onto the beach, seemingly determined to die. The elves of the city, so saddened by his plight worked together and wrought a great magic that gave Antoine a new sea to swim in. Now, he swims around the trunk of the great tree that holds the Elven Embassy. He is old, and according to the elves, often a little confused, so he sticks to his circle, occasionally allowing travellers to rest on his back.

The Standing Stones

The standing stones have been in the Wild Wood longer than any other structure. Even the elves have no record of who actually erected them. It is believed that they were part of the old religion that worshiped spirits of the forest and the seasons, the sun and the moon. It is recorded that the altar stone faces the sun as it rises on the longest day, but the roughly circular stone that lies at the centre of the circle has no clear orientation. None the less, lovers come to lie together on the stone in the hopes of conceiving. On the first of May, a day that some call Beltane, a festival is held there, hosted by the Woodlanders, to welcome the long days of Summer and plenty.

The Pond

There is no recorded history of the time before the Great Tree, but what is known is that the tree sprung from the waters of the pond which hold a magic older than time. It is said that the pond has no bottom and the roots of the Great Tree touch those of Taule, (the spirit tree that connects that magic and souls of all elves). It is the magic in these waters that have enabled Antoine to swim in his new ocean, and for the Great Tree to grow so huge that the Elven Embassy can be cradled on its boughs. It is a sacred place for all elves, and it is said that to drink of the waters of the pond enable the purest of sights. Whether this is foresight, or the sight into a person’s soul or just the ability to see clearly, the elves do not say, but none drink it lightly because they know that there are some things that are better off if they remain unseen.

Pixies

It is said that Pixies are the reason that the Wild Wood received its name. They are mischievous creatures by nature, being just as likely to grant you wishes as they are to suck you down into one of their burrows and bury you under the earth. It is wise to stick to the path through the woods. Even though there are beautiful places that might seem to lure you, stick to the path, lest you meet a mischievous one.

Entrance to the Mines

The main entrance to Kher Ravn is located between two giant ash trees that mark the beginning of a stone road leading to the Gateway. It is said that only those who know the password can open the doors to Kher Raven as the Dwarves guard their prized city jealously.

The Crystal Temple

The Crystal Temple is a place to commune with the gods but also to meditate on their mortality. A shard of arcanite hangs in the center and the 12 constellations that represent the gods surround the dome. It is a scared place of power and is especially revered by the elves.