Scribed by Wild Chief Lle'sil 

Members: Sister Wildlife, Sister Wicker, Sister Bear, Sister Seahorse, Brother Bismuth, Brother Everwinter, Brother Obsidian, Aenor Calithil, Khiiral Erwenys, Tali’mordu, Lle’sil, Rosalia Caerme’onn, Goc

Date: 14th of Snow’s Maiden 73 SA

Location: North of Nevaehlen, Southern portions of the blighted land

Notes: 

= The voidal blight, following the fourth mission  into the hollows, presumably had an effect on Oren and Haelun’ors blight. The two locations were cleansed 

= As the group traversed into the hollows, their plan was to find the same tree which was healed and deal with any voidal mages and tears that could still be around

= The area was unkind, air fraught with mana and unshakeable dread

= Sanguine blood, likely from the days past that it had been raining ichor, and ash stained the hilltops, adding to the previous battle that was fought

= The tree the group once interacted with was thriving, surrounded by grass and other flora

= An aura beckoned them nearer from the tree, where nature’s anguished voice turned softer and oddly balanced

= It was difficult at first to commune, but with the combination of a druidic relic, and those dutiful druids amidst the party, the group manages to commune with the tree

= Voidal cultists make an appearance at the foot of the hill those gathered on. Those who were not communing were told to keep out for any approaching foes

= Meanwhile, the tree spoke, acknowledging their arrival, and thanking those who gave the tree the ability to commune again

= The tree spoke on the Followers mission, and that destruction, eternal unbalance, to a plane cultists seek to eradicate. The tree then asks what was being sought by the Drui

= The cultists approach, a line of warriors atop the hill managing to keep them at bay while the conversation continues. The tree spoke on Nemesis followers, wanting a premature end to everything

= The tree then ends with telling the Drui that the way to put an end to this blight was to use the Aspect stones themselves, in exchange of a Druidic life. They share that the Followers are weak, as weak as their thoughtform worshipping. 

= Before the Druids turn to aid their kin in fighting off the voidal mages, they were informed that the cultists have another cabal living within a cavern nearby. To act quick. 

[!] A poor drawing of the Nemesis voidal cultists that were slain

= Again would these voidal mages fight with staves and balls of fire, casting occasionally at the group. All twelve of them were slain, not one person on the trip injured. 

Scribed by Father Circle Druid, Eretria Arvellon

Members: Sister Wildlife, Sister Seahorse, Brother Bismuth, Brother Everwinter, Brother Rage, Evar’lae Amayril, Tali’mordu, Ahng Gulr, Aista

Date: 11th of Snow’s Maiden 69 SA

Location: North of Nevaehlen, Southern portions of the blighted land

Notes: 

= Arrived at the edge of the voidal hollow zone and the air was thicker and unnatural. Marched forward at the direction where the stick that was found, one dropped in the Father Grove from a growth that appeared
 

= The stick guided the Druids in particular toward the tree that beckoned

= Through the treacherous landscape, the group came across a precarious path over a ravine that bubbled and moved like a creature

= The majority of the group decided to search for a different path but a few others had a different idea

= A few ventured into the ravine and found themselves in some odd goo like sand, pulling them down. The rest of the scouting party managed to pull the two stuck, out

= Eretria communed with the stick, which had told the group to travel north-east over a tall mountain and through a valley

= They came across a large structure of sorts, crystals jutted out of the landscape. It instilled a sense of forbidding in all of those present

= They then arrived at the destination, a large tree that stood atop a hill which seemed to be the final bastion of the natural world in a corrupted landscape

= As they approached, shadowy silhouettes emerged from behind it - voidal mages

= Under a suppressive fire of arrows, the bulk of the group charged the mages, withstanding both fireball and blades with ease

= The battle raged on, a massive boulder was dislodged from the mountain and sent tumbling down toward the middle of the group
 

= Tali’mordu and Aista managed to make it out mostly unharmed, while Scoria’s leg was pinned

= Suddenly a tear in the fabric of reality appeared atop the mountain. It seemed the mages had opened a voidal tear which began sucking everything nearby toward it

[!] A crude sketch of the untainted tree beside a voidal tear that had opened

= Eretria and a few others stealthily climbed up the side of the hill in an attempt to catch the remaining cultists off guard - all but one cultist was slain

= As soon as the last mage was knocked unconscious, the stick Eretria held began to implode with energy. Eretria panicked, and chucked it into the voidal tear. However, the stick flew toward the tree instead

= The tree and the area around it sprung to life as the stick was returned. The remaining voidal cultist was slain and the group made their way home 

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59 year, 2nd Age 15th.
Down below are the collective words that were spoken during the fourth moot of collective Drui, Dedicants, and Citizens of Nevehlen that gathered together under the father circles Tree to speak of important matters, information that everyone within the Vale needed to be aware of, and new pressing concerns. Allowing all those that missed out on the meeting to be informed of the passing discussions.
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Miven Caerme’onn - “Alright! Welcome, welcome. This our…forth. Forth I think Father Circle moot we’ve had here in Nevehlen.”

Miven Caerme’onn - “A lot of new folks here, so for those of you who are new, the Raitheans will address some issues, or topics and then welcome you all to comment on them. At the end, the floor is open for you lot to bring up any pressing new topics that you believe the Circle should be aware of. Any other matters, feel free to find Raitheans on a later day.”
 

Miven Caerme’onn - “If everyone understands that, we’ll begin! First moot points will be pressing matters, the voidal blighted lands, preparations against Azdrazi attacks and conflicts with other darkspawn.”
 

Miven Caerme’onn - “Let us start with blighted lands, ti?”
 

Ahn Gulr - “YUB”
 

Evar’lae Amayril - “TI”
 

Lle’sil - “Ti!”
 

Roylan Grant - “Aye.”
 

Miven Caerme’onn - “The father Circle has had four scouting missions out in the blighted lands, and of the four, three we managed trekking through. During those we tried healing, we’ve tried burning land and flora, nothing worked.”
 

Miven Caerme’onn - “The last scouting mission we didn’t make it out of our own gates and we were attacked outside our northern walls. A hoard of mages and behemoths, protecting some orb. We fought, we killed them all, and as soon as this protection was gone, the orb tried to escape.”
 

Miven Caerme’onn - “The orb was destroyed, however, with this brought new theories as to how we can cleanse the land or bring thoughts of studying the orb.”
 

Miven Caerme’onn - “And for clarify, the orb is destroyed. When they are destroyed, they will have harmed warriors. Frostbite, and blight that can be healed.”
 

Yae’vel Caerme’onn - “Our warriors are strong, but some will be hurt on these expeditions. These tainted monstrosities continue to threaten our way of life and the balance, but wwe continue to fight. I am proud of each and everyone one of you.”
 

Malii-evarir at this point arrived into the moot and slipped onto the stands to witness it.

Miven Caerme’onn - “That said, the next couple of elven years Father Circle Drui will go in the blighted lands, and outskirts again.”

Miven Caerme’onn - “We need to find more of these orbs, should they be on the outskirts, and study them the best we can.”

Miven Caerme’onn - “Does anyone have anything they’d like to note on this particular issue? And the blighted lands?”

Evar’lae Amayril - “Stay the **** away from the ocean.”

Axilya - “And stay the **** away from the middle.”

Miven Caerme’onn - “Fisuli first, then Varan and Lle’sil.”

Yae’vel Caerme’onn - “We do not have such…rules. Speak your mind and you will be addressed as such. The raising of hands is…mhmm how do I say? Dumb. We are equals in our protection of the balance.”

Lotus Lorenthus - “She just said you don’t have to raise your hand.”

The Kodiak Druid - “I do what I please. And. I like raising my hand.”

Fisuli - “I first ask, have you already tried removing corrupted material from the hollow before purifying it?”

Miven Caerme’onn - “I’m ne sure if any have trie that. Something we can do on our next trip, bring blighted flora on the outskirts and heal. Ahernan for the suggestions.”
The kodiak druid - “Were these necromancers with you spoke of prioersister bear? If so, you recongize this is awfully odd. Orb of theirs exploded into frost, has an alliance between the frosty-women and the necromancers been considered? After-all, I assume they both want to end all of us anyway.”

Miven Caerme’onn - “One moment! I believe fisulii had more to add.”
The Kodiak Druid - “Ayal”

Fisuli - “I believe that could be a simple test to see the nature of the connection of the orb. If that doesn’t work, dousing the object in auric oil or other ways of breaking a voidal connection might work.”
 

Fisuli - “If we could confirm such a connection is causing the abnormal ability of the hollow to resist purification than we could focus our efforts on that. If not if might suggesti something more potent than the orbs at play.”
 

Miven Caerme’onn - “Ayric oil, to the land has unfortunately proven not useful. It’s only good against creatures. Necromancers did ne have an orb, a group of voidal magi and voidal behemoths had this orb. The necromancer situation is solely them needing life to thrive - our glade, our kin.”
 

Miven Caerme’onn - “Varan, I saw your hand was up?”
 

The Kodiak Druid - “Ahh- Makes sense.”
 

Fisculii - “Oh, and I suspect if we break an orb within the hollows we might elicit a rather…voilent reaction. If there connections are complex enough. I am not entirely certain, but it is worth being wary of. I believe that is all I have to say.
 

Lotus Lorenthus: - “I can most likely figure out who the necromancers are. It would cost a lot, though…”
 

Miven Caerme’onn - “Voilent reaction wherever you find the orb. Thankfully those who smashed it on our lands were covered head to toe and were protected.”
 

Miven Caerme’onn - “We’ve two locations as to where the necromancers are coming from, both that the gladeguards of nevaehlen, and Father Circle drui will be scouting.”
 

Varan - “I just ask if you have any shards of the orb that I could study.”
 

Lotus Lorenthus - “And the frostwitches? I also know how I can find them. But as said before, it’d still cost a lot for me.”

Roylan grant - “I believe I have already brought up the discovery of a library that I have heard of to you Miven, which books filled the shelves that were identical to each other. That might be another place we could try to hunt down and locate if we venture out there again.”

Ilra Ba’kana - “I am not sure if it is connected - However I may know where we can find another orb.”

Miven Caerme’onn - “Ne, it completely exploded into frost. Varan. But we the next time we encounter one where we are more prepared, that’ll be wise to try and get it.”

Miven Caerme’onn “Oh- ti, ayla. “Aimed towards Roylan. “Marayla, ti. Definitely something I asked you to share with the other Gladeguards, Father Circle Drui and Wild chiefs. Mind sharing with the other folk here what you and the others discovered?”

Roylan Grant - “Apologizes, I was noting down for our own moot minutes. I found from a trusted source that there has been groups that went to the voidal hollow. From what I have heard the shelves were all filed with the same tone that was filled with runes that couldn’t be understand from the inside. I have unfortunately not been able to locate or get ahold of these books. But if we can find the library the book could be another item for us to research.”

Miven Caerme’onn - “Sulian! And ahernan Roylan.” Directed at another. “You still wished to comment?”

Ilira Ba’ikana - “Ti - I am ne a hundred percent sure if we speak of the same types of orbs, however I do know of an orb that may be related that could be studied. I do also believe I know of which tomes Roylan speaks of, and I know of two people that have been trying to study the tome to offer more answers.”

Miven Caerme’onn - “If you speak of the orb that attacked Taevas, it is something different, unless you experienced another orb?”
Miven Caerme’onn - “As for the tomes, it’d be great if you both share what you know at the end of the moot, maybe compile informationsssss and put it in a journal?”

Otter - “Dunnae ief oi’m allowed ta speak er nae, bu’ief iets ta same tomes oi’m thinkin’ o’, oi’ve one ien me own possession. Ta writings are considered undescriphreable, I was visited t’is librareh meself w’ere oi graded iet.”

Wynanya Melphestays “-The NGS is in possession of a similar tome, which they have believed inscribed with unseen runes that, as of two years’ past, they counne read, too. They may’ve made a breakthrough since.”

Miven Caerme’onn - “Marayla brother otter! That be very helpful if you could share.”

Ilra Ba’kana - “I suspected that may be the case- but I figured I should mention it just incase. I know of nothing of the tomes myself, apart from the fact that one was brought into my home in the hollow, and that they’re illegible. I also known of someone studying them trying to read them in order to better combat whatever is going on, though I had no idea it was related to the voidal tear, of course I an certainty reach out to them an compile a journal of what they know of so far.”

Otter - “Ta Mother Circle worked on t’is issue some years ago - t’ey are confirmed t’at iets impossible after Sister Jackdaw nd Brother Bluejay both took ah crack at iet….Though perhaps, iet ies ah different book.”

Miven Caerme’onn - “That’d be appreciated, aheran! Haelun, you had something to add?”

Miven Caerme’onn - “Then we’ll move on to the next topic.”

Tailesin - The lynx druid - “I did, yes. Down. If these books are voidal related. We could try and ask a trusted void mage to read it. Or two other options. Be it something who is…erh. Moonstruck? The idiots who drunk a lot of voidal horror blood. A seer might be able to read it since I know they have some weird abilities to see things, might be a include weird writing? Not sure though. Either way. One of those three might be able to read the book.”

Wynannya Melphestaus - “If they’ve found someone to read the voidal tablet, it may apply to the same sort of read these books. Could write them quickly, to find out.”
Meteor Druid Edrahil - “I wouldn’t get our hopes up about these books. Writing pertaining to the void has a history of being incomprehensible.”

Miven Caerme’onn - “I’m ne sure what a seer is, but ti, if we have any iran with that ability those are great suggestions sister lynx.”

Miven Caerme’onn - “I agree Wynanay. When we aren’t fighting, it’ll be good for those to keep busy studying the books either way.

The Lynx druid - “Yup.”

Miven Caerme’onn “Moving on! Since we’re coming close to how long we keep these moots, I’ll make sure to address this next bit as clearly as I can. We’ve both the dragonkin and then the darkspawn to look out for, as we always have. But more than ever should we continue to train, gather knowledge, smith gear, and be ready to fight. Our last few attacks have been successful.”

Miven Caerme’onn - “Any who have information on these creatures, be sure to share them amongst your kin. Our librarian book lari Nalaya has been working hard keeping all our records, be sure to give her what you can as well.”

Miven Caerme’onn - “Any pressing comments on necromancers, darkspawn, or dragonkin?”

Scoria Memoras: - “I would like to get some input on the death pillar I found awhile back. I still am convinced that is is related to mystics or voidal mages, but haven’t been able to get it clarified.”

Miven Caerme’onn - “Fee free to show or tell the Gladeguards or Father Dircle Drui what you knew about this pillar Scorai.”

Miven Caerme’onn - “I think for now, since the blighted lands was our biggest topic, we’ll move on to nominations and wrap up the moot. Is everybody okay with that?”

Evar’lae Amayhil - “Nominations?”

Miven Caerme’onn “Nominations.”

Evar’lae Amayhil - “Nomainations Indeed.”

Lynx Druid - “I enjoy shorter moots.”

Meteor Druid  - “For what?”

Lynx Druid - “I remember a six elven hour moot.”

Fisculii - “Nominations.”

Otter - “T’at was nae too long ago.”

Scoria Memoras - “Perhaps that is so. Miven, can I borrow some of your time after this to explain what I saw to you?”

Archeila Jupiter - “What are the..Nominations?”

Miven Caerme’onn - “We’ve some Drui amongst our Circle who’eve been with us for awhile, and the Raitheans would like to nominate them for Guide. That means, they’d be teaching either dedicants, or Drui through the ways of the Father, keeping in mind our tradiations and preparing students for iminations trials to join the Father Circle once attuned.”

Evar’lae Amayrill - “Ooooh.”

Miven Caerme’onn - “With the completion of their Father Circle trials, we want to nominate Sister Snow, and Sister Lynx during this moot as guides of the Father Circle. Should they accept. Liri is ne here, but - We’ll vote for Liri and see if she accepts, but do you accept the nominations.”

Evar’lae Amayrill - “Call me bias, but I accept.”

The Lynx Druid - “Huh? Wha? Oh, I’m already an old person but…I suppose knowing how to teach youngin’s going by the Father Circle traditions would probably be useful. Sure…why not. Though this ain’t an invitation to pester me!”

Valmuel - “Just bribe her with snacks if ya do pester her.”

Otter - “OI get first dibs on pesterin’ Sister Lynx! Form ah line after meh.”

The Lynx Druid - “Snacks don’t work on me, that’s a Liri Thing.”

Evar’lae Amayril - “Oh wait, you mean does Lynx accept nominations? I thought you were asking if we were accepting her as a nominee.”

Roylan Grant - “I certainly vote for them to be accepted as well, if it was not for Liri and

Tailesin I would never of found this place and been among all of ya lovely people. Aye, it be a shame not to vote for them!”

Yae’vel Caerme’onn - “I believe it may easier to see if any object. Speak now if ya object to the nomination.”

Miven Caerme’onn - “Then lets start with Talesin, Sister Lynx. Ti or ne for her becoming a guide. Those who are Father Circle Drui, or Students of a Father Circle drui may vote now.”

Evar’lae Amayril - “Wait what if I’m a student of Liri, who’s not a father circle guide? Do I abstain?”

Miven Caerme’onn - “You abstain ti.”

Gilliaen Caerme’onn - “Ti.”

Evarlae Amayril - “What am I saying, I am a student of Liri, but do I abstain? Alrighty.”

Meteor Druid Edrahil - “Ti for Me.”

Brother Spore - “Ti, might as well.”

Talim - “I vote for Ti, I have ne been here long, but they have been one of the most dependable Mali I have known.”

Miven Caerme’onn - “Marayla! With majority vote, ahernal ito, Sister Lynx and Ahernan! Now for votes on Sister Snow, Liri. If she were to accept, to or net for guide.”

The Lynx Druid - “Given she’s my wife, I think it would be heavy bias if I voted.”

Evar’lae Amayril - “Still gotta abstain.”

Meteor Druid Edrahil - “True, we don’t need a biased nae vote. Ti for me.”

Eritrea Arvellon - “Aye!”

Miven Caerme’onn - “Then let that end the votings! I’ll bring the news to Sister Snow. For any Father Circle Drui who’ve completed their trials interested in becoming a guide, we can discuss in the coming days what’s expected and bring it to a moot vote during out next moot.”

Miven Caerme’onn - “That’ll be the end of the moot, Aspects guide you all, and ahernan for attending.”

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To Summarise all that had been discussed for those that do not wish to read everything that had been discussed word by word, and simply skipped to the end of the tome like most commonly do. Writings shall be placed below to breach each subject broached and what they pertain to. Though for greater understanding please read the words captured in the pages before skipping through to the end of this book which you may have done here.
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Summary Subject One: Discussion of the Voidal blight and what has been done, and future plans on the subject. Tying to an orb that was found and destroyed in the most recent ventures, with suggestions given by Fisculli to test it. Along with a book that was noted by Roylan Grant, The Otter Druid, Ilra Ba’kana, Wynanya Melphestays and several others that were discovered within the place. Discussions were had on what to do, and what research can be done. With brief mentions of the necromancers and potential, and very likely allegiances between them and the Frost witches of the north.

Summary Subject Two: Darkspawn, Adrazi, and Necromancers. A bit scattered instead of located solely within the second subject, these sources of threats have been breached and mentioned multiple times within words. With warnings and reminders to stay armed, be prepared, and keep training so when we need to deal with them again we will be able to. Finally a mention from Scoria detailed a tower of a sort that they discovered but didn’t go into much detail.

Summary Subject Three: Nominations for the Druid Lynx, and the Druid Snow to place them as guides and instructors within the circle was held. With resounding positive appeal for both individuals marking them as active teachers of Vale, should they so wish to take up the position. Tailesin had done so. Liri had not been at the moot at the time to accept.
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This collective discussion of words has been scribed by Roylan Grant, Dedicant of the Wicker, Gladeguard of HALERIR'ELAME, Aspirant of Sirame and Ranger of the Wild lands.
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Scribed by Sister Iris, Aedrie Sirame

Members: Sister Wicker, Sister Iris, Sister Snow, Sister Seahorse, Evar’lae Amayril, Roylan Grant, Ahng Gulr

Date: 13th of the Amber Cold 51 SA

Location: North of Nevaehlen, Southern portions of the blighted land

Notes:

= Observed some winged squid-bat looking creature that breathed blue, arcane mist and dripped like an acid from its mouth

= Same creature could be seen carrying other creatures with it

= There was also a tall, fish-like creature the group fought against which shot violet beams of concussive energy; typically targets the middle of the group but beams cause a splash of damage around where it lands

[!] Charcoal depiction of the massive voidal fish creature

= Something to note was how all those attacking creatures did not know how to work together very well; uncoordinated 

= Sister Iris and Sister Snow were oddly transported to a very old tree of sorts

= The tree itself was very corrupted, some limbs were floating and the wood itself warped and gnarled

[!] Below is a rough drawing of the description of the specific tree

= Druids were able to commune with this tree, which requested for the group to rescue it

= Druids also had visions of a beating, aqua-blue heart; the heart of the tree, most likely

= The tree gave Sister Iris an obscure serpentine skull.

[!] Another drawing on this page takes the shape of a snake-like skull

= When trying to run and find this aqua-blue heart, Sister Iris had a horrible vision of these tall, blue and black serpentine men. It’s believed that the gifted skull was from one of them. 

= The figures were utterly massacred by something, but by what force is unknown

Scribed by Wild Chief Gilliaen Caerme’onn

Members: Sister Shrike, Sister Bear, Gilliaen Caerme’onn, Thordir Aureon, Tali’mordu, Evar’lae Amayril, Taal, Ursus, Ahng Gulr, Roylan Grant

Date: 13th of The Grand Harvest 51 SA

Location: North of Nevaehlen, Southern portions of the blighted land

Notes: 

= All were advised during this trip to not bring thanhic-steel items due to their reactions in the blight

= All of us descendents still felt ill upon entering - especially Drui

= Ursus the golem construct appeared unaffected, but we’ll ask Hareven about that some more

= Drui had a strong sensational feeling to continue north up the coast but never came across what that pull was

= Upon traversing up the coast, those who were on the previous scouting mission warned about straying too close to the ocean - mentions of some sightings of odd voidal sea creatures 

= Gilliaen tried to set fire to one of the tainted trees when the group arrived - it took a while but the trees crystal-like leaves and smooth branches melted but it did not do much other than that

= There were signs of a past fight or scuffle by the shore just as the group had entered, but nothing abnormal 

= The ground, as noted from the previous trip, was still very unsteady and sand-like

= Taal suggested  standing further apart from each other just in case the ground were to cave in

= There were some weird voidal bugs that were mentioned on our walk, they appeared to distract some but perhaps the exhaustion was kicking in

= The Drui were drawn to a hillside where some wild herbs caught their attention - it was unlike any other voidal blighted plants they had seen

[!] A charcoal sketch of some rock with the herbs that called for the Druids attention

= Both Sister Shrike and Sister Bear manage to commune with the plants but the voice was silent

= Sister Bear attempts to commune and coax the herbs into a soothing song in nature - such was successful proving some sort of natural life still persistent in the hollows

= After the journey across tiring sands and the toll it had taken on both the Drui who had used their gifts and those who scouted, the group decided to depart

= There was, however, a fog noticed up in the distance and that sensational pull that still grabbed the Druids attention

Scribed by Sister Lynx, Tailesin

Members: Brother Hedgehog, Sibling Boreal, Sister Lynx, Roylan Grant, Malii’evarir, Ahng Gulr

Date: 7th of the Sun’s Smile 49 SA

Location: North of Nevaehlen, Southern portions of the blighted land

Notes: 

= No voices of nature, as expected, had a toll on Druii especially

= Tree-kin, fae, and other natural creatures or those linked are unable to enter the land

= Blight healing proved fruitless, plants become retained as soon as it is healed

[!] A sketch of one of the many blighted trees found on the mission

= The ground felt like wet sand, yet footing was stable

= Air was still, lacked any wind

= Came across a cave entrance spotted near a voidal tree, had a ‘maw-like’ appearance to it, even seemed alive with how moist it was

[!] Another sketch, this one of the cave entrance that resembles a mouth of sorts

= Fog rolled in at the same time our strength was sapped, might be linked

= The same fog got thicker the deeper into the hollow we went, limiting sight

= Ground inside the cave had fungus, grass of blue and black color, while the soil itself was purple and could easily slip into gaps of clothing 

= Within felt like walking through snow but without any sound to it, each step sinking more into the ground

= Impossible to tell the time of day

= Upon trying to turn back to leave, the terrain was unfamiliar, looked completely different

= Got lost as a result, even going in a straight line - further we got away from each other, our voices sounded like we were hundreds of meters away instead of being closer

= As we continued forward things warped and changed again in strange ways, pathfinding this land is dangerous

= Ruins were found near an edge of the hollow, chests, bed, a headless orc body 

"My lliran, my family, my fellow citizens of this Vale:

The bonds of family, as many say, are unbreakable. Perhaps this is true; even when the same blood does not run through our veins, it often seems so. We share everything - our culture, our stories, our history, our home, and for us Sirame, the emerald-colored ink that marks our skin. Yet there comes a time when one proves themself unworthy of sharing those things.

As many of you know, Leihana, formerly the Mandragora Druid, has been Unattuned. Furthermore, she has been Shunned from the Grove. 

The most basic job of a Druid - or anyone practicing our sacred culture - is to respect Nature. To be not only Unattuned, but also shunned proves that one has severely failed this job. They have failed this job and failed to show effort to follow this culture. A Sirame sets an example for how one lives by these ancient practices. This is simply not how a Sirame acts.

My heart grows heavier as I write these words. As I journey through the wilds conducting research, I work to revitalize parts of the sacred Mali'ame culture. These are the duties of a member of this family, the Sirame. This former Druid has disrespected this culture, this family, and the Aspects themselves. For this reason, I must cut ties between this Seed and Leihana. She is not worthy of the respect of the Sirame or the Green Dragon Spirit, Taynei'hiylu.

This is a message of sadness and perhaps of discord. It is also a necessary one. One of the most beautiful parts of the culture of the Mali'ame is its vibrance and freedom. Yet there are rules and expectations that we must follow. To those who follow those guidelines set by our ancestors, our circles, our families, the Aspects - I wish you nothing but warmth, peace, and blessings of the forest.

Ahernal ito, and may the forest forever stay within your hearts.

~Aedrie Sirame, the Iris Druid and Chieftess of the Sirame."

A bunch of violet iris flowers rests beside the papers set in the Sirame hall. A tiny scrap of paper lays beside them, with little writing:

"Would someone read this out loud to Mordun, please? Ahernan. I love you all very much, and my return shall be coming up very soon... I may bring back some treasures of the forest for you, my family. Ahernal ito. ~Iris."

~

@Carson