(07-23-2015, 06:08 PM)Diskwrite Wrote: Hedge trees! What are they, exactly? Aside from, you know, part of the hedge.
Hedgetrees are sacred trees scattered throughout the Twelveswood which support the Hedge, a magical barrier that protects the Wood from outside harm. Lore suggests these trees are made by Conjurers' magic and the Hedge is made of man and Elemental's magic. If one of these trees comes to harm, the Hedge may fall and the Greenwrath will most assuredly be awoken.
Heart of the Hedge Wrote:Hedgetrees play an important role in the forest by helping to maintain the protective barrier which shields the Twelveswood from harm. Should the trees become damaged, the forest would find itself more susceptible to outside danger.
O-App-Pesi Wrote:The Empire's assaults grow ever more frequent and vicious. To make matters worse, it would seem they have established a new stronghold in Mor Dhona. With the enemy so close at hand, there is no hope of raising the Irmin Hedge.
In the absence of such a barrier, we are left no recourse but to put down whatever manner of fiend breaks through by force of arms alone. Those able to fight must do so.
Eadbert Wrote:Would ye mind goin' to the Hedgetree, an' seein' that all's well? Since ancient times, the tree has guarded these woods with her holy presence.
Basewin Wrote:The Black Shroud... Forest-born call it the Twelveswood. And that Hedge of theirs borders it all. I heard it said the conjurers make them hedgetrees with their magic. Up close, they shine—shine like no natural tree got any right to. Ain't nothing stopping you looking at 'em, o' course. Cutting and burning 'em, though... Well, every adventurer worth his spit knows better than to mark them trees up.
O-App-Pesi Wrote:Greetings, friend. I am O-App-Pesi, of the conjurers. It is our magic which keeps the Hedge in place, and it is the Hedge which protects us from our enemies without. Still, it is a construct, and so its power is far from boundless. It cannot repel all we would wish. Even as we speak, the hedgetrees sway uneasily amid the creeping darkness. Countless are the Garlean interlopers that steal into the Twelveswood, and countless too are their villainies.
Soileine Wrote:Elementals abound in the Twelveswood around Gridania. Unto them falls the task of protecting the forest. And unto us falls the task of protecting them. To that end, we have laid the Hedge - a magical barrier formed by our order and the Elementals that serves to turn away outside evils. Those who would breach it invite our vengeance. We are the conjurers - intermediaries of nature and man. Our place is between Gridanians and the Elementals. The majority of our citizenry are deaf to the forest's whispers. Yet all feel the presence of the Elementals, as surely as they feel hot and cold.
O-App-Pesi Wrote:No need to introduce yourself, I know full well who you are. The “hapless adventurer,†many and more are calling you. I reckon not a single one of the Twelve was watching over you, to have sent you here just when the Hedge was sundered. Ah, forgive me, I suppose an explanation is in order. We conjurers of Gridania use our magic to weave a sort of barrier around the Twelveswood. It is a pact we share with the most ancient of the elementals. They protect our city-state, and in turn we protect them. That is why the Hedge exists. Think of it as a symbol of our friendship. It’s also what you and any other non-native to Gridania have to thank for not being attacked upon entering the forest. At least, you ‘’would’’ have it to thank had you not passed along just as a portion of the Hedge was broken. The greenwrath was upon you the instant you drew near—and it clings to you still. Sorry to say, but you’ve got the stink of woodsin all about you. After all that, you still need to ask if forest elementals truly exist?
Hope this helps! ^^
