I undertook an effort to research into the state of the elementals as understood by the people of the Black Shroud last night. This will be a little image-heavy, but I did get confirmation of at least one of my suspicions in regards to the Calamity's role in the elementals and their role in the forest.
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What is clearly confirmed by multiple conjurers across the Shroud is that the Calamity did in fact weaken the elementals considerably. The greenwrath, while not entirely absent from the world, is far less of a tangible threat and much less likely to be used against intruders... but Gridanian culture persists in upholding traditions based around the idea that outsiders are a threat and an invitation to the forest's wrath, and must be made to submit to the will of the elementals.
What is clearly confirmed by multiple conjurers across the Shroud is that the Calamity did in fact weaken the elementals considerably. The greenwrath, while not entirely absent from the world, is far less of a tangible threat and much less likely to be used against intruders... but Gridanian culture persists in upholding traditions based around the idea that outsiders are a threat and an invitation to the forest's wrath, and must be made to submit to the will of the elementals.
