Vanha Viisas

The massive tree that lies at the heart of the  Elder Grove  is a central object in the spiritual beliefs of the  Fae folk . It has never been studied by other races, and few individuals have ever even seen it. It towers over the smaller trees, four times their size, and does not appear to be the same species. How old it is, few can say- but the Fae believe it’s been standing longer than men have been counting. It also appears to share an internal connection with the entire grove, and weakens when men take axes to its farthest cousins. The mechanism for this is unknown.

At the base of the tree lies no altar, and yet it is a place of worship. The fae folk leave gifts here- of sap and earth and even the deceased, to be absorbed by the tree. Some say it gives back what it takes, others say it’s just a damned tree.