Thalen Rootbound — Keeper of the First Grove
Druid of Ashwain Forest. Refused both Church and darkness; bound himself to the land. His spirit persists in the petrified trees at Ashwain Stones. Symbol: twisted root around a stone heart.
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Eira Rootmother
Primal guardian older than kingdoms. Does not war — she reclaims: entire settlements vanish under overgrowth. Tied to Ashwain in that region; revered as semi-divine in Ohrid/Old Faith lands; dismissed as pagan superstition in Western Kingdoms; feared in frontier villages. Excellent villain-or-ally seed for expansionist plotlines.
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Setara of the Black Dunes
Egyptian primal guardian. Never attacks — erases. Wells dry, caravans vanish, cities swallowed by dunes. Protector spirit to desert tribes, boogeyman to city-dwellers, primal balance to Old Faith circles.