Druid

Druids were the names given to the nature magic workers that were primarily trained in the Druidic arts in Brist. The nation of Brist was built on its Druidic history and the powers of its people, though those from Brist were not the only one talented with that particular magical skill. Druid was a name given to someone skilled in the natural arts, but does not exclusively mean someone who may have such abilities or who comes from Brist. Indeed, druids from the Splitstone Islands were not entirely uncommon, if few in number. The Druidic arts were taught at Canopies, centres of learning that taught the Druidic Path.
The Druidic Path could take anywhere from 2 to 200 years to master, depending on the skill of the pupil and their general magical strength. While some said that everyone had a grain of magic within them, there were those who had more magical powers than others, or at least they were better at unlocking and focusing their magic. For those who were most attuned with the living life around them, in animals and plants, they were pointed towards the Druidic Path (assuming they were from Brist, the Splitstone Islands, or Phesunlay).
About the world, druids were primarily responsible for looking after wooden and live structures, as well as the welfare of animals.
The relationship between a druid and wood was complicated, insofar as a druid could feel the hollowness and vacancy of cut wood, but carving the wood into something like a living creature could bring some small influence of life back into the wood, even without magic.
While the Druidic Path was trained exclusively in Brist, primarily around Graybane Lake and the capital of Sytka, a few “academic” druids were left on the Splitstone Islands to identify and foster those who were too young for formal training. The Druidic Path typically started teaching those with the affinity around mid-childhood, to ensure they had a proper respect or concept of death (so to better appreciate life). However, adopting the Druidic Path was not mandatory at any age and one could go their entire life without taking formal training, though it was free for those who decided to do so (as those who took the training were then beholden to the Bristian Bough, the rulers of Brist, to perform certain duties when called upon). The strongest of those identified during the training on the Druidic Path were asked to become Wallshapers, those who built structures and battlements for the crown, or those who maintained and protected the Bandit Lands outer wall.