Greenshade is the southern portion of Thaerwood and home to wood elves. It is a lush forest full of great Thaer Oak trees.
Thaer Oaks
Thaer Oak trees are tremendously large and are native to Thaerwood. They do not grow anywhere outside of this forest. Thaer Oaks in the wild can grow as tall as 100 metres, but when nurtured by seed singers can grow much larger. The largest known Thaar Oak is about 300 metres tall and 500 metres in diameter. They have thick wooden trunks and sprout branches between one to two thirds up.
When grown by seed singers, Thaer Oaks can grow with hollow trunks. It is common in Greenshade for settlements to be built into the trunks of such trees which have been specially grown for the settlement.
Seed Singing
Seed singers are druids that can sing in particular notes to Thaer seeds. The specific notes they use in their singing can, over weeks or months, coax the seed to grow in a manner that the druid desires. This method is frequently used to grow Thaer Oaks into towns or villages in Greenshade.
Settlements
Lucent Circle
Lucent Circle is the largest town in Greenshade and is almost large enough to be considered a city. It is home to the largest known Thaer Oak in existence at 300 metres tall. Inside the huge trunk is the largest wood elf settlement in Morn.
The ground floor is a huge open plaza-like area filled with public spaces such as markets, pubs, bars, inns, and a public spring of drinking water. In the centre of the trunk is a shaft that reaches all the way up to the top floor of the trunk. The shaft contains a platform at each level of the tree which contains a teleportation sigil. Residents can speak the level of the tree they want to reach and be teleported there.
The lower levels of the trunk are home to more public spaces, such as specialty shops and inns. The middle sections contain the residences of citizens. The topmost floors contain areas blocked to all except the druids of Lucent Circle who are tasked with maintaining the great tree and running the town. The top floor is home to the Head Druid, Greenshade's informal leader.
Lucent Circle also contains several smaller Thaer Oaks that have been grown around the central tree. As space in the central tree ran low, other trees have been grown around it to accomodate more residents.
Bluegleam Grotto
Shimmering Warren
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