Tiira
The Embodiment of Forests
Tiira is a massive Ashwood Birch treant with fiery leaves adorning their blackened branches. Tiira's existence came from the augmentation of the soul into an aspect of nature. As life was being bestowed upon them, the grove where they came into being was ignited. Their first waking moments of life were engulfed by flames that enveloped their branches. As the ritual had not completed, their body was melded with the fire. As if a torch that could be wielded by giants, Tiira's leaves were flames that cascaded down the branches and the very ground turned black as they strode providing fertile soil for future saplings to grow. Their mount is recognized as being a Plant Harvester.
Dogma
Tiira is a curious treant that seeks answers and holds no grasp of life and death. The forests are their family, fire is the lifeblood of that family, and with time there is more to be learned. Tiira cares enough about the trees that make up their family that they were bestowed with their blessing: fire resistant bark. Even the fire that makes up Tiira's leaves and branches do not burn through the bark of Omedei's trees.
Gaining Favor or Redemption
To gain favor with Tiira, one must protect the forests themselves from the dangers of Omedei. Failure to do so, or to damage the kin of Tiira, is a heinous offense. Redemption has to be sought through a Ritual of Tiira's Supplication. The transgressor is to undergo multiple days buried neck deep in the ground as they try to commune with Tiira. If they receive Tiira's forgiveness, they will be allowed to leave their dirt-ladden prison and their skin will bear the texture and likeness of bark.
Interactions with the World
Tiira's contributions to Omedei are of the hardiness of most trees. This is in the form of the fire resistant bark on most trees. Tiira's personal contribution to Omedei is their tree, the Ashwood Birch. The Ashwood Birch is a taller than the average birch (45-95ft tall) with triangular and jagged leaves. The bark of an Ashwood Birch is a grayish white that, if one were to feel the bark, they would feel a coarse and grainy surface. Upon pulling their hand away from the bark, they would notice that their hand/fingers are covered in a gray ash.
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