Circle of the Wild

Deep in the tangled depths of the forest, the elves of Eloitan venture to worship and take counsel at this eerie circle of stone monoliths. They are similar to the menhirs of the Green Warders but smaller and seem immune to the ravages of time and nature. Three times the height of a man, these rough-hewn stones are carved with Eloitan ideographs, as well as other symbols that no one can decipher — possibly the iconography of the fey creatures who also dwell in the forest.
This site is known to be a powerful source of arcane and divine magic, and also appears to be a “thin place” where the creatures of the fey and the material world can meet and travel to each others’ realms. In the past, the Circle of the Wild was used as a neutral location where the Eloitan tribes could meet, where weapons were forbidden, and rivals could negotiate without the threat of violence. The elves could also meet here with the creatures of the fey, as these otherworldly beings also respected the truce at the Circle.
In recent years, however, the Circle of the Wild has become a far more ominous place. Now, tribes meet here for war councils to determine how to respond should outsiders enter the forest. Worse, the elves discovered that they can use the Circle’s magic to summon ferocious fey creatures or dire animals of the deep forest and compel them to attack intruders.
With the passing years, some among the Green Warden Nations have come to believe that the Circle may have been corrupted, possibly by the same fell energies that have affected the Eloitan elves and their forest. Eloitan shamans are rumored to have visited the Circle to openly attempt to treat with evil fey and use its power to summon demons and other foul creatures. And some suspect that wicked fey from faerie realms beyond may use the Circle to gain access to the forest. In all, though its purposes appear to have originally been benign, the Circle of the Wild is now a perilous place indeed for elves and non-elves.
The Circle falls in territory claimed by both the Eloitan and the Serpent’s Coil elves of the Green Warden Nations. Verbal and physical confrontation between priests on both sides are growing more common, and open skirmishes have sometimes broken out, though the fights so far have not led to outright warfare. Other elves have expressed deep concern at the conflict, but to this point neither side seems willing to listen or to de-escalate tensions.

Type

Monument, Large