Forgotten Realms

Silvanus
Keeper of Nature

Johnny Tek
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 As Spring begins the cycle of the land.
As Summer wakes the passion of the beast.
As Autumn calls to harvest by the hand.
As Winter blankets all with flurried feast.
Though seasons may arrive and leave in haste,
The journey pushes onward to resume.
The Keeper holds the balance safe from waste
That all could see the beauty of the bloom.

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Silvanus
NEUTRAL
Other Names or Titles: Keeper of Nature, Oak Father,
Old Father Tree, Old Oak, The Forest Father, The Long-
Legged, Treefather
Symbol: A green living oak leaf
Divine Portfolio: Wild nature, druids
_ being pragmatic when it comes to dealing with harsh living
conditions and strict when it comes to policies dealing with the
expansion of communities. Foresight is one of the most
revered qualities for Silvanus’ faithful since being able to
accurately predict likely scenarios will raise one’s chance of
success in implementing long-term plans and contingencies.
The Forest Father is vehemently opposed to the existence of
undead, as they represent an unforgivable perversion of the
natural cycle. Silvanus has decreed that such abominations
must be destroyed if possible, and their creators must be
punished. The church of Silvanus will readily support any
efforts to hunt down undead as one of its highest priorities.

Divine Residence: Summeroak, Deep Wilds (formerly
House of Nature)
Divine Allies: Aerdrie Fenya, Baervan Wildwanderer,
Chauntea, Kelemvor, Nobanion, Sheela Peryroyl, Solonor
Thelandira
Divine Enemies: Auril, Kiaransalee, Malar, Moander
(presumed dead), Myrkul, Set, Talona, Talos, Umberlee,
Velsharoon
Exarchs: Eldath, Gwaeron Windstrom, Lurue, Mielikki,
Shiallia
According to scholarly texts, Silvanus arrived in the distant
past together with his daughters, Eldath and Mielikki, as his
influence on another world was waning. The immigrant deities
originally established homes in the land of Tir Na Og, one of
many shared divine realms in the Outlands, a plane of
neutrality in the multiverse.
After establishing a foothold among the druids of the mortal
realms, Silvanus’ church grew widespread in Realmspace,
particularly on the world of Toril, and he eventually relocated
to the House of Nature, a plane shared by many nature-
oriented deities. The Oak Father however still maintains a
small presence in Tir Na Og for the sake of having a personal,
safe meeting space to convene with other gods in discussion.

Silvanus is the god of wild nature and druids. He is an ancient
deity that is said to have originated from another world beyond
the planar veil. The Forest Father is a devoted protector and
preserver of nature’s balance; he works diligently to prevent
disasters that would cause destruction to environments and
wildlife. For the sake of the greater balance, Silvanus would
sacrifice even his own life. Although some popular tales have
made Silvanus out to be a civilization-hating deity that
aggressively opposes the cutting of even a single branch, he is
actually lenient towards those who practice moderation in
their interactions with nature. Those who are careful to take
only from the excess of nature, without causing significant
harm to the environment, will not be subject to the Old Oak’s
wrath.
The wisdom of Silvanus comes from eons of well-practiced
patience and observation. Thoughtful and given to reason, the
Keeper of Nature maintains a calm demeanor and will not
rush to action without assessing the situation first. Silvanus
may force himself to be emotionally distant at times, but it is
only so that unintended harm can be avoided whenever
possible. Should the Treefather be sufficiently provoked to take
action however, he is more than capable of doing so in great
force, and will give no quarter to those who revel in the
disruption of the natural world. For the most part, Silvanus
delegates the more regional problems to his capable servants
while he focuses on greater problems that could affect nature
on a world class scale; when the Old Oak becomes directly
involved in a matter of the mortal realms, it is usually a dire
affair of potentially vast-reaching consequences.
Silvanus encourages his followers to plan for the long term,
and to appreciate the importance of living in harmony with
nature. As such, the faithful of Old Father Tree are known for
When Mystra, the goddess of magic, was murdered by the evil
god Cyric in 1385 DR, the Weave of Realmspace collapsed,
and waves of wild magic were sent across the multiverse
wherever there were planar connections to Realmspace. The
House of Nature was hit by such a surge of magical energies,
destabilizing the entire plane and ripping it apart at its
foundation.
Silvanus and the other nature deities of the plane banded
together and salvaged what they could, temporarily closing off
all connections to Realmspace and reforming the House of
Nature with stronger connections to the Astral Plane. The
House, which had been greatly devastated, was renamed the
Deep Wilds and has been referred to as such to the current
day. The plane was placed under the rule of Silvanus as its
primary administrator, with the power to reshape the Deep
Wilds at will and the responsibility of maintaining its existence.
Aerdrie Fenya, the elven goddess of air, weather, avians, rain,
fertility, and avariels, may enjoy stirring up an unexpected
storm once in a while, but she always takes care not to overtip
the natural balance. The quality of air and the balance of
climate is in her best interest to preserve, so she will sincerely
support Silvanus on such matters. In addition, the Winged
Mother owes Silvanus and his exarchs a great debt for
releasing Aerdrie during the conflicts of the Second Sundering
from an icy prison crafted by Auril.
Baervan Wildwanderer, the gnome deity of travel, nature, and
forest gnomes, is a kindred spirit when it comes to protecting
places of nature and wildlife. The Masked Leaf is one of the
more likable deities for his gentleness and good nature; as such,
he is always welcome to visit Silvanus’ domain. As the religions
of Baervan and Silvanus follow compatible tenets, their faithful
also get along well together.

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On the subject of civilization’s encroachment on the
wilderness, there is a bit of a divide between Silvanus and
Chauntea, goddess of agriculture, plants cultivated by humans,
farmers, gardeners, and Summer. The Oak Father feels that
the Earthmother is too indulgent of mortals taking what they
will from the fruits of nature, which can lead to
overconsumption and imbalance. Despite his misgivings about
Chauntea’s practices, Silvanus continues to respect the Grain
Goddess as a colleague and as an ally in protecting places of
nature.
Kelemvor, god of death and the dead, is a staunch ally in
fighting against the proliferation of the unliving. When the
Lord of the Dead received his mantle of divinity just centuries
ago, Silvanus was wary of how the young upstart would
approach his responsibilities, for the previous judges of the
dead were proponents of raising undead. It was a pleasant
surprise when Kelemvor approached the Old Oak with a
proposal of alliance for the sake of their shared enmity. It is
often Kelemvor who manages to convince Silvanus to
cooperate with the god Lathander in fighting the undead;
Silvanus has been distrustful of Lathander ever since the
Morninglord’s failed attempt to reshape the divine hierarchy
with reality-warping magic during the events of the Dawn
Cataclysm, which resulted in the catastrophic destruction of
many places of nature.
The lion-like Nobanion, god of royalty, lions, feline beasts, and
good beasts, is a staunch defender of places inhabited by
beasts as well as the circle of life that governs beast kind. The
King of the Beasts is one of the most reliable allies that
Silvanus has in conflicts against Malar, especially since
Nobanion begrudges Malar for corrupting the nature and
nobility of countless beasts. Although the Lion King is one of
the lesser deities in terms of raw power, Nobanion’s insight
into the realm of animalkind has been invaluable in solving
many problems related to wildlife.
Sheela Peryroyl, the halfling goddess of nature, agriculture,
weather, song, dance, beauty, and romantic love, is an impartial
deity who has acted in the role of a trusted mediator between
deities. The Watchful Mother has greatly helped to prevent
tensions between Silvanus and the merchant goddess Waukeen
from escalating to violence (Waukeen’s greed occasionally risks
tipping the natural balance in favor of profits). As Sheela’s
tenets also emphasize living in harmony with nature, she is one
of the most understanding of all divine colleagues to the Forest
Father, and her perspective is always welcome in discussion on
the challenges of protecting the balance of nature.
Solonor Thelandira, the elven god of archery, hunting, and
wilderness survival, acts as both a preserver of wildlife and
regulator of hunting. The Great Archer instructs his faithful to
act with consideration for the effects of their interactions with
the wilderness, including how much they hunt of any
particular species. Solonor’s concern for the balance of nature
has made him allies with many nature deities, including
Silvanus.
Auril, goddess of cold and Winter, is one of the Deities of
Fury alongside Talos (her superior), Malar, and Umberlee. Her
malevolent plots to cover all the realms in ice and snow are a
constant threat to the natural balance. If the Frostmaiden were
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to have her way, entire worlds would be transformed into
frozen wastelands devoid of life, so Silvanus keeps a steady
vigilance against this goddess. During the Spellplague era,
Auril applied for sanctuary within the Deep Wilds; the Keeper
of Nature granted sanctuary on the condition that Auril steady
her hand in the cycle of seasons rather than seeking to blanket
the mortal realms in snow and ice. The Cold Goddess agreed
to make the required concession, but it was later discovered to
be a ruse to assist the other Gods of Fury in searching for and
stealing a dangerous artifact from Silvanus.
Kiaransalee, drow goddess of the undead and vengeance, was
thought to have been destroyed as the result of a three-way
conflict between her, Lolth, and Eilistraee, but the Lady of the
Dead somehow managed to escape complete annihilation.
Kiaransalee has returned in the wake of the Second
Sundering, and though her power has been diminished from
before her disappearance, she continues to raise undead
abominations for her evil ends. As such, Silvanus counts the
Revenancer as an irredeemable foe of high priority.
Malar, god of bloodlust, evil lycanthropes, hunters, marauding
beasts and monsters, and stalking, is one of the Deities of Fury
alongside Talos (his superior), Auril, and Umberlee. The
Beastlord’s lust for violence and bloodshed has threatened or
pushed more than a few species to extinction; this is an affront
to any deity that values the balance of nature. During the
Spellplague era, Malar petitioned Silvanus for sanctuary, and
the petition was warily granted in exchange for Malar’s service
as an exarch to Silvanus. When the conflicts of the Second
Sundering came about, the Black-Blooded Pard revealed his
true intentions: Malar became Silvanus’ exarch only to gain
access to the Oak Father’s divine realm, and steal a dangerous
artifact from the nature god’s most guarded belongings. After
this betrayal, Silvanus swore to never again show mercy
towards the deceitful beast god.
Moander, god of rotting death, decay, and corruption, is
presumed to have perished thanks to the efforts of the hero
Finder Wyvernspur during the Time of Troubles, but there
have been unsettling reports of Moander’s cult becoming
active again. With many deities returning from death in the
wake of the Second Sundering, it would not be out of
possibility that the Rotting God had also returned in some
form. As Moander practically represents the undoing of
nature itself, Silvanus would be pressed to take some form of
action should the Darkbringer arise to spread corruption
across the realms.
Myrkul, god of death, decay, old age, exhaustion, dusk, and
Autumn, was freed from imprisonment within an artifact
during the events of the Second Sundering. The former Judge
of the Dead has always been known to enjoy raising undead
for the fear that such activity spreads; Silvanus made careful
attempts to fight against such offenses without directly
provoking Myrkul, but now that the Reaper is no longer the
Judge of the Dead, open conflict may be inevitable. Myrkul
has taken a position recently as a member of Kelemvor’s
Court of Souls, and has adopted a disturbing level of subtlety
with his evil intrigues. The Oak Father regularly reminds
Kelemvor to be wary of Myrkul, for the evil death god can not
be trusted.
Set, the Mulhorandi god of the desert, destruction, drought,
night, rot, snakes, hate, betrayal, evil magic, ambition, poison,
and murder, encourages his faithful to do whatever is necessary
to achieve their desires. This has occasionally resulted in the
destruction of natural places and wildlife, upsetting the natural
balance. In addition, the followers of Set are known to
ceremonially raise the bodies of crypts that they loot as
undead. The Defiler of the Dead has greatly offended Silvanus
with such travesties, provoking opposition from the Keeper of
Nature.
Talona, goddess of disease and poison, revels in the suffering
of others and as such, holds great hatred for benevolent deities
such as Silvanus. The Lady of Poison spreads plagues to bully
the mortals into supplication and worship. Such reckless
destruction of life not only threatens the balance of nature but
is difficult to contain, making Talona one of the more
troublesome enemies that Silvanus must deal with. In addition,
a number of druids have been corrupted by Talona, making
the friction between the Mistress of Disease and the Forest
Father that much more intense.
Talos, the god of storms, destruction, rebellion, conflagration,
earthquakes, and vortices, is the leader of the Deities of Fury
alongside Auril (his exarch), Malar (his exarch), and Umberlee
(his ally and rival). His penchant for pushing natural disasters
to extremes for the sake of cowing the masses into fear and
worship has caused great harm to nature itself. The Storm
Lord jealously wrestles with any nature deity over control of
the weather, which he considers to be rightfully his to possess
alone. Talos also causes destruction for pleasure, which has
harmed the environment on many occasions and stoked the ire
of Silvanus.
Umberlee, goddess of oceans, currents, waves, and sea winds,
is one of the Deities of Fury, along with Auril, Malar, and
Talos (her ally and rival). Like her fellow Deities of Fury, the
Bitch Queen revels in destruction. The tsunamis and storms
created by Umberlee have devastated many realms throughout
history, including places of nature cherished by Silvanus. The
Oak Father believes Umberlee to be irresponsible and
unhinged for her actions, another enemy to be vigilant
towards.
Among Silvanus’ most hated foes is Velsharoon, the god of
necromancy, necromancers, evil liches, and undeath. The
Archmage of Necromancy is always researching and spreading
new ways to pervert the cycle of life and death; this is an
unforgivable affront to the Keeper of Nature. Despite being far
weaker in divine rank than Silvanus, Velsharoon’s necromantic
knowledge, often circulated and used by his faithful, makes
him one of the highest priority threats against nature. The
servants of Silvanus have a general order to eradicate the
faithful of Velsharoon whenever possible, for the sake of
stemming the proliferation of undeath in the realms.
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Exarchs
Exarchs are deities and demigods that serve other (usually
more powerful) deities that protect, rule over and/or provide
them with support against their enemies.
Eldath (Neutral Good)
Eldath, goddess of quiet places, springs, pools, peace, and
waterfalls, arrived from another world to the realms together
with her father Silvanus and sister Mielikki. She is a shy, quiet,
enigmatic pacifist who excels at passive tactics when dealing
with enemies. The Goddess of Singing Waters is devoted to
the protection and maintenance of natural places, especially
groves and pools that can be used as sanctuaries for quiet
meditation and relaxation.
Eldath teaches her faithful to seek peace from within, and to
cherish both the sanctity of life and the natural world around
them. The faithful of Eldath are restricted from killing except
out of compassion or mercy; as such, the servants of the
Green Goddess tend to be very skilled at hiding, misdirecting,
or laying non-lethal traps, at least in the wilderness.
Although she will avoid taking hostile action even when
threatened, Eldath will usually have some contingency planned
ahead of time to deal with an emergency; for this reason, some
have wondered how strong an opponent the Mother Guardian
of Groves would be if she were a deity of war rather than
peace. The most sacred sanctuaries of Eldath are said to be
protected by many layers of illusions and traps, to such extent
that it would take even a deity years to overcome all of the
premeditated defenses laid out by the Goddess of Singing
Waters.
Gwaeron Windstrom (Neutral Good)
Gwaeron Windstrom, god of tracking and rangers of the
North, is a quiet, reclusive paragon of huntsmen who serves
Mielikki as an exarch, and as such serves Silvanus to whom
Mielikki herself is an exarch. The Master of Tracking prefers
to teach through example rather than words, and though slow
to anger, he is fearsome when enraged. Gwaeron was
originally a mortal ranger of the North centuries ago, before
ascending to divinity, and has shared his ranger’s knowledge by
teaching Miellikki’s rangers how to read forest signs.
The Tracker Who Never Goes Astray has been extraordinarily
invaluable as a gatherer of information for Mielikki and
Silvanus. Gwaeron’s talent for stealthy investigation has
enabled him to foil numerous enemy plots, and his stalker’s
technique has prevented many destroyers of nature from
escaping divine punishment. Another important duty
entrusted to Gwaeron is that of a messenger between Silvanus,
Mielikki, and other nature deities on occasions when it is
inconvenient or unsafe to engage in direct communications;
Gwaeron has been called “The Mouth of Mielikki” for his
diligent fulfillment of this role.
Lurue (Chaotic Good)
Lurue, goddess of talking beasts and intelligent nonhumanoid
creatures, is a whimsical, loyal explorer who serves Mielikki as
an exarch, and as such serves Silvanus to whom Mielikki
herself is an exarch. The Unicorn Queen is most well known
for her role as Mielikki’s steed in the form of a majestically
beautiful unicorn. Lurue and Mielikki, friends who have
become like dear sisters, have traveled together through many
realms, and fought together against many foes. When she’s not
gallivanting across vast distances as a magical beast, the Queen
of Talking Beasts enjoys entertaining guests (or being
entertained as a guest) at gatherings in her humanoid form,
often trading stories, riddles, and news about extraordinary
happenings.
Lurue works to spread hopes and dreams among mortals, and
her faithful are encouraged to provide aid and comfort to the
needy. Most of the Unicorn Queen’s faithful are outcasts who
have found shelter and a sense of belonging within Lurue’s
faith, and her clergy typically go out into the world as
adventurers and explorers.
As a well-standing socialite and a charismatic speaker, Lurue
has served a role as a mediator on behalf of Mielikki and
Silvanus. With her servants spread out across the world as her
eyes and ears, Lurue also gathers valuable information and
intelligence that can make a significant difference in preventing
disasters or foiling the plots of enemies.
Mielikki (Neutral Good)
Mielikki, goddess of Autumn, dryads, forest creatures, forests,
and rangers, arrived from another world to the realms together
with her father Silvanus and her sister Eldath. She is a good-
humored, confident, compassionate warrior who is known to
intervene on behalf of mortals while being careful about
whom she befriends. The Lady of the Forest is devoted to
protecting the balance of nature much as her father, but with a
greater willingness to seek a moderate conciliation between the
spread of civilization and the borders of natural places.
Shiallia (Neutral Good)
Shiallia, goddess of woodland glades, woodland fertility,
growth, the High Forest, and Neverwinter Wood, is a winsome,
earthy, clever reveler who serves Mielikki as an exarch, and as
such serves Silvanus to whom Mielikki herself is an exarch.
The Dancer in the Glades enjoys playing in the woods and
engaging in witty banter. Shiallia’s air of mystery and
penchant for speaking with purposeful undertones can
overwhelm the witless, but she ultimately means well. The
Lady of the Woods enjoys teasing others out of playfulness,
while she offers important clues that could lead to the
successful fulfillment of objectives.
The focus of Shiallia’s work is the nurturing and restoration of
natural places. Her faithful are often tasked with planting new
flora and practicing the art of preservative forestry (much of it
being the cutting of old trees or branches to ensure that they
don’t block the sun and rain from younger trees and
undergrowth). The servants of Shiallia are proactive do-
gooders, but they tend to work in silence, even when helping
lost travelers or the injured; the clergy of Shiallia have become
widely known as the Silent Helpers, providing assistance from
the shadows in such ways that the people being helped may be
unaware that they are being watched or protected.
As a deity that takes care of natural places, Shiallia is also a
protector of the wilderness. The goddess has gone to great
efforts to prevent forests and other places of natural beauty
from being turned into wastelands. Aside from acts of kindness
towards mortals traveling through or lost in the wilderness, the
Daughter of the High Forest will usually stay out of matters
unrelated to her focus unless given orders to meddle by her
superiors. As such, both Shiallia and her faithful are casually
organized and live simply in the day-to-day activities of
bringing life to the land.

Mielikki teaches her faithful to live in harmony in nature and

respect the wildlife that they share the world with, punishing
those who would hunt for sport or visit cruelty upon wild
creatures. The faithful of Mielikki are known to guide travelers
in the wilderness to safety and provide protection against
roaming monsters; their knowledge of nature is shared freely
and proactively so that others may learn to respect the living
world of nature, and appreciate what nature offers to those
who respect it.

The militant ways of Mielikki are a sharp contrast to her

sister’s pacifism. Mielikki commands her servants to carefully
guard natural places with force of arms where civilization’s
encroachment might overreach. The Forest Queen keeps her
church nonchalantly spread out with a loose, informal
hierarchy, but her senior clergy are well-coordinated for the
sake of information gathering and sharing.

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Afterlife
Deep Wilds
This domain of the gods consists of a vast assortment of
terrain types; the plane’s geography consists of practically
every form of wilderness that can be found in nature,
including subterranean and aquatic environments. Above the
land is a bright blue sky with shifting white clouds that turns
into a star-filled black expanse in the evening. The plane has a
24-hour cycle of day and night, with a yellow-white sun rising
at dawn, and a green-white moon rising at night. The stars of
the evening sky are haphazardly spread for the most part, but a
good number of them are arranged in constellations depicting
animals of various species.
Weather patterns and temperatures in the Deep Wilds will
change and fluctuate based on the region as well as the
personal preferences of the deities living in the plane. Silvanus
however does make sure that differences in climate will not
cause excessive harm to the environments or inhabitants of the
plane, except in specially designated zones where the
conditions may be inhospitable for most forms of life (save
those that are specifically adapted to said conditions). When
traveling from one region to another, the weather and
temperature might change drastically.
Petitioner souls arriving in the Deep Wilds appear as they did
in life, with the exception of any physical deformities or any
drastic alterations that were made to their living bodies. When
a soul enters a particular god’s realm within the plane however,
the ambient magic there may alter the soul’s appearance
according to the god’s preference. For most of the petitioners,
their appearances will gradually adopt bestial traits such as
horns, or sharpened ears, or long fangs, or pelts of fur; the
changes will depend on the desires and personalities of the
petitioners themselves. In time, a petitioner soul will eventually
gain the ability to shift from humanoid form to that of a
celestial animal and back at will; they will not retain this ability
if somehow resurrected, but will immediately regain it upon
return to the Deep Wilds as a petitioner soul.
At the heart of the Deep Wilds is a massive, ancient ash tree
known as Yggdrasil. The tree is several miles in diameter, and
extends from its roots deep beneath the ground to the clouds in
the sky, where it seems to fade into the heavens. The heavily
ridged, diamond-patterned bark of the tree is an earthy gray,
covered in moss of green or red at different parts. The thickest
branches of the tree support stone platforms on which
hundreds of magically shaped stone structures house the
guardian angels that defend and secure the plane.
Surrounding the base of Yggdrasil is the Labyrinth of Life, the
divine realm of Ubtao, god of creation, jungles, Chult, the
Chultans, and dinosaurs. The Labyrinth is a vast, sprawling
maze of trees and plants, a rainforest of perpetually warm
temperatures where dinosaurs of countless shapes and sizes
roam. The ancestors of Chult guard the region around
Yggdrasil, riding battle-armored behemoths on their patrols,
and hundreds of nature spirits (said to be aspects split off from
Ubtao’s divine essence) watch over the realm in silence. Should
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the Labyrinth of Life or its inhabitants be seriously
endangered, the nature spirits can coalesce into an avatar of
Ubtao; for this reason scholars have wondered whether the
divine realm itself may be the true body of Ubtao, who has
been surmised to be a primordial of unfathomable age. The
Labyrinth of Life is surrounded by a ring of mountains, the
Golden Peaks, that help to prevent the more dangerous
dinosaurs from wandering into other realms within the Deep
Wilds; Remnis, god of eagles, sky, and winged mounts,
maintains a sanctuary on one of the mountains.
To the north of the Golden Peaks is the Pridelands, divine
realm of the beast god Nobanion. This realm is a savannah
dotted with tree groves, and the older petitioners here typically
spend most of their time in beast forms, running wild and free
across the land with gentle, warm winds blowing against their
faces. Within the tree groves, there is a permanent portal to the
Gulthmere Forest (on the Dragon Coast of Toril), and a
permanent portal to the outskirts of Tempus’ divine realm of
Warhaven in Warrior’s Rest.
Further north is the Frostfell (known as Tír fo Leth among the
fey), the Land Under Eternal Ice. The Frostfell is a land of
frozen lakes, snow capped mountains, chilled tundras, and
arctic glaciers. Formerly the realm of the goddess Auril, the
Frostfell is currently claimed by the ranger god Gwaeron
Windstrom, the faithful of the slumbering god Ulutiu, and
several courts of archfey who serve the elven goddess Aerdrie
Fenya. Ulutiu sleeps endlessly beneath the waters of Everfrost
Bay in Frostfell, dreaming of his lost love Othea and a lover’s
promise that might never be fulfilled.
To the west of the Golden Peaks is a grand, pristine lake
known as the Singing Water, realm of the goddess Eldath. At
the center of the lake is an islet upon which a ring of tall oaks
surround a burbling spring; this is Eldath’s personal dwelling,
the True Grove. The faithful of Eldath live around the lake in
caverns and groves hosting waterways, wading pools, and
flowers of countless varieties. According to myth, the waters of
the True Grove’s inner spring can heal the most grievous of
wounds inflicted upon body and soul. It is said that the magical
waters of the spring could even restore lost memories and
remove the most dire of curses and geases.
Further west is a region of savannah and jungle known as the
Land of the Hunt, realm of Ragarra, Zakharan goddess of the
jungle, predators, passion, chaos, and revenge; she is also
known as the Render, and does not take kindly to any save
Silvanus, Nobanion, or her lover Shajar who trespass upon her
realm. The Blood River passes through this realm, and there
are thousands of crocodiles inhabiting the river’s banks up to
the realm’s borders. These crocodiles aggressively protect the
faithful of the Render as well as anything else that belongs to
the goddess.
Adjacent to the Land of the Hunt on its westernmost border,
where the Blood River meets the Blue Sea, is the Verdant
Delta, realm of Shajar, Zakharan god of rivers, life, growth,
death, and decay. The Delta is a region of plains, tree groves,
and sandy beaches known for supporting bountiful crops of
food plants as well as many herds of hippopotamuses that
protect both the petitioners of the realm as well as the crops
grown on the land.
Far west is the Blue Sea, formerly known as the Blood Sea; the
sea was renamed after it ceased to be the realm of the goddess
Umberlee and became the realm of the pacifist Trishina,
goddess of dolphins, compassion, and redemption. In contrast
to the violent, stormy weather of its previous state in the hands
of Umberlee, the Blue Sea is now a calm body of water with
gentle waves and occasional light rains. As consort to the elven
god Deep Seshalas, Trishina maintains a permanent portal at
her personal dwelling that leads to Arvandor, plane of the
elven pantheon. There are hundreds of islands afloat on the
Blue Sea that serve as preservation habitats for rare and exotic
animals; the climate can vary wildly from island to island.
To the east of the Golden Peaks is the Great Mother’s Garden,
realm of the goddess Chauntea. This realm is characterized by
abundant fields supporting thousands of different kinds of
food plants, and hundreds of “grove villages” where the
petitioners live in houses carved out of trees and hills. Every
single plant that grows in this realm is edible, and in most cases
delicious even when eaten raw. The Great Mother’s Garden
has a permanent portal leading to the Green Fields, plane of
the halfling pantheon, where Chauntea maintains a second
realm.
Further east is the Grove of the Unicorns, realm of the
goddess Mielikki. This region is filled with moderately treed
woodlands, wide glades, bountiful streams, and clear water
ponds. The goddess Lurue’s faithful also live here, as well as
thousands of unicorns that graze upon the fruits, flowers, and
grass of the glades. Any traveler that gets lost in this realm will
usually be led to one of the towns and villages of petitioners by
a unicorn guide or patrolling ranger.
Adjacent to the Grove of the Unicorns on its southeastern
border is the High Glade, realm of the goddess Shiallia, where
the faithful of Shiallia often organize festivals at the Glade,
during which the faithful of Silvanus and his exarchs gather
together to dance, sing, eat, drink, and play games.
To the south of the Golden Peaks is the Paradise of Sands, a
hot, sandy desert dotted with lush oases and tree groves. This is
the realm of Haku, Zakharan god of deserts, wind, nomads,
personal independence, and freedom. The faithful of Haku
spend most of their days exploring the many interesting sites
of the desert as well as venturing into the realms of other gods
so that they can return with tales of wonder and adventure. At
night, a multi-colored aurora appears in the sky above the
realm, occasionally taking on various shapes to illustrate
exciting stories of great heroes and legends. There are
occasional sand storms that cover or reveal vaults of
knowledge and treasure that Haku has spread about his realm
for adventurers among his faithful to find and explore; it is said
that among these hidden vaults is an elixir that will elevate one
to divinity, and that keys from other vaults must first be found
to unlock the Immortal Vault where the elixir lies. The
locations of all the vaults are randomly changed once every
ten days to discourage “cheating”.
Further south is the Sea of Trials, realm of Hakiyah,
Zakharan goddess of seas, reason, honesty, and truth. This
realm is known for wildly turbulent weather, as well as areas of
dangerous eddies and explosive bubbles that will challenge
even the most hardy of sailors and divers. The petitioners of
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this realm live safely in areas of calm currents beneath the
waters, but it has become a tradition to brave the surface
during a storm when one seeks to grow through overcoming
hardship. There are hundreds of rocky, cavernous islands on
the Sea of Trials where petitioners go to meditate and pursue
personal enlightenment.
Deep Forest
Far south and east in the Deep Wilds is the Deep Forest, which
touches the borders of the Grove of the Unicorns, the High
Glade, and the shores of the Sea of Trials. This is the realm of
Silvanus, a densely canopied stretch of woodlands where the
trees can grow so tall that they reach halfway to the sky. The
wildlife is diverse and abundant in the Deep Forest, and the
vegetation is so thick that one could easily be obstructed by
walls of vines and leaves while wandering in this realm.
In the Deep Forest, one will find no buildings of the typical
sort that one would find in the cities of the living realms.
There are however many structures that are shaped from
magically generated stone formations, or “grown” out of
massive trees and other suitable plants; these are the hallmarks
of habitation for the petitioners living in this realm.
The petitioners in this realm are excellent watchers, learning
to blend in with the scenery so deftly that visitors rarely notice
that they are being watched by the inhabitants. There are
many clerics and druids among the petitioners, so
troublemakers are easily dealt with; tangling vines and magical
tree golems have become common sights for those observing
the clerics and druids maintain peace in the Deep Forest.
A popular pastime for the faithful living in the Deep Forest is
the art and science of horticulture. Many petitioners conduct
breeding experiments with different plants to produce new
breeds with possibly new or blended characteristics. The most
popular efforts are those that deal with edible plants; there are
regular festivals celebrating the bounty of the forest where the
literal fruits of the experimenters’ labor are presented and
sampled by the rest of the community. It is said that there is no
fruit, nut, or vegetable in the multiverse that can not be found
in the Deep Forest. Medicinal herbs from the Deep Forest have
also earned a similar legendary reputation, with many visitors
coming to the Deep Forest solely to acquire particular plants
for their remedies and panaceas.
The art and science of forestry is also an important part of the
petitioners’ way of life. The faithful cut down dead or
obstructing trees to facilitate the healthy survival of younger
trees and undergrowth; they also learn to apply fertilizing soil
as well as specially prepared mulch to stimulate the maturation
of the local flora. By ensuring the health of the trees, the
foresters also prevent mudslides that would otherwise occur
due to a lack of healthy tree roots to keep the ground stable.
There are also many who practice the art of gardening,
planting flowers and fungi (and possibly placing stones) to
produce remarkably eye-pleasing aesthetics; specially
decorated gardens and glades have become popular attractions
for both visitors and local inhabitants alike.

SummerOak
The personal residence of Silvanus is a glen called
SummerOak in the Deep Forest, a sprawling valley filled with
trees, bushes, and primal spirits of nature. Despite the glen
being called SummerOak, there are actually a wide variety of
tree types in the valley. Many of the trees in the realm are
awakened creatures, and share with each other and occasional
visitors the wisdom of ages passed down across generations of
their existence.
The weather in SummerOak is affected by Silvanus’ personal
mood, but is otherwise kept consistently calm with periodic
showers to maintain the flora of the environment. It is almost
always comfortably warm in the glen, even at night, and the
winds are usually at the level of gentle breezes.
There are a great number of animals living in SummerOak,
and many of them are intelligent (perhaps petitioner souls
taking beast forms). It is forbidden to predate upon other
creatures within Silvanus’ personal residence, as he prefers to
enjoy a relative peace and quiet in his home; as such, almost all
of the animals in SummerOak are naturally herbivores.
There is an immaculately clean lake in SummerOak, over
which those who have been invited by Silvanus may walk
without sinking into the water. The lake is known as the Well
of Nature’s Memory, and it can be used by the Old Oak or his
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exarchs to scry any scene in history throughout the multiverse
that has taken place within sight of a living, uncorrupted plant
or beast. By willing it, the user can command the image scried
upon the surface of the lake to be projected upwards in three
dimensions, and can adjust the scale of the image as desired.
At night, the Well glows with a soft, white illumination,
enabling visitors to see clearly around the lake’s vicinity.
Silvanus makes regular rounds throughout the glen as he meets
with his exarchs, inspects locations of importance, and
explores his personal artistry of nature. The Keeper of Nature
is sometimes seen deeply focused in using his godly powers to
create works of art composed of magically grown plants;
during such periods, Silvanus will ignore calls for his audience
unless the matters at hand are truly urgent. On a rare
occasion, the Oak Father will awaken one of his art pieces,
granting it a beastly or humanoid form as well as sentient
intelligence and the ability communicate in any language; most
of these divine plant-based constructs have become guardians
of the Deep Forest, and are formidably powerful foes against
any who would dare threaten the sanctity of the realm.
There is a permanent portal in SummerOak that leads to
Silvanus’ former residence in the plane of Tir Na Og. That
residence is currently used as a safe meeting place between
Silvanus and other gods.

Dogma
These are the tenets that worshippers of Silvanus are given to
live by.
● Keep a reasonable distance when observing a situation and
consider all of the possible options, for it is most prudent to
seek the truly best solutions to problems instead of simply
latching onto the most popular ones.
● All things in nature exist in a cycle, and it is the duty of the
devout to study and protect the sacred balance of this cycle lest
forces of disturbance bring all to ruin.
● The less disruptive practices of quiet observation and subtle
manipulation are preferred over violence and open
confrontation, but be prepared to take hostile action if
pressured by time or danger.
● Fight against the destruction of nature and the spread of
disease, but kill only when necessary, for nature itself holds
neither malice nor grudge in its grace.
● Encourage the growth of new flora and share the joy of
planting with others, especially those such as the dryads who
are truly one with nature, that all could join together in
harmony with the great balance.
Clergy
The clerics of Silvanus, known as greenlords/greenladies,
promote the spread of knowledge and wisdom related to
nature, and teach others to live in harmony with the great
balance of cycles. They are often seen assisting communities
that live in places of nature, as well as wild creatures, druids,
and spirits of nature. Many advancements in horticulture,
forestry, and gardening can be attributed to the work of
Silvanus’ clerics; their efforts have prevented countless clashes
between the spread of civilization and the borders of the
wilderness.
The paladins of Silvanus are known as oakwardens. They seek
out and punish those who would harm the balance of nature,
such as woodcutters who chop down trees without
consideration for the health of forest infrastructure, or
arsonists who hold little to no regard for the environmental
destruction caused by their fires. The oakwardens also fiercely
guard sacred places of nature where primal spirits reside or
where the flow of life in the world converges.
Nature is a fundamental aspect of most worlds where creatures
live, so it is unsurprising that the church of Silvanus can be
found everywhere across Faerun, with very strong support
from mortal worshippers. The faithful of Silvanus can be
found mainly in places of wilderness, or in smaller towns and
villages close to places of wilderness. The larger communities
in cities may include small congregations of Silvanites that
rally towards gardens and preserved natural landmarks. There
are very few formal temples dedicated to the Keeper of
Nature, but the clergy maintain a well-organized hierarchy of
democratic enclaves, known as Circles, governed by a council
of elders. All of the clergy of highest rank are also druids (and
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referred to as archdruids), wielding both divine and primal
magic to serve the needs of the great balance. Even those who
do not walk the path of the druid will at least learn some basic
druidic rites as part of deepening their understanding of
nature. Every Circle within a region reports to a grand druid
who in turn congregates with other grand druids in a higher
ranked Circle. Every grand druid Circle reports to a single
great druid of the faith, an office never held for more than a
few years at a time, since regular elections are held at the
grand druid level. Former officeholders do not run for a
second, consecutive term of office, out of respect for the aspect
of change in the cycles of nature.
Clerics and paladins of Silvanus traditionally pray for their
spells at sundown or in moonlight. This symbolizes the
determination to watch over and protect the balance of
nature’s cycle. Sleeping early in the day or early in the evening
enables the divine servant to be awake to view the beauty of
nature at both sunset and dawn, during which the colors of the
land noticeably change as part of the cycle that governs day
and night. Viewing the cyclical transitions of sun and moon is
meant to affirm the servant’s dedication to their responsibilities
as a guardian of nature’s cycles. When unable to keep such
waking hours, the cleric or paladin might simply pick up a
stone or stick, and use it to etch a depiction of sunset or dawn
on the ground, the act of doing so affirming their faith.
The standard daily ritual for the cleric or paladin of Silvanus is
to plant a single seed in a spot outdoors where a plant could
grow in the sun’s light, or if traveling through the Underdark,
to smear a dab of moss onto a cavern wall. This devotion to
the continuance of nature’s cycle helps to steady the resolve of
the cleric or paladin, especially during times of distress. As
such, it is common for an adventuring cleric or paladin of
Silvanus to include a bag of seeds or a jar of moss among the
equipment taken for a journey.
Traditional ceremonial dress for the faithful of Silvanus is a
suit of armor made from overlapping leaves. Most sects of the
faith use green-tinted leather or specially treated bark for the
leaves, in which case the armor is the equivalent of leather
armor. A few sects use metal plates for the leaves, in which case
the armor is the equivalent of scale mail. The armor is
accompanied with green breeches and a green shirt worn
underneath, and topped by a large helm (typically carved from
wood) with oaf leaf shaped wings attached at just above the
ears.
Clerics and paladins of Silvanus will usually either set
themselves to guard a particular place of nature, or make
pilgrimages between their church’s enclaves. Those who
choose to journey into civilized areas do so to keep an eye out
for possible threats to nature and to gain knowledge that could
be helpful to their cause. A number of clergy also make use of
politics and covert operations to control the flow of
civilization’s encroachment on places of nature.
While traveling or adventuring, a cleric or paladin of Silvanus
will usually keep a modest lifestyle, careful not to do anything
that might attract unwanted attention. They will normally only
wear clothing made from natural materials such as cotton fiber,
fur from animals, or silk threads; body wear conjured from
magic is considered distasteful for a representative of the faith.
Customs of the Faith Feats
The most common ritual performed by the faithful of Silvanus Clerics and paladins can take special feats as servants of
is to perform the Call of Oak, Ash, and Thorn. This ritual Silvanus.
involves gathering leaves of trees (usually from the same types
mentioned in the ritual’s name). After acquiring the leaves, the
practitioner floats them on water and prays for Silvanus’
blessing and guidance. GreenLord/GreenLady of Silvanus
Sacrifices made to the Oak Father must never be blood Requirement: Cleric, worships Silvanus
sacrifices; ritual sacrifices often take the form of a wooden As a greenlord/greenlady of Silvanus, you teach others to live
object that is broken then buried, but never burned. Although in harmony with nature and commune with the primal spirits
Silvanus dislikes the burning of trees, he does however tolerate of the wilderness.
fire made responsibly for practical reasons such as warmth,
illumination, cooking, or preserving forestry. Another ● You have advantage on Animal Handling (Wisdom) checks
acceptable fire-related practice for horticulturalists and made to calm animals.
gardeners among the faithful is the burning of dead wood to
craft fertilizer for living plants. ● You have proficiency in Nature and Survival.
In pursuit of communion with Silvanus, Silvanus’ divine ● You treat entangle as one of your prepared cleric spells
servants, or the spirits of nature, a practitioner of the faith can without counting it towards your maximum limit. If you
perform the Vigil of the Green. The worshipper’s body must already do so, then choose any other 1st-level cleric spell for
first be self-anointed with a powder of crushed acorns and this instead.
mistletoe leaves mixed with rainwater or spring water. Next,
the worshipper must lie down on, or sit against a growing tree ● When you prepare your cleric spells, one of the spells that
for most of a night, without falling asleep. The tree must have you prepare can be chosen from the druid spell list.
green growing moss on its surface, and the worshipper must be
in continuous contact with the moss. When dawn arrives, if
successful, the worshipper is met with either a powerful vision,
a visit from a divine servant of Silvanus, or on extremely rare Oakwarden of Silvanus
occasion audience with the Old Oak himself. Even if
Requirement: Paladin, worships Silvanus
unsuccessful, primal energies will flow into the worshipper,
removing some exhaustion, and healing minor injuries (this is As an oakwarden of Silvanus, you investigate possible threats
treated as completing a long rest). to the balance of nature and punish those who would callously
cause destruction to places of nature.
The two holiest rituals of Silvanus’ faith are the Song of the
Trees and the Dryad Dance. ● You have proficiency in Perception and Survival.
The Song of the Trees is a haunting repetitive chant that can
● You treat detect poison and disease as one of your prepared
be performed in a glade. The chant draws the animals in the
paladin spells without counting it towards your maximum
forest; as the animals approach the chanter, the spirits of
limit. If you already do so, then choose any other 1st-level
nature gather in the surrounding area, and use their power to
paladin spell for this instead.
heal the animals of injuries and disease.
● When you use your Lay on Hands feature, you expend 2 hit
The Dryad Dance is a ritual that can only be performed in a
points instead of 5 to neutralize a poison or disease.
sanctified location within a forest. Such a location will be at the
center of a purposely planted circle of trees, with stones ● When you use your Divine Smite feature, you can deal the
specially arranged in a circle halfway between the trees and the extra damage as cold, fire, or lightning damage instead of
central point of the tree circle. One or more practitioners of radiant damage.
the faith must play music on pipes and dance at the center of
the circle. After a few minutes, dryads will begin to emerge and
enter the area just between the stones and the trees; the dryads
will begin singing and dancing to the music, moving clockwise
around the stone circle. If there is an unmated human male
among the practitioners, one of the dryads may choose to
enter the circle of stones, and call to the man. If the man
agrees to approach the dryad, the dryad will then lead the man
out of the circle to a secluded area of her choosing and mate
with the chosen suitor; with luck, the dryad will conceive a
child by the chosen suitor, and the child will be another dryad.
This ritual originated from a primal pact between Silvanus and
the dryads, to ensure the continuance of the dryad race
through a relatively safe courting process.

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Exclusive Spells
Clerics and paladins of Silvanus are able to prepare the
following spells, unique to worshippers of Silvanus.
Thorncall
2nd-level conjuration (ritual)
SPECIAL: You must be a worshipper of Silvanus, as well as a
cleric or paladin to cast this spell.
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S, M (a piece of thorny stem or vine)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
You invoke the prudence of Silvanus to conjure a barrier wall
of thorny vines in an unoccupied space on a surface within
range. The wall emerges vertically from the perspective of the
surface that it appears upon, and is tethered to the surface.
The wall can be up to 15 feet long, 15 feet high, and 1 foot
thick. It blocks line of sight, has an AC of 12, 5 hit points per
inch of thickness, and is vulnerable to fire and slashing
damage. If a creature’s body slams against the surface of the
wall, it takes 1d6 points of piercing damage.
If you cast this spell as a ritual over fertile soil, the wall’s
duration becomes permanent and concentration is not needed
to maintain it.
The wall is treated as a living plant and can die/decay without
sunlight and water.
Oakheart
5th-level conjuration
SPECIAL: You must be a worshipper of Silvanus, as well as a
cleric or paladin to cast this spell.
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You invoke the protection of Silvanus to magically enhance a
single tree seed and then toss it to an unoccupied space on a
surface within range. The tree seed sprouts where it lands, and
becomes a mature tree with a cylindrical trunk up to 20 feet
tall and 5 feet in diameter. The tree has an AC of 14, 150 hit
points, and is vulnerable to fire damage. The tree shrinks back
into a seed or if heavily damaged, falls to pieces when the spell
ends.
As long as you are within 30 feet of the tree, ranged spell
attacks and ranged weapon attacks that would target you will
target the tree instead. If the tree is reduced to 0 hit points,
you gain a level of exhaustion and the spell ends.
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Misc. Lore
Other stories and information that might be shared among the
faithful of Silvanus.
The Theft of Leaves
During the Spellplague era, when magic throughout the
realms was disrupted by the murder of the goddess Mystra,
many gods entered a state of turmoil as their homes were
destabilized or destroyed. The Gods of Fury (Auril, Malar,
Talos, Umberlee) were among the affected gods; their shared
home plane of Fury’s Heart became undone in a gradual fall
to destruction that is now known as the Stormstar Requiem.
As the Stormstar Requiem commenced, the Gods of Fury
scrambled to save what they could of their faithful and their
belongings. It was during this tumultuous evacuation that the
god Talos, leader of the Gods of Fury, was unexpectedly
revealed to be Gruumsh, the leader of the orc pantheon; the
other Gods of Fury were enraged that Talos had kept such a
secret from them, and disassociated themselves from their
leader.
After temporarily relocating themselves, Auril, Malar, and
Umberlee made a plea to Silvanus for sanctuary within the
newly renamed Deep Wilds. Out of pity and seeing an
opportunity to keep the Gods of Fury under watch, the Oak
Father agreed to grant the refugee gods safety within the Deep
Wilds in exchange for their agreement to restrain themselves
from actions that would endanger the balance of nature. The
three pleaders accepted the terms of residence and moved
their divine realms and faithful to the Deep Wilds. Malar went
a step further and offered his service as an exarch of Silvanus,
much to the chagrin of the Treefather’s other divine servants.
For the most part, the Gods of Fury kept their activities within
the boundaries required by Silvanus. Auril was the most
difficult to handle; she captured the elven goddess Aerdrie
Fenya and already possessed the slumbering body of the god
Ulutiu; Auril moved both of the gods to the Frostfell where the
Cold Goddess would siphon their divine essence as well as
their faithful. The Keeper of Nature refrained from interfering
with Auril’s taking of those gods for the sake of caution as well
as the bounds of the contract made with the Gods of Fury.
During the period of the Second Sundering, the Gods of Fury
dropped the subterfuge of their obedience. Mielikki had also
uncovered the true reason for the migration to the Deep Wilds,
just in time to stop the Gods of Fury from completing a plan
decades in the making. Talos was revealed to be a separate
entity from Gruumsh all along; the separation of the Gods of
Fury was part of a ruse meant to grant Auril, Malar, and
Umberlee a pretext for gaining access to the Deep Wilds.
The prize that was sought after by the Gods of Fury was a
divine artifact belonging to Silvanus, a tome known as the
Leaves of Green, as well as a page that was removed from it;
the page is known as the Fallen Leaf, and is said to reveal a
method of taking control of nature on entire worlds, perhaps
throughout the entire multiverse, should the page be reunited
with the Leaves of Green.
Malar, who had access to Silvanus’ personal residence of
SummerOak as an exarch, used the Well of Nature’s Memory
The Mother Tree
to locate both the tome and the separated page. The Beastlord The great tree of Yggdrasil in the Deep Wilds is not actually a
had also secretly corrupted many of Silvanus’ plant guardians whole tree, but a mere branch of an unfathomably huge tree
and guardian beasts into his personal slaves to guard against that extends its branches and roots across the multiverse. This
interference so the surrounding Deep Forest became filled with multiversal tree, also known as the World Ash, is the true
the carnage of battle. Yggdrasil, and its seeds have been cultivated in hundreds,
perhaps thousands of planes and crystal spheres to form entire
After receiving Malar’s signal to begin, Umberlee created a worlds. To planeswalkers navigating the multiverse, the World
distraction to keep all of the gods and divine servants in the Ash is one of the more convenient ways to get around. The
Deep Wilds busy. The Bitch Queen flooded much of the plane branch of Yggdrasil that extends into the Deep Wilds is
with tsunamis and disrupted the weather throughout the connected to the plane by a color pool much like those found
realms. Meanwhile, Auril and Malar stole the artifacts from in the Astral Plane. This color pool is a two-way portal that
their protected locations. leads to another plane touched by Yggdrasil.
Talos had already lured Silvanus outside of the Deep Wilds
with a parley at Tir Na Og, then battled with Silvanus to buy
time for Auril to make the Leaves of Green whole once again.
The Keeper of Nature was shocked when he realized that
during their meeting, Talos had activated planar barriers set
up ahead of time that would prevent Silvanus from leaving Tir
Na Og without a lengthy struggle.

The exarchs of Silvanus were fortunately able to navigate

through many obstructive wards spread by Auril across the
Frostfell from her flying palace. The exarchs fought with Auril
and her servants and successfully stopped Auril’s ritual before
it could be completed. Both the Leaves of Green and the
Fallen Leaf were sent to unknown places on Toril as a result of
the confrontation.

After driving away Talos and breaking free from Tir Na Og,
Silvanus hurried back to the Deep Wilds and banished the
Gods of Fury along with their faithful from the plane. The
Oak Father then made his way to the Frostfell and freed
Aerdrie Fenya from her frozen prison.

The Keeper of Nature could do nothing for Ulutiu, who

refuses to awaken in his current state of perpetual grief, so the
realm of Frostfell was simply allowed to remain as is in the
wake of the Frostmaiden’s banishment and Ulutiu continues to
sleep in the same place where he was moved to.

With the Leaves of Green and the Fallen Leaf lost on the
world of Toril, the faithful of Silvanus and his exarchs have
been given a mandate to investigate any clue they can find
about the whereabout of the artifacts. The Gods of Fury are
very likely attempting to find these items of power as well, and
should they re-acquire both parts, the balance of nature in the
multiverse will surely be threatened.

On a side note, scholars surmise that the air goddess Akadi,

from whom Aerdrie Fenya was born as a fully endowed aspect,
had also been kept in check by Auril with the threat of Aerdrie
Fenya’s death; this culminated in Auril using Aerdrie Fenya as
a medium to steal power from Akadi for the ritual that would
unite the Leaves of Green and the Fallen Leaf. Many on Toril
believed that Akadi had left the world because of her silence
and weakening, which is now known as the result of Auril’s
machinations.

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