The Verdant Realm
A realm born from catastrophe and transformed by refugee hope, where the influence of the Fey realm flows through every leaf and stone. When the Fracture shattered reality in Year 0, it tore open a permanent portal to the Feywild in what was once ordinary forestland. Through this breach came waves of elven and fey refugees, fleeing their own war-torn realms to find sanctuary in a broken but hopeful world. Nearly a thousand years later, their settlement has become something unprecedented - a fusion of material and fey reality where lush forests stretch endlessly across rolling hills, vibrant flora blooms in impossible colors, and mystical creatures roam freely through a landscape forever changed by otherworldly magic.
The Emerald Legion is a vast expanse of verdant wilderness, where towering ancient trees form cathedral-like canopies over lush undergrowth that pulses with Fey magic. Rolling hills covered in emerald grass give way to mystical groves where flowers glow with inner light and streams run with water that sparkles like liquid starlight. The magical energy flowing from Moonwood Gate's planar gate to the Fey realm has transformed the entire landscape into a living tapestry of nature and magic.
Major Cities:
- Moonwood Gate - The capital city built around the ancient planar gate to the Fey realm.
- Serenity Reach - A large tiered city known for its tranquil gardens and nature harmony.
- Starfall Strand - Scholarly city with the Great Library of Stars, surrounded by groves of wisdom trees.
- Feylight Hold - Enigmatic city where Fey magic is strongest, existing in perpetual twilight.
Ruled by the High Council, a gathering of representatives from each major city. The High Druid serves as the ceremonial leader, chosen by the ancient spirits of the land through a ritual performed beneath the full moon once every seven years at the sacred grove surrounding the planar gate.
The people of the Emerald Legion carry the dual heritage of refugees who found sanctuary and hope in a broken world. Their culture blends the ancient wisdom of pre-Fracture fey civilization with the resilience born of starting anew. They live in harmony with the magical nature that surrounds them, deeply influenced by the Fey realm's energy flowing through their lands, but also shaped by nearly a millennium of adapting otherworldly magic to material world needs.
The founding story is central to their identity - how their ancestors came as refugees through a tear in reality, not as conquerors but as survivors seeking shelter. This has instilled a profound respect for sanctuary and a sacred duty to protect both the portal that gave them refuge and the delicate balance between realms that their very existence represents. They feel the pulse of life in every tree, the whisper of ancient magic in every breeze, and carry the responsibility of being living bridges between worlds.
Ancient standing stones surrounding Moonwood Gate's portal to the Fey realm, where reality shimmers and magic flows strongest
A massive ancient tree at the realm's center where nature spirits gather and Fey magic pulses strongest
Living trees whose bark contains ancient knowledge and wisdom, surrounding the Great Library
Mystical gardens where time flows differently and flowers bloom in colors that don't exist elsewhere