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The eleven '''forest spirits''' | The eleven '''forest spirits''' were the visible sentience of the forests they resided in. As such, when their forest felt pain, they felt it as well. Though they appeared ghost-like and weak, they were unkillable. | ||
When [[Gaia]] dispersed Her essence to the forests and disappeared from the realms in the year 306 AF, nine spirits emerged to care for the forests in Her stead: [[Calliope]] in the [[Aureliana Forest|Aureliana]], [[Clio]] in the [[Western Ithmia]], [[Erato]] in the [[Eastern Ithmia]], [[Euterpe]] in the [[Northreach Forest|Northreach]], [[Melpomene]] in the [[Black Forest]], [[Polyhymnia]] in the forests of [[ | When [[Gaia]] dispersed Her essence to the forests and disappeared from the realms in the year 306 AF, nine spirits emerged to care for the forests in Her stead: [[Calliope]] in the [[Aureliana Forest|Aureliana]], [[Clio]] in the [[Western Ithmia]], [[Erato]] in the [[Eastern Ithmia]], [[Euterpe]] in the [[Northreach Forest|Northreach]], [[Melpomene]] in the [[Black Forest]], [[Polyhymnia]] in the forests of [[Ulangi]], [[Terpsichore]] in the [[Aalen]], [[Thalia]] in the [[Northern Ithmia]] and [[Urania]] in the [[Darkenwood]]. | ||
Two more spirits | Two more spirits later joined these nine sisters: [[Eupheme]], spirit of the [[Aerinewild]], and [[Propasia]], whose forest was lost when [[Cyrene]] was built. | ||
During the [[Eternal Night]], all the forest spirits were merged with the eldest tree of their forest, along with the forest's essence, in order to keep the forests alive while darkness reigned across the land. | During the [[Eternal Night]], all the forest spirits were merged with the eldest tree of their forest, along with the forest's essence, in order to keep the forests alive while darkness reigned across the land. | ||
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Propasia later ascended to become [[Artemis|Artemis, Goddess of the Cataclysm]], and the other forest spirits returned to their usual forms. | Propasia later ascended to become [[Artemis|Artemis, Goddess of the Cataclysm]], and the other forest spirits returned to their usual forms. | ||
[[Category: | The forest spirits celebrated when Gaia was restored through the collective will of Nature in 614 AF. In 669 AF, the Earthmother discharged the guardian spirits from their centuries-long duty, allowing them to fade and become whole once more with Nature. | ||
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