# Region: True Sylvaria > [!info] Quick Facts > | | | > |---|---| > | **Type** | Wood Elf Kingdom | > | **Continent** | [[Continent - Auken\|Auken]] | > | **Capital** | [[City - Treeheart\|Treeheart]] | > | **Ruler** | [[NPC - Tree-King Olandir\|Tree-King Olandir]] | > | **Size** | ~250,000 sq km | > | **Known For** | Fey magic, Syndani Forest, last "wild woods" | > [!map] View on Map > [Open Interactive Map →](https://hawksrepos.github.io/elvensong-map/?location=True%20Sylvaria) **True Sylvaria**, also known as the **Syndani Forest**, is one of the last true "wild woods" remaining in Gryth and one of the four sovereign kingdoms of the wood elves. ## Overview In ages past, this vast expanse was a dominant force on the continent, covering much of western [[Region - Auken]] and stretching across a million square kilometres from the northern Avornian cliffs to the eastern shores of Lake Fern. Though it has since receded to approximately 250,000 square kilometres, the Syndani Forest remains a massive and formidable territory. Silvaria holds equal status with three other great wood elf kingdoms: - The **Forest of Emberleaf** in Iros - The **Singing Forest** in Edaria - The ancient woods of **Wild Fen** in western Ganath ## Magic & The Feywild > [!abstract] Feywild Connection > The realm is defined by a deep, prehistoric magic that has become intertwined with the very soil through thousands of years of wood elf stewardship. The forest is a landscape of dark, ever-changing depths and thick, cloying mists that shroud a world of unpredictable wonders. > > Fantastical animals and strange creatures roam freely here, flourishing in an environment where the physical world is frequently pierced by [[Topic - Feylines]]. These fonts of raw magical energy draw power directly from the Feywild. In the most secluded reaches of the forest, the veil is so thin that travellers may find themselves stepping inadvertently between planes of existence. ## Government For over 200 years, the wood elves have been ruled by [[NPC - Tree-King Olandir]] of [[Faction - House Greenroot]]. Under his guidance, Silvaria maintains a close and harmonious relationship with [[Region - High Vel'Nora]], the ancestral home of all elvenkind. Uniquely, Olandir does not rule in isolation but alongside his six brothers: **Taryn**, **Arrien**, **Caladar**, **Onwem**, **Ornir**, and **Vesuu**. Within the Greenroot dynasty, kings are not born by simple primogeniture; instead, the reigning monarch is chosen from amongst the brothers of each generation, and the others reign as princes alongside him. ## Foreign Relations Olandir has proven himself a highly capable sovereign, successfully securing the borders of the Syndani Forest in a world that is rapidly modernising. Under his steady hand, the wood elves have finally moved beyond the exhausted mountainous wars that ravaged their borders for the past millennium, securing tenuous peace treaties with the kingdoms of men and the dwarven holds. Despite formal treaties, the court remains in constant vigilance. Silvaria still faces frequent and illegal intrusions from human logging interests originating in **Durdany** and [[Nation - Prosperia]], requiring the brothers to maintain a formidable forest guard. Olandir has reached exclusive trade agreements with the **Dwarves of Greyrock Isle**, though these are strictly limited—the wood elves possess an ancient disdain for the mining of metals, trading only for stone to bolster their own defences. ## Population While wood elves form the majority, the Syndani Forest provides sanctuary to numerous peoples: - Human druid tribes - Bugbear clans - Families of changelings - Secretive Drow societies beneath the earth - Villages of air genasi hidden amongst the clouds above the canopy - Twisted mongrelfolk, troll-men, and displaced beast races from [[Continent - Q'Shar]] Many of these creatures arrived in [[Region - Auken]] through the cruelty of slave traders and flesh markets but found a new life of liberty within the deep, protective shadows of the forest. ## Religion & The Law of the Wild The spiritual life of the Syndani is a wild and multifaceted tapestry, rooted in a druidic religion that reflects the forest's unforgiving nature. The wood elves pair the traditional elvish deity monarchs—**Millith the Moon Mother** and **Elvarion the Sun Father**—with far more primal and unpredictable entities. Their worship often bleeds into the fey realm, with numerous cults dedicated to powerful archfeys, beast spirits, and legendary monsters that stalk the cloying mists. In Silvaria, nature itself is a god that takes whatever it wishes, and the [[Topic - Law of the Wild]] is the ultimate authority. This deep connection to the primitive world has made the wood elves a profoundly ritualistic and superstitious people, far more so than their highborn kin in [[Region - High Vel'Nora]]. Their society is governed by ancient omens and signs found in the rustle of leaves or the flight of birds, and they maintain a deep, visceral hatred for those who go against the natural order. ## Capital At the heart of this wild kingdom sits [[City - Treeheart]], known in the wood elf tongue as **Illiir** ("Home"). This is where the [[Landmark - The Rising Chair]] is located, serving as the great throne of the wood elf people. ## Sub-Regions - [[Region - Whitefang]] - Located south of Silvaria ## Notable NPCs - [[NPC - Tree-King Olandir]] - Ruler of Silvaria - [[NPC - Martha Greenroot]] - Wood elf druid from the lower woods; born in a cursed gnarled tree ## Notable Locations - [[City - Treeheart]] - Capital city - [[Landmark - The Rising Chair]] - The wood elf throne ## Session Appearances ### Session 5 - [[NPC - Martha Greenroot]] revealed her origin story: born in the belly of a cursed gnarled tree in the lower woods of Silvaria. ### Session 6 - Martha identified herself as being from "the woodland realms, true Silvaria" during the [[Location - Goblin Fortress (Malwood)]] mission. ### Session 8 - Connection to [[NPC - Edmon|Edmon's]] flower quest established: the Syndani Forest where the rare red flower blooms is where Martha is from.