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<title>The Chronicles of Eldgren</title>
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<h1>The Awakening of Eldgren</h1>
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<p>
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Millennia ago, the great forest of **Eldgren** gracefully welcomed those who
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proved themselves worthy of its favor. After overcoming the tests imposed by
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the guardian spirits, worthy mortals received the great tree’s blessings—so
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that entities dwelling in the earth, the stone, among the branches, and in
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the streams would heed their words and prayers.
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Unfortunately, an ancient civilization, whose erudition was matched only by
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their fear of the unknown, decided that these superstitions were obsolete
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and dangerous. They believed such a power had to be grasped and controlled.
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They started many wars, but left precious few accounts. The forest was
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reduced to a smoldering waste, but even less remained of those short-sighted
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people.
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</p>
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<h2>The Lingering Scars</h2>
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<p>
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However, the spirits never left their home: over the centuries, they healed
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the earth and new life blossomed in Eldgren. The superficial wounds were
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mended, but the <strong>rage</strong> and the resentment for the mortals’
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actions still burned in the depths, like buried embers, slowly poisoning the
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heart of the forest, and allowing an invisible parasite to make its nest
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within it.
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</p>
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<p>
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When young humans, oblivious to what had transpired, set foot among the
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trees once again, Eldgren remained silent, waiting. When some of them pushed
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deeper, studying the broken ruins of those ancient people, Eldgren waited.
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But when the first trees were felled, the spirits decided that these mortals
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were the same as their ancestors and, if left unchecked, the tragedies of
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the past would repeat themselves.
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</p>
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<h2>The Reckoning</h2>
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<p>
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Ash swept away, embers roar hateful once again: the ancient guardians of the
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forest are ablaze with a ghostly and vengeful fire, while millennia-old
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trees entwine their branches and shake the ground to uproot the human threat
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once and for all… even at the cost of snuffing out hundreds.
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</p>
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<p>
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Not all is lost: a minuscule fragment of Eldgren’s ancient heart managed to
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escape desperation and traveled beyond the boundaries of the forest, looking
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for heroes who can heal its suffering…
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</p>
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<blockquote>
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“What do you know about pain? Of suffering?<br /><br />
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Your ancestors committed unforgivable crimes. <br />
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You will be given no chance to repeat them!”
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</blockquote>
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