Greetings, fellow Vazzards!
It’s time for another tribe story! This time, we are going to talk about the Arboreals, or the forest tribe, as they like to be called.
Lore and description
The Arboreals settled in the Forest of Spirits a long time ago and haven't left since. Voluntarily secluded, even ascetic, they have achieved a state of constant communion with the spiritual world and with Nature in particular.
For Arboreal, The Forest is a unique place where the boundaries between the material and spiritual worlds are much thinner than anywhere else.
This deep connection has led them to pay little attention to the concept of death. For them, nothing would be more beautiful than the moment when they return to the earth to ascend as Spirits.
Nonetheless, the living world is also part of the balance of things, and the Arboreals understand that a life that departs before its time goes against the natural cycle. That's why they look after their well-being and their environment, a harmony recently undermined by devastating natural disasters that have ravaged part of the Forest of Spirits.
One downside of their lifestyle is that they are no longer fitted to any other environment. Their unique ecosystem is found nowhere else in the Wilderness, making most of their special abilities and characteristics irrelevant elsewhere.
That's why their leader, Pau'Ju, is desperately trying to make the damaged parts of the forest grow back faster, even if it means upsetting the natural cycle. Because, unfortunately, the time Nature would normally take to cure itself far exceeds the little time the Arboreals have left.
Special traits
The Arboreal could be considered among the most beautiful Vazzards in the Wilderness, as their natural camouflage features delicate scaly growths reminiscent of various plants, as well as collars whose pattern imitates that of foliage.
Tribal chief: Pau'Ju
Pau'ju saw her body partially distorted during her attempts to resurrect the Forest. She believed that the protection of the Spirits would be enough to keep the Aether's influence at bay and enable her to "purify" her power. Unfortunately, this was not the case and Pau'Ju realized this too late.
See you soon for our fourth Vazzards story, "The Noseys." Stay tuned and follow us on social media so you don't miss a thing.
Catch you in the Wilderness soon! :v:
~WILD WITS Team