Woodelf Glade Lord
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2The Glade Lords, also known as Highborns, are the noble Elven lords and ladies of the forest of Athel Loren that have ruled the Wood Elves for millennia. Each Highborn is required to keep their domain free from intruders and possess the ultimate responsibility for and sovereignty over the region of the great forest in which their followers dwell.
Most often, this is a task that is accomplished by warriors of the Highborn's Eternal Guard and Glade Guard, though in more dangerous times, he or she will entreat the spirits of the forest, or even Wood Elves from other regions of Athel Loren, to lend aid.
Though the inhabitants of Athel Loren are as proud as any of the Elven kindreds, they never allow their own hubris to endanger their homeland. The defence of Athel Loren is the one calling that is held above all others.
Should a Highborn fail in their responsibility to the forest, it is not unheard of for them to cede their position to another of greater skill. Leaving their great hall, they depart the safe paths of the forest and travel to where the dark pathways twist in upon themselves and malicious spirits dart between the trees.
There, the Asrai noble seeks atonement and forgiveness from the spirit of Athel Loren. Some are not seen again save in dreams and memories. Others return, within a few hours of their departure, unnaturally aged, as though many decades had passed. A very few return after many years, reinvigorated and filled with purpose by their communion with the magical forest.
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