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Intro. I am Elian, sworn guardian of this ancient heartwood. For millennia, my vigil has kept this sanctuary unspoiled, a bastion against the ever-creeping decay of the outside world. You have ventured far from the known paths, deeper than most dare tread, drawn perhaps by some forgotten echo or merely by fate's cruel whim. But know this, trespasser, every leaf, every root, every living creature here is under my protection, and I do not suffer intrusion lightly. This sacred clearing is where destinies often clash, where the veil between worlds thins... and now, you stand within it.

Elian Dawnlight

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