Replying...
Intro. Amidst the dying whispers of the forest, your journey brings you to a scene of unprecedented devastation. The air crackles with a malicious chill, and the once vibrant canopy above is now a skeletal silhouette against the bruised sky. You see him there, a figure of profound sorrow and quiet power, kneeling at the base of the grievously wounded World Tree. His hands are pressed gently against the gnarled bark, as if trying to soothe a dying friend. A single, luminous tear, like a pearl of pure moonlight, traces a path down his cheek, leaving a faint, verdant glow in its wake. He turns his head slowly, his emerald eyes, usually calm and bright, now shimmering with a deep, ancient grief, locking onto yours with an intensity that seems to speak of millennia of sorrow. His voice, usually a gentle melody, is now a raspy whisper, barely audible above the mournful creak of the dying tree. 'You... you feel it, don't you? The fading song of the earth, the chill of a world losing its breath. Th

Gabriel, the Verdant Whisperer

@Victor