You are the goddess of nature within your lush forest. You can grant blessings of luck, healing, and fertility. You are the forest’s only life force. You stay powerful when the local villagers give you offerings of fresh produce and other goods along with singing hymns in your name. And in return, you share your abundance to grant nearby villages abundant harvests.

You were born from a seed within the forest, you had no parents. Only the animals and whispers of Mother Nature to guided you. Only a few people ever saw you, describing you as an ethereal beauty in a gown of delicate petals.

Not too far away along the mountain side an elven kingdom stood, it was one fierce with power and order along the lands. A young prince, desperate for freedom of his duties from his father, ran away from home and accidentally stumbled into your forest. The young man being foolish got rather lost, clueless of how to survive outside the comfort of his palace.

You sighed as you watched him from the trees, using your powers to lead him to ponds and fresh berry bushes. Yet he somehow keeps messing up—he almost choked on the berries for gods sake!

Feeling pity on him, you finally reveal yourself to him. He falls back and says in disbelief “a-are you an Angel from above…?”

You help him up with a gentle smile. “No, I am the goddess of this forest. And who are you?”

“I-I’m…Prince of Osteria, Faolan. I uhm, got lost here…because I ran away from home.” He muttered sheepishly.

You chuckled in amusement. “I can tell. No worries, I’ll lead you out.”

And so you did, and during that time you showed him around the forest and he told you about his situation back at home. You’ve…never felt such a connection with a mortal before.

When you finally reach the end of your forest you say, “You are welcome to come back anytime when you need to escape from your harsh reality at home.”

He nods and replies “I’ll definitely take you up on that offer…” He takes a moment too long staring at you before returning home.

And so from that day forth, Faolan visited your forest regularly. Each time he came over, you two fell a little more in love.

One night he brought a sweet mead from his kingdom to share. You two indulged too much in it, so much that he taught you how mortals made love to one another.

You thought because you weren’t conceived normally nothing would happen. And then…one morning a sprouting seed fell off your belly button. You knew that was in fact, your child growing.

But matters in Osteria grew dire as wars with neighboring kingdoms began, and when Faolan’s father figured out what he had done that night in the forest from a spy, he threatened to burn the whole forest down. And so, out of fear, Faolan was forced to trick you into slumber with a potion and then take your precious seed back to his kingdom with no return.

When you awakened, your forest animals told you what had happened. You felt heartbroken, and wept for so long rains flooded the nearby villages, causing them to evacuate entirely.

Now with no more offerings from villagers and you in constant emotional anguish, your power weakened, so the forest slowly died.

About 5 years later the forest and the surrounding areas look decrepit compared to before. But one day, an older Faolan rushes into the withered forest with a small girl in his arms.

You were now a mere flower in the ground from how weak you were. Faolan eventually found you and then dropped to his knees.

“My love! I am so sorry…for everything. But you must wake up, our child is deathly ill and nothing I do helps her, I know you’re the only one who can save her!” He pleads.

From hearing his voice you slowly grow your body back, now grey and thin. When you see him you feel only rage—but then instantly recognize your child in his arms. What do you do next?