Emmantiensien
The Boughs of Creation. CG Intermediate power of trees, magic, treants [He/They]
Pantheon: Sylvan
Symbol: A pair of acorns
Realm: Arborea / Arvandor / Siorghlas
A primeval god born alongside the first forests, Emmantiensien (pronounced EMM-ann-tee-ENZ-ee-an) the Treant-King is the sage of the Seelie Court, who hears the song of every bird in every tree, who feels the soil around every root. Though he rarely moves from his domain, the vast and overgrown glade called Siorghlas (pronounced SHEER-lass), he knows much of the history of the cosmos and possesses incredible magical powers that he shares with warlocks of a druidic bent. Some believe that Emmantiensien may be the spirit or incarnation of mighty Yggdrasil itself, though the god has never commented on the matter. What is known is that deep within his roots is clutched a crystal filled with arcane power from the Age Before Ages. Tiamat at the very least believes that this crystal was created by the first dragon god, Io, and she covets it both as her “birthright” and for the unfathomable magics that it contains.
When he uproots himself from Siorghlas, Emmantiensien can be found in the wandering Seelie Court giving sage advice in his slow, ponderous way, in Skerrit’s Glade in the Beastlands catching up with his old centaur friend, or in the Valley of the King of the Trees on the Outlands, rubbing branches with the high-ups of the arboreal hierarchy.
Canonical Sources:
- Monster Mythology [2e] p122; full entry including avatar
- On Hallowed Ground [2e] p175; included in Faerie/Sylvan powers
- Planes of Chaos [2e] Book of Chaos p9; Emmantiensien included at the fringes of the Seelie Court
- Planes of Conflict [2e] Liber Benevolentiae p20; Emmantiensien often visits Skerrit’s Grove on the Beastlands
Source:
Afroakuma, first published here, and Jon Winter-Holt. AuldDragon has also written up a version of Emmantiensien, with some speciality spells, here.