The Wakening Land

Overview

The Wakening Land is a marvelously unique locale on the continent of Velious. It is said that when Veeshan dug her claw into the face of Norrath, it went deep enough to draw magma beneath the frozen continent. This heat and humidity led to the creation of a lush forest that teems with life in the midst of an otherwise frozen and desolate land. When the other gods discovered Norrath, Tunare, the goddess of nature, first created the elves and placed them in the mystical forest where the Desert of Ro now exists. She also created a slightly less intelligent race of people known as the sifaye, and placed them in the Wakening Land. After many centuries, the forest began to cool and it was obvious the Wakening Land would eventually revert back to frozen tundra matching the rest of the continent. In order to save her creations from certain death, Tunare opened a portal directly from the Plane of Growth, which breathed life back into the forest for all of eternity.

In the center of the region is a tower built in honor of Tunare, and atop the tower is a small tree that when touched will transport anyone to the realm of Tunare. The giants eventually built their city on the eastern edge of the forest, and greedily began expanding into it. After destroying a village of faeries, it has been Tunare's creatures' sole purpose to defend the realm from the giants. Far to the west lies the entrance to the dragon city of Skyshrine, so the giants are battling two factions on one front. In the southeast part of the forest is the third of four dragon portals that can be used by wizards and druids to teleport throughout the continent. This portal has one major drawback for some. A legendary green dragon named Wuoshi calls this portal home, which means that anyone not considered a friend of the Claws of Veeshan will almost certainly meet their demise upon magically appearing in the Wakening Land. Wuoshi has taken great interest in the fae that inhabit the forest, and some say she defends them against the giants.

Neighboring Zones

• Kael Drakkel
• Plane of Growth
• Skyshrine

Factions

• Claws of Veeshan
• Geonid Collective
• Gelistial
• Holgresh
• King Tormax
• Kromrif
• Kromzek
• Lithiniath
• Tunarean Court
• Yelinak

Commerce & Tradeskills

Creatures

• Animated Armor
• Barbarians
• Brownies
• Dark Elves
• Dragons
• Drakes
• Drixies
• Faeries
• Fauns
• Flying Monkeys
• Geonids
• Giants
• Gnomes
• Goo
• Half Elves
• Humans
• Panthers
• Raptors
• Skeletons
• Trolls
• Unicorns

Notable NPCs

• Countess Silveana
• Eysa Florawhisper
• Frostgiant Overseer
• Grand Vizier Poolakacha`tei
• Lady Gelistial
• Lantaric`Dar
• Lord Gossimerwind
• Lord Prismwing
• Phenocryst
• Phillip Aghllsews
• Priest Bjek
• Priest Delar
• Priest Grenk
• Rapticor
• Rolandal
• Shamus Aghllsews
• Wuoshi

Notable Items

• Crescent Blades of Luclin
• Faun Flute
• Gloves of Kromzek Might
• Holgresh Grand Vizier Beads
• Holgresh Mojo Stick
• Kromzek Foreman Helm
• Kromzek Surveyor Scope
• Scimitar of the Emerald Dawn
• Sentient Armor
• Sentient Two-Handed Axe
• Skydarkener
• Tanglewood Shield