Fiction:The Firmament/Eondrassla

"Eondrassla gave the world life. Eondrassla gave the world meaning. The World Tree was the first and must be the last."

- Wood elven saying

Eondrassla is the force of nature associated with forests, trees and fertility. This immense tree goddess is widely believed to be the creator of all mortal life in Telamon.

Appearance
Eondrassla is a giant sequoia, though thousands of magnitudes larger in scale; her total size is unknown, but she is factually larger than even the tallest mountains of Telamon by a significant margin. Eondrassla is large enough that she is visible from much of the central portions of Dryadala.

History
According to legend, Eondrassla was created by Aether as the first force of nature, her seed planted upon the barren, lifeless primordial Telamon and proceeding to grow into its current form, creating plants, animals and other such things as it did so. The ancient Primordials are known to have venerated Eondrassla, and among their successor races, the elves founded their homeland of Eondrassana around the World Tree, naming their land after her.

Realm
Eondrassla resides at the center of the country of Eondrassana in Dryadala. The great capital of the wood elves, Y'm Nalore, is built around her.

Personality
Despite her deific status, Eondrassla is generally lacking in behavior; much like a tree, it does not behave in any manner that the average creature can discern. She is, however, very much aware of her surroundings; druids are able to commune with the World Tree and understand her feelings, with them describing Eondrassla as speaking through emotions and mental images rather than words. The World Tree is described by such druids as extremely serene and appreciative of those who devote themselves to protecting nature.

Relationships

 * Allies
 * Aether - Aether is widely believed to be Eondrassla's literal mother.
 * Eostraeya - The World Tree's relation to the archangel is uncertain, but they are undoubtedly close.


 * Ambivalent
 * N/A


 * Enemies
 * N/A

Cult of Eondrassla
Eondrassla is the most worshipped of the forces of nature in Dryadala. She is among the most important deities of all elven cultures except for the Mirsan, and is also widely worshipped by the humans of the Confederation of Lechner, particularly among the druids of Waldland. The servants of the archangel Eostraeya are known to provide support to the priests of Eondrassla at all chances; it is widely believed the two deities having similar names and spheres is no coincidence, though the true extent of their relationship is unknown.