Fiction:Eostraeya/Garden of the Gods

The Garden of the Gods is the home realm of, serving as one of the twelve Simulacrum planes of the Aethereal Firmament. The home of the angelic beings known as Gardeners, the Garden is the culmination of Eostraeya's timeless effort in creating the greatest natural landscape of existence.

History
The Garden of the Gods, like the rest of the Simulacrum Planes, is assumed to have always existed. Tales of Eostraeya's mortal worshipers claim she planted the first seed on its soil at the beginning of existence, which grew into an infinite arboreal landscape immediately after. Entrance to the realm has been largely restricted through the ages in order to maintain its security and the health of its inhabitants, though the Garden was sieged by Idkin during different points of history, fueling Eostraeya's disdain for the and his servants.

Description
The Garden of the Gods is an infinitely spanning combination of grassy planes, forests, jungles and marshes. Mythologically, the realm is typically placed below Sanguine Hill and above Pavor, serving as the metaphorical barrier between the Source-aligned planes and the Chaosphere. At the center of the realm is a World Tree named Eondrassilia, a gargantuan plant whose branches breach the skies and can be seen from a distance virtually anywhere in the realm. Eostraeya's throne, known as the Temple of Life, is located at the base of the World Tree.

The Garden possesses more hostile landscapes, such as the Sea of Thorns, a mass of thorny vines which move as if they were water, and great marshes of liquified poison magic from which some of Eostraeya's more battle-oriented creations reside. The realm has no special metal of its own - being in fact completely devoid of metals - and its inhabitants equip themselves with what the trees offer them.

Gardeners
The Gardeners are the angels of the Garden of the Gods. Sprouted out of the flowers growing on Eondrassilia's branches, these beings typically resemble the mortal botanicocephali, as they are all either plant-like or fungus-like in nature. Due to Eostraeya's wish to maintain the natural order, the Gardeners are largely left to their own devices unless she requires them for a task, in which case, they typically cease any hostilities in order to fulfill their goddess' wishes.