Yaw'nagrah - Revision history

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	{{CaptionedImage\|file=QueenOfTheForestArt.jpg \|title="Queen of the Forest" by Marcher artist Martha Riversbank. Painted in 293YE, as part of a commission for the never-completed Hall of Spring (a college of magic intended to be built in Miaren later abrogated by the Senate).\|caption=The ''Queen of the Forest'' appears to be a literal primaeval forest in the Spring ~~Realm~~\|align=left\|width=400}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=QueenOfTheForestArt.jpg \|title="Queen of the Forest" by Marcher artist Martha Riversbank. Painted in 293YE, as part of a commission for the never-completed Hall of Spring (a college of magic intended to be built in Miaren later abrogated by the Senate).\|caption=The ''Queen of the Forest'' appears to be a literal primaeval forest in the Spring realm\|align=left\|width=400}}
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	==Appearance==		==Appearance==
	Like [[Llofir]], Yaw'nagrah is immense. She appears to be a primaeval forest of immense size that spreads across an area of the Spring ~~Realm~~ roughly the size of [[Varushka]], although it is possible that this estimation is out by several magnitudes. She rarely speaks directly to magicians, but spawns ''handmaidens'' from her body that take the form of human-shaped tree creatures who work to make her guests more at home.		Like [[Llofir]], Yaw'nagrah is immense. She appears to be a primaeval forest of immense size that spreads across an area of the Spring realm roughly the size of [[Varushka]], although it is possible that this estimation is out by several magnitudes. She rarely speaks directly to magicians, but spawns ''handmaidens'' from her body that take the form of human-shaped tree creatures who work to make her guests more at home.

	Some magicians describe these handmaidens as being close to human in looks, often with briar trappings, rather than animate tree creatures but it is not clear if these are a different kind of creature (possibly heralds), or the result of some exposure to hallucinogenic pollen.		Some magicians describe these handmaidens as being close to human in looks, often with briar trappings, rather than animate tree creatures but it is not clear if these are a different kind of creature (possibly heralds), or the result of some exposure to hallucinogenic pollen.

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	While she is not specifically malicious, she is also entirely without mercy and her concerns are often quite alien to mortals. Her interests in the Empire appear to generally be quite limited, beyond her somewhat detached interest in all living things. Some magicians have noted, however, that she appears to look favourably on those who bring her gifts of plants she has not encountered before, or who bring children into the presence of her handmaidens. For the most part, though, she is known to view the Empire as an enemy of growth and change - that its stranglehold on the natural world demonstrates that it does not understand the true state of the world. Ultimately, Yaw'nagrah would prefer humans and orcs to live more like animals than civilised folks, to abandon their farms and towns and roads and embrace the chaos of the wild like any other animals.		While she is not specifically malicious, she is also entirely without mercy and her concerns are often quite alien to mortals. Her interests in the Empire appear to generally be quite limited, beyond her somewhat detached interest in all living things. Some magicians have noted, however, that she appears to look favourably on those who bring her gifts of plants she has not encountered before, or who bring children into the presence of her handmaidens. For the most part, though, she is known to view the Empire as an enemy of growth and change - that its stranglehold on the natural world demonstrates that it does not understand the true state of the world. Ultimately, Yaw'nagrah would prefer humans and orcs to live more like animals than civilised folks, to abandon their farms and towns and roads and embrace the chaos of the wild like any other animals.

	In recent years it has become apparent that Yaw'nagrah favours the spread of the [[vallorn]]. While she is by no means responsible for the doom that destroyed Terunael, she seems to see its uncontrollable growth and transformative energies as preferable to the stagnation of the Empire. She was placed under the [[Alignment#Enmity\|enmity]] of the [[~~Imperial~~ Conclave]] in late 380YE, apparently due to evidence regarding an attempt to rouse the [[Therunin]] vallorn that lead to the destruction of the [[steading]] of [[Therunin#Upper_Tarn_Valley\|Return]]. She would later support the treacherous [[Rise of Terunael\|Heirs of Terunael]] in their efforts to awaken all the vallorn. While they were ultimately defeated, Yaw'nagrah was unrepentant.		In recent years it has become apparent that Yaw'nagrah favours the spread of the [[vallorn]]. While she is by no means responsible for the doom that destroyed Terunael, she seems to see its uncontrollable growth and transformative energies as preferable to the stagnation of the Empire. She was placed under the [[Alignment#Enmity\|enmity]] of the [[Conclave]] in late 380YE, apparently due to evidence regarding an attempt to rouse the [[Therunin]] vallorn that lead to the destruction of the [[steading]] of [[Therunin#Upper_Tarn_Valley\|Return]]. She would later support the treacherous [[Rise of Terunael\|Heirs of Terunael]] in their efforts to awaken all the vallorn. While they were ultimately defeated, Yaw'nagrah was unrepentant.

	Yaw'nagrah is occasionally called ''Mother of Briars'' or ''Barkspawner'' and some old stories tentatively link her with the foundation of the [[briar]] lineage. Her handmaidens have never offered conclusive proof one way or another, and according to many magicians appear not to understand the question - although it cannot be denied that Yaw'nagrah and her handmaidens respond more favourably to those with briar lineage than to other humans. She is also believed to favour [[orc\|orcs]] over humans - on occasion her handmaidens have spoken of the fact that orcs are more "aware of themselves" - although what that means is not clear.		Yaw'nagrah is occasionally called ''Mother of Briars'' or ''Barkspawner'' and some old stories tentatively link her with the foundation of the [[briar]] lineage. Her handmaidens have never offered conclusive proof one way or another, and according to many magicians appear not to understand the question - although it cannot be denied that Yaw'nagrah and her handmaidens respond more favourably to those with briar lineage than to other humans. She is also believed to favour [[orc\|orcs]] over humans - on occasion her handmaidens have spoken of the fact that orcs are more "aware of themselves" - although what that means is not clear.

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	==Concerns==		==Concerns==
	Yaw'nagrah is concerned with life, in infinite diversity and infinite combinations. Her forest is [[Spring_magic#Fertility\|fecund]], but she is a creature without compassion; she favours no form of life over any other. Discussions with her handmaidens have suggested that she may consider all forms of life other than plants and perhaps insects to be an aberration, a temporary infestation on the mortal world that will eventually disappear. Until then, however, she revels in seeing how life expresses itself in uncountable different ways. Her touch is known to change and alter life to create new shapes, new expressions of the life force. She is a creature of [[Spring magic#Chaos\|chaos]], and while she is sometimes [[Spring magic#Savagery\|savage]] she prefers to promote life and growth - often without any consideration as to how that will ~~effect~~ other living creatures.		Yaw'nagrah is concerned with life, in infinite diversity and infinite combinations. Her forest is [[Spring_magic#Fertility\|fecund]], but she is a creature without compassion; she favours no form of life over any other. Discussions with her handmaidens have suggested that she may consider all forms of life other than plants and perhaps insects to be an aberration, a temporary infestation on the mortal world that will eventually disappear. Until then, however, she revels in seeing how life expresses itself in uncountable different ways. Her touch is known to change and alter life to create new shapes, new expressions of the life force. She is a creature of [[Spring magic#Chaos\|chaos]], and while she is sometimes [[Spring magic#Savagery\|savage]] she prefers to promote life and growth - often without any consideration as to how that will affect other living creatures.
	{{CaptionedImage\|file=SpringEternal1.JPG\|title=A Handmaiden of Yaw'nagrah\|align=right\|width=350}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=SpringEternal1.JPG\|title=A Handmaiden of Yaw'nagrah\|align=right\|width=350}}
	While she is not specifically malicious, she is also entirely without mercy and her concerns are often quite alien to mortals. Her interests in the Empire appear to generally be quite limited, beyond her somewhat detached interest in all living things. Some magicians have noted, however, that she appears to look favourably on those who bring her gifts of plants she has not encountered before, or who bring children into the presence of her handmaidens. For the most part, though, she is known to view the Empire as an enemy of growth and change - that its stranglehold on the natural world demonstrates that it does not understand the true state of the world. Ultimately, Yaw'nagrah would prefer humans and orcs to live more like animals than civilised folks, to abandon their farms and towns and roads and embrace the chaos of the wild like any other animals.		While she is not specifically malicious, she is also entirely without mercy and her concerns are often quite alien to mortals. Her interests in the Empire appear to generally be quite limited, beyond her somewhat detached interest in all living things. Some magicians have noted, however, that she appears to look favourably on those who bring her gifts of plants she has not encountered before, or who bring children into the presence of her handmaidens. For the most part, though, she is known to view the Empire as an enemy of growth and change - that its stranglehold on the natural world demonstrates that it does not understand the true state of the world. Ultimately, Yaw'nagrah would prefer humans and orcs to live more like animals than civilised folks, to abandon their farms and towns and roads and embrace the chaos of the wild like any other animals.

Twiggy: /* Donahorti */

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Donahorti

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	Among her bounty, her most common gifts take the form of the ''donahorti'', a cornucopia of magically infused fruits of the forest. The [[Realm#Spring\|Primal Forest]] is a wellspring of wonderful plants and beasts, and those that dwell in the vast demesne of the ''Great Gardener'' are said to be the most magical and variable of all. Taking the form of juice, fruit, sap, bark, or other natural substances, these boons are often referred to as ''donahorti''. The term comes from the old Asavean name for the boons of Yaw'nagrah used by scholars of Spring Magic - the ''donahorti mirabilis'', or the Marvellous Gifts of the Garden. The ''donahorti'' are similar to [[potion\|potions]] in some regards, and generally [[Potion#Consuming_a_Potion\|used in the same way]]. These boons come in a myriad of different shapes and flavours, but they always take the form of natural substances - fruit, juice, sap, flakes of moss, shavings of bark, shredded leaves and so on. Some of the more common ''donahorti'' include:		Among her bounty, her most common gifts take the form of the ''donahorti'', a cornucopia of magically infused fruits of the forest. The [[Realm#Spring\|Primal Forest]] is a wellspring of wonderful plants and beasts, and those that dwell in the vast demesne of the ''Great Gardener'' are said to be the most magical and variable of all. Taking the form of juice, fruit, sap, bark, or other natural substances, these boons are often referred to as ''donahorti''. The term comes from the old Asavean name for the boons of Yaw'nagrah used by scholars of Spring Magic - the ''donahorti mirabilis'', or the Marvellous Gifts of the Garden. The ''donahorti'' are similar to [[potion\|potions]] in some regards, and generally [[Potion#Consuming_a_Potion\|used in the same way]]. These boons come in a myriad of different shapes and flavours, but they always take the form of natural substances - fruit, juice, sap, flakes of moss, shavings of bark, shredded leaves and so on. Some of the more common ''donahorti'' include:
	* '''''Milksap''''': a milky white liquid with an intensely sweet, floral scent that provides similar benefits to [[vis#Warm Honey\|warm honey]] when smeared on the face and palms, but has unpleasant effects on anyone who accidentally drinks it.		* '''''Milksap''''': a milky white liquid with an intensely sweet, floral scent that provides similar benefits to [[vis#Warm Honey\|warm honey]] when smeared on the face and palms, but has unpleasant effects on anyone who accidentally drinks it.
	* '''''Glomsbark''''': shavings of bark and moss that can be used to empower many Spring [[enchantment\|enchantments]], providing both a little mana toward their casting but also empowering a magician familiar with [[~~magical~~ skills#~~Ritual lore~~\|Spring lore]] to work such enchantments more easily.		* '''''Glomsbark''''': shavings of bark and moss that can be used to empower many Spring [[enchantment\|enchantments]], providing both a little mana toward their casting but also empowering a magician familiar with [[Magical skills#Realm Lore\|Spring lore]] to work such enchantments more easily.
	* '''''Ornsap''''': a dark red juice with the consistency of blood that provides a great boost to physical stamina and fortitude.		* '''''Ornsap''''': a dark red juice with the consistency of blood that provides a great boost to physical stamina and fortitude.
	* '''''Mornsalve''''': a thick light-green sap that treats many ailments of the body.		* '''''Mornsalve''''': a thick light-green sap that treats many ailments of the body.

Hailmur: /* Donahorti */

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	Concerned as she is with growth and life, she can also offer boons to those who grow and harvest living things - owners of [[farm\|farms]], [[forest\|forests]] and occasionally [[herb garden\|herb gardens]] as well. Such boons are almost always influenced by the powerful resonance of [[Spring magic#Chaos\|chaos]] that runs through her being. While a farm or a forest may become fecund, it often produces unexpected crops. Strangely coloured fruit, odd flowers, herd animals with peculiar additional qualities. These products are generally no less wholesome than any other, but their strangeness can be pronounced and make people cautious about consuming them.		Concerned as she is with growth and life, she can also offer boons to those who grow and harvest living things - owners of [[farm\|farms]], [[forest\|forests]] and occasionally [[herb garden\|herb gardens]] as well. Such boons are almost always influenced by the powerful resonance of [[Spring magic#Chaos\|chaos]] that runs through her being. While a farm or a forest may become fecund, it often produces unexpected crops. Strangely coloured fruit, odd flowers, herd animals with peculiar additional qualities. These products are generally no less wholesome than any other, but their strangeness can be pronounced and make people cautious about consuming them.
	===Donahorti===		===Donahorti===
	Among her bounty, her most common gifts take the form of the ''donahorti'', a cornucopia of magically infused fruits of the forest. The [[Realm#Spring\|Primal Forest]] is a wellspring of wonderful plants and beasts, and those that dwell in the vast demesne of the ''Great Gardener'' are said to be the most magical and variable of all. Taking the form of juice, fruit, sap, bark, or other natural substances, these boons are often referred to as ''donahorti''. The term comes from the old Asavean name for the boons of Yaw'nagrah used by scholars of Spring Magic - the ''donahorti mirabilis'', or the Marvellous Gifts of the Garden. The ''donahorti'' are similar to [[potion\|potions]] in some regards, and generally [[Potion#Consuming_a_Potion\|used in the same way]].These boons come in a myriad of different shapes and flavours, but they always take the form of natural substances - fruit, juice, sap, flakes of moss, shavings of bark, shredded leaves and so on. Some of the more common ''donahorti'' include:		Among her bounty, her most common gifts take the form of the ''donahorti'', a cornucopia of magically infused fruits of the forest. The [[Realm#Spring\|Primal Forest]] is a wellspring of wonderful plants and beasts, and those that dwell in the vast demesne of the ''Great Gardener'' are said to be the most magical and variable of all. Taking the form of juice, fruit, sap, bark, or other natural substances, these boons are often referred to as ''donahorti''. The term comes from the old Asavean name for the boons of Yaw'nagrah used by scholars of Spring Magic - the ''donahorti mirabilis'', or the Marvellous Gifts of the Garden. The ''donahorti'' are similar to [[potion\|potions]] in some regards, and generally [[Potion#Consuming_a_Potion\|used in the same way]]. These boons come in a myriad of different shapes and flavours, but they always take the form of natural substances - fruit, juice, sap, flakes of moss, shavings of bark, shredded leaves and so on. Some of the more common ''donahorti'' include:
	* '''''Milksap''''': a milky white liquid with an intensely sweet, floral scent that provides similar benefits to [[vis#Warm Honey\|warm honey]] when smeared on the face and palms, but has ~~unpleasent~~ effects on anyone who accidentally drinks it.		* '''''Milksap''''': a milky white liquid with an intensely sweet, floral scent that provides similar benefits to [[vis#Warm Honey\|warm honey]] when smeared on the face and palms, but has unpleasant effects on anyone who accidentally drinks it.
	* '''''Glomsbark''''': shavings of bark and moss that can be used to empower many Spring [[enchantment\|enchantments]], providing both a little mana toward their casting but also empowering a magician familiar with [[magical skills#Ritual lore\|Spring lore]] to work such enchantments more easily.		* '''''Glomsbark''''': shavings of bark and moss that can be used to empower many Spring [[enchantment\|enchantments]], providing both a little mana toward their casting but also empowering a magician familiar with [[magical skills#Ritual lore\|Spring lore]] to work such enchantments more easily.
	* '''''Ornsap''''': a dark red juice with the consistency of blood that provides a great boost to physical stamina and fortitude.		* '''''Ornsap''''': a dark red juice with the consistency of blood that provides a great boost to physical stamina and fortitude.

Hailmur: /* Concerns */

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Concerns

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	==Concerns==		==Concerns==
	Yaw'nagrah is concerned with life, in infinite diversity and infinite combinations. Her forest is [[Spring_magic#Fertility\|fecund]], but she is a creature without compassion; she favours no form of life over any other. Discussions with her handmaidens have suggested that she may consider all forms of life other than plants and perhaps insects to be an aberration, a temporary infestation on the mortal world that will eventually disappear. Until then, however, she revels in seeing how life expresses itself in uncountable different ways. Her touch is known to change and alter life to create new shapes, new expressions of the life force. She is a creature of [{Spring magic#Chaos\|chaos]], and while she is sometimes [[Spring magic#Savagery\|savage]] she prefers to promote life and growth - often without any consideration as to how that will effect other living creatures.		Yaw'nagrah is concerned with life, in infinite diversity and infinite combinations. Her forest is [[Spring_magic#Fertility\|fecund]], but she is a creature without compassion; she favours no form of life over any other. Discussions with her handmaidens have suggested that she may consider all forms of life other than plants and perhaps insects to be an aberration, a temporary infestation on the mortal world that will eventually disappear. Until then, however, she revels in seeing how life expresses itself in uncountable different ways. Her touch is known to change and alter life to create new shapes, new expressions of the life force. She is a creature of [[Spring magic#Chaos\|chaos]], and while she is sometimes [[Spring magic#Savagery\|savage]] she prefers to promote life and growth - often without any consideration as to how that will effect other living creatures.
	{{CaptionedImage\|file=SpringEternal1.JPG\|title=A Handmaiden of Yaw'nagrah\|align=right\|width=350}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=SpringEternal1.JPG\|title=A Handmaiden of Yaw'nagrah\|align=right\|width=350}}
	While she is not specifically malicious, she is also entirely without mercy and her concerns are often quite alien to mortals. Her interests in the Empire appear to generally be quite limited, beyond her somewhat detached interest in all living things. Some magicians have noted, however, that she appears to look favourably on those who bring her gifts of plants she has not encountered before, or who bring children into the presence of her handmaidens. For the most part, though, she is known to view the Empire as an enemy of growth and change - that its stranglehold on the natural world demonstrates that it does not understand the true state of the world. Ultimately, Yaw'nagrah would prefer humans and orcs to live more like animals than civilised folks, to abandon their farms and towns and roads and embrace the chaos of the wild like any other animals.		While she is not specifically malicious, she is also entirely without mercy and her concerns are often quite alien to mortals. Her interests in the Empire appear to generally be quite limited, beyond her somewhat detached interest in all living things. Some magicians have noted, however, that she appears to look favourably on those who bring her gifts of plants she has not encountered before, or who bring children into the presence of her handmaidens. For the most part, though, she is known to view the Empire as an enemy of growth and change - that its stranglehold on the natural world demonstrates that it does not understand the true state of the world. Ultimately, Yaw'nagrah would prefer humans and orcs to live more like animals than civilised folks, to abandon their farms and towns and roads and embrace the chaos of the wild like any other animals.

Hailmur: /* Donahorti */

2025-04-05T14:15:18Z

Donahorti

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	Concerned as she is with growth and life, she can also offer boons to those who grow and harvest living things - owners of [[farm\|farms]], [[forest\|forests]] and occasionally [[herb garden\|herb gardens]] as well. Such boons are almost always influenced by the powerful resonance of [[Spring magic#Chaos\|chaos]] that runs through her being. While a farm or a forest may become fecund, it often produces unexpected crops. Strangely coloured fruit, odd flowers, herd animals with peculiar additional qualities. These products are generally no less wholesome than any other, but their strangeness can be pronounced and make people cautious about consuming them.		Concerned as she is with growth and life, she can also offer boons to those who grow and harvest living things - owners of [[farm\|farms]], [[forest\|forests]] and occasionally [[herb garden\|herb gardens]] as well. Such boons are almost always influenced by the powerful resonance of [[Spring magic#Chaos\|chaos]] that runs through her being. While a farm or a forest may become fecund, it often produces unexpected crops. Strangely coloured fruit, odd flowers, herd animals with peculiar additional qualities. These products are generally no less wholesome than any other, but their strangeness can be pronounced and make people cautious about consuming them.
	===Donahorti===		===Donahorti===
	Among her bounty, her most common gifts take the form of the ''donahorti'', a cornucopia of magically infused fruits of the forest. The [{Realm#Spring\|Primal Forest]] is a wellspring of wonderful plants and beasts, and those that dwell in the vast demesne of the ''Great Gardener'' are said to be the most magical and variable of all. Taking the form of juice, fruit, sap, bark, or other natural substances, these boons are often referred to as ''donahorti''. The term comes from the old Asavean name for the boons of Yaw'nagrah used by scholars of Spring Magic - the ''donahorti mirabilis'', or the Marvellous Gifts of the Garden. The ''donahorti'' are similar to [[potion\|potions]] in some regards, and generally [[Potion#Consuming_a_Potion\|used in the same way]].These boons come in a myriad of different shapes and flavours, but they always take the form of natural substances - fruit, juice, sap, flakes of moss, shavings of bark, shredded leaves and so on. Some of the more common ''donahorti'' include:		Among her bounty, her most common gifts take the form of the ''donahorti'', a cornucopia of magically infused fruits of the forest. The [[Realm#Spring\|Primal Forest]] is a wellspring of wonderful plants and beasts, and those that dwell in the vast demesne of the ''Great Gardener'' are said to be the most magical and variable of all. Taking the form of juice, fruit, sap, bark, or other natural substances, these boons are often referred to as ''donahorti''. The term comes from the old Asavean name for the boons of Yaw'nagrah used by scholars of Spring Magic - the ''donahorti mirabilis'', or the Marvellous Gifts of the Garden. The ''donahorti'' are similar to [[potion\|potions]] in some regards, and generally [[Potion#Consuming_a_Potion\|used in the same way]].These boons come in a myriad of different shapes and flavours, but they always take the form of natural substances - fruit, juice, sap, flakes of moss, shavings of bark, shredded leaves and so on. Some of the more common ''donahorti'' include:
	* '''''Milksap''''': a milky white liquid with an intensely sweet, floral scent that provides similar benefits to [[vis#Warm Honey\|warm honey]] when smeared on the face and palms, but has unpleasent effects on anyone who accidentally drinks it.		* '''''Milksap''''': a milky white liquid with an intensely sweet, floral scent that provides similar benefits to [[vis#Warm Honey\|warm honey]] when smeared on the face and palms, but has unpleasent effects on anyone who accidentally drinks it.
	* '''''Glomsbark''''': shavings of bark and moss that can be used to empower many Spring [[enchantment\|enchantments]], providing both a little mana toward their casting but also empowering a magician familiar with [[magical skills#Ritual lore\|Spring lore]] to work such enchantments more easily.		* '''''Glomsbark''''': shavings of bark and moss that can be used to empower many Spring [[enchantment\|enchantments]], providing both a little mana toward their casting but also empowering a magician familiar with [[magical skills#Ritual lore\|Spring lore]] to work such enchantments more easily.

Hailmur at 14:14, 5 April 2025

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	Like [[Llofir]], Yaw'nagrah is immense. She appears to be a primaeval forest of immense size that spreads across an area of the Spring Realm roughly the size of [[Varushka]], although it is possible that this estimation is out by several magnitudes. She rarely speaks directly to magicians, but spawns ''handmaidens'' from her body that take the form of human-shaped tree creatures who work to make her guests more at home.		Like [[Llofir]], Yaw'nagrah is immense. She appears to be a primaeval forest of immense size that spreads across an area of the Spring Realm roughly the size of [[Varushka]], although it is possible that this estimation is out by several magnitudes. She rarely speaks directly to magicians, but spawns ''handmaidens'' from her body that take the form of human-shaped tree creatures who work to make her guests more at home.

	Some magicians describe these handmaidens as being ~~comely humanoids~~, often with briar trappings, rather than animate tree creatures but it is not clear if these are a different kind of creature (possibly heralds), or the result of some exposure to hallucinogenic pollen ~~or spores~~		Some magicians describe these handmaidens as being close to human in looks, often with briar trappings, rather than animate tree creatures but it is not clear if these are a different kind of creature (possibly heralds), or the result of some exposure to hallucinogenic pollen.

	==Concerns==		==Concerns==
	Yaw'nagrah is concerned with life, in infinite diversity and infinite combinations. Her forest is [[Spring_magic#Fertility\|fecund]], but she is a creature without compassion; she favours no form of life over any other. Discussions with her handmaidens have suggested that she may consider all forms of life other than plants and perhaps insects to be an aberration, a temporary infestation on the mortal world that will eventually disappear. Until then, however, she revels in seeing how life expresses itself in uncountable different ways. Her touch is known to change and alter life to create new shapes, new expressions of the life force. She is a creature of [{Spring magic#Chaos\|chaos]], and while she is sometimes [[Spring magic#Savagery\|savage]] she prefers to promote life and growth - often without any consideration as to how that will effect other living creatures.		Yaw'nagrah is concerned with life, in infinite diversity and infinite combinations. Her forest is [[Spring_magic#Fertility\|fecund]], but she is a creature without compassion; she favours no form of life over any other. Discussions with her handmaidens have suggested that she may consider all forms of life other than plants and perhaps insects to be an aberration, a temporary infestation on the mortal world that will eventually disappear. Until then, however, she revels in seeing how life expresses itself in uncountable different ways. Her touch is known to change and alter life to create new shapes, new expressions of the life force. She is a creature of [{Spring magic#Chaos\|chaos]], and while she is sometimes [[Spring magic#Savagery\|savage]] she prefers to promote life and growth - often without any consideration as to how that will effect other living creatures.
	{{CaptionedImage\|file=SpringEternal1.JPG\|title=A Handmaiden of Yaw'nagrah\|align=right\|width=350}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=SpringEternal1.JPG\|title=A Handmaiden of Yaw'nagrah\|align=right\|width=350}}
	While she is not specifically malicious, she is also entirely without mercy and her concerns are often quite alien to mortals. Her interests in the Empire appear to generally be quite limited, beyond her somewhat detached interest in all living things. Some magicians have noted, however, that she appears to look favourably on those who bring her gifts of plants she has not encountered before, or who bring children into the presence of her handmaidens. For the most part, though, she is known to view the Empire as an enemy of growth and change - that ~~it's~~ stranglehold on the natural world demonstrates that it does not understand the true state of the world. Ultimately, Yaw'nagrah would prefer humans and orcs to live more like animals than civilised folks, to abandon their farms and towns and roads and embrace the chaos of the wild like any other animals.		While she is not specifically malicious, she is also entirely without mercy and her concerns are often quite alien to mortals. Her interests in the Empire appear to generally be quite limited, beyond her somewhat detached interest in all living things. Some magicians have noted, however, that she appears to look favourably on those who bring her gifts of plants she has not encountered before, or who bring children into the presence of her handmaidens. For the most part, though, she is known to view the Empire as an enemy of growth and change - that its stranglehold on the natural world demonstrates that it does not understand the true state of the world. Ultimately, Yaw'nagrah would prefer humans and orcs to live more like animals than civilised folks, to abandon their farms and towns and roads and embrace the chaos of the wild like any other animals.

	In recent years it has become apparent that Yaw'nagrah favours the spread of the [[vallorn]]. While she is by no means responsible for the doom that destroyed Terunael, she seems to see ~~it's~~ uncontrollable growth and transformative energies as preferable to the stagnation of the Empire. She was placed under the [[Alignment#Enmity\|enmity]] of the [[Imperial Conclave]] in late 380YE, apparently due to evidence regarding an attempt to rouse the [[Therunin]] vallorn that lead to the destruction of the [[steading]] of [[Therunin#Upper_Tarn_Valley\|Return]]. She would later support the treacherous [[Rise of Terunael\|Heirs of Terunael]] in their efforts to awaken all the vallorn. While they were ~~ultimated~~ defeated, Yaw'nagrah was unrepentant.		In recent years it has become apparent that Yaw'nagrah favours the spread of the [[vallorn]]. While she is by no means responsible for the doom that destroyed Terunael, she seems to see its uncontrollable growth and transformative energies as preferable to the stagnation of the Empire. She was placed under the [[Alignment#Enmity\|enmity]] of the [[Imperial Conclave]] in late 380YE, apparently due to evidence regarding an attempt to rouse the [[Therunin]] vallorn that lead to the destruction of the [[steading]] of [[Therunin#Upper_Tarn_Valley\|Return]]. She would later support the treacherous [[Rise of Terunael\|Heirs of Terunael]] in their efforts to awaken all the vallorn. While they were ultimately defeated, Yaw'nagrah was unrepentant.

	Yaw'nagrah is occasionally called ''Mother of Briars'' or ''Barkspawner'' and some old stories tentatively link her with the foundation of the [[briar]] lineage. Her handmaidens have never offered conclusive proof one way or another, and according to many magicians appear not to understand the question - although it cannot be denied that Yaw'nagrah and her handmaidens respond more favourably to those with briar lineage than to other humans. She is also believed to favour [[orc\|orcs]] over humans - on occasion her handmaidens have spoken of the fact that orcs are more "~~awre~~ of themselves" - although what that means is not clear.		Yaw'nagrah is occasionally called ''Mother of Briars'' or ''Barkspawner'' and some old stories tentatively link her with the foundation of the [[briar]] lineage. Her handmaidens have never offered conclusive proof one way or another, and according to many magicians appear not to understand the question - although it cannot be denied that Yaw'nagrah and her handmaidens respond more favourably to those with briar lineage than to other humans. She is also believed to favour [[orc\|orcs]] over humans - on occasion her handmaidens have spoken of the fact that orcs are more "aware of themselves" - although what that means is not clear.

	She is strongly associated with the rune [[Bravash]].		She is strongly associated with the rune [[Bravash]].

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	While she is not specifically malicious, she is also entirely without mercy and her concerns are often quite alien to mortals. Her interests in the Empire appear to generally be quite limited, beyond her somewhat detached interest in all living things. Some magicians have noted, however, that she appears to look favourably on those who bring her gifts of plants she has not encountered before, or who bring children into the presence of her handmaidens. For the most part, though, she is known to view the Empire as an enemy of growth and change - that it's stranglehold on the natural world demonstrates that it does not understand the true state of the world. Ultimately, Yaw'nagrah would prefer humans and orcs to live more like animals than civilised folks, to abandon their farms and towns and roads and embrace the chaos of the wild like any other animals.		While she is not specifically malicious, she is also entirely without mercy and her concerns are often quite alien to mortals. Her interests in the Empire appear to generally be quite limited, beyond her somewhat detached interest in all living things. Some magicians have noted, however, that she appears to look favourably on those who bring her gifts of plants she has not encountered before, or who bring children into the presence of her handmaidens. For the most part, though, she is known to view the Empire as an enemy of growth and change - that it's stranglehold on the natural world demonstrates that it does not understand the true state of the world. Ultimately, Yaw'nagrah would prefer humans and orcs to live more like animals than civilised folks, to abandon their farms and towns and roads and embrace the chaos of the wild like any other animals.

	In recent years it has become apparent that Yaw'nagrah favours the spread of the [[vallorn]]. While she is by no means responsible for the doom that destroyed Terunael, she seems to see it's uncontrollable growth and transformative energies as preferable to the stagnation of the Empire. She was placed under the [[Alignment#Enmity\|enmity]] of the [[Imperial Conclave]] in late 380YE, apparently due to evidence regarding an attempt to rouse the [[Therunin]] vallorn that lead to the destruction of the [[steading]] of [[Therunin#Upper_Tarn_Valley\|Return]]. She would later support the treacherous [[Rise of Terunael\|Heirs of Terunael]] in their efforts to awaken all the vallorn. While they were ~~ultimately~~ defeated, Yaw'nagrah was unrepentant.		In recent years it has become apparent that Yaw'nagrah favours the spread of the [[vallorn]]. While she is by no means responsible for the doom that destroyed Terunael, she seems to see it's uncontrollable growth and transformative energies as preferable to the stagnation of the Empire. She was placed under the [[Alignment#Enmity\|enmity]] of the [[Imperial Conclave]] in late 380YE, apparently due to evidence regarding an attempt to rouse the [[Therunin]] vallorn that lead to the destruction of the [[steading]] of [[Therunin#Upper_Tarn_Valley\|Return]]. She would later support the treacherous [[Rise of Terunael\|Heirs of Terunael]] in their efforts to awaken all the vallorn. While they were ultimated defeated, Yaw'nagrah was unrepentant.

	Yaw'nagrah is occasionally called ''Mother of Briars'' or ''Barkspawner'' and some old stories tentatively link her with the foundation of the [[briar]] lineage. Her handmaidens have never offered conclusive proof one way or another, and according to many magicians appear not to understand the question - although it cannot be denied that Yaw'nagrah and her handmaidens respond more favourably to those with briar lineage than to other humans. She is also believed to favour [[orc\|orcs]] over humans - on occasion her handmaidens have spoken of the fact that orcs are more "~~aware~~ of themselves" - although what that means is not clear.		Yaw'nagrah is occasionally called ''Mother of Briars'' or ''Barkspawner'' and some old stories tentatively link her with the foundation of the [[briar]] lineage. Her handmaidens have never offered conclusive proof one way or another, and according to many magicians appear not to understand the question - although it cannot be denied that Yaw'nagrah and her handmaidens respond more favourably to those with briar lineage than to other humans. She is also believed to favour [[orc\|orcs]] over humans - on occasion her handmaidens have spoken of the fact that orcs are more "awre of themselves" - although what that means is not clear.

	She is strongly associated with the rune [[Bravash]].		She is strongly associated with the rune [[Bravash]].

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	While she is not specifically malicious, she is also entirely without mercy and her concerns are often quite alien to mortals. Her interests in the Empire appear to generally be quite limited, beyond her somewhat detached interest in all living things. Some magicians have noted, however, that she appears to look favourably on those who bring her gifts of plants she has not encountered before, or who bring children into the presence of her handmaidens. For the most part, though, she is known to view the Empire as an enemy of growth and change - that it's stranglehold on the natural world demonstrates that it does not understand the true state of the world. Ultimately, Yaw'nagrah would prefer humans and orcs to live more like animals than civilised folks, to abandon their farms and towns and roads and embrace the chaos of the wild like any other animals.		While she is not specifically malicious, she is also entirely without mercy and her concerns are often quite alien to mortals. Her interests in the Empire appear to generally be quite limited, beyond her somewhat detached interest in all living things. Some magicians have noted, however, that she appears to look favourably on those who bring her gifts of plants she has not encountered before, or who bring children into the presence of her handmaidens. For the most part, though, she is known to view the Empire as an enemy of growth and change - that it's stranglehold on the natural world demonstrates that it does not understand the true state of the world. Ultimately, Yaw'nagrah would prefer humans and orcs to live more like animals than civilised folks, to abandon their farms and towns and roads and embrace the chaos of the wild like any other animals.

	In recent years it has become apparent that Yaw'nagrah favours the spread of the [[vallorn]]. While she is by no means responsible for the doom that destroyed Terunael, she seems to see it's uncontrollable growth and transformative energies as preferable to the stagnation of the Empire. She was placed under the [[Alignment#Enmity\|enmity]] of the [[Imperial Conclave]] in late 380YE, apparently due to evidence regarding an attempt to rouse the [[Therunin]] vallorn that lead to the destruction of the [[steading]] of [[Therunin#Upper_Tarn_Valley\|Return]]. She would later support the treacherous [[Rise of Terunael\|Heirs of Terunael]] in their efforts to awaken all the vallorn. While they were ~~ultimated~~ defeated, Yaw'nagrah was unrepentant.		In recent years it has become apparent that Yaw'nagrah favours the spread of the [[vallorn]]. While she is by no means responsible for the doom that destroyed Terunael, she seems to see it's uncontrollable growth and transformative energies as preferable to the stagnation of the Empire. She was placed under the [[Alignment#Enmity\|enmity]] of the [[Imperial Conclave]] in late 380YE, apparently due to evidence regarding an attempt to rouse the [[Therunin]] vallorn that lead to the destruction of the [[steading]] of [[Therunin#Upper_Tarn_Valley\|Return]]. She would later support the treacherous [[Rise of Terunael\|Heirs of Terunael]] in their efforts to awaken all the vallorn. While they were ultimately defeated, Yaw'nagrah was unrepentant.

	Yaw'nagrah is occasionally called ''Mother of Briars'' or ''Barkspawner'' and some old stories tentatively link her with the foundation of the [[briar]] lineage. Her handmaidens have never offered conclusive proof one way or another, and according to many magicians appear not to understand the question - although it cannot be denied that Yaw'nagrah and her handmaidens respond more favourably to those with briar lineage than to other humans. She is also believed to favour [[orc\|orcs]] over humans - on occasion her handmaidens have spoken of the fact that orcs are more "~~awre~~ of themselves" - although what that means is not clear.		Yaw'nagrah is occasionally called ''Mother of Briars'' or ''Barkspawner'' and some old stories tentatively link her with the foundation of the [[briar]] lineage. Her handmaidens have never offered conclusive proof one way or another, and according to many magicians appear not to understand the question - although it cannot be denied that Yaw'nagrah and her handmaidens respond more favourably to those with briar lineage than to other humans. She is also believed to favour [[orc\|orcs]] over humans - on occasion her handmaidens have spoken of the fact that orcs are more "aware of themselves" - although what that means is not clear.

	She is strongly associated with the rune [[Bravash]].		She is strongly associated with the rune [[Bravash]].

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	Concerned as she is with growth and life, she can also offer boons to those who grow and harvest living things - owners of [[farm\|farms]], [[forest\|forests]] and occasionally [[herb garden\|herb gardens]] as well. Such boons are almost always influenced by the powerful resonance of [[Spring magic#Chaos\|chaos]] that runs through her being. While a farm or a forest may become fecund, it often produces unexpected crops. Strangely coloured fruit, odd flowers, herd animals with peculiar additional qualities. These products are generally no less wholesome than any other, but their strangeness can be pronounced and make people cautious about consuming them.		Concerned as she is with growth and life, she can also offer boons to those who grow and harvest living things - owners of [[farm\|farms]], [[forest\|forests]] and occasionally [[herb garden\|herb gardens]] as well. Such boons are almost always influenced by the powerful resonance of [[Spring magic#Chaos\|chaos]] that runs through her being. While a farm or a forest may become fecund, it often produces unexpected crops. Strangely coloured fruit, odd flowers, herd animals with peculiar additional qualities. These products are generally no less wholesome than any other, but their strangeness can be pronounced and make people cautious about consuming them.
	===Donahorti===		===Donahorti===
	Among her bounty, her most common gifts take the form of the ''donahorti'', a cornucopia of magically infused fruits of the forest. The [{Realm#Spring\|Primal Forest]] is a wellspring of wonderful plants and beasts, and those that dwell in the vast demesne of the ''Great Gardener'' are said to be the most magical and variable of all. Taking the form of juice, fruit, sap, bark, or other natural substances, these boons are often referred to as ''donahorti''. The term comes from the old Asavean name for the boons of Yaw'nagrah used by scholars of Spring Magic - the ''donahorti mirabilis'', or the Marvellous Gifts of the Garden. The ''donahorti'' are similar to [[potion\|potions]] in some regards, and generally [[Potion#Consuming_a_Potion\|used in the same way]].These boons come in a myriad of different shapes and flavours, but they always take the form of natural substances - fruit, juice, sap, flakes of moss, shavings of bark, shredded leaves and so on. Some of the more common ''donahorti'' include:		Among her bounty, her most common gifts take the form of the ''donahorti'', a cornucopia of magically infused fruits of the forest. The [[Realm#Spring\|Primal Forest]] is a wellspring of wonderful plants and beasts, and those that dwell in the vast demesne of the ''Great Gardener'' are said to be the most magical and variable of all. Taking the form of juice, fruit, sap, bark, or other natural substances, these boons are often referred to as ''donahorti''. The term comes from the old Asavean name for the boons of Yaw'nagrah used by scholars of Spring Magic - the ''donahorti mirabilis'', or the Marvellous Gifts of the Garden. The ''donahorti'' are similar to [[potion\|potions]] in some regards, and generally [[Potion#Consuming_a_Potion\|used in the same way]].These boons come in a myriad of different shapes and flavours, but they always take the form of natural substances - fruit, juice, sap, flakes of moss, shavings of bark, shredded leaves and so on. Some of the more common ''donahorti'' include:
	* '''''Milksap''''': a milky white liquid with an intensely sweet, floral scent that provides similar benefits to [[vis#Warm Honey\|warm honey]] when smeared on the face and palms, but has unpleasent effects on anyone who accidentally drinks it.		* '''''Milksap''''': a milky white liquid with an intensely sweet, floral scent that provides similar benefits to [[vis#Warm Honey\|warm honey]] when smeared on the face and palms, but has unpleasent effects on anyone who accidentally drinks it.
	* '''''Glomsbark''''': shavings of bark and moss that can be used to empower many Spring [[enchantment\|enchantments]], providing both a little mana toward their casting but also empowering a magician familiar with [[magical skills#Ritual lore\|Spring lore]] to work such enchantments more easily.		* '''''Glomsbark''''': shavings of bark and moss that can be used to empower many Spring [[enchantment\|enchantments]], providing both a little mana toward their casting but also empowering a magician familiar with [[magical skills#Ritual lore\|Spring lore]] to work such enchantments more easily.