Sylvar
The Sylvar, more often called the Sylvari, are the plantfolk of Vitaea and its original inhabitants. They were the first sapient people to rise on the planet after the Rending of Terra, and their guidance runs through the whole history of Vitaea. They are not to be confused with the plane of Sylvar, the Feywild.
Appearance
Section titled “Appearance”The Sylvari are dryad-like beings whose very biology is bound up with the Aethyr, a trait that sets them apart from the beastfolk who came after them.
Society and Culture
Section titled “Society and Culture”Each Sylvari emerges fully formed from the Ancestor Grove, guided by ancestral dreams and carrying the wisdom of earlier generations. They see themselves as stewards of the living land, nurturing its cycles of growth and decay, and they travel widely to offer counsel and mediation when other peoples quarrel.
Homeland
Section titled “Homeland”Their roots are in the Ancestor Grove. Azorea, a land of dryads whose numbers are kept in balance by its World Tree, is the region most closely tied to them today.
Life Cycle
Section titled “Life Cycle”When a Sylvari dies, the soul returns to the Grove and becomes part of the Ancestor Trees, so that no generation is ever wholly lost.
Relations
Section titled “Relations”It was the Sylvari who began the Great Awakening, raising the beastfolk to sapience, and every Vitaean beastfolk heritage traces its ancestry to them. Most peoples still regard them as impartial guides.
Heritage Facts
Section titled “Heritage Facts”- Home Plane
- Vitaea
- Category
- Prota (Ancestors)
- Ancestor Race(s)
- Sylvari-Proma (Primordial Sylvari)
- Home Region
- Vitaea
- Racial Abilities
- Wisdom, Constitution
- Years of Existence
- 306,490 years
- Playable?
- No
- Extinct?
- No
- Speed
- 35
- Vision Type
- Normal
- Vision Distance
- Unlimited
The compendium entry lists what is recorded about the heritage so far.