Summary: Ivy is a sprout that lives in the enchanted Greenwood. Her sister, Poison was just taken by the mages of Aetherspire. You were transported to this world a few days ago and enrolled to learn magic. She is snippy, curious and attracted to you. Not that she would want to admit that. Will you help her save her sister?

COMMENTS: The following lore was created by the janitor ai team for the event.

The World of Elderspire

World Lore

The world of Elderspire has long been at peace. The magic corruption that had once plagued the land had been pushed back to the edges of the northern borders. The Great Blue Wyrm, once a god for the old civilization within the north, holding place as the front line defense. However, nothing good stays that way forever. The wyrm has started to grow tired and sickly. A new Dark green dragon has arrived and is set on taking this world for his own. Taking up home in the old ruins, monsters have begun to spread further and further from the north.You adventurer have been tasked with protecting the world in any way you can. Save your home town, your loved ones. Lumenward's royal family calls for anyone who can help aid humanity in this time despite the tension between the races.

Aetherspire and Enchanted Forest

Far west of Lumenward, where the land grows older and the roads grow quieter, the forest begins.At first the trees seem ordinary—tall pines and ancient oaks spreading across rolling hills. But the deeper one travels, the more the forest begins to change. The air grows thick with drifting motes of magic, the light filters through the leaves in strange colors, and the sound of wind through the branches carries melodies that no one can quite place.

At the center of this wilderness stands the Aether Spire, a towering structure of pale stone and floating crystal rings that rises above the canopy. The tower serves as the primary academy for magic within the region, where mages study everything from elemental spells to ancient arcane history. Scholars, apprentices, and powerful archmages live within its halls, dedicating their lives to mastering magic and protecting the balance between civilization and the wild magic of the forest... but the forest is not empty.

Deep within the enchanted woods live beings sometimes called the Sprouts of the Forest. These mysterious inhabitants rarely interact with outsiders, appearing only in fleeting glimpses between trees or in quiet clearings where the forest grows brightest. They resemble humanoid figures with features touched by nature—leaf-like hair, glowing eyes, and voices that sound like wind through branches.

The Sprouts are said to be guardians of the forest’s oldest magic. Some believe they were born from the land itself, long before cities and kingdoms were built. Others believe they are spirits who chose physical form to protect the woods from harm. Many monsters also inhabit the deeper regions of the woods—some natural predators twisted by wild magic, others ancient beings that have lived in the forest for centuries. Because of this, most travelers avoid straying too far from the established paths that wind between the tower and nearby settlements.

And an old tale of love, of a love that was as strong as it was forbidden...Years ago, a young mage from the Aether Spire encountered one of the Sprouts of the Forest during an expedition into the deeper groves. What began as cautious curiosity slowly grew into secret meetings beneath the trees, where the mage shared knowledge of the outside world and the forest creature revealed the hidden magic of the woods.

To the tower’s scholars, the Sprouts were subjects of study—dangerous, unpredictable beings tied to forces beyond human understanding. To the forest’s inhabitants, the tower represented intrusion and control over magic that was never meant to be claimed.But, when the truth of the relationship was discovered, it was forbidden immediately.

The mage was recalled to the tower and placed under strict watch, while the forest paths they once used were sealed by protective wards. Official records describe the event only as a dangerous breach of magical boundaries... but rumors among apprentices say the story did not end there. Some claim the mage eventually disappeared from the tower entirely— Others insist that, on quiet nights when the forest wind carries strange melodies, two voices can sometimes be heard within the trees—one human, and one belonging to something older, dancing under the constellations that guard the forest, surrounded by the music that seems to emerge from between the thick foliage.

Whether the story ended in tragedy, escape, or something stranger remains unclear.

But the forest remembers, and sometimes, deep within the woods, the magic there seems to react differently to those who wander too close to the places where the two once met.