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Fun 10.2 Side Questline Reveals How Dryads are Born
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12.10.2023 um 23:40
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Known as the daughters of Cenarius, Dryads may resemble centaurs, but they originate in the Emerald Dream. In 10.2, we learn how these playful and curious creatures are born!
The Dryad Garden
In a side quest in 10.2, Cenarius tells us that the Druid in charge of a Dryad Garden could do with our help. During this questline, we learn a lot about Dryad lore, starting with the question - what exactly is a Dryad?
Melyrine Petalshade
We are the descendants of Cenarius. We share his connection to nature and the Dream.
We watch over gardens like this and ensure life persists. By any means necessary.
Are you a plant or a mammal?
We are dryads. We are not centaur. if that's what you're wondering.
Do you need a task? I can give you a task. We have plenty of spears that need sharpening.
While helping out with the garden, we accidentally drop an acorn in some water... and end up with a newborn Dryad, who immediately imprints on us.
Newborn Dryad says: Hello! Are you my druid? You don't look like a Creekward.
Newborn Dryad says: Well, you're my guardian now. I never liked the druid Creekward's voice anyway. It's too dreary!
It turns out this is how Dryads are born. As the Druid Creekward explains, Dream acorns are imbued with great magic. Many are used in spells and rituals, some can become Ancients, and others - like the one we dropped - are destined to grow into Dryads.
What are Dream acorns?
All acorns in the Dream are imbued with great magic. Most are nebulous and can be used in rituals, spells, and much more.
Some are descended from great Ancients and retain the memories of all their ancestors. They become Ancients themselves upon being planted.
And some are dryads. like the ones we care for here.
Do all dryads grow from seeds?
Yes, but not just any seed. They are dryad acorns unique to the Dream. This garden is one of several where they are raised.
It only takes a splash of water for them to sprout, as you have seen.
<Ethidris grimaces at Dionaessa.>
And then they immediately imprint on the first person they see.
Since we're the ones who dropped her acorn in water, it's our job to act as the newborn Dryad's Guardian. As we help guide her with her tasks, we can talk to her about her chosen name - Dionaessa - and the way she was born.
<Dionaessa mimics your posture and raises her head high.>
I will learn everything I can from you, Guardian. The druid Creekward talks too much. Maybe you will show me how to act!
How did you decide on a name so quickly?
<Dionaessa huffs impatiently.>
The druid Creekward told me all sorts of things while I was an acorn. He would not stop talking about this one dreadful poet!
I do not know what he was trying to teach me with that story. But I learned to like the name of their greatest rival.
Dionaessa!
How did you get here. again?
The druid Creekward tells me he lost my acorn in the garden, then you dropped it into a puddle.
All dryads come from Dream acorns, but not all Dream acorns house dryads.
<Dionaessa grins.>
I am glad my acorn was in your hands, Guardian!
In the end, we are able to leave Dionaessa in Creekward and Melyrine's care, but our Dryad remains imprinted on us, and promises our orders will always come first. Hopefully, this means we'll see her again sometime!
The druid Creekward mostly tends to the dryad acorns, it seems. And there is not much he does aside from talking to them all day in that wearisome voice.
Melyrine is the lead gardener here. I take all my orders from her.
<Dionaessa smiles brightly.>
But your orders will always come first!
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