D̪erpey
D̪erpey lies along the eastern reaches of the Realm of Vigor, where the wild exuberance of fey growth is reined in by ancient, deliberate design. This is a cultivated wilderness, shaped by millennia of sacred tending. Trees here spiral upward in perfect ratios, their canopies forming vaults of shifting golden light. The rivers sing, and the wind carries the scent of old oaths.
Geography
The Glades of Remembrance: Where oaths sworn are recorded by silverleaf willows. Their bark glows faintly when the words of the vow are spoken again.
The Glistening Paths: Roads made of woven grass and sunbound quartz that respond to the intentions of travelers. The truly lost are turned away.
The Hallowring: A grove of towering moonwood trees, each bearing sigils of the major fey courts. This is where the Rosewood Heart was once hidden.
Localized Phenomena
The Veils Between Worlds
The veils between the Realm of Vigor and the Material Planes are particularly thin in D̪erpey, as it was one of the first provinces intended for fey-mortal diplomacy during the early Ascendancy. However, those connections are now closely guarded.
Known Thin Veils:
The Tree of the Crossed Skies
Location: Near the Glades of Remembrance
Description: An ancient silver-petaled ash with seven distinct hollows. During the Spring Equinox, its trunk glows faintly, and portals may open to forests in Kornax or other Material Planes.
Status: Watched constantly by D̪æfhypey’s korreds. Unauthorized passage is punished harshly.
Mirrorfen
Location: Western edge of D̪erpey
Description: A low, misty marsh where fey reflections sometimes vanish, appearing instead in the dreams of mortals. Mortals who sleep near corresponding pools in Kornax have been known to awaken in Vigor.
Status
: The veil here is unstable and unpredictable. Some fey believe it is tied to emotional resonance.The Withered Grove (formerly part of D̪erpey)
Location: Bordering what is now Lady Rosewood’s hidden domain
Description: After the curse of Kalpa and Iona, this grove withered. Shadows seeped in, and the trees no longer sang. The veil here was once ceremonial but now fractures unpredictably.
Status: Contested space. Sometimes fey from the Material Plane wander into it by accident—usually never return.
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