Oakenfell

Oakenfell: The Verdant Warden

  Domains: Nature, Growth, Seasons Alignment: Neutral Good Titles: The Verdant Warden, Father of Roots, The Green Pulse
 

Overview

Oakenfell, known as the Verdant Warden, is the Prime Deity of Nature in Wakodia. He is revered as the embodiment of the natural world’s cycles, from the quiet death of winter to the flourishing life of spring. Druids across Wakodia call upon his name in times of planting and harvest, while many elves — especially those from Nemsarai and the Great Vale — consider him their spiritual anchor.
 

Mythology

The Grove Eternal: It is said that Oakenfell created the first sacred groves by planting fragments of his divine heart deep within the earth. These sites became places where the material and fey planes touched, and where his voice could still be heard in rustling leaves and shifting winds.
  The Pact of Seasons: Legends speak of a pact Oakenfell forged with the other Prime Deities at the dawn of time — that nature would remain untouched by divine war, so long as its cycles were respected. This pact is honored in sacred druidic rites, especially those practiced in Nemsarai and by firbolg clans.
 

Appearance

Oakenfell is depicted as a towering figure cloaked in bark and moss, with antlers crowned in flowers and glowing sap flowing through the veins of his arms. His eyes shift with the seasons — green in spring, gold in summer, red in autumn, and pale white in winter. Wherever he steps, new life is said to bloom.
 

Symbol

His symbol is a tree whose branches form a circular knotwork above mirrored roots, signifying the connection between above and below, seen and unseen. This emblem is often carved into wooden medallions or etched into stones left in sacred places.
 

Worship and Practices

Followers of Oakenfell honor him through stewardship of the land and seasonal festivals. Shrines to him are often open-air, built into natural clearings or sacred glades. His clergy, often called Verdant Stewards, are druids, caretakers, herbalists, and natural philosophers. They pass down ancient songs and tree-lore tied to his teachings. Major rites include the Ritual of First Bloom in spring and the Ashening Vigil in winter.
 

Public Perception

Among the elves of Nemsarai and the firbolg tribes of the Ardren Forest and Thunderspan, Oakenfell is a living presence — the breath of the world itself. Outside of druidic and sylvan communities, his worship is more symbolic, evoked in agricultural festivals or prayers for safe travel through the wilds. To many, he is the quiet strength of nature — patient, enduring, and impossible to tame.
 

Legacy

Oakenfell’s influence is woven into the land itself. From the Great Vale to the whispering glades of the Thornscale Tangle, his memory lives in rooted soil and birdsong. Druids claim that even after death, all things return to his embrace — to be broken down, reborn, and made whole again in the endless cycle of nature.