The Mar Tree

Deep within the Valley of Shadow upon Veradax, lies in wait the Mar tree. Pluck for yourself a fruit from its spindly limbs. Taste the emptiness that awaits all. Loose yourself to the reverberations of the withering.
== History ==
Created at the hands of Orvus in the Age of Creation upon Veradax's hollowed ground, the Mar Tree is a deadly monument made from Orvium.
During the Age of Lords, at the request of Ashalla, Orvus deactivated the Mar Tree.Ashalla confronts Orvus about the Mar Tree - https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4913460 Later, Abraxas impaled Orvus on the Mar Tree and reactivated it, drawing divine power from Orvus to increase the Mar Tree's production tenfold and unleash a plague upon Galbar.Abraxas reactivates the Mar Tree and unleashes a Mar plague - https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4960541
== Monument Effects ==
The Mar Tree absorbs soul ash, much like soul oysters, but instead of purifying the ash of contaminants and removing the impurities, the Mar does away with all of that. Instead, the tree destabilizes the soul ash, stripping it of the potential it naturally held for a full life.
Once this process is complete the Mar will bear fruit. Tasteless motes of white, varying in size and shape. They will float around the Mar tree when they reach peak cultivation, and slowly begin to drift up so the wind currents of Veradax can take them beyond and up to the gateway on the moon. Once on Galbar, the Maelstrom will blow these motes across the planet.
These motes are highly corruptive, and if consumed, will fray a soul. It should be noted, much like soul ash, if touched by any being with a pure soul, be it a tree, plankton, or mortal life, they will simply sink into the being and begin the process of decay. These motes will also override soul ash, and that which it enters will have a stillbirth. 
This perversion of the soul does not give way to undead things either, or creatures of broken flesh and rot. Instead, it turns life into an abomination of what it once was. Creatures of the Stellar Hum, loosing all sense of self, feelings and memories. Lifeforms affected will darken black with blotches of white, and their eyes will glow with pale light. The process of decay varies as well, but all will be consumed unless properly treated. The time scale varies for all beings, for souls were not made equally. The smaller the soul, the faster the process. Once the process is complete, death quickly follows. For the pull of the Vortex of Souls is maddening.
It should be noted, that trees are especially at risk. For if a tree is unfortunate enough to consume a mote, it will become apart of the Rooted Decay, but to a much lesser extent before dying out. 
== References ==
Category:Monuments