Hamadryad

“	Jinx: nice tree<BR>Jinx: did tox build it?<BR>Retro: that was all tox<BR>Jinx: his talent exceeds all expectations	”
 	—Jinx sees the Hamadryad 	—Jinx sees the Hamadryad
The Hamadryad was a Great Tree in Hammerlea during Dragonhollow's Seventh Era.
Inspired by the trees Eris had raised in the core of many previous capitals, Tox grew the Hamadryad to provide historical continuity with a natural anchor right in the heart of Hammerlea.
The gigantic acacia tree towered over the lagoon at Hammerlea's east end, climbing upward in a slight bent with winding limbs reaching out in all directions. The upper heights, lightly lit by scattered glowstone, tapered into smaller branch offshoots where leaves were concentrated in small tufts.
Hidden by vines coiled around the massive lower trunk were several entrances into the depths of the tree, eventually leading to a small cozy lounge called the Hamadryad Hollow. Inside the carpeted interior were potted plants, comfortable furniture, a warm hearth, and two caged parrots named Iago and Paulie. The room also provided some utility with an ender chest and an enchanting table, though the level-30 table setup in the Home Tree was more appealing.
The fireplace contained a secret portal to Satan's Alley in Sanctuary.
The Hamadryad was presumed destroyed on 7E:120 with the arrival of Nyx—the apocalyptic “Eternal Night”—but the last individuals to evacuate, Ky and Tox, reported that the gravitational forces had not yet felled the massive tree by the time they departed.
=Gallery=
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	"Damn man, that looks good."	
	—Retro likes what he sees 	—Retro likes what he sees
File:2017-06-21_04.55.40.png|Growth begins
File:2017-06-21_06.08.59.png|More branches grow
File:2017-06-22_17.29.12.png|Trunk base appears
File:2017-06-27_18.18.07.png|Growth completes
File:2017-06-29_00.08.18.png|During construction of Hammerlea
File:2017-07-17_01.41.29.png|In a thunderstorm
File:2017-07-18_23.06.54.png|A landmark in the city's east end
File:2017-07-17_01.47.32.png|In the midst of a thunderstorm
File:2017-07-19_00.47.53.png|From the lagoon with Tox's Cabin visible
File:2017-07-19_00.48.03.png|The Hamadryad
File:2017-07-27_00.48.49.png|As seen on the Hammerlands Railway
File:2018-10-05_21.06.55.png|Moonlit
File:2018-10-08_03.27.46.png|Upper heights glowstone
File:2018-10-08_03.28.28.png|Canopy with Vigilance in the background
File:2018-10-08_03.29.15.png|Trunk base
File:2018-10-08_03.29.50.png|One entrance to the tree's interior
File:2018-10-08_03.30.23.png|lol
File:2018-10-08_03.32.04.png|Hamadryad Hollow
File:2018-10-08_03.34.47.png|Inside Hamadryad Hollow
File:2018-10-08_03.32.20.png|Inside Hamadryad Hollow
File:2018-10-08_03.33.14.png|Paulie
File:2018-10-08_03.34.13.png|Enchanting nook in Hamadryad Hollow
File:2018-10-08_03.34.20.png|Hearth and gateway to Satan's Alley
=Behind the Scenes=
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The following is out-of-universe information about the real world Dragonhollow.
	Retro: Are you doing that with voxelsniper or by hand?<BR>Tox: VoxelSniper, then trimming by hand, except for that big left branch which was added manually. Gonna use it to do the leaves in clusters too, then shape by hand. Basically I set up a tp point with the view in the pics so I can quickly see what works and what doesn't, then edit, then tp, edit, etc.	
	—Tox explains how the Hamadryad was built 	—Tox explains how the Hamadryad was built
Like much of Dragonhollow lore, the Hamadryad was a reference to Greek mythology. The hamadryads were nymphs who were bonded to a particular tree—possibly the living spirit of the tree itself—and when the tree they were associated died, so did the hamadryad itself.
In addition to the Greek mythological ties, Tox felt the name's Ham-prefix fit well with the new spawn town's name, Hammerlea.
The tree was first designed as a gnarled mess of dead branches with no leaves to fit in with the initial conception of Hammerlea as a bleak ghost town. However, as Retro's plans for the new map underwent a dramatic transformation, so too did Tox's tree. 
Taking inspiration from the Acacia Koa, he added a large trunk base, additional limbs, and isolated clumps of canopy leaves. In many cases, the leaves did not actually touch the tree branches or each other, giving them the optical illusion effect of being larger than they really were when viewed from below. He used WorldEdit to prevent the leaves from naturally decaying.
A portion of the build was made possible by the VoxelSniper tool.
The parrots within Hamadryad Hollow were named Iago and Paulie, references to movie parrots in the films Aladdin and Paulie.
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