Runewoods

The Runewoods are a pair of mysterious trees located in the Briarmarch in Elssyia. They possess a degree of precognition, and are used by a sect of elves called the Runereaders to predict future events.  
==Description==
The runewoods are extremely tall (even for Elssyian trees), and outwardly resemble oak trees, although any elf will tell you that are they some other species of tree entirely. Each tree's bark is covered in shifting blue rune patterns which change as frequently as every hour. The patterns resemble an ancient form of the Elvish language, out of use for centuries, which leads some scholars to hypothethize that the trees were enchanted by some ancient Elf sorceror. 
The rune patterns, when read, predict future events with a surprising degree of accuracy. For this reason, the Runereaders use the trees in many important capacities such as choosing the nation's Council of Ten member and selecting champions for the Reachlander Games. 
The right tree is called Aria, and the left tree is called Sonata. In terms of events correctly predicted, Sonata has a slightly better track record than Aria. To this day, nobody can tell for sure how self-aware the trees themselves are.
==Events Predicted==
The runewoods have correctly predicted hundreds of events, both major and minor, during the century or so that they have been closely read. The following is a list of notable major events that the trees correctly predicted. It should be noted that they were not specifically predicted by name, but were read in abstract terms- for example, in the case of Horace the Thinker, the trees said that "a stone man will speak from the heart of the mountains." 
*The War of the Horn
*Bailog the Untouchable completing the Five Kings
*The death of King Peter VII of Corgana
*The discovery of Horace the Thinker
==See Also==
*Runereaders - the guild of elves who read and interpret the trees.
*Elssyia - the nation where the trees reside.
*Briarmarch - the region of Elssyia which houses the Runewoods. 
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