Dryad

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They call her the Queen of Beasts.
They call him Lord Arboraceous.
They call them the First Dryad.
They don't seem to know that all three are the same person. And that person is Forest, deity of the woods, of beasts, and of carnage.
Author's Note: This set of notes was recorded by Forest, a scholar that shares the name of the eldritch god. Papers drawing information from this source must cite the source in the proper format, with the author's name and article. Do not modify the words of the source in any manner. 
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The tale of the Queen of Beasts.
The tale of Lord Arboraceous.
The tale of the First Dryad.
For a long time, they existed separately, as three different stories, but old sources prove differently. There are clear similarities between the three, thus providing reason to believe they are one. The three have never been seen together, despite ruling the same thing- the primal forest.
This is the story of Forest.
Author's Note: The pronouns of the story switch each time the original myth changes. The myths are certainly similar, but there were aspects that were wildly different that I attributed to time. When masculine pronouns are used, the myth was drawn from that of the Lord. When feminine pronouns are used, the myth is of the Queen. When the pronouns are androgynous, they are from the Dryad.
In most legends and myths, the story begins with the creation of the world and the departure of gods. This one does not. This story begins with the birth of the Lord Arboraceous.
First there was darkness. Ancient beings of the dark, of despair and hate and loathing ruled. But then there was light. There was a being of light and joy, and she sacrificed her body and soul into the world. She died, and life began.
Canyons formed in the space between her scales, and mountain peaks from her spines. Vast oceans covered creases left over, smoothing her into the world we know now. She was the First. 
And from her immortal blood grew other immortals, ones that bloomed like flowers when they touched the earth. Arboraceous was one of those immortals. 
He was birthed the moment a drop of her blood touched the ancient forests, born into an empty world. Arboraceous walked the forests, and from his joyful footsteps plants sprouted, and great woods would grow from his dancing alone. His fits of anger destroyed swaths of forests, setting fires with nothing but his yells.
They said that gods fashioned the world. They took parts from their own immortal body to create the earth we know. The gods took clay from their skin and water from their blood, and used the wind of their breath to shape the world, and finished by baking it all with the fire of their hearts. Each dragon was born through a sacrifice. 
Arboraceous was one of those gods. He gave up his knotted branches and tips of his gnarled horns, and retrieved the leaves that flew in his wake. As the myth goes, Lord Arboraceous created his earth dragons, ones made from baked mud and leaves and roots. They are known today as MudWings and LeafWings, and they are his children.
To the LeafWings, he whispered his ability of manipulating plants, blessing them with what is known today as Leafspeak.
To the MudWings, he granted his ability of destruction and flames with anger. This formed as the ability to breathe fire in warmer climates.
Author's Note: This is approximately when the story of the Queen of Beasts begins, and the First Dryad comes even later. However, I have reason to believe that the Queen of Beasts and the First Dryad were simply sightings of Forest in different forms. More information on Forest's forms can be found here
The Queen of Beasts ruled the wild animals. She was called feral and uncivilized, but feared by all. Dragons tend to fear what they do not understand, and they understood nothing about the Queen. She would send bears and tigers when mortals enraged her, and hold them in check when she was happy.
They say she stalked the forest, a huntress. Every year they sacrificed a young maiden to her, never to be seen again. But sometimes they would see the Queen in the darkest hours of a new moon, followed by her entourage. And sometimes, just sometimes, they would see a maiden that had left years before, but she was changed.
Girls that were sacrificed had a choice. They would join the Queen and have extended time- they would never grow old, but eventually perish when their time had come, perpetually a young maiden, or they died, and the Queen left her body for the animals.
Most chose to join her.
The Queen of Beasts and her Huntresses. The most fearsome in the land. They ruled the forests at night, keeping order in her domain.
The Queen may be cruel, but she is never cruel without reason.
The Dryad is rarer than the two, only found wandering the woods at the brightest day before the brightest night, they say. They are nothing more than a figment of air, a stir of leaves, vaguely dragon-esque. Skeptics say they don't exist, it was merely a coincidence and the paranoia of the viewers.
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grabby hands,,
*namesake!! yippee
*genderfluid, any pronouns + aromantic
*denizen of the woods
*forest spirit
*thats where the word comes from i guess
*one of the Eldritch GodsTM 
*really good friends with the old god of seasons but really despises rosalind
FOREST 	FOREST
 	
Artist 	type here
background 	background
Creator 	🔥
Code 	type here
Attribute 	Feral
Element 	Earth
Color 	Mossy brown
Aesthetics 	Darkened woods / Sunbeams in the forest / Greenery / Leaves / Mossy wood / Windchimes
Song 	<soundcloud url="FOREST PUT A LINK HERE" color="#ddd" height="20" width="20"></soundcloud>
character 	character
Nicknames 	Queen of Beasts, Lord Arboraceous, First Dryad
Age 	Eternal
Gender 	Genderfluid
Orientation	Aromantic
Occupation 	Deity
Tribe 	n/a
Goal 	Reclaim the world
Allies 	Other nature deities
Enemies 	The Lady of Roses, dragonkind.
Quote 	I ruled once, when my footsteps alone grew massive forests. And I will rule again, once you are gone. For you are temporary, but I am immortal.
i. appearanceForest's form only holds the same silhouette as a modern-day dragon. Their features are completely alien.
Her build is strong, with corded muscles and tough bones. No hint of warm pudginess or forgiving curves soften her harsh edges. There is nothing gentle about Forest, nothing sweet and compassionate. Forest is not a fairy tale. Forest is an eldritch god, an old being that remembers a time before time. Forest is not kind.
Despite his large size, he moves like a reed in the wind. He steps lightly, the apex predator. Except this one never misses his mark. Forest is a hunter and a guardian. All in his domain accept his laws, and his laws is that there are none other than the survival of the fittest. Forest is not fair.
If one was forced to assign them a tribe, it would be somewhat MudWing, somewhat LeafWing. Their build and mossy browns lend them similarity to the MudWings, and pale greens offer a LeafWing appearance. But Forest is far older than any of those tribes, and belongs to neither. He is something strange and alien and terrifying.
The Queen of Beasts is the most draconic out of all of them, holding a vag
*draconic, able to shapeshift
*mossy greens + browns
*resembles a mudwing sorta
*larger + bulkier
ii. personality
Forest is not kind. Forest is not forgiving. Forest is not fair.
The stories speak of a benevolent deity, one that keeps to himself and walks the forests at night. If only the stories were true.
She is cruel and unforgiving. An eternal life means eternity to hold a grudge. Forest is one of the bitter deities, the ones dragons have feared for a long time and only recently forgotten to fear. The stories will not prepare you for her.
Forest believes strongly in the eventual return of the forests, covering the continent from coast to coast. The only thing standing between their domination is the presence of mortal dragons. They are bitter, holding a great grudge against the humans. Because of their hate, they are often one of the more menacing gods. 
*bitter
*haughty, thinks of themselves as better than you
*wild, super feral
*aggressive
iii. abilities
Shapeshifting: Forest is able to manipulate their form, as shown by the multiple personas dragons have named them. It is unknown if they have more forms than the three previously stated, but scholars believe it likely.
plants:
destruction:
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