Philip Highbranch

Philip Highbranch, born Vlas'tar Philleus, is a human druid, first ruler and founder of the Highbranch Kingdom, and currently the King of the Trees. Before the founding of the Highbranch Kingdom, Philip was the de facto leader of the humans that had been enslaved by Zehir in the Underdark. During this era, Philip discovered an ancient magick that allowed him to turn into a tree. Philip, over the course of many years, grew as a tree under the nose of Zehir and eventually grew large and powerful enough to erupt from the surface. Many humans were able to use Philip’s tree form as a ladder to escape the Underdark, but Zehir began sending his minions to stop their escape.
Eventually, the Warden Rotan caught wind of what was going on. Rotan aided in the humans' exodus from the Underdark and eventually travelled their herself, where she fought against the shadow god Zehir, her once-lover and the father of her son Azan. A war erupted, but Rotan ultimately defeated Zehir. The exodus marked the the Year 0 A.B. (Age of the Breach).
Soon after this, the humans built their new civilizations on the surface and formed what became the Highbranch Kingdom. 
The first city built by the humans after being freed was Baragoon. It was built around one of the breaches that King Philip made, as well as the underground chambers of the Death Gate. Further expansion would create the cities of Eastmouth (House Vyke), Lionclaw (House Lionclaw), Degano (House Degano), and Port Hugo (House Eckener). These cities were united under the Highbranch Kingdom. 
Many humans immigrated into the Moonwilds. Some went to live in Moongate, while others founded Wyldar to honor the alliance between the humans and moon elves. The ruling house of Wyldar was House Wylde, with its first issue being the half-elf Ingrid.
In the year 90, Philip married Ingrid, who was now Lady of Wyldham.  The two established a precedent for succession in that the sons would take the father’s surname and titles, and the daughters would take the mother’s surname and titles.  The couple had their first child Anton Highbranch in 97, Zara Wylde in 100, and Ruby Wylde in 105.  
Philip eventually learned he was being eternally kept alive by the ancient tree magic that he discovered. He soon grew tired of ruling, and passed the throne to his son Anton on the day of Anton’s wedding. Philip traveled back to the abandoned city of Zirus and implanted his memories into a seed that he hid underneath his former throne.  He then ventured into the Wolven West and became a tree.
Many centuries later, he would serve as an ally to the Ten Legends and would help them in their quest.
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