Eldergreen

Eldegreen miniature from Hero Forge.

**Eldergreen Juniper-Limetree** is a player character and one of the protagonists of Into the Wastelands: The Eternal Army and The Stuff of Dreams. They are played by Liz Drake.

## Appearance

A tortle covered in lots of little spines, most prominent are the ones around their eyebrow ridges and bottom jaw. They have heavy lids around their golden eyes, which look almost too bright, and they weirdly look like toads’ eyes. They have bright blue hair tied up in a top knot, with what looks like a vine, or lots of strands of grass knitted together.

Skin scaled bright green, but the biggest scales are a very bright blue, same colour as their shell, which has raised sections like a diamond back turtle, but where these sections would come to multiple points, actually angled pits, or wells, which contain water, with clusters of algae and tiny waterlilles floating on their surfaces.

They are wearing loose fitting clothing, brick red hareem style pants, simple terracotta colour vest, carry a simple wooden shield, and from this hangs a wooden talisman which is sort of wrapped around the shield handle and clangs against it every time this tortle moves. They also have a large wooden staff, which literally looks like it’s just been taken off a tree, there are branches forking out, with leaves, and small buds which look like they’re growing

They have a very chill vibe going on, but their eyes look constantly energized, and full of life.

## Biography

Eldergreen is from the Feywild originally, and appeared where Veracity was in space, holding Malis' hand. He joined the party for Into the Wasteland: The Eternal Army to fight Crydent, and subsequently on their adventures in Naztiss. They subsequently continued adventuring with Riik in Kara-Tur (The Stuff of Dreams).

## Backstory

Eldergreen Juniper Limetree’s home was in the murky swamp water of Murkendraw Bog, a quiet, unassuming swampy part of the Feywild, that, at first glance was brown and dreary, but upon closer inspection had so much beauty hidden within. For example, the small air bubbles that formed in the algae, the waterlily’s drifting along the scummy water, and the constant moisture that never ever dried. These things made Eldergreen smile, and they always wished to help other’s see the enchanting wonder held within.Eldergreen’s druidic powers came as naturally as the mud beneath their toes. With ease, Eldergreen would use their spells to highlight natural beauty. They would speak with plants, sometimes to understand their feelings, but other times, to just pass the time. They would turn themselves into frogs to swim among the roots under the marshy waters. Sometimes, they’d even turn other people into creatures too, so they could witness everything there was to see in Murkendraw.

Gradually, new things started to appear. These were not of wood, or leaf, but of iron and steel. Eldergreen understood that sometimes metal served a purpose, but these constructions were replacing creature’s homes. Steel ropes were placed under the waters, iron poles replaced trees, and over time, a lot of the natural beaty faded. The bog began to recede. Eldergreen found out that the construction was for a new ‘tourism village’, whatever that meant.

Time passed and the holiday resort of Murkendraw Bog Hotel and Spa was built. A lot of Eldergreen’s friends had moved away, and a lot of the trees had either been uprooted, or decided that they would simply uproot themselves and leave.Curious about what this resort and spa was all about, Eldergreen went to the centre of this new addition. Here, they saw hundreds of newcomers on boats, their eyes wide at their new surroundings, and smiles on their faces. Unsettled by how this came about, but happy that there were people here enjoying the environment, Eldergreen got a job as a kids entertainer and onsite medic.

After a few years, Eldergreen was back at their swamp house, away from the resort, when they heard a cry for help. It was a young voice, very small and very panicked. Eldergreen followed and ended up near their favourite deep pool in the swamp, the Siltpool. There, they saw a small Harengon child thrashing about in the water. Eldergreen dove in and saw this young Harengon’s foot was trapped on one of the iron cables that ran underneath the swamp to help support the Murkendraw resort. He freed the Harengon, who simply told them he was looking for his Elderly grandfather who’d gone missing when they tripped and fell in to this pool. Eldergreen asked the trees and bushes to help this little one back to their parents.

And while they did, Eldergreen decided to dive down, to see what else was tarnishing their favourite Siltpool. More steel and more iron, some rusting and contaminating the waters. No frogspawn lined the pools walls anymore, even the plants had withered, the top of the water now held green and blue oil patches. Frustrated, Eldergreen began to remove some of the metal, the smaller pieces were easy, but the larger sheets needed more force to budge. Eldergreen used Thornwhip on a particularly large section in the depths, and eventually pulled it loose. However, this dislodged many of the iron sheets higher up. Elder green tried to frantically swim away, but got caught underneath most of the falling metal.

Tortles can hold their breath for an hour, but Eldergreen had been down here longer than they thought. A traumatic half hour passed, and as their lungs began to falter, Elgergreen calmed themselves. Focussing on the good they’d been able to do in their life, they remembered the singing of birds and the flowers that grew, and the butterflies that danced through the midge filled sky.

Death found Eldergreen, at the bottom of their favourite siltpool, surrounded by rusting sheets of metal.

CROAK….. CROOOOAK.

Eldergreen opened their eyes. They were standing in a glade, sun rays cascaded down through the tree tops and motes of light danced about their shoulders. Before them, sat a huge dragon toad, squat and covered in mottled yellow warty skin. It’s eyes blazed with divine energy, and it’s tongue whipped towards Eldergreen, softly holding them in it’s grasp. In their mind, Eldergreen heard ‘I am the Swampalid, child. I know all that happens in my swamp. Your deeds have pleased me. Your care and bravery especially. Though, know this; your deeds also brought you death.’

The tongue unravelled around Eldergreen. It retracted, then lashed up the dragon toads face. The Swampalid licked it’s own eyeball, blinked once and continued. ‘My swamp is becoming corrupted. The trees have moved on and most have left their homes for the sake of steel and the comfort of those who visit and consume this beauty but do nothing to maintain it. I wish to restore this balance. Your demise can be unwritten. I can help you be stronger.’ ‘We can aid the Prophecy of Change, which tells of shifting balance throughout the worlds. You can help restore balance, either here or elsewhere by accepting my gift. But stray from balance and your life will begin to fade. Do not accept this, and many will suffer, on this plane, and potentially many others. What say you?’

Eldergreen accepted, without another thought. Another croak resounded, and they found themselves standing by the silt pool. As the croaking faded from their mind, their heart filled with joy at the possibility of their second chance. But then the air grew still. The humidity grew cold. Eldergreen’s vision turned to darkness, Eldergreen saw a face as smooth as porcelain smiling a cruel smile. ‘The Swampalid oversteps once more.. No matter.’ A flash of light, and Eldergreen, just for a moment caught sight of a small gnome, with fire crackling at her fingertips.

And Eldergreen was not in the Feywild anymore.

## In-game characteristics

Eldergreen is currently level 9 in total, made up of eight levels of druid and one level of celestial warlock.

## Trivia

* Eldergreen's patron is a celestial swamp toad known as the Swampalid.
* Eldergreen has pets, Herbert the Snail and Kenneth the Frog. Kenneth was gifted to Malis near the end of The Eternal Army by Eldergreen, who hoped that Kenneth would keep an eye and help Malis stay balanced.
* Eldergreen also has the ability to summon a fey creature, who is a Redcap called Mirthful Francis.
* Eldergreen and Reek went exploring at the end of The Eternal Army. There was talk of a Sphinx in the desert.

## Media

Eldergreen miniature by Hero Forge from Into the Wasteland: The Eternal Army.
## External links

* Character sheet for Eldergreen (The Eternal Army)
* Character sheet for Eldergreen (The Stuff of Dreams)