Spirit of Tezla

> *Sehama watched the Crusaders advance, dark forces come to burn and taint the ancient Wylden forests. But even facing certain death, the priestess refused to yield; she could feel Tezla's spirit within her, the very embodiment of nature. As the first wave of Sect Elves smashed into her front lines, Sehama ducked under a Zombie's swing and countered by crushing the abomination's skull with a single blow.* "Stand fast, warriors", *she cried, raising her mace high*, "for we are blessed this day!"
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Spirit of Tezla is a wood golem supposedly housing the soul of Grand-Magus Tezla and the spiritual leader of the Elemental League, his word handed over to the Elemental Freeholds by Prophet-Priest Tremelen.

## History

For more than a hundred and fifty years, the warriors, mages, priests and priestesses of the Elemental League stood devoted to protecting the Land from those who would pollute or destroy it. When the Crusaders began savaging their way into Elemental territory, attacking from the north and the west, Prophet-Priest Tremelen, under the orders of the Spirit of Tezla, gave the orders for all loyal Elemental warriors to recall to Roanne Valle – as all-knowing Tezla himself ordered the castle built more than 150 years ago for this very purpose. While many of the Forest Elves obediently headed to the castle, the Trolls, Centaurs and Faeries were outraged at the Forest Elves' cowardice, and vowed to fight for the Land rather than hide in a stone box with the rest of the fools.

With the massive invasion of the Elemental homeland in 434 Tz, and the hasty recall of all the Forest Elves back to the capitol castle of Roanne Valle, there is a great deal of dissent in the Elemental ranks. While the Forest Elves, loyal to the Spirit of Tezla and devoted to his every command, quickly marched back to serve the wishes of the Circle of Nine, many of the non-elven races took great offense at these actions. For the Forest Elves to retreat and hide within a stone coffin during a time when the forests of the Wylden are filled with torch-wielding invaders is viewed as an act of treachery by Centaurs, Trolls, and Faeries of the Wylden. But as many Forest Elves believe that the Spirit of Tezla ordered the castle built more than a hundred and fifty years ago to weather this very attack, there is little dissent within the Elemental capitol of Roanne Valle. Every day, even when faced with the seemingly endless tide of the Crusader siege armies setting up camp outside the main walls, many of the defenders of Roanne Valle are bolstered by a growing sense of faith that Tezla will allow them to persevere through the destruction and chaos that will arise in the months to come.

Following the capture of the Wylden Forest and the siege of Sanctuary by the Dark Crusade, there are many among the Elemental Freeholds who fear that the Elemental cause teeters on the brink of destruction. Though they still support the Spirit of Tezla and the Circle in Exile, the Storm Druids share the anger of the Wylden Host at those who have ravaged their homeland. Focusing their rage into growing magical power, Storm Druids can be found both protecting the leadership of the Freeholds and accompanying those who go into the Wylden to retake it from its conquerors.

## In tabletop

Tezla's Spirit is a faith domain-type card, with the following ability: Elemental Freehold warriors friendly to the player who put this Tezla's Spirit int play gain the Counterattack special ability when in base contact with an objective token.

***Elemental League***
 Minor characters

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.mageknight.net/wp-content/uploads/Mage-Knight-2.0-Card-Set-Domains.pdf