Fandral, the archdruid of Darnassus, gathers druids to help heal the ailing World Tree Teldrassil. He tells them Teldrassil's illness is affecting all of Azeroth and they must help restore balance through their efforts. The druids enter a meditative trance and Teldrassil's roots emerge to wrap around each druid, asking for their assistance in healing.
Fandral, the archdruid of Darnassus, gathers druids to help heal the ailing World Tree Teldrassil. He tells them Teldrassil's illness is affecting all of Azeroth and they must help restore balance through their efforts. The druids enter a meditative trance and Teldrassil's roots emerge to wrap around each druid, asking for their assistance in healing.
Fandral, the archdruid of Darnassus, gathers druids to help heal the ailing World Tree Teldrassil. He tells them Teldrassil's illness is affecting all of Azeroth and they must help restore balance through their efforts. The druids enter a meditative trance and Teldrassil's roots emerge to wrap around each druid, asking for their assistance in healing.
Fandral, the archdruid of Darnassus, gathers druids to help heal the ailing World Tree Teldrassil. He tells them Teldrassil's illness is affecting all of Azeroth and they must help restore balance through their efforts. The druids enter a meditative trance and Teldrassil's roots emerge to wrap around each druid, asking for their assistance in healing.
Teldrassil’s growth had not yet restored it, he thought perhaps the
archdruid was sensitive on the subject.
The archdruid thrust the idol toward one of the nearest of the gathered. The other night elf instinctively backed up a step. “But in giving back so much, Teldrassil left itself open to illness! It now needs us again! In return … it will then surely show us the path to finding our shan’do!”
Fandral’s enthusiasm was contagious. The others rumbled their
agreement.
“The Dream is quickly being devoured by the Nightmare …” he
went on more solemnly, stating the dread knowledge all shared. “With no recent word from its mistress, I have forbidden entry by any others after the last foolhardy attempts …” Fandral stared down his audience, as if daring any to disobey. “For Malfurion would surely want no more lives lost for his sake …”
He put his hand to his chest, then drew the outline of a circle in which he then added two vertical, curving streaks. The streaks represented the antlers of Cenarius. The full symbol itself represented the Cenarion Circle.
The druids clasped their hands together in preparation for the
beginning of their efforts. Broll cleared his mind of concerns and petty mortal thoughts and instead began to put himself into a meditative trance. Beside him, Hamuul did the same.
Turning to Teldrassil, Fandral touched the great trunk with his
free hand. His fingers ran down the coarse bark.
Within the World Tree, something stirred, something that every
druid could feel as if it were a part of them. Even in his meditative state, Broll sensed a tremendous presence joining the convocation … Teldrassil’s essence touching those who had helped raise it up.
The World Tree was more than merely the home of the night elves. It was linked to the very health of Azeroth. Ill, it affected not merely its immediate surroundings, but those lands beyond the island. Even the very air or the rushing seas were not immune. At the very least, a Teldrassil that was not well could not maintain the balance between nature and decay.
The ground shook, but neither Broll nor any of the others felt any fear, not even when what first appeared to be tentacles burst underneath them.
But these were not tentacles. Rather, they were the very roots of Teldrassil. Toward each of the druids a root moved, snaking up to them as if about to strike. Yet none moved away. They knew that Teldrassil did not seek to harm them, but instead asked for their help …
One massive root already twined about Fandral. As it did, from
the main root tiny extensions sprouted. They, in turn, wrapped around the archdruid like creeper vines, until he stood half- shrouded by them.
It was a variation—a tremendous one, naturally—of one of the
