Chen Yu's round Gel head sank into thought as he recalled the fragmented information he had gathered from Adventurer logs, caravan rumors, and Count Brand's boasts.
Far to the west, beyond the sprawling Shadow Mountain Range and the vast Golden Glow Valley, lay a bountiful region that Bards called the "Jade Crown."
Countless ancient oaks, tall enough to pierce the clouds, stood there, forming a forest so dense it seemed to swallow the sky.
Legend has it that the ancestors of the Elves gathered beneath a Holy Oak whose trunk was as massive as a mountain and whose canopy could shield the entire sky. Under its protection and enlightenment, they were able to prosper, gradually establishing countless Elf City-States founded on the supreme laws of equality, justice, and harmony with nature.
