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Clan Ebonleaf - Sylvaneth Homebrew Lore

Grown in the metallic soil of Chamon, the Realm of Metal, and amongst the black leaved trees of the Ebon Woods, the warriors of Clan Ebonleaf stand with bark of iron and blades of steel.

Realm: Chamon

Glade: Ironbark

Grove: Ebon Woods

The Ebon Woods is a relatively small forest located in the Silverglades, a frozen wasteland. The ebony black leaves that cover the metallic forest draw in sunlight, creating a warm haven within the icy land. Those not used to living in the Silverglades will still find the forest absolutely freezing.

In the heart of the Ebon Woods sits a realmgate to Ghyran, dubbed the Emeraldroot Gate. The gate leads to an island of Peel, a marshy island off the coast of Verdia. The Ghyran side of the Emeraldroot sits in the heart of Marsh-Horns, a small settlement for Kurnthi Aelves.

Appearance:

The skin of the sylvaneth take a deep black appearance, mimicking the leaves which the clan gets it's name from. Their bark, like all Ironbark sylvaneth, is metallic in nature. Often taking an dark emerald color, this bark holds the durability of steel plate. Fallen branches are often harvested to be forged into weapons.

Culture:

Ebonleaf Clan worships Alarielle and Kurnoth on equal level. They accepted a large number kurnoth hunters with open arms, though the hunters have yet to fully adapt the environment of the Ebon Woods.

The Ebonleaf pride themselves on their self-reliance. A member of the clan will often refuse the aid of other glades or clans if they believe they don't need it. This is not due to being too prideful or spiteful to accept aid. They will accept help only if it's truly needed and the aid willingly offers to help. This is due to their isolated location making the journey to help dangerous and oftentimes not worth the risk.

Ironically, those within of Ebonleaf are quick to help anyone that comes their way. A wanderer that finds themselves lost in the frozen wasteland of the Silverglades may find a wooden hand reach out in the raging snowstorm. Those who accept this hand will be lifted into the unknown and find themselves in a warm (in comparison) oasis with a bowl of mushroom soup, a blanket, and the supplies needed for a trip to Ghyran waiting for them. Don't ask where the mushrooms come from.

Despite this helpful nature, this clan contains a large number of spite-revenants. Their hostility towards outsiders is tempered by the Treelord Ancient. They spend most of their days wandering the the wasteland that surround the Grove, serving the role as frontline defense against potential threats. The spite-revenants often steal weapons from those they kill and use them to kill more.

Leader:

Anrothala Battlethicket is a treelord ancient that commands the clan. Despite being a skilled a spellcaster, she favors martial combat and prides herself as a hunter. She often trades her staff for a gladius when the clan marches to war.

Anrothala stands at the front of any regiment or hunting party, summoning wyldwoods and stranglerots to slaughter her enemies.

But once the prey has been slain, Anrothala returns to her happy-go-lucky self. She regularly travels to the Ghyran side of the gate to play with the aelven children and teach them how to hunt.

Other Characters:

Thavara of the Blood-Flies

The arch-revenant known as Thavara once stood at the head of the wargrove against a Khornate horde. While her forces was able to push back the bloodbound, this was at heavy losses and herself being branded by the warlord's burning flail. The proud hunter know holds a bloodlust that she keeps at bay through faith in her gods and her practice as a spellsinger. She wields both a glaive and short sword.

Thavara commands the Blood-Flies, a group of gossamid archers and veterans of the war against the bloodbound. They operate as mercenaries, traveling across the Realms to fight against the forces of Chaos, Death, and Destruction in the name of Kurnoth. They willing chose to leave to protect the Clan from their corruption, but will return when the grove marches to war.

Zyn Deadbark

Branchwych and leader of the clan's Bitterbark Copse that spearheads the wargrove, he's actually a member of the Dreadwood Glade that has abandoned the spiteful clans in favor of the Ironbark.

He's is a scholar by trade, and initially traveled to the Silverglades to study ice magic.

Zyn has a... complicated relationship Drycha.

Combat Doctrine:

Like all Ironbark clans, the Ebonleaf specializes in their defensive style. Unlike the other clans, the Ebonleaf favors ending the battle as quickly as possible. These contradictory strategies are unity by tricking the enemy into well defended killzones, where hordes of spite-revenants slaughter the grunts while kurnoth hunters and treelords cut down monsters and assassinate warlords.

Allies:

Marsh-Horns: This tribe of aelves worship Kurnoth as fervently as the sylvaneth, with many of them developing animalistic traits like hooves and antlers. While the Ebonleaf guards the Chamon side of the Emeraldroot Gate, the Marsh-Horns protect the Ghyran side. The two groups consider themselves as part of one untied wargrove, though the aelves prefer to stay in Ghyran when possible.

Oighear: A human tribe of ice mages that live in the Silverglades, they hire regiments of Ebonleaf warriors as mercenaries.

Lord-Arcanum Astreia Solbright: Leader of the Shimmersouls, the Sancrosant Chamber for the Hammers of Sigmar, though her recent disobedience to continue her quest have placed her in charge of a mixed force of various stormhosts. Arch-revenant Thavara and her Blood-Flies are currently fighting with the Shimmersouls, aiding them in finding a cure to the Stormcast's reforging flaw

Enemies:

Bloodbound of Khorne: Like all sylvaneth, the Ebondleaf despises the force of Chaos. It has been the Bloodbound that the clan has been the most aggressive to the clan, killing more members than even the Maggotkin of Nurgle.

Maggotkin of Nurgle: The followers of the plague god has held a stranglehold over Ghyran since the start of the Age of Chaos. While the clan's isolated location keep them mostly untouched from the Maggotkin's crusade, they have fought alongside their kin and goddess in a multitude of battles against the diseased thugs.

Fimir: The island of Peel, where the Ghyran side of the Emeraldroot Gate is, is inhabited by the cyclopean, reptilian race known as the fimir. These warriors are followers of Gorkamorka, and regularly raid the Gate.

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The Sylvaneth "Vengeful forest spirits of terrifying power, and to any who enter their lands unbidden, they are death".

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