# [[Arbor Felix]] ![[Arbor Felix.svg]] ![[uu-arbor-felix-01.png]] ![[uu-arbor-felix-02.png]] A nearby town that is about two days away from the party's current location, in generally the same direction as Absalom. The name triggers hazy memories for [[Zuhri]] from her feral days when she was thinking and feeling like an animal rather than a person. Arbor Felix was one of the places she ate in during that time, though her memory of it is hazy. ## Recent Events ### Session 081 - New Residents - **New Arrivals**: [[Carman Rajani]] and [[Dot Rajani]] relocated to Arbor Felix for safety - **Safety Agreement**: Both Rajanis agreed to move to Arbor Felix to escape dangers in [[Otari]] - **Community Growth**: The village gained two new residents through the party's successful persuasion ### Session 069 - Defense Preparation and Battle - **Social Structure**: Everyone has a specific purpose and skills are emphasized - **Aponachar Garden**: Features sleeping fungal guardians that can be activated in times of emergency - **Poison Garden**: Collection of animals and trees that are poisonous, freely roaming - **Defense Organization**: [[Grumblebum|Grumble]] split fighters into four groups (N: 75, S: 75, E: 50, W: 50, with 50 reserve) - **Best Fighters**: Assigned to [[Hunter Elise]] - **Aponachar Transformation**: 70 people chose to become Aponachar before the battle, lying down and inhaling deeply before convulsing and dying silently - **Party Influence**: [[Ashnefrotty|Ash]] convinced 30 out of 100 people not to become Aponachar, talking about family and protecting the weak - **Battle Preparation**: [[Hearthmother Saesella]] offered high-level spell assistance, [[Marmanak]] provided mutagens - **Combat**: Major werewolf battle began with hundreds of wolves led by a silver alpha wolf - **Status**: [[Hearthmother Saesella]] almost died, [[Hunter Elise]] was "out of the battle" on the east side ## Background - Located about two days away from the party's current location - In generally the same direction as Absalom - Associated with [[Zuhri]]'s feral past - Home to [[Holes]] and [[Arnoald]] ## Notable Residents - [[Holes]] - human with dirty mohawk - [[Arnoald]] - human associate of Holes ## Significance - The name triggers memories for [[Zuhri]] from her feral period - One of the places [[Zuhri]] visited during her animal-like state ## Village Culture & Customs ### Death & Resurrection System - **Numa**: Life essence/power that is transferred from dying villagers to others - **Dascalos-Vectice System**: Mentor-student relationships where knowledge and numa are passed down - **Aponachar**: Fungal guardians created from deceased villagers who continue to serve the community - **[[The Apometi]]**: Guardian entity that creates Aponachar and blesses villagers ### Physical Characteristics - **Fungal Growth**: All villagers have spiderweb-thin lines on their skin (fungal growth) - **Animal Bites**: Villagers grow up with bite marks from wilderness animals - **Immunity**: Blessed by the Apometi with resistance to poison and disease - **Renewal**: Must renew exposure to Aponachar every month to maintain benefits ### Village Structure - **Architecture**: Built among trees rather than cutting them down - **Housing**: Stone, clay, and wood houses with no floors - **Lifestyle**: Everyone works, many are barefoot or topless - **Organization**: No formal structure - masters teach their craft to others ### Xenophobia & Survival - **Catfolk Hatred**: Deep-seated hatred due to past attacks by catfolk-led wild tigers - **Elise's Scar**: [[Hunter Elise]] lost her family to catfolk attacks, leading to her facial scar - **Closed Doors**: Village became closed-off after nature overran them - **Selective Acceptance**: Accepts some races (dwarves, kobolds) but fears catfolk ## Notable Residents - [[Holes]] - human with dirty mohawk - [[Arnoald]] - human associate of Holes - [[Davios]] - six-year-old boy who became a Dascalos - [[Hearthmother Saesella]] - spiritual leader and follower of Erastil - [[Hunter Elise]] - skilled archer with deep hatred for catfolk - [[Marmanak]] - gnome engineer, trapmaster, and alchemist - [[Helly]] - young girl with damaged arms, potential Aponachar candidate ## Unique Features - **Poison Garden**: Contains poisonous animals and plants - **Apometi Tree**: Large tree with mushroom cap at village center - **Natural Spring**: Created by Saesella, source of village water - **Aponachar Labor**: Dead villagers continue serving as mindless workers ## Session 077 - Historical Foundation - **MAJOR REVELATION**: [[Arbor Felix]] was founded by [[Esefna Menhemes]] a long time ago - **Religious Teaching**: Esefna taught the villagers the ways of [[Erastil]] - **Historical Connection**: This confirms the deep historical connection between Arbor Felix and [[The Roseguard]] - **Religious Continuity**: [[Hearthmother Saesella]] still follows Erastil's teachings, but [[Hunter Elise]] does not - **Cultural Evolution**: The village has evolved from its original Erastil-based foundation to include other traditions %% # Excalidraw Data ## Text Elements ## Drawing ```json { "type": "excalidraw", "version": 2, "source": "https://github.com/zsviczian/obsidian-excalidraw-plugin/releases/tag/2.1.4", "elements": [], "appState": { "theme": "dark", "viewBackgroundColor": "#ffffff", "currentItemStrokeColor": "#1e1e1e", "currentItemBackgroundColor": "transparent", "currentItemFillStyle": "solid", "currentItemStrokeWidth": 2, "currentItemStrokeStyle": "solid", "currentItemRoughness": 1, "currentItemOpacity": 100, "currentItemFontFamily": 4, "currentItemFontSize": 20, "currentItemTextAlign": "left", "currentItemStartArrowhead": null, "currentItemEndArrowhead": "arrow", "scrollX": 0, "scrollY": 0, "zoom": { "value": 1 }, "currentItemRoundness": "round", "gridSize": null, "gridColor": { "Bold": "#C9C9C9FF", "Regular": "#EDEDEDFF" }, "currentStrokeOptions": null, "previousGridSize": null, "frameRendering": { "enabled": true, "clip": true, "name": true, "outline": true } }, "files": {} } ``` %%