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    \_|                       The Tree of Life                          |
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      |  It was this Tree that the essence of magic weaved ages ago,    |
      |  after the planes of the multiverse were destroyed by Dominus.  |
      |  From the Tree of Life grew the beginnings of these Realms,     |
      |  from the lowliest insect to the wisest of sages. Many visited  |
      |  the Tree after its destruction by traveling through a magical  |
      |  portal which linked the present and the past. Those who        |
      |  returned spoke of powerful entities which combined the many    |
      |  elements of life.                                              |
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      |  Apparently the Shattering tore not only the fabric of the      |
      |  land, but the fabric of time as well.  Inexplicably, the Tree  |
      |  of Life has been returned to this plane and has taken root in  |
      |  the Forest of Tears.  Many have undertaken pilgrimages to the  |
      |  Tree to renew their faith that life will always continue in    |
      |  the Realms, no matter what calamity befalls it.                |
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