The Wealdwood
The Wealdwood
- Type
- Point of Interest
- Area
- Pyrite Peninsula
(Malchor's Leap) - Game link
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The Wealdwood on the Pyrite Peninsula holds an ancient Orrian mystery: a golden, magical orb wielding great and unknown forces. It has gilded the forest around it and lends a burst of power to any who commune with it. The orb seems to be impervious to the Elder Dragon Zhaitan's corruption and has extended that protection to the area surrounding it.[1] Both the Inquest and the Pact fight over it, with Inquest planning to harness its power despite the risks, while the Pact wants to either destroy the orb if it proves too dangerous or guard it against misuse and figure out if its power can be used on their own terms. The orb seems to defend itself; depending on whether the Inquest is successful in tampering with it or not, it either corrupts the Inquest golem infused with its power to attack everything in sight with orders to protect Orr in the case of the former,[2] or it sends nearby pyrite elementals to violently drive out interlopers in the area in the case of the latter.
