Ar’drune

Where the goddess Dynera has the Myrshae to serve her, the Shadrathu Ver’giryth has the Ar’drune. The Ar’drune are similar to the Myrshae, but rather than preserve and foster nature they seek to pervert and corrupt it. They see the natural world as the first part of a two-step process, with Dynera providing raw material, followed by Ver’giryth shaping it to perfection. These “dark druids” aren’t spared from the Shadrathu’s designs, either. Over time, the Ar’drune are slowly mutated into strange and horrific creatures. This is welcomed by Ver’giryth’s celebrants as they believe this is a blessing from their master.

There are likely hundreds, perhaps thousands, of the Ar’drune. They operate throughout Ryh’ardha in the deepest parts of its forests, and are most common in the Forest of Twisted Trees, the Forest of the Forlorn, and Havenwood.