Meliai the Dryad

Meliai is an ash dryad, brought into existence by her Patron, Princess Verenestra, High Lady of the Summer Court, around 300 years ago in the region of the northern Reaching Woods. This hotly contested land is a hub of many civilizations and sits on many powerful ley lines, and Meliai was tasked with making sure that the other Summer Court fey were protected in this region and that mortals (and Winter Court members) were not able to tarnish the sacred grove.

Meliai, in her youth, was hot-headed and quick to attack mortals who "invaded" her domain of the northern Reaching Woods, a staunch defender of nature and its purity. She eventually came to a compromise with the people of Dondor, after the city died down as a location mostly known for logging, thanks to the compassion and quick thinking of Bint Lunenson and Nort Granholme who had befriended the ash dryad and rebranded the city as a small farming village that respected the woods and their inhabitants.