Celontiir (Weald Elf Village)

The Weald Elf Village (Celontiir in their own tongue) is the largest Weald Elf settlement in the Crucible.

Overview
Celontiir is built around a sacred grove of Selvana, the heart of which is the tallest tree in the Weald. Called the Queen Oak, the tree is one of the largest in the world and rivals some redwood trees and sequoias in size.

Like many other Weald Elven settlements, a number of the housing-buildings are constructed around the branches of the larger trees. Larger buildings used for storage and other purposes are kept at ground level. Wood is actually seldom used for construction unless it is fallen wood, though wicker lattice is employed to make walls and roofs. The largest buildings on the ground are constructed of massive marble slabs, though where they came from is a matter of debate for outsiders who know that marble isn't common in that region.

The Weald Elves are led by a circle of druids called the Oath of the Oak, who are devoted to aiding the Queen Oak in growing and doing the work of Selvana. The Hierophant Ysperia Siorhen is the current leader of the circle. She is sometimes referred to as the "Elf Queen" by outsiders, though her actual title is religious and not royal.

There is a royal palace here that has been abandoned for a long time. The Weald Elves used to have a royal house that lived here, but no one has actually claimed the throne since before the Karus Dwarves arrived. The Weald Elves have become very different than other elves in terms of attitude.

There are no relations between the Weald Elves and the Snow Elves, and when they encounter one another there is a low-level animosity that many outsiders can readily detect between the two groups. Whatever ancient slight drove them apart is apparently still ongoing.