Athradte was our destination for eliminating the heart of the forest, the crystalline abomination. We ripped it out root and stem after an elven guide showed us the summer tree that they use for their solstice rituals. The tree itself was a giant oak with a hollowed out center with an exposed skyline to the skies above, likely centering on the solstices when the sun reaches its highest point. Nonetheless, the tree was greatly infected with corruption... acidic water, exploding bugs, giant arachnids and humanoid-eating plants as far as we could see.
In its heart was a creature of formidable strength, likely a corrupted Venus fly trap grown to a tremendous size, capable of devouring an entire full-sized oni whole in one of its mouths. Despite this challenge it all fell down the same, with me delivering the killing blow via a blade. I then ripped out the forest's "Heart" by shattering the crystal in the center of the tree, then I grabbed a bit of a sample for further study.
We await further assignment in our excursions to the graveyards Empress Novia, on your order.