Yggdrasil

Yggdrasil is an immense ash tree that is center to the cosmos and considered very holy. The branches of Yggdrasil extend far into the heavens, and the tree is supported by three roots that extend far away into other locations. Creatures live within Yggdrasil, including the dragon Nidhogg, an unnamed eagle, and the stags Dainn, Dvalinn, Duneyrr and Durathror.
"The Tree of Life is bound to the fate of the world, just as we are bound to it. The tree nourishes our soils. The dew from its leaves feeds our valleys and rivers. The tree's very existence supports all of creation among its boughs, its life energy interwoven into the tapestry of life... birth, growth, death, and rebirth... every strand, transcending time, transcending space. Everything comes back to the tree."
Midgard
Before Yggdrasil is a vast forest created from its roots. Within this forest live four guardian stags, Dainn, Dvalinn, Duneyrr, and Durathror. These stags protect the Yggdrasil from ill intent intruders.
Gateway

• Lopt Dyrr

Alternative Name(s)

Tree of Life

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