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"Goddess" of the Sylvari: Eden

It is known that Melandru is the goddess of plantlife, of nature and earth. However, the Sylvari are new to the world, and have never witnessed the intervention of the gods. Logically the Sylvari would doubt about the existence of such mighty beings. However, the Sylvari strike me as a race that would indeed HAVE a goddess of some sort. Perhaps their goddess could be something other than a goddess; Whether it be a timeless force of nature, a mighty spirit of the trees, etc. Rather than living separate from her followers, this "goddess" could live INSIDE them. She could flow through them, around them, and move with them like a great wind.

I found it only fitting that the deity's name be Eden, for it is symbolic of both new beginnings (such as the Sylvari) as well as nature and plantlife. Eden could, essentially, be "mother earth". A great spirit of the trees, of the plants; a mighty combination of the very life within all nature around us.

Eden is portrayed as a great forest with many faces. One face is of the willow, being gentle and moving along with nature. Another face is of the oak, strong and resistant to all outward forces. Another face is of the blossoming cherry tree; beautiful in its simplicity and peacefulness. In the center of this great forest rests the Mother Tree, the very epitome of organic life and birth.

I picture her strongest technique being "Blessing of Eden", a technique affecting the environment and making it more suitable for Sylvari techniques.

Blessing of Eden: Requires at least 10 praying Sylvari of the highest level to be used. Wind rushes around the praying group of Sylvari. The wind seems to "speak" in thousands of tongues, thousands of voices. The words are in the language of the trees, of the mountains, of the very essence of nature. There is a great flash of light, with a crack of lightning that sounds like the breaking of one-thousand bones. From the sky descend beams of golden light, resting upon each of the Sylvari. The Sylvari then begin to light up in hues of sapphire, emerald, and gold; Plantlife flourishes all around them. If it is raining or evening when this technique is used, the sky will clear and will be as though it is daytime, though without a sun. One-thousand singing voices echo around the Sylvari, and all surrounding wildlife will come to the aid of the Sylvari; attacking all foes.

After this technique is used, the sky will remain bright sapphire, filled with golden clouds. This "environmental change" will remain for 30 seconds, and all Sylvari techniques used in that portion of time will be thrice as strong. Once the 30 seconds are up, there will be another loud crack of lightning, and the sky will go back to normal in but an instant.

Note: This is just a random suggestion, and is based more on the appearance of the action than the strength or statistics of it. Obviously the entire idea is available for suggestion, correction, commentary, etc. Please feel free to give it better statistics if you prefer. :D