Melandru

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Melandru is the goddess of earth and nature. She is the matron goddess of Rangers, Earth Elementalists and Dervishes that specialize in Earth Prayers.

1 Inscription
2 Description
3 Melandru statues

[edit] Inscription

Inscription found on Melandru's statue:

And it was that a tribe of godless humans wandered the land. Where camped did they lay waste, senselessly destroying everything nearby.

And so the tribe set out to find another camp, when suddenly sprouted a wall of thorny branches, which blocked their exit.

Then saith Ewan, leader of the tribe, "Know ye our ways. Whosoever does magic in this tribe shall be put to death."

Yet none comes forward. Then, from the earth grows forth a large tree, and unfurling its branches, reveals the upper torso of a woman. Saith She, "I am Melandru, the Mother of earth and nature. Henceforth I bind ye to these lands. When they suffer, so shall ye suffer."

And as She saith, so was it done. From their limbs sprouted branches, and the blood in their veins was the sap of trees. Then was Ewan and his tribe converted, and became they stewards of nature.

Scriptures of Melandru: 48 BE

[edit] Description

Mural of Melandru in Ascalon City

Mural of Melandru in Gandara

The goddess of earth and nature, Melandru is the favored god of Rangers and Earth Elementalists. It is said the Maguuma druids at one time worshipped this deity, but there are none alive today who can confirm the truth of this rumor. Melandru is frequently depicted as a human female torso whose lower body is the trunk, branches, and roots of a living tree. Her statues attract weary travelers. Beneath her branches await plenty of fresh water and shelter from the elements.
–The Guild Wars Manuscripts

Many Canthans, especially the suspicious Luxons and the warlike Kurzicks, believe that the goddess of earth and nature has abandoned the empire. They believe that not even Melandru could have withstood Shiro Tagachi's literally petrifying death cry. But Melandru’s devoted followers—the Rangers, Earth Elementalists, and many cultist sects know that this is merely a misunderstanding of what the goddess truly represents. They know that the goddess endures within the crystalline shell of the once-thriving Canthan landscape. Melandru is frequently depicted in both Cantha and Tyria as a tall, winged dryad from the waist up. But whereas northerners see a creature whose lower half grows naturally into a living tree, Canthan artists usually describe a severe figure ensconced in an outcrop of Echovald quartz. Melandru’s roadside temples offer shelter, food, and water to weary travelers even in Cantha, though such shrines are few, and separated by long stretches of lifeless stonescape.
–The Guild Wars Factions Manuscripts

Rangers and Earth Elementalists leave offerings to Melandru, trusting to
her guidance. Throughout Elona, roadside temples to the goddess offer shelter and water to weary travelers. Wandering Dervishes maintain many of these shrines. With her blessings, the ground can slow or snare enemies, wanderers can survive in the harshest wilderness, and masters of magic can shake the very foundations of the world.
Most statues of Melandru show her as a tall, winged dryad rising from a tree-shaped base. Many temples use magic to shape that shrine from a living tree; for example, Elonian sculptures often rise from the base of a mebayah or a rooted dreamflower. A Dervish assuming the Form of Melandru has an arboreal appearance, acting with the same resolve as a tree with roots deep in the earth.

–Guild Wars Nightfall Manuscripts

[edit] Melandru statues

[edit] Appearance

The appearance of this statue depends on whether or not the world is currently blessed with the Favor of the Gods.

During favor water flows from the statue's vase, and leaves appear on the branches.
Without favor the statue has no leaves and water stops flowing.

[edit] Locations

Dervish as the Avatar of Melandru

Prophecies

Factions

Nightfall

[edit] Notes

Kneel at the tablet of the Statue of Melandru and a Melandru's Watcher will appear. Dedicate an offering to one of its causes and you might get a special treat. Once an offering has been made you will receive a Blessing.