A private and exceptionally mysterious academy of Math, Medicine, and Engineering; it only invites students to apply every few years, and the "lucky" few who get in are then put through the hardest 4 years of their entire life - if they make it that long.
It starts as a trickle, a trail of blood that only the houndsharks can follow. With each new wound, the blood blooms. Warmer than the water, the blood boils the minds of men and fish alike. A frenzy begins, men fighting beast until the bitter end.
Dryads are treefolk born from the Evergrowing. Though their forms and beliefs differ across Netherdyn’s realms, they all share a divine purpose: to preserve, expand, and embody the will of the natural world.
For generations, the villages surrounding Wren’s forest have lived in quiet harmony with the wilds, guided by old stories of the Forest Keeper — a horned guardian who protects the balance of life.
At the completion of their time at the Eddy, proto-Seekers gather before the Dancinglight and a quorum of Sages to be formally granted the title of Water Seeker.