Changes: Elms' Reach

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Elms' Reach is a district of Twin Elms in Pillars of Eternity.

Background

The home of the delemgan and Glanfathan druids, within the Reach lies Teir Evron, one of the only towers of the Builders still in perfect condition. Two great elm trees twine around it, protected by two delemgan sisters who predate even the Engwithans. The Hall of Warriors also stands at the other end of the district. Elms' Reach is also where the druids keep their halls. There are the Ovates of the Golden Grove and the Ethik Nôl of Blood Sands.

Points of interest

The Hall of Warriors, where the Three-Tusk Stelgaer nest, is in the northwest, bordered by a palisade.
The entrance to the Blood Sands, temple of the Ethik Nôl, is in the cliff in the north.
Teir Evron is in the northeast, guarded by a pair of delemgan spirits, Sîdha and Rîhenwn. Approaching the bridge will trigger another vision of Thaos, this time requesting the Watcher's aid in taking down Iovara, luring her away from Creitum to Ossionus.
The Golden Grove, headquarters of the Ovates of the Golden Grove, is in the southeast.

Characters

Hall of Warriors

Simoc, Lliras, involved in Sacrificial Bloodlines
Arthwn, involved in Hunter, Brother

Golden Grove

Iswld, involved in A Servant of Death
Bledha, involved in Sacrificial Bloodlines, sells potions and ingredients
Tamrwn, involved in True to Form

Teir Evron

Sîdha and Rîhenwn

Quests

These are the quests and tasks which start in this district:

Quest	Given by	Location
Sacrificial Bloodlines	Simoc	Hall of Warriors
Council of Stars	Sîdha and Rîhenwn	outside of Teir Evron
Court of the Penitents	Sîdha and Rîhenwn	outside of Teir Evron
A Servant of Death	Berath	Teir Evron
Into the White Void	Rymrgand	Teir Evron
The Nest Above the Clouds	Hylea	Teir Evron
The Old Queen and the New King	Galawain	Teir Evron

Loot

Notable loot

Starlit Garb: Hidden under the carpet of the Glanfathan home nearest the Hall of Warriors.
Tiny Sporeling: Sold by Bledha in the Golden Grove.

Containers

Vase (left):

Random potion/scroll
Random gem
Random currency
(TE_Consumable_5_6)

Vase (right):

Random potion (Potion_2)

Crate:

2x Vegetable
3x Fruit

Crate:

Random weapon
Random potion/scroll
Random currency
(TE_Med_Weapons_5_6)

Behind the scenes

“

Elms' Reach was first called Twin Elms in honor of the giant trees that give this glanfathan city its name. The area was laid out by Bobby Null, the lead designer of the team, and Hector Espinosa, our lead environment artist, did an amazing job with the 3D render and bringing it to life.

At its bottom right corner, you'll notice perhaps a cool archway made by roots from one of the elms. This led to an area that we had to cut, a mystical forest called the Weald of Fates where you'd be sent to speak with the ancestor stones, a collection of souls of glanfathan leaders, whose wisdom is revered by the tribes. The catch was of course that you could only do so by ingesting hallucinogenic mushrooms that would lead your "vision quest" towards its stones. The realities of game development sometimes result in awesome things like this having to get cut so that you can focus polish into something else, some other areas of the game. The lesson for aspiring designers is: structure areas, stories, and quests in a modular way so that you can, if need be, take things out without affecting other aspects of the game.

”

~ Jorge Salgado, Designer

Developer commentary by Jorge Salgado

Map

Map - Elms' Reach

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+| name          = Elms' Reach
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+| icon          = Elms' Reach icon.png
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+| image         =
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+| caption       =
+| image2        =
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+| image3        =
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+| type          = City district
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-| exits         =
-| sub_locations = Blood Sands; Glanfathan House;  Hall of Warriors; Teir Evron
-| related       = The Twin Elms; The Golden Grove
 | main_location = Twin Elms
+| sub_locations = Blood Sands; Glanfathan Home; Hall of Warriors; Teir Evron
-| merchant      =
+| exits         = Hearthsong; Oldsong; Weald of Fates; Pillars of Eternity world map{{!}}World map
-| inhabitants   =
-| monsters      =
+| related       =
+| merchant      = Bledha
 | innkeeper     =
+| inhabitants   = Arthwn; Bledha; Iswld; Tamrwn
+| monsters      =
+| plants        =
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-| lsc           = Lsc_twin_elms_01.jpg
+| lsc           = LSC TwinElms 01.png
-| icon          =
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+'''Elms' Reach''' is a district of [[Twin Elms]] in {{poe1}}.
+==Background==
-'''Elms&#39; Reach''' is a district of [[Twin Elms]] in ''[[Pillars of Eternity]]''.
+The home of the delemgan and Glanfathan druids, within the Reach lies [[Teir Evron]], one of the only towers of the Builders still in perfect condition. Two great elm trees twine around it, protected by two delemgan sisters who predate even the Engwithans. The Hall of Warriors also stands at the other end of the district. Elms' Reach is also where the druids keep their halls. There are the Ovates of the Golden Grove and the Ethik Nôl of Blood Sands.
+==Points of interest==
-==Places==
+* The [[Hall of Warriors]], where the Three-Tusk Stelgaer nest, is in the northwest, bordered by a palisade.
+* The entrance to the [[Blood Sands]], temple of the [[Ethik Nôl]], is in the cliff in the north.
+* [[Teir Evron]] is in the northeast, guarded by a pair of delemgan spirits, [[Sîdha and Rîhenwn]]. Approaching the bridge will trigger another vision of [[Thaos]], this time requesting the Watcher's aid in taking down [[Iovara]], luring her away from [[Creitum]] to [[Ossionus]].
+* The Golden Grove, headquarters of the [[Ovates of the Golden Grove]], is in the southeast.
+==Characters==
-===Hall of Warriors===
+;Hall of Warriors
+* [[Simoc]], [[Lliras]], involved in [[Sacrificial Bloodlines]]
-[[File:Screenshot_elms_reach_warriors_guild.jpg|thumb|left]]
+* [[Arthwn]], involved in [[Hunter, Brother]]
+;Golden Grove
-Headquarters of the [[Three-Tusk Stelgaer]] clan.
+* [[Iswld]], involved in [[A Servant of Death]]
-* [[Simoc]], [[Lliras]] &ndash; [[Sacrificial Bloodlines]]
+* [[Bledha]], involved in [[Sacrificial Bloodlines]], sells potions and ingredients
-* [[Arthwn]] &ndash; [[Hunter, Brother]]
+* [[Tamrwn]], involved in [[True to Form]]
+;Teir Evron
+* [[Sîdha and Rîhenwn]]
-{{clear|left}}
-===The Golden Grove===
-[[File:Screenshot_golden_grove.jpg|thumb|left]]
-Headquarters of the [[Ovates of the Golden Grove]] faction.
-* [[Iswld]] &ndash; [[A Servant of Death]]
-* [[Bledha]] &ndash; [[Sacrificial Bloodlines]]
-* [[Tamrwn]] &ndash; [[True to Form]]
-{{clear|left}}
-===Teir Evron===
-[[File:Screenshot_elms_reach_teir_evron.jpg|thumb|left]]
-{{Main|Teir Evron}}
-This is the temple building at the roots of the two giant trees after which the city [[Twin Elms]] is named.
-* [[Sîdha and Rîhenwn]] (outside) &ndash; [[The Assassin at Large]]
-{{clear|left}}
-===Blood Sands===
-[[File:Screenshot_elms_reach_blood_sands.jpg|thumb|left]]
-{{Main|Blood Sands}}
-Headquarters of the [[Ethik Nôl]] faction.
-* [[Archdruid Rehstin]] &ndash; [[A Servant of Death]]
-* [[Keeper Wrdha]] &ndash; [[Sacrificial Bloodlines]]
-{{clear|left}}
 ==Quests==
 These are the quests and tasks which ''start'' in this district:
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 ! Given by
 ! Location
-! Notes
 |-
 | '''[[Sacrificial Bloodlines]]'''
 | [[Simoc]]
-| [[#Hall of Warriors|Hall of Warriors]]
+| [[Hall of Warriors]]
-|
 |-
 | '''[[Council of Stars]]'''
 | [[Sîdha and Rîhenwn]]
 | outside of [[Teir Evron]]
-|
 |-
 | '''[[Court of the Penitents]]'''
 | [[Sîdha and Rîhenwn]]
 | outside of [[Teir Evron]]
-|
 |-
 | '''[[A Servant of Death]]'''
 | [[Berath]]
 | [[Teir Evron]]
-|
 |-
 | '''[[Into the White Void]]'''
 | [[Rymrgand]]
 | [[Teir Evron]]
-|
 |-
 | '''[[The Nest Above the Clouds]]'''
 | [[Hylea]]
 | [[Teir Evron]]
-|
 |-
 | '''[[The Old Queen and the New King]]'''
 | [[Galawain]]
 | [[Teir Evron]]
-|
 |}
-==Map==
+==Loot==
+===Notable loot===
+* [[Starlit Garb]]: Hidden under the carpet of the [[Elms Reach Dwelling (north)|Glanfathan home]] nearest the [[Hall of Warriors]].
+* [[Tiny Sporeling]]: Sold by [[Bledha]] in the Golden Grove.
+===Containers===
-<div style="display:table; border:1px solid #734E32; background:rgba(150, 90, 15, 0.15); padding:0.2em"><div style="display:table; position:relative; padding:0">[[File:Map elms reach.jpg|960px|link=]]
+{{Note|For a complete list of [[random loot]] found in {{PAGENAME}}, see [[/Loot|here]].}}
-<div style="background:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); text-shadow: 0px 0px 3px #fff; padding:0 0.5em; border-radius:0.5em; position:absolute; left:44.8%; top:12.9%;">[[#Blood Sands|Blood Sands]]</div>
+{{collist|column-width=300px|
-<div style="background:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); text-shadow: 0px 0px 3px #fff; padding:0 0.5em; border-radius:0.5em; position:absolute; left:78.5%; top:27.5%;">[[#The Twin Elms and Teir Evron|Teir Evron]]</div>
+{{colitem|Vase (left)|Random potion/scroll;Random gem;Random currency;([[Loot lists#TE_Consumable_5_6|TE_Consumable_5_6]])}}
-<div style="background:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); text-shadow: 0px 0px 3px #fff; padding:0 0.5em; border-radius:0.5em; position:absolute; left:15.7%; top:33.7%;">[[#Hall of Warriors|Hall of Warriors]]</div>
+{{colitem|Vase (right)|Random potion ([[Loot lists#Potion_2|Potion_2]])}}
-<div style="background:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); text-shadow: 0px 0px 3px #fff; padding:0 0.5em; border-radius:0.5em; position:absolute; left:71.0%; top:75.1%;">[[#The Golden Grove|The Golden Grove]]</div>
+{{colitem|Crate|2x [[Vegetable]];3x [[Fruit]]}}
-</div>
+{{colitem|Crate|Random weapon;Random potion/scroll;Random currency;([[Loot lists#TE_Med_Weapons_5_6|TE_Med_Weapons_5_6]])}}
-<div style="margin-top:0.2em; background:black">
+}}
-<div style="float:left; color:#777; font-size:90%; padding:5px">
-Glanfathan Home (left):
-<div style="display:table; position:relative; padding:0">[[File:Map_elms_reach_dwelling1.jpg|310px|link=]]</div>
-Glanfathan Home (middle):
-<div style="display:table; position:relative; padding:0">[[File:Map_elms_reach_dwelling2.jpg|310px|link=]]</div>
-Glanfathan Home (right):
-<div style="display:table; position:relative; padding:0">[[File:Map_elms_reach_dwelling3.jpg|310px|link=]]</div>
-</div>
-<div style="float:left; color:#777; font-size:90%; padding:5px">
-Hall of Warriors:
-<div style="display:table; position:relative; padding:0">[[File:Map_elms_reach_hall_of_warriors.jpg|310px|link=]]</div>
-Teir Evron:
-<div style="display:table; position:relative; padding:0">[[File:Map_elms_reach_teir_evron.jpg|310px|link=]]</div>
-</div>
-<div style="float:left; color:#777; font-size:90%; padding:5px">
-Blood Sands:
-<div style="display:table; position:relative; padding:0">[[File:Map_blood_sands.jpg|310px|link=]]</div>
-</div>
-{{clear}}
-</div>
-</div>
+==Behind the scenes==
+{{Quote|Elms' Reach was first called Twin Elms in honor of the giant trees that give this glanfathan city its name. The area was laid out by Bobby Null, the lead designer of the team, and Hector Espinosa, our lead environment artist, did an amazing job with the 3D render and bringing it to life.
+At its bottom right corner, you'll notice perhaps a cool archway made by roots from one of the elms. This led to an area that we had to cut, a mystical forest called the [[Weald of Fates]] where you'd be sent to speak with the ancestor stones, a collection of souls of glanfathan leaders, whose wisdom is revered by the tribes. The catch was of course that you could only do so by ingesting hallucinogenic mushrooms that would lead your "vision quest" towards its stones. The realities of game development sometimes result in awesome things like this having to get cut so that you can focus polish into something else, some other areas of the game. The lesson for aspiring designers is: structure areas, stories, and quests in a modular way so that you can, if need be, take things out without affecting other aspects of the game.|Jorge Salgado, Designer}}
-{{stub}}
+[[File:jorge_salgado_elms_reach_exterior.ogg|thumb|center|Developer commentary by Jorge Salgado]]
+==Map==
+{{map}}