The Heart Tree



The Heart Tree is an enormous tree that rests in the center of a vast forest. Home to the Tuatha, the Heart Tree nourishes and communicates with them, guiding and protecting them from harm. For the most part the Tuatha live away from the tree, considering it a holy ground that acts as a shrine to their godess. The only exception is the Kar, a spiritual leader of the Tuatha. The Heart Tree’s roots burrow deep into the ground, some of the Tuatha believe they even reach the center of the earth. Large caverns litter the ground beneath the Heart Tree, acting as graveyards for any Tuatha that is old enough to die. Upon death, the Tuatha are absorbed by the Heart Tree and their life force gives birth to new trees and plants in the forest.