The Forest That Once Was

Well, now… i haven’t painted a world-related illustration in 3 years. 
Here it goes:
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On Tetra, you get plant spirits too. The definition of spirit is a being that the four Tetran gods - four dragons - once began creating, but left half-finished in a semi-ethereal, undying state. It is also known that not one single spirit was born at least since the Tetran people began recording history. Their numbers never grow, only decrease. Back when the planet was new, most of the time they died in battle against incoming dragons. Nowadays, under silent skies, spirits more often get to the point where they end their own lives.

This once was a plant spirit - all the giant trees a single entity. It once stood close to the south pole of Tetra, on a land of permanent snow. In all likelihood it was killed by a dragon a very long time ago. All that remains of it is one broken trunk, fossilized already by time and the polar cold.

Ryan and Tau traveled to it because they didn’t want to risk visiting Soran, the only one plant spirit left alive today. The Tetran dragons are mistrustful of Tau - it’s a mystery why they even let him enter their little corner of the universe. Either because he’s a weak dragon - they could kill him if they wanted to - or because they somehow know that Tau is a respectful kind of person and only wishes to learn.

Nevertheless, Tau really wanted to see a plant spirit, so Ryan figured he could take him to the grave of one. What he didn’t prepare for was that Tau, being super inquisitive, would summon the image of the forest from the past into the present, to see it as it once was. Occurrences like this is why Ryan keeps going on trips with weird strangers.

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(give me bonus points for trying my best not to ruin the mood with my usual remarks?)