The lore suggests that there may well indeed be an inorganic, mineral core below the bark, but it was entirely smothered by the green surge. The Atys that we homins tread is only a small part of the world, only a single face turned toward the sun, Lor, and the bark beneath our feet has been growing furiously for centuries. If we were to delve deep enough, through many layers of bark and roots, perhaps we would reach rock. And the realm of the dragon. Maybe Tryton has found a place something like the Lake of the Blue Giants, or Lake Castrovalva. No wonder he hasn't felt like coming back from places that might be like the Chandelier Ballroom or Leaning Tower.Gran's little bit of lore at bedtime wrote:...
“The Karavan are the chosen of Jena. From Jena they got the gift to visit the stars. But the dragon possessed some of them and their homeworld became uninhabitable. During the search for a new home many fell to the rage of the dragon. Some found a inconspicous planet. It turned out that the dragon lived on this planet and held many different peoples enslaved. The Karavan were very sad to see this and bid Jena to help these poor creatures. Jena heard them and filled the dragon with infernal fire which would consume him if he tried to spit it out.”
“The icy crust of the planet was thawed due to the dragon’s attempts to lessen his suffering at the same time as Jena started the green surge. From a dreary planet the life emerged at fantastic speed and tied the dragon to the planet’s centre. With the help of his self-consuming fire the dragon tried to free himself and burned lots of the sprouting plants. Jena’s might though was too strong, the dragon could do little against it. Atys was created and Jena commanded the Karavan to watch over the peoples; Homins, who were filled by her light and free from the influence of the dragon.”
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