Forgotten Realms

Silvanus manifests in several forms, each reflecting different aspects of his nature. He appears as an ancient, bearded human face, often floating among trees or emerging from the trunk of a massive tree, his skin resembling weathered wood. He's a long-limbed humanoid clad in leaf armor, wielding a wooden mallet. A silent figure with stag antlers and shaggy, his burning white eyes piercing through the forest shadows.

Silvanus is wild and unpredictable, embodying the fierce beauty and savagery of nature. He is primarily concerned with the preservation of wild places, showing little regard for civilization's encroachments. His emotional distance can be perceived as heartlessness, but he deeply values all forms of life. Silvanus maintains a delicate balance between growth and decay, water and drought, and fire and ice, viewing these cycles as essential to the natural order. He harbors a particular disdain for those who misuse fire, seeing it as a threat to the wild. Despite his aloofness, he is a guardian of nature, fiercely protective of its sanctity and unyielding against those who would harm it.

Silvanus, the Forest Father, embodies the wild and untamed aspects of nature, standing in stark contrast to the more cultivated domains of Chauntea. Revered by druids and nature's guardians, he manifests in various forms, including the Old Father, a wise and ancient visage, and the Young Strider, a youthful protector of sacred groves. His presence is felt in the balance of life and decay, water and drought, and he fiercely defends the wild against those who threaten it. Silvanus is emotionally distant yet values all life, often misunderstood as heartless. His realm, known as Summeroak or Deep Forest, exists in the Great Wheel cosmology, while in the World Tree cosmology, it resides in the House of Nature. Silvanus maintains alliances with nature deities like Mielikki and Chauntea, yet opposes those who disrupt the natural order, such as Malar and Talos, reflecting his unwavering commitment to the wild.