Emerald Enclave

The Emerald Enclave was an organization of druids and other nature worshipers on the island of Ilighôn. The actions of the Enclave influenced the lives of the high and low, its members avoiding good and evil to focus on the needs of the natural world and resist the growing influence of humankind. Despite their primary goal of preserving nature, members were not direct opponents of progress; they preferred instead to work with civilized folk to promote the health of the natural world without resorting to acts of violence.

After the Spellplague hit, and with their island becoming part of the Turmish mainland due to the receding waters of the Sea of Fallen Stars, the organization became perverted and xenophobic, bent on destroying all forms and manifestations of the Spellplague.

Dogma
The original aims of the Enclave were six-fold:
 * Preserve nature in all its forms
 * Control human expansion
 * Recognize that nature encompassed more than just forests
 * Agree that magic should not be used for mass destruction
 * Warn against the use of magic on a grand scale for fear of unexpected side effects''
 * Present a united front to the outside world.

The Emerald Enclave of the post-Spellplague era believed that the natural order had to be respected and preserved, and that forces that would upset that natural order should be destroyed. They were also to keep elemental forces in check, and prevent the wilderness and civilization from wiping out one another. They also accepted that the wilderness could be harsh, and some could not survive in it without aid, and so they would help them.

Initiation
Initiates were required to serve neither good nor evil, to not serve any other organization (apart from the churches of Eldath, Mielikki, or Silvanus), to be innocent of crimes against nature, and to have performed at least one act that benefited nature in the Vilhon Reach area. The rites of initiation were held each full moon at the House of Silvanus.

Titles
Depending on the situation, the Enclave was also known as the "Caretakers", "Nature's Chosen", the "Circle", and "the Chosen of Silvanus".

Hierarchy
The Enclave had the following ranks from lowest to highest: Springwarden, Summerstrider, Autumreaver, Winterstalker, and Master of the Wild.

Structure
The Enclave was organized into a hierarchy of circles, each of which had a different responsibility:
 * Circle of Initiates
 * Circle of Earth
 * Circle of Air
 * Eldath's Circle
 * Planar Circle
 * Circle of Earth
 * The Elder Circle

The three members of the Elder Circle were followers of Eldath, Mielikki, and Silvanus. Most members worshiped one of these deities and all wore some sort of green symbol. They traveled often, hunting for threats to the natural resources of the Reach and seeking potential allies in other lands.

Notable members

 * Lady Shadowmoon Crystalembers (later Cindermoon), Hierophant of the Emerald Enclave
 * Shinthala Deepcrest, Grand Cabal of the Enclave
 * Ashenford Torinbow, Elder of the Enclave
 * Delaan Winterhound

Spells

 * Faith-magic zone
 * Re-target
 * Windlance

Founding
Founded on Ilighôn in 374 DR, the Enclave's initial goal was to protect the interests and resources of nature within the Vilhon Reach in the face of despoilers of nature. The House of Silvanus was completed a few years later.

After a while, the Enclave began to concern themselves with preservation of nature throughout all of Faerûn. To accomplish this feat, they started splinter cells in other areas that it believed may become threatened, such as the High Forest, Cormanthor, the Wealdath, and the forests of the Great Dale. These cells were small, often consisting of only a few people keeping a close eye on organizations dangerous to their aims. Such groups were known to keep a watch on the church of Talos and the People of the Black Blood.

Post-Spellplague
After the Spellplague of 1385 DR, much of the order died or left for Gulthandor. The remaining druids, led by the increasingly mad female eladrin Cindermoon (formerly Shadowmoon Crystalembers), were less capable and experienced, and harbored a deep hatred of the spellscarred.

Several agents were sent to the plaguelands south of Turmish, and the organization also tried to stop the scar pilgrimages that passed through, usually by violent means.

The Sundering
The Enclave was revitalized in 1486 DR when the Chosen of Lathander, Stedd Whitehorn, cured Cindermoon of a Shar-induced madness and the Great Rains refilled the Sea of Fallen Stars.

Along with other factions, the Enclave rose up to oppose a plot by the Cult of the Dragon to return Tiamat to the mortal realm.