Clan Origins

Home City: The East Spire in the Eastern woods
The capital clan city of the Eik-Saer was another massive tree-city in the Eastern Woods of Alfheim, named the East Spire. Eik-Saer often considered the East Spire to be a sister-city to Ljosa and the two enjoyed constant trade. Eik-Saer reliably have clan halls in every major city and their clanfolk were scattered throughout the settlements of Alfheim, tend to congregate together or with Forra-Yr with whom marriages were common.

The Eik-Saer Clan was founded in 2A by a warg named Elloor. Light and noble he was called Deer-friend by his kin, said to have made an ally of a Cervi Stag after he saved the beast’s life. He took a wife, Anathela the same year who became his second and together they formed their clan. The Cervi Stag owed Elloor a life debt that was never repaid, for when again he protected a Cervi Doe against the jaws of an Eldrbruin, this time, his life was lost. In 247A leadership of the clan transferred to Anathela and the Eik-Saer Clan continued. 

A Short History of Highwarg

Elloor the Deer-Friend || Founding Highwarg Eloor was killed in 247 by an Eldrbruin and was succeeded by his wife Anathela as Highwarg

Anathela the Just || Anathela who had served as Senwarg from 2A-247A, became Highwarg upon the death of her husband and served until her death during the Civil War at the Second Battle of the Witchwood in 460A 

Massutha the Kind || Massutha who had served as Senwarg from 247-460A succeeded Anathela as Highwarg and saw the Eik-Saer through the remainder of the Civil War and into the Fenrir War. They were killed in an assault against the Children of Fenrir near the Ice Path in 584A.

Cadfael the Learned || Cadfael succeeded Massutha as Highwarg in 584A due to his actions in the field during the Fenrir War. He was gravely injured in a skirmish on the Jotunheim border at Iskall and died in 701A.

Kileea the Careful || Kileea succeeded Massutha as Senwarg and served throughout the remainder of the Civil War and throughout the Fenrir War until 701A when she became Highwarg. Kileea abdicated her position as Highwarg in favour of Nekelloth in 705A. She was last seen in the East Spire of the Eastern Woods before the Cataclysm. 

Nekelloth || Nekelloth served as Senwarg of the Eik-Saer from 701A-705A, before taking her Grandmother’s place as Highwarg that year and challenging Njarlrissa for the position of Archmage. She continues to serve as Archmage of the Woodwarg and Highwarg of the Eik-Saer.

Clan Culture & Values

It is against the law for any member of the Eik-Saer Clan to kill, eat or wound a Stag or Doe. 

Eik-Saer deeply value education and learning. Generally, they gravitate to roles as academics and teachers but find themselves in roles that provide care to other beings, whether that be as livestock guardians, or healers.

• Cunning: Every problem can be solved through creative means
• Knowledge: Knowing the answer will help you achieve the result 
• Resourcefulness: Finding the answer is always at the tip of your tail, you just have to look
• Kindness: Every creature who lives was created by the gods and deserves care

Clan Politics

Clan Festivals & Events

Initiation

To become a fully fledged member of the Eik-Saer Clan, you must spend a night in the Glade of Cervi. There are many ‘Glades of Cervi’ scattered throughout Alfheim as small shrines to the deer who make kinship with the clan. The main and oldest Glade of Cervi is located in the Eastern Woods beneath the roots of the East Spire. Once in the Glade, the initiate is fed leaves to pull them into a trance and are left to the will of the forest. It’s believed that those of the Eik-Saer who are visited by a doe or stag within the Glade of their initiation, will go on to do great things for the clan.

Ascension

The Ascension ceremony is elaborate and filled with an air of mystery. The ceremony for Senwarg is held at dusk, while the ceremony for Highwarg is held at dawn in the witching hours of the day, where the voice of Jord is felt to be strongest. Chosen Senwarg are crowned in small and delicate antlers, adorned with flowers, whilst a Highwarg will receive the same but a full rack told to be one that was shed by the first Cervi Stag of Elloor.  After the ceremony, food and drink is distributed to the members of the clan who have come to watch the ascension and a nighttime feast full of dancing and merriment is held through the forest.