Tree of the sun

Trees of the sun are large trees created by and sacred to Pelor the Dawnfather. Most are found in the Fields of Elysium, Pelor's domain, though at least two are known to grow in Exandria, most notably the Sun Tree in Whitestone.

Description
Trees of the sun grow around forty feet tall to the canopy, and have golden-orange leaves that glow with an internal light. Their bark feels warm to the touch, as if they've been standing in a long period of direct sunlight. Due to Pelor's blessing, trees of the sun enrich the environment around them.

History
Several trees of the sun are planted around the Fortress of the Sun, Pelor's domain within Elysium.

During the Calamity, the goddess Ioun was grievously wounded at a Ziggurat dedicated to her by Tharizdun, causing the ziggurat to sink beneath the earth. After Tharizdun was defeated, Pelor returned to this site in what had become the Alabaster Sierras and planted a tree of the sun on a hill atop the ziggurat, as a symbol of his protection.

Around 600 PD, an expedition sailing from Port Damali wrecked on the cliffs of the Alabaster Sierras. The expedition, led by the De Rolo family, made their way towards the valley in the center of the mountains, where they discovered the tree, which they named the Sun Tree. Viewing the blessed tree as divine providence, they settled there, building the city of Whitestone.

During the Briarwoods' occupation of Whitestone, the Sun Tree fell to corruption, having lost its leaves and nearly died by 810 PD. After Vox Machina defeated the Briarwoods in the rebellion they instigated, the Sun Tree returned to life and began to bloom again.

In 811 PD, Keyleth took a sprig from the Sun Tree to her home in Zephrah in order to propagate it there on a ley line connecting to the Sun Tree. The tree grew around a feather from the Deathwalker's Ward, given to her by Vax'ildan before he passed into the afterlife. Because of this, it came to be known as the Raven Tree.