Sun Tree

The Sun Tree is a sacred tree that was created by Pelor at the intersection of powerful ley lines in Whitestone. Although it was almost killed by the unholy desecration of the Briarwoods, the Sun Tree was recovering by the time Vox Machina returned to Whitestone in. After it recovered, the Sun Tree grew leaves and small white flowers at its crown.

Keyleth sometimes uses druidic spells to converse with the Sun Tree. As an NPC, the Sun Tree is played by Matthew Mercer.

Appearance
The Sun Tree sits in the center of Whitestone, in the town square. When Vox Machina first arrived in Whitestone, it was a large, leafless tree, about forty feet tall. The branches twisted out and hung loosely at the ends. Everything about the tree looked "droopy and desolate".

Vox Machina was unable to identify the type of tree, though they were able to tell that it was created and transported through a type of divine magic.

After the Briarwoods were defeated, the Sun Tree began to recover and leaf out. By the time of, it had become a lush, beautiful tree with little white flowers at its crown that bloomed year-round.

Personality
The Sun Tree speaks more or less exactly like a "stoned surfer dude."

When Vox Machina first saw the Sun Tree, it was in poor health. Eight bodies had been hung from its branches, and the group realized that each body was dressed and colored to look like one of them, as a message from the Briarwoods.

When Keyleth attempted to communicate with the tree using Speak with Plants, she got no response as the Sun Tree was effectively dead at that point. The druid then began casting Plant Growth over the next eight hours in an attempt to revive the Sun Tree, though she did not succeed.

After the Briarwoods were killed, Keyleth cast Commune with Nature to speak to the tree. She felt that a small spark of life had returned to the tree. She then asked the tree about influence from other planes of existence and found there was a presence nearby from the Plane of Shadow. For her final question, Keyleth asked the tree how it was feeling. She felt that its life force was now free and said "Good morning" to it. The tree responded "The sun just set. It's not morning."

Keyleth cast Transport via Plants to teleport Vox Machina from Vasselheim to Whitestone. While inside the portal in the Sun Tree, Keyleth said hello to the tree. It said "Hey, boo" back. Later that night, Keyleth went alone to the cave near the roots of the Sun Tree that she previously dug while Whitestone was still controlled by the Briarwoods and cast Speak with Plants. She asked if the tree knew anything about Fenthras and the cancerous tree in the Feywild. It said it didn't. It's been in Whitestone for all its life.

As Vox Machina was preparing to leave Whitestone to hunt down Raishan, they noticed that leaves had begun to sprout on the Sun Tree's branches for the first time since the defeat of the Briarwoods.

After Grog pulled a card from the Deck of Many Things causing him to go into a catatonic state, Keyleth cast Transport via Plants to teleport herself, Percy, Scanlan, Pike, Trinket, and Vex from Whitestone to Vasselheim. As she entered the portal in the Sun Tree, Keyleth asked the Sun Tree if her casting that spell hurts it. The tree responded that it kind of tickles.

Keyleth
When Vox Machina first encountered the tree, Keyleth tried casting Speak with Plants, but was unsuccessful as the tree was effectively dead. Once the Briarwoods had been killed and the tree began to re-grow, Keyleth was able to use Commune with Nature to finally contact the tree. Afterward, whenever Keyleth needed to Transport via Plants in or out of Whitestone, she would pass through the Sun Tree and frequently have a brief conversation along the way. According to the tree, it feels a slight tickle when she casts that spell.

Quotations

 * "Sun Tree... A-Okay!"
 * "Long way, Kiki"