Blooming Grove

The is a graveyard and temple to The Wildmother in the Savalierwood northwest of Shadycreek Run

Description
A magically warded sanctum that contained those entombed that had been touched by The Wildmother, this grove had been watched over for generations by Caduceus' family.

History
Caduceus lived with his family at the sanctuary-like graveyard of the Blooming Grove. Located within the depths of the Savalierwood, it was known by those a few hours to the southeast in Shadycreek Run as the Bone Orchard. Predating Shadycreek Run, and surrounded by the cursed blighted woods, the old stone church that stood there was surrounded by three consecutive rings of rusted fence built to hold back the continually encroaching razor-like grey-purple thorn wines, which had just breached the third fence in 835 P.D.

Being separate from the clans, and predating Shadycreek Run, the area had an air of superstition around it. Surrounded by the cursed blighted woods, the old stone church that stood there was surrounded by three consecutive rings of rusted 5-foot tall wrought iron-bar fence that was over the centuries was encroached upon and reclaimed by razor-like grey-purple thorn vines. It seemed that these fence boundaries were placed up over time to block out the corruption but as they failed more interior fences had been raised up.

The vegetation with the sanctuary of the Blooming Grove, as compared the Savalierwood was of a more vibrant green color, warmer humid summer-like air and and with the magic that maintained it brought with green oaks compared to winter trees and swamp and bog like dense vegetation and unique flowers of various types and multitudes of colors. The area was home to small frogs and small critters. Though the magic over time gave way and fell back to the power of the forest's corruption.

To the northern center side a 20 by 30 foot stone steeple with, on the front southeast side a single, once filled, arched window, the structure had a stone roof and was surrounded by old gravestones. It was around 100-150 feet from the steeple to the most outer ring of fencing. The structure contained a single old wood 4 foot wide door.

After her mate and her son were rescued from the Sour Nest, Nila offered to look after the Blooming Grove, in exchange for Caduceus agreeing to continue helping and traveling with the Mighty Nein. It is assumed that Nila and her family have been living in or near the Blooming Grove ever since, watching over the graves and the spreading corruption.

Some of those buried there included:
 * 100, 200, 400 and 500 year old elven graves.
 * A ten year old grave containing the elvish name of Tyriel Casala
 * Generations of members from a textile family known as of Costala. Their graves grew red-purple flowers for tea.