Elementis Forest has been home to spirits since the beginning of time, and is the source of many of the spirits that have found their way into Balaurea and Atreia. Until recently, their power was so strong that nobody else could enter. The Reian sorcerer Davlin knew that this place was the source of the spirits, and went to the forest to research them. She had her Golems build a mansion there, and lived and worked there successfully for a while. But Zadra, the Drakan sorcerer, craved the power of both the spirits and of Davlin's Golems. He imprisoned Davlin, and took over her mansion and Golems. Then, he took up her research where she had left off, and hit upon the idea combining the power of the spirits and that of the Golems. After not hearing anything from Davlin for a while, the Reians