Guild Wars 2

“We were entwined”

Distributed to the north-west of the Pale Tree are four humble shrub-like trees: The terebinth. Terebinth are unusual plants; male and female plants must be present to sustain their population. Two of the four terebinth of Tyria are bearing fruit: The wardenlight tree and the Revered Terebinth of the Brisban Wildlands. The remaining two are not. Given this, we could argue that the wardenlight tree and the Revered Terebinth are female, whereas the trees of Arias’s garden are male. But such an argument is hard to sustain at this point, if only because we lack more information about the terebinth population.

Tyrian terebinth have an unusual form: When you study them, you will see that the tree has what appears to be two symmetrical trunks. When you consider this form, an adjective may form in the back of your mind, which you could use to describe it: Entwined.

The word is used by sylvari to describe their love relationships. Caithe and Faolain, entwined; Morrigu and Laurent, entwined; the Pale Tree and the Thorn Vine, entwined (in the Short Story: What Scarlet Saw, the vine is said to cling to the Pale Tree “like a desperate lover”). This imagery extends into human religion to describe the intricate nature of the goddess Lyssa: The twins are said to be entwined.

The idea behind entwining is that it’s two constituents are (or at least should be) inseparable. The life cycle of one cannot truly be completed without the other.

Interesting. This would play into the “all is part of the same concept”, the eternal alchemy.

Stephen.6312:

the Pale Tree and the Thorn Vine, entwined (in the Short Story: What Scarlet Saw, the vine is said to cling to the Pale Tree “like a desperate lover”).

Eh. Still a theory, but if they somehow turns out to be true, I can imagine the forum thread name already….

ANOTHER lesbian relationship!?

Unless the Thorn Vine – which may not be Scarlet herself – is male. :P

Clearly, the Thorn Vine is another seed of the cave, and the vine Scarlet saw is just that tree’s version of the Pale Tree’s Circle.

Note: I am only half-joking. I think that we’ve actually already seen a sibling of the Pale Tree via the Tower of Nightmares, seeing how it was born from a seed and grew incredibly large and, most importantly, spawned the Toxic Hybrid from a pod. It would not be surprising if the secret of Caithe she found out is the cave – note that Caithe and Faolain were travelers, and Caithe continued traveling after Faolain turned to Nightmare (and even after Destiny’s Edge), it would thus be not unlikely for her to have discovered the cave but kept it secret because, well, if it’s known then the Nightmare Court could go after it like she fears them going after Malyck’s tree (which may also be the secret which could have led Scarlet to the cave).

I think that the Thorn Vine is another “pale tree” but is a different color – red – and grew differently because, unlike the Pale Tree, it was not sheltered. It could be Malyck’s tree, or it could be a different one. Maybe the “entity” is this other tree – since the Pale Tree talks about “mysteries of the world” and even the origins of the tree, it makes sense – and Scarlet becoming one with the vine in the vision is what allowed the Thorn Vine to enter her mind.

Erukk.1408:

Stephen.6312:

the Pale Tree and the Thorn Vine, entwined (in the Short Story: What Scarlet Saw, the vine is said to cling to the Pale Tree “like a desperate lover”).

Eh. Still a theory, but if they somehow turns out to be true, I can imagine the forum thread name already….

ANOTHER lesbian relationship!?

Forgive my ignorance of plant sex, but don’t thorns come off as being… manly. Seems perfectly straight to me.

i’m not sure i follow. you suggesting the pale tree has a love interest?

CureForLiving.5360:

Erukk.1408:

Stephen.6312:

the Pale Tree and the Thorn Vine, entwined (in the Short Story: What Scarlet Saw, the vine is said to cling to the Pale Tree “like a desperate lover”).

Eh. Still a theory, but if they somehow turns out to be true, I can imagine the forum thread name already….

ANOTHER lesbian relationship!?

Forgive my ignorance of plant sex, but don’t thorns come off as being… manly. Seems perfectly straight to me.

“This rose has thorns, here they are”

CureForLiving.5360:

Erukk.1408:

Stephen.6312:

the Pale Tree and the Thorn Vine, entwined (in the Short Story: What Scarlet Saw, the vine is said to cling to the Pale Tree “like a desperate lover”).

Eh. Still a theory, but if they somehow turns out to be true, I can imagine the forum thread name already….

ANOTHER lesbian relationship!?

Forgive my ignorance of plant sex, but don’t thorns come off as being… manly. Seems perfectly straight to me.

Thorns are gender neutral in plants, also not every plant is ONLY male or ONLY female so….

This just in: Pale Tree is a futa.

Konig Des Todes.2086:

This just in: Pale Tree is a futa.

It’s a tax?

BrunoBRS.5178:

i’m not sure i follow. you suggesting the pale tree has a love interest?

Cue “Tainted Love” by Soft Cell.

DarcShriek.5829:

Konig Des Todes.2086:

This just in: Pale Tree is a futa.

It’s a tax?

Learn your east asian culture terminology. ;P

Konig Des Todes.2086:

This just in: Pale Tree is a futa.

someone, somewhere, is making a drawing based on this post right now.

Konig Des Todes.2086:

This just in: Pale Tree is a futa.

The Pale Tree has no idea why they keep calling him “Mother”, but he stopped trying to change their mind after the first ten years.

Erukk.1408:

Konig Des Todes.2086:

This just in: Pale Tree is a futa.

The Pale Tree has no idea why they keep calling him “Mother”, but he stopped trying to change their mind after the first ten years.

he figured it would be best to keep it that way, lest many a wood jokes would arise (teehee, “wood arise”)