Vasara Tree

Vasara Trees are trees, usually created by the Aranara, that contain dreams and memories. The speed of a Vasara Tree's growth is reliant on the memories contained within the seed used to plant it.^[1]

During The Rhythm that Leads to the Gloomy Path, The Rhythm that Nurtures the Sprout, and The Rhythm that Reveals the Beastly Trail, the Traveler accompanies the Aranara to cleanse the dreams of the Vasara Trees by defeating the Fungi inside and removing traces of Marana. As thanks for making the tree healthy again, each Vasara Tree bears a Vasoma Fruit, which is the accumulation of the dreams and memories of the Vasara Tree.^[2] The three Vasoma Fruits are offered to the first Vasara Tree, the Ashvattha Tree. However, the Ashvattha Tree has been corroded by Marana, and Arama takes its place, growing into the new Ashvattha Tree inside Aramuhukunda's Vasara tree withered trunk.^[1]

Lore

When the Aranara were first created, Viaghara, the ruler of the jungle, blessed them under the first Vasara Tree. Viaghara's pact with the divine prevented the Aranara from being harmed by the birds and beasts of the forest.^[3]

Vasara Trees are the natural culmination of an Aranara's life; essentially, Aranara are "seeds" that will one day grow into Vasara Trees. For many Aranara, it is an honor to become one, especially if doing so will protect others.^[4] After an Aranara becomes a Vasara Tree, they retain some level of consciousness; a Vasara Tree can still dream and act autonomously. Accordingly, other Aranara will still treat the tree as the Aranara it used to be (e.g., the Vasoma Fruit is not a gift from "Araji's Vasara Tree," but Araji himself).^[1]

Aranara can choose when to become a Vasara Tree. For example, Arana, despite being an ancient Aranara, "refuses" to turn into a Vasara Tree because she still wants to play with humans.^[5]

The Aranara Araji, Aramaha, and Arayama turned into the three Vasara Trees encountered during Aranyaka.^[1] These three Aranara sealed each of the Ashvattha's Concourses after Old Vanarana was sealed and the Marana came into existence, turning the concourses and the Vasara Trees within them into sacred places.^[6] Aramuhukunda also turned into a Vasara Tree in Old Vanarana to suppress Marana's Avatar, but this tree was withered away.^[1]

Known Trees and Locations

1. Old Ashvattha Tree (corroded by Marana) - Located at Fane of Ashvattha, Vissudha Field.

   

   Old Ashvattha Tree

   

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2. New Ashvattha Tree (Arama) - Located at Land of Grounded Dreams, Old Vanarana, Lost Nursery.

   

   New Ashvattha Tree

   

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3. Vasara Tree (Aramuhukunda) (tree withered) - Located at Land of Grounded Dreams, Old Vanarana, Lost Nursery.

   

   Aramuhukunda's Vasara Tree

   

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4. Vasara Tree (Araji) - Located at Lokapala Jungle.

   

   Araji's Vasara Tree

   

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5. Vasara Tree (Aramaha) - Located at Ashavan Realm.

   

   Aramaha's Vasara Tree

   

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6. Vasara Tree (Arayama) - Located at Ardravi Valley.

   

   Arayama's Vasara Tree

   

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Trivia

Etymology

• In Indian calendrical systems, vāra (Sanskrit: वार) or vāsara (Sanskrit: वासर) denotes the week-day.

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