The Weaver's Harmonic Orchid

A dense canopy of ancient oaks forms a natural cathedral around a sunlit clearing. In the center, a man in a rough, mud-stained hood stands silent as a statue beside a translucent orchid that pulses with a lavender light. Four weathered basalt basins surround the orchid, each aligned with a cardinal direction and inscribed with a single glowing rune. The air is thick with the scent of rain and dry pine, and a faint hum vibrates through the ground, intensifying as you approach the central display.