Belladonna

Belladonna is one of the three Arch-dryads responsible for seeding the basic lifeforms of Anura, and for making Anura habitable for life. Belladonna was specifically responsible for creating the flora found in the world.

Belladonna was driven mad by the death of Fenris, and turned against all life forms that she did not trust--namely those life forms that she herself had not created. In her insanity, Belladonna posed an existential crisis to the world of Anura.

The Pursuit of Belladonna
The Voken, who had only recently come to Anura, pursued Belladonna with the intention of killing her, but Belladonna had a major advantage evading the Voken in the primal forests she herself had created. When the War of First Light came to a close, a group of Eladrin led by Elnaril turned their attention toward Belladonna and pursued her with greater success. The Eladrin were closely allied with Lavenderis and had agreed to capture the mad dryad alive. As the Voken and the Eladrin closed in on Belladonna, the two groups came to open conflict.

The Eladrin managed to corner Belladonna first, and out of desperation the mad dryad fled into The Undercaverns. The Eladrin followed, but the Voken were only a few days behind them. For weeks the Eladrin plunged deeper into the undercaverns and with the aid of Lavenderis they at last confronted the mad dryad. Belladonna was defeated and imprisoned in the undercaverns, but as the Eladrin returned toward the surface they were ambushed and scattered b y the Voken. A handfull of Eladrin survived and returned to tell their people of the Voken assault.

Source of the Underwood
In the years that followed her imprisonment, Belladonna's influence transformed the undercaverns around her prison, giving rise to an underground region known as The Underwood.