The Dryad was a powerful spirit of nature appearing in the Battle of Fiara in SpellForce: The Order of Dawn.
Background information[]
Because the Black Fist and the other mercenaries led by Brannigan had forced the house of Utran's army back and the portal to the Wildland Pass was blocked by an immense army, Illirias proposed an unusual way of dealing with them.
| “ | In the east, near the portal, there is a grove of dryads. Sacrifice some lenya plants there, a good thousand of them. That will awaken the dryads and they will serve you. This is the only way, you can destroy the enemy army. | ” |
— Illirias suggesting to use the dryads' power
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According to legends there was a shrine of nature to the east in which spirits of nature used to gather. By spending lenya leaves under the light of the moon in the stone basin, the dryads would appear and help wherever they could. The future Phoenix Bearer used that method to summon a powerful dryad which annihilated the huge army of the Black Fist with ease.
Combat abilities[]
Because of the dryads extremely high physical and fire resistances it is impossible for the orcs to actually deal damage to her. With her Extinct spell she also annihilates the enemies with ease and without having to take care of everyone singlehandedly.