Tree of Balance

The Tree of Balance is a marvel in all worlds, in that it stands as a symbol of the eternal Balance. In the Ultima saga, the original tree was that of Elerion, situated on the world of Pagan, which the Avatar visited during the time of exile by the Guardian.

Elerion was a mighty silver tree which produced the magically potent Silver Seed, an item of arcane significance which is used to grow a new Tree of Balance.

Elerion was destroyed when the Guardian and his Titan minions laid waste the world of Pagan, although one caretaker of the tree, Morghrim, managed to escape via Gate travel to the Serpent Isle with a single Silver Seed from Elerion. However, its passage through the chaotic magics of the Void corrupted the seed, rendering it sterile, and thus unable to produce a new Tree of Balance.

Fortunately, the Avatar, on a quest to the past of Serpent Isle, was able to locate a second Silver Seed, and thus restore the Tree of Balance to its former state.

It is not known at this time if this seed was a product of Elerion brought from Pagan at an earlier time, or an example already present on New Sosaria. However, due to the presence of the Imbalance there, it is likely that the seed was a venerated artefact, but its actual purpose was not understood until the Avatar's intervention.