The Wardens of the Wood are the largest of the druidic sects in the Eldeen Reaches. Their primary goal is to protect the innocent, including innocent people from wild animals, but also innocent creatures from the dangers of civilisation. The Towering Wood, where the Wardens are most active, is a dangerous place and one of the responsibilities of the Wardens of the Wood is ensuring these dangers don't spill out into the rest of the Eldeen Reaches. At the same time, they protect the creatures of the wood from poachers.
The Wardens of the Wood are also the closest thing that the Eldeen Reaches has to a formal government. Most of the communities in the Eldeen Reaches have a druid advisor from the Wardens who helps them to resolve disputes and ensures they are working with the land sustainably.
The Wardens of the Wood are led by a council of elder druids, headed by the Great Druid Oalian, which seeks to guide the various communities of the Eldeen Reaches. The council is respected in the Reaches, and communities will rarely go against their recommendations, even if they are more suggestions than rulings.