One might expect a Thelanis manifest zone to appear in the vast forests of the Eldeen reaches and not the dry badlands of the Demon Wastes to the north. Yet, amid the ruins of the Castle Pelmarane, northwest of Ashtakala, just such a manifest zone exists.
Fascinated scholars delved into the history of Pelmarane to explain this strange phenomena. They found that unknown thousands of years ago, a powerful rakshasa built her castle in what is now called the Demon Wastes. The rakshasa filled Castle Pelmarane with rare art objects, priceless gems, and exotic plants from all over the continent. The rakshasa was eventually defeated and bound by paladins of the Maruk Ghaash'kala, and these orc warriors sacked Castle Pelmarine. The castle fell into ruin and the strange plants within died out, but in a hidden chamber beneath the ruins specially preserved seeds remained suspended in time. Although rebuilt and ruined several times in the intervening millennia, the secret seed chamber remained undiscovered and undisturbed.
Scholars aren't certain what triggered the plants' recent and sudden growth. Some claim the same cataclysm that destroyed Cyre had far-reaching effects. Others insist that the formation of the Thclanis manifest zone came first, and the plant growth was a secondary development. Whatever the truth, the ruins of Pelmarane now stand covered with vines, flowers, ferns, and trees. Within the fallen walls, wild fey creatures and faerie animals roam. Some are friendly, mischievous creatures. Others have learned from living in the Demon Wastes to attack first and attempt diplomacy later—if at all.