The Skyroot Gardens – A Brief Guide
How It Got Its Name
A long time ago, early sky explorers discovered floating islands drifting above a valley. They noticed the islands had what looked to be dying plants, some of which had long giant roots hanging in the sky.
Later, Baroness Petronella Fogwillow planted the very first airborne gardens on these floating isles. From then on, the whole region became known as the Skyroot Gardens.
Who Works There
Skyroot is filled with amazing people and creatures, such as:
Horticultural inventors who design new kinds of plants
Aether botanists who study glowing, magical flora
Herbal alchemists who brew powerful plant potions
Bloomwrights, the garden-tenders who care for floating flowers
Students from Brassminster Institute often come here to train with expert gardeners. You’ll also see mechanical hummingbirds, buzzing clockwork bees, and gentle sky-lantern keepers drifting from platform to platform.
What Makes It Magical
The Skyroot Gardens float thanks to Aether buoyancy fields, shimmering currents of magical energy that hold entire patches of land in the air.
The plants here are even more magical:
Some glow when the moon rises
Some hum softly when touched
A few rare ones can bend gravity, making tiny floating seeds that drift upward instead of down
Every part of the Skyroot gardens feels alive with Aetherlight and wonder.
Myths & Legends
People tell many stories about the Skyroot Gardens, such as:
The Verdant Seraph, a winged spirit that protects the Sky Gardens. Some say they’ve seen its shadow in the morning mist.
The tale of the First Garden, a giant hidden island above the clouds where plants have memory-roots that store forgotten stories and secrets of Gearinthia.
Why It Matters in Gearinthia
The Skyroot Gardens grow important ingredients used all across the kingdom—
healing tonics
Aether-energy stabilizers
rare plants needed for inventions and machines
But the Skyroot Gardens are more than useful—their beautiful. Its floating gardens inspire artists, explorers, and inventors alike. Even Professor Cogglepotts says some of his best ideas began while visiting the Skyroot Gardens.
The Skyroot Gardens are known as the Crown of Nature and Mechanica—a place where earth meets sky, and where science and magic bloom together.
