The Wellspring

A fountain of a magical energy, called Aether. There are many wellsprings, they each provide magic to the world and other benefits. When The Children of Destiny step into a wellspring, they disappear for a few seconds and come back with a flash of light. It shows them a vision and grants them new abilities.

Sylvatir's Wellsprings
One of Sylvatir's Wellsprings was located near Saloria, only a few hours inside The Bramble. When The Children of Destiny arrived, a strange haze closed in on them. All but Votig entered willingly and when he would not, the haze pushed him in, forcing him to accept the earth powers it granted. The Children were each shown a vision of all of their faces, including Elise, who they had not yet met. The Wellspring was then destroyed by Votig. When it was destroyed, healing magic and possibly other types of magic was disrupted for everyone but The Children. It also seems to have allowed the monsters of the The Bramble to leave its borders and attack the citizens of Iquai.

It is possible there are more Wellsprings in Sylvatir."'Oren knows that some people of the forest subscribe to an ancient belief shared with the elves that there exist fonts of magic in the Bramble that take the form of fountains. Some people pray to these wellsprings and believe that they hold the monsters of the Bramble at bay. It is either seen as an old wives' tale or a spiritual belief depending on who you talk to. There are perhaps as few as three or four of them spread throughout the Bramble, but each was made naturally and discovered by the people of Sylvatir.'"

Thirshalon's Wellsprings
There are likely multiple wellsprings in Thirshalon as well, as the one seen in Intermission: The Children were in a forest. It called to Herb. A second Wellspring was found by The Children of Destiny in a cave located to the north of Ariglodo, in The Foothills. This cave has a large open skylight that allows visitors to see the clouds. Surrounding the wellspring is a pool of water, which was filled with red and purple lotus flowers. Oren destroyed these flowers. It was in this water that Kunalchusi was reborn. This wellspring showed The Children a vision of the glyph they may be able to use to return to Sylvatir, and due to The Holy Patriarch appearing in the vision they believe the glyph to be located in Ilemashi."'The Five Wellsprings are a legend spoken of by the ancient peoples of Thirshalon. They were purported to be created by the Maker as a means by which to regulate the flow of aether through the world. They have never been discovered, but the devout believe them to be somewhere in the world, signs of the Maker's blessings unto our people.'""--From Oren's book on Thirshalon"