Appearing to be a tangled cluster of twisted vines and clods of earth at first sighting, Avarien becomes recognizable as a large [[Astromundi Elves]] settlement as one draws nearer. Somewhat reclusive, the elves of Avarien will engage in trade, as long as it is on their terms. No ships are allowed to land on their vegetable-like home; instead, the elves send their flitters out. Because of this, no one knows much about what goes on within Avarien. Attacked by [[Illithid Empire|Illithid]] and [[Antilan Empire|Antilans]] forces several times, Avarien has proven that the elves are quite capable of defending their home from invasion, though they seem to have no interest in conquest. **Type**: Live cluster, infinity vines **Size**: 550 miles **Population**: 36,000 **Primary Inhabitants**: [[Astromundi Elves]] only **Natural Resources:** All necessities, building materials (organic) **Imports**: Spell components, inorganic building materials, metal ores, finished metal weapons **Exports**: Foodstuffs, Megalier wine (30 gp/bottle), star charts, transport services (not technically an export, but the most lucrative money-maker the elves of Avarien have) **Seen From Orbit**: A twisted mass of wildly growing vines that twine and curl about one another in ever-tightening knots. The whole mass seems to be somewhat hollow, as if the vines have grown into a thick sphere. Lights flicker dimly in the interior, but these could be the dim light of the constellations seen through breaks in the foliage.