Warden

Wardens are dwellers and self-appointed protectors of the Echovald Forest that are hostile to outsiders. They resemble humans with long curved horns coming out of their heads. They can be found in mixed groups patroling all explorable areas in the forest.

The Wardens are led by Urgoz, a former guardian spirit of the Echovald that has been corrupted. They may have been humans (druids or shamans perhaps) at some point, but have merged with the spirit of the forest and are now something different than humans. As a group they were driven to the edge of insanity by what happened to the Echovald Forest on the day of the Jade Wind. To see life extinguished in the forest and the entire place petrified, yet they survive to witness all of that, made them more fanatic than ever. They reserve the right in their traditions to seek vengeance against Shiro Tagachi for what he did to the forest. They secretely work to find a way to reverse the petrification, but until then, they remain a threat to any humans traveling the forest.

All Warden units start with "Warden of ..." and the following label changes depending on level. For example, the lowest level Warden warrior is the Warden of the Trunk followed by the Warden of the Tree and finally, the highest level warrior is the Warden of Forests.

Unit Hierarchy
There are no Necromancer Wardens in the game so far. The Ritualist Wardens provide some healing support to make up for the lack of Monk Warden units.

There is also the Warden of Saprophytes, who is an assassin boss rather than a Warden unit. It is the only Warden boss that adopts the unit naming convention.

All Warden types except for boss Wardens have slightly less protection against Fire elemental attacks compared to other types of attack.

For an updated listing of all Wardens in alphabetical order, see Category:Wardens.

Maddened Wardens
There are also level 28 variants of the Wardens, found only in the later parts of Urgoz's Warren. The maddened Wardens are driven mad by the corruption that has befallen Urgoz in his warren. They use the naming convention "Maddened Earth Warden" and use the same skills as their highest level non-mad counterpart (if available).