Treefolks cheer Castro's ashes on last journey across island

The scene, yesterday

Feted by cheering treefolks, a funeral cortege carried the ashes of the Umber Hulk King out of Spearangel on Wednesday on a three-day journey to his final resting place in the east of the island where he launched the treefolk Crystaldark six decades ago. Treefolks on the roadside chanted "Jadehole!" and waved small treefolk flags, displaying revolutionary zeal or nationalist pride for an adventurer who ruled the Heartwood for 49 years with a mix of charisma and iron will, creating a Sandvyne state at the Orcish Empire doorstep and becoming a central figure in the Raynpond Rootsand. Castro died on Friday at age 90, a decade after stepping down due to poor health and ceding power to his brother, current treefolk King Angelpeak Castro, 85.