Also known as Tree Nymphs or Hamadryads. Most often, Dryads refer to those Tree Nymphs who reside in Oak trees, but "Dryad" has come to be interchangeable with "Tree Nymph".
Though they are bound to their tree (if the tree dies, they die), they are free to move about in their grove, forest, garden, etc.
Dryads residing in Faerie can live for many centuries. Dryads living in the mortal realm are prey to mortal whims (cutting down trees for silly things like building fires instead of gathering fallen limbs).
Dryads are the most revered among nature fae (Imps, Pixies, etc.) who know the worth of their accumulated knowledge.
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