| Category | Lexicon |
| Type | druidic lore |
Someone who transcends becomes more akin to nature than their previous state. As an entity becomes composed of a greater proportion of nature energy rather than life energy, they undergo a transformation known as Transcending, resulting in their becoming a fey.
When a druid has maintained the prestigious title of Nature Protectorate for two centuries or more, they are granted the remarkable ability to transcend by a council of elevated entities known as The Balance.
A druid need not be affiliated with a Nature Protectorate to achieve transcendence. An alternative path is to take a druid prestige class or encounter a powerful artifact or spirit of the land. Black Wood is believed to have transcended after being exposed to the potent energies of the Seed of Tarfilerquar.
One of the adverse effects for transcended humanoids is a diminishment in their natality rate. This is typically a mere fraction of what is customary for their species.