In 1331 AE, some Sylvari participated in the assault on Gandara, the Moon Fortress and were subsequently Awakened. The existence of Subject Alpha has also led to debate as to the true nature of sylvari's "immunity" to dragon corruption. There is conflicting evidence as to whether or not this is the case, as some sources like Taimi proclaim sylvari cannot be corrupted due to being minions of Mordremoth, a revelation that came after the Pale Tree's claim, though this proclamation comes when Aurene brands Caithe, which historically wasn't possible. According to the Pale Tree, she offers her protection through the Dream to the sylvari which prevents the Elder Dragons from corrupting sylvari, though some such as the Soundless unknowingly forsakes.
Though not true immunity, as a sylvari will simply die when touched by corrupting magic. The sylvari are immune to the Elder Dragon's corruption, with both Zhaitan's and Kralkatorrik's being proven. Spoiler alert: The following text contains spoilers relating to Living World Season 2, Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns, Living World Season 4. They can also emerge with psychological problems, including an extreme lack of empathy for others. Sylvari can emerge from their pod with physical disabilities, including being mute or blind if something injured the sylvari in the pod before they emerged, or if there was an equivalent of a genetic quirk that affected them during gestation.
On rare occasion, twins can emerge from the same pod and they exhibit a greater empathy toward one another. After emergence, the bond with the Pale Tree is weaker but it links all sylvari and, to an extent, other plants. When a new one emerges, a portion of this knowledge remains with them, including basic wisdom and understanding from the Pale Tree and a small fraction of what other sylvari have seen and experienced, though this rarely includes specific memories. In this dream, a growing sylvari is exposed to the consciousness of the Pale Tree and the vast pool of knowledge accumulated by all previous sylvari. Prior to emergence they share a bond through the Pale Tree which they call the Dream of Dreams. All sylvari have luminescent cells in their skin, causing them to glow in the dark. They heal at the same general rate as humans and Sylvari who suffer extensive wounds, like those of Malomedies, may scar forever. Whether this applies to limbs or just petals, is uncertain.
Wounded Sylvari can regrow parts of themselves, though never to the strength of the original part. It is unknown if the sylvari die of old age, as so far they have only died through violence, poison, or disease and show no signs of aging. Sylvari gender is selected by the Pale Tree prior to each individual's emergence, and is distinguished by the same general features as human genders, and although they can mate they cannot reproduce. Malyck, who was born from a different tree, cast doubt upon the accuracy of this explanation, and the matter is considered unresolved. While many scholars now speculate on the sylvari's humanoid appearance, the original explanation was that the Pale Tree based it on her knowledge of Ronan, creating an abstract image of human biology. Sylvari emerge fully formed from golden or cyan fruit pods which grow on the branches of the Pale Tree. However, Explorer Syllia states that the cold does not affect sylvari, and says that she feels more comfortable in the cold than indoors. Sylvari have thermoreceptors, as referenced by a sylvari explorer in the Grove who states that she dislikes Hoelbrak as it is too cold. They have fully functioning digestive systems and their excrement is something like mulch. Sylvari utilise photosynthesis as a "meditative supplement", but most of their nutrition comes from food just like any other race. They are much more slender than the average human and about a head shorter. Sylvari don't have hearts golden sap moves through their veins instead of blood and pollen falls off of them as they move.
Some sylvari closely resemble humans but with a fey cast to their features such as tilted eyes and pointed ear tips most display plantlike features such as hard wood for bone structure, have foliage and petals for hair, and bark acting as flesh. The sylvari are omnivorous humanoid plants. Sylvari racial skills focus on support with themes of plant manipulation. The sylvari home instance is in the Dreamer's Terrace in the Grove. After finishing the mission, they will appear in Village of Astorea, the starting area in Caledon Forest. Selecting a sylvari character will start players off in the tutorial Fighting the Nightmare where players fight the corruption within the Dream of Dreams before awakening. During character creation, a player can customize a sylvari's physical appearance and answer three race specific biography questions which affect their personal story:
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