As the remote location for one of the most celebrated coming-of-age ceremonies for Proteans, the southern grove serves as a testing ground for young Proteans seeking to gain their first personal connection with eumonite. There are two main areas: the surface grove and the underground labyrinth. Ancient plants have been integrated with the similarly aged architecture, but the tranquil atmosphere belies the difficult challenges within. A young Protean must prove both their intellectual and physical capabilities if they hope to make it to the end of the labyrinth, where they are attuned to their own new piece of eumonite. Once the ritual is complete, they attain their shapeshifting ability, and are free to return to the kingdom.