The Spirit Tree is a sacred site for the Reef People of the Metkayina clan situated deep under the waters of the Cove of the Ancestors. Similar to the Tree of Voices or the Tree of Souls for the Omatikaya clan, the Spirit Tree is the Metkayina’s main access point to Ewya’s neural network providing memories, stored “spirits” of their ancestors and even oxygen allowing for prolonged sessions underwater.

Jake: What are they?Neytiri: Seeds of the sacred tree. Very pure spirits.Jake: ...Uh-huh. A woodsprite (Na'vi name: atokirina) is a seed of the Tree of Souls that lives on Pandora. These seeds, according to the Na'vi, are very pure and sacred spirits. Furthermore, these seeds are believed to be auspicious wheresoever they choose to rest. They are similar in appearance to small deep-sea jellyfish, but they float on the wind like dandelion seeds, possibly aided in this by the denser atmosphere…

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