| The Black Heart of the Silver Tree | |
| Type: | Tractatus |
| Language: | Latin |
| Topic: | Faerie Lore |
| Quality: | 7 |
| Level: | N/A |
| Author: | Astaldo of Merinita |
The Black Heart of the Silver Tree is a book on the Fae by Astaldo of Merinita, written in 1041. Astaldo was a very personable Magus and was well-liked by many, but others felt he made light of them and despised him. He was personally the subject of a Wizards' War twice, and fled on both occasions into hiding, re-emerging only when the declaration of War had expired. This did not endear him to those who sought his death in the first place; nor could he be coerced into settling the matter of his perceived insults by Certamen.