e Grandfa er Tree 21

Impressively looming over an invitingly inky lake of shade, a colossal tree completely dwarfs its nearby neighbors

This Tree... Loiter in the vicinity and...

1 ...must be centuries old to have grown so large ...it will prove quite restful, the climate below the copious canopy is quite
1
pleasant
2 ...is not typical for the area, much more common in colder climes
2 ...add to the trunk’s many carved names if you wish
...represents an extremely scarce species that is fundamentally sacred to
3
Antlered Druids, Ossiconed Witches, and Horned Owl-folk 3 ...risk harassment by an ostentation of territorial Prism atic Peacocks
...craves news from outside the wood and is capable of speech with soft, 4 ...the nearby foraging Bristleboars might be drawn to your scent
4 whispering inflection that is punctuated by falling leaves whenever
5 ...you may spy bones and skulls jutting from the tree’s extensive roots
falsehoods are uttered
...one may realize that the under-blades of each leaf from this tree are
6
inscribed with strangely poignant couplets in Elf
Hidden within a hollow, deep in the boughs...
7 ...risk injury from above via spiked seed pods the size of an Ogre’s fist
...is the malformed skull of the famous ghostwriter dramaturgist
...attract the attention of the tree’s keeper: a very ancient and distrustful
1 Caswith, whose melodramatic Shade sometimes haunts here when the 8
Dryad
moonlight is particularly theatrical
2 ...one may find a map to the Serpent Plinth (Hex XX)
...a small pool of rainwater has gathered over the years, drinking acts as
3 a combination of Giant Growth and Barkskin, and there’s enough to fill
two and a half vials
...rests a sizeable cache of coins. Contract payment for the Assassination
4
(see Hex XX) secreted here only yesterday
...lies a nest, interlaced with seven golden strands of Nymph Hair and
5 containing two Winter Phoenix Eggs (they never hatch, and remain
constantly freezing to the touch)
...is a monastery of tiny Grig-folk Friars whose masterful illuminations
6 in miniature are magically legible by anyone. Their winter larders were
recently pillaged by ravenous Lazy Ants, and they are willing to trade

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 n Island In e Sk 22
From the tree-line you see a large rocky formation rising from a hillock hemmed by heavy woods

The prominence is composed mostly of... Amidst the crowded conifers at the base...
1 ...heavily weathered sandstone with verdigris inclusions ...shed pinecones. Impressively flammable, Rangers
1
trek from miles around to use them as kindling
2 ...pale granite, enough to quarry the constituents for a couple castles ...one may notice
2 a distinct lack ..warmth. The air seems to grow chilly on approach
3 ...limestone sculpted by an intrepid glacial artist eons ago
of...
...familiar birdsong. The closer you get to the stone,
...what appears to be pale stone at first glance, but on closer examination 3
the avian arias grow more distorted and strange
4 one can make out the pores of some kind of impossibly large and ancient
bone, sun-bleached and scoured smooth ...are the remains of a climber’s camp. Scattered among the pitons and
4
shredded rope fragments are several skeletons with broken ankles
5 ...live a clan of Racoon-Folk Highwaymen
...barely hides a roughly hewn archway in the base of the mesa, which
6
appears to lead to an underground lair or dungeon of some kind

Ascending the monadnock...

...would take the better part of a day, but might provide an insightful
1
vista of the surrounding terrain
...is possible on the slightly less steep northern face, provided you care-
2
fully avoid the frequent clumps of Keening Moss
...shouldn’t be too difficult for skilled climbers given the frequency of
3
nooks and handholds
4 ...via the spiral staircase carved into the side is quick and painless
...reveals a unique biome, containing a very rare flowering shrub, the
5
bark of which can be used for Mummification
6 ...is the only way to access the small Forest Gnom e settlement here
7 ….will be made more difficult by the quiver of Wyverns who nest here
….doubtlessly draws the ire of the half-dozen Cyclopes who dwell in a
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small secreted castle on the summit
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 Troll’s Table 23
Squatting sourly among the spruce trunks is a large dark boulder sculpted to resemble a table by weather and erosion

The lichen that clings to the surface… Anyone eating atop the table...
...is known to taste very bitter, but could serve to prevent starvation in a 1 ...will first have to deal with the several snakes-a-sunning
1
pinch
2 ...finds that their food tastes of ashes and drink seems spoilt
...grows to a prodigious size when exposed to even the tiniest droplet of
2 ...might have their meal interrupted by the table’s namesake: Kurach, a
blood 3
young, impulsive, and pungent Forest Troll
3 ...is sometimes used by Druids as a poultice against frostbite
4 ...will sleep uneasy next slumber: haunted by disturbing nightmares
…, colloquially known as Faunpaper can be mixed with wine to prevent
4 ...during the day will turn to stone until sundown, one might notice the
hangovers 5
perfectly sculpted beetles and ants within the lichen
...will find that flagons and skins never empty as long as they remain
6
A casual search of the area will reveal... seated here
1 …several varieties of hearty and edible mushrooms 7 ...will find that hours have passed the moment they swallow
...a dirty, but well-crafted dagger in a decorative tiger-themed scabbard 8 ...can regrow a missing digit or limb, provided they feast on flesh
2
partially buried under tree litter
3 ...the decorated skull of some kind of mustelid with intact incisors
...the bound and unconscious Dwarf Cheesemonger. His name is Turlan
4 Dampmantle, he was recently robbed by Three-fingered Goblins and is
absolutely furious
5 ...several small clay figurines, each roughly resembling a party member
6 ...a warm and still beating Elf’s heart

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 e Trail- arke Tree 24
The large tree is completely doubled over, forming an archway across the forest trail you’ve been following

It’s been said that trees like this... Those who can interpret these trees will tell you this one...
...are painstakingly bent by Woodfolk over the decades, for reasons that 1 ...indicates a nearby source of fresh water
1
are seldom fully understood
2 ...is a warning of difficult terrain ahead
2 ...are important indicators, marking dangerous routes ahead
3 ...seems out of place, markers like this are usually found further North
3 ...are bent in piety to antediluvian sylvan deities
4 ...was likely bent by Elf-song, and recently at that
...are doubled over in laughter, unable to come to their senses and forget
4 ...could be related to the Hunchback Dryad peering at the party from the
the first joke carved in Ogham 5
brush
...signals proximity and direction to the den of a Dragon (Smaragadine
6
Hex XX)

Digging beneath the arch formed by this tree reveals...

...that someone or something dug here relatively recently, having re-
1
placed the top layer of sod expertly
2 ...a humanoid skeleton with hollow bones
...a small granite sarcophagus, containing three seeds, that when plant-
3
ed, grow into Trail Trees (as Find the Path)
4 …a colony of sleepy, but talkative Grublings who know of nearby trails
...a key ring and seven keys, one is Magical and can be swallowed to cast
5
Knock once
...a stone disk emblazoned with pictograms (as a Scroll of Acidic Fireball)
6
if deciphered
...a moldering leather patch containing three score silver and a Magical
7 Electrum Locket that displays the wearer’s Mortal Enemy when rubbed
with Holy Water
...a spiraling staircase formed of roots, wide enough for single-file de-
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cent into the verdant Unseen Lands
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 e urbling anch 25
A small stream flows lazily between arboraceous banks

The runnel’s source is... Linger too long (at least an hour) at the water’s edge and one..
1 ...likely a larger river, upstream many miles 1 ...the herd of deer who water here
2 ...soon to be strategically diverted by an careful colony of Dire Beavers 2 ...an overturned canoe, just passing through
...is sure to spot
3 ...a freshwater spring, approximately a days’ hike away 3 ...a Storkfolk midwife, larger than life
4 ...an un-stoppered Dem ijohn of Endless Waters 4 ...an anxious Oracle bailing her listing coracle
5 ...million miniscule froglets will emerge and swarm the banks

6 ...party member will begin to hear whispered wisdoms from the water
Remarkably clear, careful assay of the bed may reveal ...
7 ...of the well concealed local Treants may chide you for loitering
1 ...your disheveled reflections. What better opportunity to freshen up?
8 ...day will pass for each hour spent loitering
2 ...a hover of tasty looking trout
...the glint from an untarnished Holy Symbol (of the deity most ill-
3
disposed to the party)
...a roiling, knotted mess of polychromatic fresh-water eels. You may
have stumbled on their mysterious mating grounds. It’s said that some
4
gourmands prize them highly for their flavor, and thieves often find
their slippery skin secretions useful
...a cavorting swell of Creek Sprites in an unsurprisingly mischievous
5
mood
...the uncanny uniformity of the gravel and stones, a sure sign of sudden
ambush by a swirling Pebble Weird (as their watery cousins, usually
6
form into a fist or a centipede, but serpentine specimens have been not-
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 e lack Spring 26
Seemingly darkened by decades of leaf litter, the natural cistern has a caliginous cast, not unlike a strong cup of tea.

But the real story behind the blackened water is... Camped nearby....
1 ...nearby deposits of magical hematite. Iron forged from it never rusts 1 ...is an antediluvian Gargoyle, her perch long since eroded to dust
2 ...centuries of sacred bloodletting by Tar Troll zealots 2 ...are an eminence of centaurs, just returned from crashing a wedding
…an algal bloom, from aquatic flora originating deep underground. This 3 ...is an Hill Giant with a toothache and a very worried Goblin dentist
3
species feed on darkness instead of light. At night it’s bright as dusk
4 ...are fifteen fat Frog Men preparing for a ritualistic wrestling match
4 ...the recent forced bathing of a Godling of Filth. Are they still nearby?
5 ...is the Dwarf Prospector Coag Coalbeard who jealously guards his stake
...are an utterly exhausted argument of wizards, one of each magical
6
school and vociferously debating the merits of each

Drinking water from the Spring is likely to….

1 ...provide little refreshment for it’s far too bitter to be enjoyable
...make one extremely hungry, requiring double the food for the next
2
week or so
3 ….quench thirst, even if it does taste like losing a tooth

4 ...eventually reveal that it is rife with interesting diseases

5 ...stain one’s mouth and tongue an impossible black, permanently

...draw the attention of the local Freshwater Triton: Rhudana astride her
6
dire Dragonfly Nymph Mount
...temporarily confer upon the drinker the ability to speak the stilted
7
speech of Skeletons
8 ...remove one’s ability to see the moon and stars

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 e Forsaken Windmill 27
Periodically peeking out from the leafy canopy you spy the tattered sail of what could only be a windmill...

As the wind picks up... Secreted within the cap, in a locked footlocker is...
1 ...the structure sullenly creaks and groans 1 ...a collection of crooked accounting ledgers, stretching back five years
...the sails seem to slowly spin, showering leaves down from nearby 2 ...a smaller locked chest containing the key to the outer chest
2
boughs
3 ...a brilliantly dyed sack containing an twelve person silver set
...you hear what sounds like a muffled and gruff voice indistinctly shout
3 4 ...a recipe for a Magical Bread, that when eaten can cure some poisons
from within
5 ...a jarred Homunculus, placed here for punishment ages ago
...suddenly, there’s a deafening crack and a brilliant flash as a lightning
4 ...a Magical Weather Vane that can predict the weather
bolt strikes the structure. It’s already starting to smolder 6
...a Feathered Hat of Seeming that allows the wearer to appear as a
7
Dwarf or Magpie Folk
This ramshackle structure is home to...
8 ...long since mislaid Bagpipes Of Summoning
...nothing but termites and their democratically elected queen: A talking
1
green-legged spider
...a cloud of Bottle Bats (glass vials with batwings), live specimens are in
2 high demand by alchemists and adventurers a world over, due to the
loyalty they can be trained to demonstrate
...a trio of Magpie Folk Millers, who grind bones to pay protection money
3
to the Ogre who claims this territory
...Modalbius, a talented but absent-minded aeromancer of ill-repute who
4
can’t afford anything better to serve as a tower
...the disembodied voice of a Giant, transformed into a windmill by pow-
5
erful magics for stealing a powerful wizard’s husband
...just the typical parasites one would find on and in a Windmill Mimic
6
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 e Froward Flock 28
Gentle bleating fills the air as several dozen sheep graze contentedly within a clearing

The shepherd... Nearby, the hurtle is being stalked by...

1 ...takes no joy in leading his flock to Smaragadine’s den (Hex XX) 1 ...a pack of canny Bramble Wolves
...is severely wounded and contagious, having recently been savaged by a ...an angry Abbot, having earmarked one perfect animal for his special
2 2
Werewolf Holy-Day sacrifice
...doesn’t readily trust strangers, especially a group that eerily fits the 3 ...a trio of enterprising Woodfolk rustlers
3
descriptions on the wanted posters back at home
4 ...a frustrated Griffon, too large to breach the canopy here
4 ...is the Petty Godling of Insomnia
...their rightful owner: a local rancher, the Dwarf Rohir and his two
5
emaciated and adopted Briar Troll sons
...a cantankerous Treadle Wheel, inadvertently animated by a Witch’s
6
curse, slowly and steadily limping it’s way through the underbrush

The wool on these sheep...

...will fetch a fair price at market, and the shepherd is more than happy
1
to pay if he can be helped to shear and to his destination
2 ...is rather sparse, as they were sheared recently
...pales in value to the delicious varieties of cheeses that are made from
3
their milk
4 ...is less valuable than the succulent mutton this breed is known for
5 ...serves as a passable reagent for weaker illusion spells in a pinch
6 ...comes in a surprising panoply of colors
...frustrates even the most careful carder, but the results are worth it: for
7
these are Faerie Sheep and their fleece is used to make Elfcloaks
8 ...is actually asbestos, they are Stone Golems to the one

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 Hoard of Head ones 29
Crowded together, thick as quills on a hedgehog are several dozen silent cenotaphs and open ossuaries

Inscriptions upon the stones... One ossuary is still sealed, and within one may find...
...are heavily weathered and worn, but in the local language date the 1 ...a hungover but grateful Satyr, placed here by Nymphs as a prank
1
tombs back a century or so
...a scattering of moldering Elf bones, ritualistically split for their pre-
2
...can no longer be read, having been strategically excised and edited by cious marrow
2
the rusty chisels that litter the area
...the remains of almost an entire generation of Forest Gnomes, com-
3
...are illuminated and embellished by a tenacious form of magical Tomb plete with terracotta grave good effigies of fantastic food
3 Moss, which has transformed the text into Thanatos, the language of the
4 ...a narrow staircase, leading into the Underworld
forgotten dead
...a nearly disintegrated Smallfolk skeleton, wearing magical thigh high
...reveal dates of death in the future, and some even feature familiar 5
4 leather Boots of Branchwalking
names
6 ...the wrath of a particular deity, for you have disturbed a Saint’s Rest

The markers are huddled, as if for warmth, near a tree:... 7 ...enough gold coin to buy a small boat and a Scroll of Acid Rain

...an old, sighing Chapter Oak carved with a heart and the initials of the 8 ...the perturbed and famished Gnoll Vampire: Skalkell
1
Dungeon Master
...a Hopecherry half in bloom and half fruiting. It’s said that stones swal-
2
lowed will temporarily eliminate the ability to dream
...the sole survivor of a Bitter Linden arbor, planted by passing mission-
3
aries of the religion most favored by the Party, ages ago
...the thunder-blighted trunk of the Charnel Ash-Treant Necrom ancer,
4 Branchbare, barely clinging to Un-life as the last of his enchanted leaves
is buffeted by the breeze
5 ...which is actually a polymorphed Pseudo-Dracolich. This is her hoard
...a massive Cem etery Birch. Scrawl a name on the papery bark torn
from the trunk, wear it near your heart for a week, and the nuts that fall
6
in the Autumn and find purchase will sprout as a graven tombstone or
marker

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 e Smirking Scarp 30
With an eerie resemblance to a smugly simpering countenance, a rocky cliff face looms over a hasty runnel

The face is... The preferred topic of conversation is…

...just pareidolia, nothing more. It’s the orchestra of illusions and im- 1 ...favorite foodstuffs, the face is quite curious about flavors and smells
1 pressive ventriloquism of the nearby River Sprites that make it appear to
2 ...timeless humor, a good joke goes a long way in these lonely woods
talk and converse
...the noisome nasal Nightjar nest that plagues the face with sneezing
2 ...Calpuriog, the legendary Galeb Duhr heretic and sage 3
fits. Some help from smaller hands would be appreciated
...animated by puissant sorceries, as it conceals the alternate entrance to
3 ...powerful beings the party has encountered, as they seek to make ac-
the sanctum of a Wizard turned Highwayman 4
quaintance with the Genus Loci (Hex XX)
...that of the primordial and titanic Rock Sphinx, Rhyarda, long since
4 ...the recent loss and possible retrieval of the face’s favorite conversation
bored with ephemeral, mortal riddles 5
partner: a Talking, Wish Granting Salmon that spawns upstream
...history, for the face claims to have once stood as a statue in the center
6
of an ancient serpentine civilization

Of the face’s secrets, this one is the most dear...

1 ...a crucial weakness of the party’s primary antagonist
2 ...the true and shameful history of the creation of Dwarfkind
...for there is a cache of treasures secreted deep inside the face’s left ear
3
for safekeeping (the face is hard of hearing)
4 ...the language of Gemstones
5 ...and painful: the face’s tears function as Philter's of Love
...the knowledge of a Magic Word , utter-able by all, that can be used to
6
turn oneself into an Earwig and back
7 ...inside the mouth is a place one may hide from even the Gods
8 ...rules to a game that the Psychopomp is truly terrible at winning

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 rboreous rchwa s 31
The crowns of stout trees struggle for sunlight here, forming a suspiciously uniform series of tunnels through the forest

The Trees... High in the branches, one can just barely make out...
...are Bendbone Beech, their limbs when still green make excellent ...a dray of chattering, tail twitching Blue Squirrels. Gossiping about a
1 1
splints monster that recently passed through these parts
...seem intentionally cultivated and strategically pruned with their 2 ...the skeleton of a Wyvern
2
crowns interlocking in intricate, hypnotic plaits
3 ...drooping, juicy Sun Fruit, grafted onto these trees in ages past
...appear to all be part of the same organism, a clonal colony, but are in
3 4 ...the patient, purposeful movements of an Ettercap trade caravan
fact a dormant Dryad army
5 ...the nest of a Banded Scrollcatcher, known for hoarding spell sheets
…’ arrangement is obviously the handiwork of Elf Arborm ancers in an
4 ...a tattered, but still serviceable Cloak of Crowdblending
attempt to goad local Druids into open warfare 6
7 ...a coiled, somewhat cowardly Rope of Clim bing
8 ...a starlit sky (even during the day). The stars are in all the wrong places
The corridors formed by these branches...
...are punctuated every furlong by ancient marker stones of dolomite.
1
Any inscriptions long since weathered away.
...make travel much more convenient, provided you don’t mind taking a
2
rather circuitous route
...seem almost cathedralesque and if you listen carefully, the birdsong
3
seems to mimic hymns. Holy prayers worked here may be more potent
...are the result of the footsteps of the Godling of Lumberjacks, no trees
4 may grow where this Petty God has stepped, and the trees bow out of
fear
...surely lead the unwary directly to Elfland, best to stick to the game
5
trails
...are frequented by moss covered, terrestrial variety of Purple Worm s.
6 Largely oblivious to other travelers, some enterprising Wood Gnom es
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Jezek & Sons Lumber Consortium 32
Tall pines once grew thick as wheat in this vale, now several stumps squat among a collection of rough cabins

The consortium’s namesake consists of... A structure of note within the camp...
1 ...men from Eastern lands, with a dubious Royal Charter/Claim ...a makeshift Tavern, Sky-West & Crooked. Reasonable selection and
1
prices for this far afield
...six Dwarfs, currently somberly participating in the funereal rites for a
2
seventh who was crushed by a falling widowmaker ...an incongruously immaculate Stone Circle. The resident Druidess,
2 Padryma, oversees a millennial tree-cull for the sake of the Forest’s ex-
...a Hill Giant Matron and her large sons. Scale everything upward, in-
3 pansion and health
cluding the devastation wrought
3 ...a well maintained Shrine to the Godling of Hangovers
...an eccentric Necromancer who considers his creations “children.” His
4 army of tireless skeletal sawyers will make quick work of the forest if left 4 ...Admiral Burcont’s (ret.) General Supply and Sundries
unchecked
...the Sawmender’s worksh0p, a legendary metalworker who even dab-
5
bles in Enchanted Item repair
...an incredible mound, initially mistaken for a small hill, inhabited by
6
ensorcelled Dire Term ites who do most of the heavy lifting here

This lumber is destined for...

...to reconstruct a recently razed village, near a Keep on the edge of civi-
1
lization
2 ...siege weaponry for an asymmetrical war
3 ...the shady shipwrights of southern ports
4 ...gargantuan Wood Golem manufacture
5 ...derogatory chapbooks produced by the paper-mills of the far West
...a distant Gehenna of charcoal mounds that provides fuel for the forges
6
to melt magical iron and steel
7 ...annual tribute to the Beaver King
...construction of a Boom-Town to support the Mithril Miners in a near-
8
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 n bandoned bbe 33
You see the gravestones first, “Brother This” and “Father That.” A break in the tree line reveals a dilapidated friary

Now claiming the grounds... The monastic order that formerly occupied this space...
...is an uneasy alliance between a tribe of Toadlicker Goblins and a few 1 ...were known far and wide for their extensive and expensive wine-cellar
1
Ogre-sized Crested Newtfolk
2 ...found themselves banished from the lands after a brutal reformation
...proselytizing and proud Shrewfolk Clerics, crusading near-sightedly
2 3 …, Pied Kenku Anchorites, performed assassinations on the side
on behalf of the Autum n Prince
...tirelessly guarded the skeleton of Saint Theodwyn, even a cursory ex-
...kind, but badly mummified Monks of The Final Mercy (as Ghasts), led 4
amination reveals them to be the bones of an ass
3 by a visiting Huecuva Bishop. The result of ecclesiastical schisms and
scriptural misinterpretation/lacunae 5 ...are currently on a pilgrimage to return here, will arrive in a few hours

4 ...a doomsday cult, subverted by the resident Godling of Self-Flagellation 6 ...tended verdant gardens, now feral, but contain many valuable Herbs
...died over the course of a few decades after a supernatural spore-based
7
infection took hold. Both mold and monks may still haunt here
The treasure hidden in the dovecote….
...were Nuns that worshipped The Weaver, some of their valuable tapes-
...an ancient and embarrassingly phallic boulder, the surface etched with 8
tries may remain in saleable shape along with a Magic Loom
1 potent fertility runes and symbols. Could be said to still function after
centuries, given the size of the clutches in the thousands of noisy nests
...a locked and trapped (Holy Curse) strongbox, containing twelve years
2
of tithes (enough to buy a small farm)
3 ...three Magic Daggers, each featuring two abilities from here.
4 ...a single Angel Feather, easily overlooked among the plumule
...the samite bound Grim oire of a powerful sacerdotal spellcaster, be-
5
neath a few feet of guano
...among the cooing multitudes of smelly birds, is an immortal (Phoenix-
6 like) Planar Pigeon, adept at delivering messages across time, space, and
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 e Stream escends In Step-falls 34
You note the relaxing sound of water softly babbling over boulders as it tranquilly meanders down a series of steps.

Also contributing to the serenity is... Watering here...

1 ...the invigorating cool air, refreshingly rising from the water ...may lead to setting up camp for the night, given how easily defended
1
and comfortable one of the smaller islands is
...a welcoming hedge of xanthous Butterberry Bushes, each branch
2
drooping with dozens of delicious drupes ...is a welcome relief from recent meanderings, raising everyone’s spirits
2
significantly (as Bless)
...a faint, pleasant melody produced by a barbarically crude but master-
3
fully tuned Aeolian harp with Siren-gut Strings ...could prove particularly puzzling for the party, as pack animals and
3
mounts that drink here are Awakened
…the redolent breeze, having just gently washed over the delicately
4
swaying wildflowers that festoon the banks ...is an eminence of Centaurs, escorting the renowned wonderworker
4
and physician, Loirith Whitewhithers
...one may spy a Dire Wolf and a week old fawn, . As the massive wolf
5
slakes her thirst, the fawn nuzzles the wolf’s belly and begins to nurse
…,a superlative sight indeed: A unicorn mare couchant, contentedly
6
watching her twin weanlings drinking greedily from the cool waters

Within a nook at the foot of the largest force...

1 ...clings potent Magical Moss that is said to neutralize nearly any poison
2 ...are the petrified bones of the legendary Elf Warrior-Sage Elam eren
...sleeps a fattened Freshwater Scrag by day, she often preys on those
3
who camp here
4 ...are a forgotten pair of Purple Worm Leather Seventeen League Boots
5 ...live a peaceful swarm of diminutive Fleafolk
6 ...dwells a Living Spell of Sanctuary
7 ...one may find remnants of a mining operation, and tiny seams of gold
8 ...is a small puddle of crystalline water, as Potion of Youth (3 doses)

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 e Wrai weald 35
The trunks and bare branches of the trees in this area of the wood have assumed a contorted and almost skeletal mien

But the most disturbing thing about these trees... Woe to anyone who deigns to slumber here, for...
...is that each one is a Barrowbark, a highly invasive and parasitic tree, 1 ...will bring portentous and terrifying dreams
1 known for their cursed, mealy lumber and were thought to have been
2 ...turns all hair bone-white
eradicated centuries ago by the Elfs ...a night’s rest...
3 ...ages the sleeper by five years
2 ...are the moldering bones that seem to leer at you from the knobby roots
4 ...is the equivalent to the touch of a Spectre
3 ...would be the unnerving pareidolia created by the burls on the trunks
5 ...all food and drink spoils in the moonlight whilst among these trees
...is the keening, threnodic dirge produced by the wind through the per-
4 forated branches. Prolonged exposure may act as Banshee-song or instill ...they may wake to find their native tongue replaced by an archaic form
6
the listener with suicidal despair of Wood Elf
7 ...the Weeping Maggots dwelling in the detritus crave warm, living flesh
8 ...they may find themselves coffin-bound when they wake
The Undead that are frequently found here…
1 ...target Thieves and Wizards first, ignoring Clerics and Fighting Men
...eerily consist mostly of normal woodland animals and creatures or
2
have a decidedly sylvan bent
3 ...conveniently crumble at the mere sight of a Holy Symbol
...go about their quotidian Un-lives in a macabre yet polite and civilized
4 fashion. Although hardly a necropolis, their village at the center of these
woods is steadily growing
...are profanely resistant to Turning, any attempts are reflected back on
5
the pious and their companions
...were placed here to serve as a buffer from the horrifying and deadly
6 purity that radiates from a sacred Holy Artifact somewhere within these
woods

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