The Burning Wood
Overview
This sprawling forest takes its name from the eternal red, orange, and yellow hues of its trees, as if it were locked in autumn. No settlements are established near the Burning Wood and no roads pass through it, for it is known to be the home of the twin nymphs Nomia and Agrea. While nymphs have no true royalty, Nomia and Agrea are the longest-lived and most powerful of their kind and take personal responsibility for the state of nature throughout Ogygia. The Burning Wood, therefore, is akin to a stronghold: while allies of the wilds can find sanctuary within the forest, the trees become an impossible labyrinth to the unwelcome. Without a nymph’s guidance or counter-magic sufficient to pierce the wood’s illusions, trespassers become hopelessly lost and will find their end through madness, the wood’s hungry guardians, or the arrows of the Autumn Huntress herself.Localized Phenomena
The Burning Wood is completely unaffected by the passing seasons and seems to be locked in a permanent state of autumn. Trees grow leaves of brown, red, and orange and normally-seasonal flowers constantly bloom under the canopy.
Those who are not direct allies or at least hold goodwill to the nymphs become supernaturally lost within the forest due to powerful illusions.
