Penprie Forest

Excessive logging reduced this deciduous forest that once stretched from the Gaelon River to the edge of the Duskmoon Hills to a fraction of its former size. Humans eventually abandoned the site, leaving its wild beasts and monstrous denizens to establish firm control over most of the woodland with the exception of the areas abutting the well-traveled Trader’s Way, which passes close to the forest’s eastern edge. The armed patrols defending this commercial thoroughfare make occasional forays into the forest’s perimeter to ferret out meddlesome creatures or bandits conspiring to attack traveling merchants and their caravans. Naturally, their efforts keep the forest’s perimeter comparatively safer than its rowdy interior. In the heart of the forest, giant spiders weave their webs amid the trees in the hopes of ensnaring an unfortunate victim, while gnolls, ogres, and goblins fight for dominance within the forest. Endhome’s soldiers and adventurers are currently searching the Penprie Forest for a notorious local band of highway robbers known as the Green Tree Bandits who supposedly take refuge here alongside their presumed monstrous allies. The former do-gooders once sought to redistribute the city’s wealth from its well-to-do citizens to the downtrodden but greed got the better of them. They kept their ill-gotten gains and now solely commit their crimes to benefit themselves. The resourceful cutthroats have robbed a dozen different merchant trains over the last six months, making their capture a priority in Endhome’s merchant houses.

Type

Forest