The Bent Wood

The thick weeds and undergrowth covering the heavily overgrown floor of the Bent Wood pose significant challenges for travelers who attempt to negotiate a path through the region. The dense foliage appears so monotonous that even the most skilled woodsmen sometimes get lost amid the tangled vegetation. The only vestige of civilization to be found in the Bent Wood is an unmarked path rutted almost to the axle by decades of passing carts. Otherwise, the wilderness here reigns supreme. Giant spiders, wolves, worgs, and other beasts dominate the forest’s wildlife. Gnolls and trolls hunt alongside these animals within the forest, which is also known as the “Forest of Horrors” in some circles. Stagnant ponds scattered throughout the Bent Wood teem with mosquitoes, leeches, and other bloodsucking pests. A document of dubious authenticity claims the Grand Cornu of Tsar secretly constructed a temple of Orcus somewhere within or beneath the Bent Wood, though no one has found any trace of his clandestine structure or the demon prince’s devotees within the forest.

Type

Forest