The Deep Forest

This place resembles a large plateau full of vegetation at first glance, but that is only what it appears to be. What truly lies here is almost akin to another world.

Overview

The flat plain it looks like is really only a mere ceiling. If you were to take a peek under the dense, leafy blanket, you would probably first notice the trees.
Their trunks are massive, about 5 meters in diameter at their thinnest. Their branches are long and slim, but still big enough for your average sophont to lay down on. These trees are mostly covered in thick, spiny moss, usually only growing in the shade.
If you look down, you can see why this place has it's name. From the uppermost layer (The one with all the branches) to the bottom (The valley floor), it is about a 200meter drop. This drop is half the reason why this place doesn't have much information on it. The other half is that the airspace is too cluttered for any flying sophont to get down without getting severely injured.

Interesting/Unknown Things

There appear to be cave entrances speckled throughout the valley, with one very large entrance at the deepest point. This big entrance seems to have some very worn-down columns, as well as a gate made with some kind of rich red metal.
There is also a huge magical signature for nature magic, which is rare even for this much greenery. The intensity only seems to get worse the farther down you go, and some people theorize that whatever is causing this is behind the red gates.

The Place Itself

Climate

Beneath the leafy curtain is a very humid and warm environment, with the thick layer of leaves keeping the water and heat within the valley. With that, it almost is some kind of rainforest. Whenever it rains, it drips down through the leaves into the valley. This dripping can take hours or even days, so the inside of the deep forest is almost always raining.

Fauna & Flora

Most of the flora and fauna of the valley hasn't been discovered and identified, mostly due to the sheer difficulty of getting down to the bottom. However, some of the upper layers have been searched. This led to the discovery of the Greater Spider Plant, Spiculo Moss, and the Seraphim Fish.

Alternative Name(s)

The False Plateau

Type

Forest

Inhabiting Species

• Spiculo Moss