The Deep Forest

Inland from Beacon’s End, where the civilized coast gives way to wild woodland, lies the Deep Forest. It’s a place of ancient trees, clear streams, and life that seems to thrive in ways the cursed coastal regions cannot.

The Deep Forest is home to the Verdant Circle—a druidic order dedicated to preserving the balance of nature in the Crescent Shores. Led by Serenna, they’ve been watching the corruption spread with mounting horror. The black crystals haven’t reached the forest yet, but they can feel it coming.

Serenna has reached out to Aldus, asking for aid. She believes that the corruption is tied to something being awakened in the deeps, and that stopping it might require looking to the Verdant Circle’s oldest records—records of the covenant that bound whatever sleeps beneath the waves.

The Deep Forest is beautiful but not gentle. It has its own rules, and outsiders who enter need the Verdant Circle’s blessing to avoid the forest’s protective enchantments.