Lupine Wood
A roungly triangular area of forest lying between the east side of the Montrachet River south of Borderlay, and the west side of the Alp River south of Sylvanwold.
Ownership of the area is disputed between Bowcourt and Borderlay, with the latter claiming most of the northern and western parts. Even within Bowcourt parts of the area are claimed by Foxcourt and Sylvanwold. Tensions over claims have increased recently with Foxcourt installing a vassal at the Stormstout Brewery.
The events of Gnome Way Home in Spring 823 wk led to the discovery of ancient elven ruins tainted by a magical poison25 miles north-east of the brewery and a number of local inhabitants:
Hag Coven
A group of three hags living in and making use of the taint in the ruins. One of these was killed and another is believed to have left the area.
- Galdr (?) aka The Green Lady
- A green hag (?) that sometimes appears as fair-faced woodlands maiden.
- Hrodpirin aka Granny Dwayberry
- A black or night hag. Keeps a black cat (this is also a giant Displacer Beast) as a pet. Has a walking cottage and is thought to have left the area.
- Baba Krave
- A red or blood hag that was experimenting with super-sizing gnolls. Slain by the party after abducting fauns.
- Animated trees
- Servants of the Green Lady
- Gnolls
- Servants (and experimental subjects) of Baba Krave. Many more gnolls are know to live in the mountains to the north. This tribe may have been brought south by the hag. With her dead it's not clear what they will do.
Fauns and Cervitaurs
A tribe of fauns and faun-centaurs with which the group had friendly relations.
- Ulthar
- Elven druid and shapechanger (Owlbear) who helps protect the fauns and has some contacts in Alfheim.
- Floralia "Flora" Half-Elven
- Daughter of Ulthar and a faun Flora has unusual abilities with moving via trees.
- Feralia "the Stag"
- Daughter of Ulthar and an unknown mother (possibly a Dryad)
- Pomona
- Faun loremaster and Bard.
- Hawthorne
- Faun elder, another druid.
The Barrow
Not far from the elven ruins lies a large barrow under which is believed to be entombed an ancient forest god that became corrupted. Legend has it that in ancient times something fell from the sky and poisoned the land. The forest god drew the corruption into itself to purify the land but went mad and have to be "slain" by the elves. Because the god would be reborn (mythic Green Man / Spring rebirth stuff) the elves buried it and set up a henge of stones that flared off ley energy depriving the mad god the means to regenerate. This henge was damaged by a crashing Serraine aircraft in Spring 823. The forest god is now though to be regrowing. What is not know is whether it is still mad.
