The Grimling Forest

The Grimling Forest lies at the base of the Tenebrous Peaks. It is made of rolling foothills covered with tall trees, the tops of which cannot be seen. The forest is very similar in appearance and in density to Kithicor Woods on Antonica. A handful of small clearings are scattered across the zone covered with luminescent flowers. Boulders of every size are prevalent throughout the wood. A river flows from the mountains to the north, winding southward through the forest and dividing into several streams that feed the moor below the forest.

Many paths wind through the forest, the largest of which leads from Hollowshade Moor to the entry of what was the Vah`Shir Acrylia mines at the base of the Tenebrous Peaks. Old handcarts and rusted mining tools are strewn about near the mine entrance – signs of a hasty evacuation. Glowing veins of ore illuminate the tunnels – the same stone the Vah`Shir used to construct the buildings in Shar Vhal.

The Grimlings have effectively driven the Vah Shir from the mines and have devised many traps and ambush spots throughout the shafts. Some of the hills in the forest are more than they seem – various boulders that appear to be as any other sink into the ground when touched, revealing entrances into the hills. Under the entire forest is a vast tunnel system opening into large caverns in some places.

The western region of the forest has a dense population of shades, both above and below ground. Near the border of Hollowshade Moor is a Vah`Shir outpost. This is where the Vah`Shir offensives are launched in their constant effort to regain control of the mines.