The Greatwood Forests
A never-ending ocean of great trees and ancient beings.
The Greatwood Forests lie to the north of the kingdoms of Essaryn and Wessaryn and separate the north-most lands from the kingdoms of man. The Greatwood Forests are named that way because of their sheer size and proportion of trees. Many who have seen them with their own eyes describe them as a near-endless sea of green ferns and great trees. It is said that many paths to other worlds lie in these woods, and the Faery Realm might lie hidden somewhere deep within the forest. Very few adventurers have dared enter that far deep though, for if one enters the forests, they will have a hard time finding their way back if they don't stick to the small and winding paths that lead through the forests to the northern lands beyond. Many great animals live deep within the forest, like mythical golden boars or silver deer. The safest way to reach the northern lands without getting lost in the forest is to simply take the longest path and go around it, perhaps even venture through the northern mountain passes if other roads lie closed for whatever reason.
Geography
The Greatwood Forests are probably flat, and without many mountains, although they are so vast that nobody knows for sure. Some say that the Greatwood Forests are so large that they might hide long-lost civilizations and even continents. While those claims are certainly false and untrue, they do hit at the reality of how large the forests truly are. They are called forests simply because calling it a single forest would do it a great injustice.
Fauna & Flora
Nobody truly knows how many unique animals live in the Greatwood Forests. Many mythical animals like golden boars or silver deer or even giant eagles, or even dragons claim to live somewhere in the forests. Many farmers and locals who live close to the forests say they have seen dragons soaring across the sky during the day, or even stranger creatures make their way out of the woods during the day. The Greatwood Forests have long eluded cartographers and botanists alike and, in all likelihood, will elude them for ages to come.
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