Canpaza Sa
There is a mystical forest in the unclaimed lands/active battle fields that sit in the middle of the Hileal and Adair kingdoms, near the west coast at the base of a small mountain range. Canpaza Sa, the name of the forest given by Adarians before the invasion of the Hileal, is unnatural and unknown to just about everyone, even those who spend their time researching it. It grows trees with skinny trunks and branches donned with leaves of unseen shades of red, orange, and pink leaves that fan out symmetrically when looking at it from a specific angle, which changes depending on the tree. The first itself is relatively small, a grove at most. But in this grove people have observed that no weather or seasons affects it. The leaves never fall, nothing ever withers, and rain doesn’t touch the inside, yet every plant in there flourishes like it has been well nurtured by water. There are no sounds of birds chirping or animals scurrying; it is a pocket of stillness.
Various people in the surrounding kingdoms have noted that the forest has seemed to be there for as long as they can remember. The forest was discovered by the Hileal back when they moved to Mahka Nata. Those who have lived here before the Hileal say it must have been there before even their time. It is supposed that an ancient people of these lands had something to do with this forest. Due to its unnatural properties, it is hard to believe that it wasn’t created by magic or some sort of creature or being. Alternatively, is there something special about this patch of the world or this area of soil that made this occur. What specific elements and occurrences happened at the right time and place to create this oddity?
It has definitely captured the attention of humans and creatures alike, however, those who have entered learned the hard way not to allow it to cajole you. Every person that has ever crossed too far into the forest, almost as if there is a boundary, have never been seen again. It starts by them being attracted by its beauty; drawn by its strangeness; like a siren. They walk into the forest in a trance, difficult to be stopped. Then, they seem to vanish in between the layers of trees. It shouldn’t be possible to get lost, however, because the forest is so small. Yet, people and creatures are lost to this forest, and so the legend of it has spread across the lands, but not many dare to go near.
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