White Mountains Forest

The White Mountains Forest takes up a significant portion of the White Mountains Pack territory and is a popular destination for tourists and hikers, human and supernatural alike. Due to the good relationships between the pack and the Territorial Fae of the area, the supernatural ecosystem has had the opportunity to thrive for multiple centuries.

Geography

The White Mountain National Forest is located in New Hampshire and Maine in the New England area of the United States.

Fauna & Flora

The flora and fauna of the region are breathtaking, both natural and supernatural. Migratory Fae come from all over the world to see the ecosystem as it has been preserved and re-naturalized.
The area is rich with several varieties of Territorial Fae, such as dryads, nymphs, fauns, and even several species of shifter fae who spend their time as the various natural fauna of the region. There is also a significant merfolk culture in the area due to the lakes and rivers, but they are not commonly seen by outsiders due to some unfortunate run ins with humans in the past several years. There is one small community of sasquatch, as well, who are the result of an ill-advised cross pollination from explorers to the Western portion of the continent. Their community is very small and they have applied repeatedly to the Council of Supernatural Peoples for permission to allow others of their kind to emigrate from the West Coast citing potential ill effects of inbreeding, but have been continually denied due to environmental concerns. There are currently plans to repatriate the lost sasquatch, but the local fae leadership in Oregon has been stubbornly renegotiating terms for the past two years.
As far as other creatures go, the mountains host a great number of white stags and unicorns, the greatest number on the North American continent, due to the concerted efforts to conservation and re-introduction of specimens from breeding programs all around the world. 
The cockatrice, brought along from Europe with the Protestant settlers, is considered an invasive species and causes serious disruptions, often injuring unwitting hikers. The cockatrice in New England is not as potent as its fore bearers, however, due to two causes - 1. the magical plants and berries native to Europe did not survive well in New England and are less common, weakening their abilities considerably (they are likely to cause dizziness and disorientation, potentially a few moments of paralysis in older specimens and there have been zero confirmed cockatrice-related deaths in over 150 years), and 2. the large number of weasels native to the region. Mythology often states that members of the mustelidae family are the only creatures immune to the cockatrice's deadly gaze, but in truth they are simply the creatures' primary natural predators. With their magic suitably weakened, they fall prey quite easily and their numbers are  being well managed for the time being.

History

Over the past several decades, there have been major territory disputes between the White Mountains Pack of New Hampshire and the Acadia Pack of Maine. Originally, the White Mountains Pack had the entirety of the White Mountains whereas Acadia had the Eastern portion of Maine.
The neighboring Lake Willoughby Pack in Vermont disbanded after World War II due to a significant portion of their number being killed in action in Europe. The North American Werewolf Confederacy split their territory in half, giving the Eastern half to White Mountains and the Western to the Adirondack Pack. Most of the wolves from the now-defunct pack joined with the Adirondack wolves and, as a result, the Acadia pack made the argument that, since the White Mountains pack was not receiving a proportional number of wolves that their numbers were insufficient to cover so much territory. The Confederacy council agreed and, after two years of offers and counter offers, the defining line between the territories was settled as the state line between Maine and New Hampshire with the agreement that the agreements with the local fae would be honored in that region indefinitely.

Alternative Name(s)

White Hills, Wine Hills

Type

Forest, Temperate (Seasonal)

Location under

North America

Contested By

• Acadia Pack
• White Mountains Pack