{{ ::heart.png?nolink&400|}}====== Heart of the Forest ======


The calm, central clearing of the [[forgotten_forest|Forgotten Forest]]. Frequented by [[zerith|Zerith]].

>//You enter a large clearing in the [[forgotten_forest|forest]]. Strangely, the area is almost perfectly square with the trees lined up neatly to create clean edges. The thick, dewy grass is peppered with red and yellow flowers.// - Ghost-Eaters of the Forgotten Forest (RPA-ADV7)

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===== Denizens =====

  * Ghosts
  * [[thinfingers|Thinfingers]]
  * [[zerith|Zerith]]

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===== References =====
==== Ghost-Eaters of the Forgotten Forest (RPA-ADV7) ====


[[zerith|Zerith]] is met conducting an experiment involving a G[[ghost-eater|host-Eater]] and a caged black cat:

  * Observe what happens;

>//“Fascinating,” [[zerith|Zerith]] whispers. “Ghost-Eaters can rip the souls from the living. Hypothetically, if the spirits were not consumed, perhaps they could be reattached to their bodies.”// - Ghost-Eaters of the Forgotten Forest (RPA-ADV7)

  * Free the cat and foil [[zerith|Zerith's]] study;

>//Though [[zerith|Zerith]] does not notice, the cat circles back and watches you through the trees. Its spirit is partly detached from its body, but occasionally snaps back into place.// - Ghost-Eaters of the Forgotten Forest (RPA-ADV7)

Following the closure of the rift at Carleval, Zerith can be found meditating and tells you her future plans;

>//“I saw what happened at [[castle_carleval|Carleval]]. With the rift now closed, the [[ghost-eater|Ghost-Eaters]] will no longer visit the [[forgotten_forest|Forgotten Forest]]. That may be good news for [[falandore|Falandore]], but it’s bad news for the [[starlit_door|Starlit Door]]. We had hoped to study those creatures for years to come. Fortunately, I’ve managed to secure one of the stragglers. I’ll take it somewhere safe, where I can conduct my experiments and be left in peace.”// - [[zerith|Zerith]], Ghost-Eaters of the Forgotten Forest (RPA-ADV7)

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===== Backstory Appearances =====
==== Cartographer ====

Depending on your previous depiction of the [[giant_mangrove|Giant Mangrove]], [[zerith|Zerith]] will approve of your fancy or warn you that science will not do well here:

  * If you drew the [[giant_mangrove|mangrove]] literally, you will document the clearing as accurately as possible.
  * If you drew the [[giant_mangrove|mangrove]] metaphorically, you will document the clearing as artfully as possible.

[[zerith|Zerith]] will then ask you to label the [[forgotten_forest|Forgotten Forest]] as “Witchwood”, the name given it by necromancers:

  * Do as she asks and receive a scroll as a gift.
  * Mark it as [[forgotten_forest|Forgotten Forest]] and gain peace of mind.

==== Savage ====

You notice the sounds and sight of wolves moving through the forest. A yell from the woods draws you away from you companions.

  * Attack the pack, saving the courier you find surrounded by wolves.
  * Join the pack, attack the courier taking the courier's silk tabard and letting the pack take their fill.