Wilted Forest
«A desolate place where the Undead are known to prowl at night. It is home to The Abbey, where Sisters of The Faith ensconce themselves in quiet contemplation. Quite why they chose such a remote and dangerous location is unknown. Of course, it may be that in times past the forest was a far safer place».
The Wilted Forest is a small forested region to the west of Gran Soren. As the name suggests, the trees here appear to be dead or dying, and are devoid of leaves.
The Abbey is the only human habitation within the forest, home to a number of nuns; to the northwest of it is the Prayer Falls — northwest across the forest river is the Cursewood.
The forest is home to Deer, Spiders, and Crows during the day — on the southeastern part a band of Bandits have made their camp, and set up Tripwires — at the southern edge, close to the north entrance to The Ancient Quarry is a pack of Goblins and a Chimera.
At night the entire area ‘erupts’ with the undead of all types as well as two Ogres that replace the Chimera and a further two Ogres just northwest of the Abbey.
Loot [ ]
Plant species native to the forest are :
- Anathema Grass : scattered throughout the wood, and found at the eastern edges of the wood
- Loneflowers : common around the Abbey, and found in a circle south of it
- Toadstool Sitter : a tiny mushroom that grows throughout the area
- Spiny Nut : found in gather spots, such as near the Prayer Falls
Three Cursed Carvings can be found in the wood, but once only. Further Cursed Carvings may occasionally be found in the chest nearest to the Prayer Falls.
A Weapon Pile on rocks to the north may yield : Trusty Sword, or Dragon’s Spit; and another Weapon Pile on rocks just south may yield a Common Archistaff, or Rusted Archistaff.
A Wakestone Shard lies next to a grave nearby
Several paths cross the woods. One to the east has several Weapon Piles along its length. From north to south the better items are :
- Reinforced Longbow, Lantern
- Common Archistaff, Rusted Archistaff
- (near an Ore deposit) Ironclad Staff, Angel’s Periapt
- Ironclad Staff, Angel’s Periapt
- (on high ground overlooking the path) Reinforced Longbow, Lantern
- Throatcutters
- Ironclad Staff, Angel’s Periapt
- Off the path, southeast corner (tucked in behind behind a large rock) rarely yields Throatcutters
Note : The paths are unmarked on the in-game map, shown as dotted black lines on the map above
Quests [ ]
- Journey to the Rotting Wood (collect 3 Cursed Carvings)
- The Abbey (q.v.) is the starting place of a number of quests.
- Prayer Falls is the destination for several Escort Quests.
- Badge of Vows 43 is found within the forest.
Quests requiring the slaying of creatures that inhabit the forest at night:
Pawn Chatter [ ]
«I hear aught moving about the wood. « «An abbey, here? It seems a dangerous place for such pursuits.» «How deep do you suppose it is?» «What evil does this sense of foreboding portend?» «A wealth of materials lies close, I believe. Let’s have a look.» «Monsters. Or bandits, else?
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