Ardeep Forest

The tall blueleaf, duskwood, and weirwood trees that compose the remnants of this ancient forest lie between the Dessarin and Delimbiyr river valleys. The interior of Ardeep Forest is filled with ridges and breakneck gullies cloaked in thick vines and shrubbery. Wild boars roam through the mists that pervade the forest, and ruins lie hidden beneath forest loam and stands of faintly glowing mushrooms. Named Faraway Forest for its distance from Evermeet, this wood has stood forlorn and empty since the departure of Ardeep’s moon elves via many covert voyages aboard the Morning Bird, a ship owned by Mirt the Moneylender.

More than one floating castle has been seen above the forest, but neither the identity nor the interests of the inhabitants have ever been determined. Places of interest beneath the boughs include the Dancing Dell, the Green Glade, the House of Long Silences, and Reluraun’s Tomb.

When the Fair Folk departed the Realm of the Deepening Moon, they left behind baelnorns and green wardens to guard the ancient elven legacies they left behind. With no moon elves to keep the forest’s inhabitants in check, however, various monsters—including assassin vines, kobold tribes, nyths, tendriculouses, thirsts of stirges, and other creatures—have moved into Ardeep Forest during the years since the Retreat.