There are many rumours as to her nature and dealings, some have even directly questioned her and many tell of the horrors she is capable of unleashing. She, like many witches lives a secluded life within the forest, dealing rarely with its other inhabitants and even less with the people of the port city Grey. A dark, powerfull and quite caricatured Witch. Still tied to the tree they were hung from, it was long since been cut down (all that is left is a stump, still called "the old oak" for landmark purposes), they haunt areas where its wood has been used.įinally the most well known inhabitant of the Wychwoods and presumed by many to give the woods its name is " Mother Blacktooth ".
WYTCHWOOD DEEP ONE FULL
After this time, three ghostly apparaitions began to be seen roaming the countryside and city whenever a full lunar eclipse occurs. Their corpses were left to rot for a year and a day on the tree, known simply as the " Old Oak ". These brothers were hung, during a full lunar eclipse, at the edge of the woods on the "Great East Road" intersecting with another local track creating a crossroads. Almost one hundred years ago three highway men Thomas, Richard and Harold Williamson. Others have sworn that to drink from the well at any time quickens ones natural healing by double.Īs almost a tribute to the somewhat corrupting power of the woods, not even recent history can escape its influnce. Regardless of its orgins, it is said that on each full moon following midwinter, when its waters are drawn up the liquid glows like fire and will cure all diseases. Who built and when are a long running mystery, though it is believed the Goddess herself placed it there as a marker for one of many locks to the prison of Rovagug. The " Well of the Dawnflower ", named for the goddess Sarenrae contains the only holy element to the woods. Adventures and Scholars have made attempts to solve the riddle of this strange formation, but few leads and the ever present danger of lingering too long in the woods have ended in futility.įurther off the beaten path adventurers will find the most holy of shrines. " 72 boulders (more or less, as no one gets the same number twice), legend has that are a cursed army and their king turned to stone by an evil witch. Within the woods one may come across the' " Rollright Stones. Those who do escape tell of places that seem to drift into another world of bright colours, music and intoxicating beauty.įor those that brave the dark denizens of the forest may also be rewarded with other strange sights.
Tales abound of locals becoming ensnared by these beings and led deep into the forests heart, never to be seen again. The forest is also home to a great many woodland folk and faries. Her followers range wildly among the monsterous humanoid spectrum to even the odd "Noble" races of Elves and Man.
Few see them but their leader is said to be a corrupted Treant who witnessed her family brutally slain by early pioneers. Īmongst the darkwoods a mysterious grove of "Blight" Druids, called the " Thornsnare " violently protect the land, ensuring the forests regrowth despite rapid deforestation and adding to the locals superstitions. Four of the smaller tribes are run by the ruthless goblin king Nrak Greatthroat. There is reportedly two village sized Hobgoblin communities and roughly a dozen hamlet size communities of goblins in the woods. Goblin and Hobgoblin tribes lurk throughout, occasionally spewing forth and raiding the nearby farms or even daring to attack the city itself. However the woods have darker secrets that keep the locals huddled in the homes at night. Only its way as a shortcut to other lands, do adventurers and merchants travel it at all. What does not come by boat must pass this way and is known by all to be the most treacherous path in the known world, for its steep cliffs, valleys and deadly marshes. Snaking its way through the lower part of the forest is the " Great East Road", a short cut for travelers heading by land to and from the City. Many herbs, berries and natural medicines are sourced from the woods, adding another profitable resource and export to the many inhabitants in and around the area. Its ancient forests have provided a near endless supply of timber that supplies, not only the citizens of Grey but is known throughout the lands as the richest source of "Darkwood". Since the earliest colonizing of the area, the Wychwoods have provoked an equal amount of fear and wonder to the peoples of the city Grey. Wychwood is a dark forest located over a day and half walk, North East from the port city of Grey. Excerpt from Lord Nardhon Tatharphen 's book, "The City of Grey: A Short History, Part VII"
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