Vallaki - Southern Forest

[Branchie]

Sometime during the day, more footsteps could be heard approaching the banks of the River Luna. A paper is placed down by a woman, and a rock planted on top of it to keep it in place like the previous paper, the paper reads as follows:

Declaration of War

To the degenerations of Chauntea, your attempts on my life have failed, and I have returned to the hunt stronger, pray to Malar or whatever being you wish for for mercy, for I shall give you none.

[gotesu]

Screams of agony, enraged shouts and horrible cries of bereavement would haunt those passing through the southern forest in the dead of night in recent days, originating most likely from deeper within the dense forest.

Those paying heed would be able to discern the words being shouted and repeated over and over again:

"Silver! Musushuu!"

The shoutings would die out after a while only to return the following night.

[Darkthrasher]

A lone shadow slinks about the southern forests in the night, leaving traces only skilled trackers would be able to discover. The shadows purpose unknown, though the tracks are more common in the deeper parts of the forest.

[Branchie]

At some point in the afternoon, footsteps can be heard approaching a familiar spot, and a note left, after the task is done footsteps can then be heard wondering off.

[Chadyo]

A female ezrite warden and a man with a blue cloak entered the southren forest from the outskirts side, only for sounds of battle to be heard followed by a sudden silence...

[Raposa]

Travelers gifted with perceptive eyes would notice that a significant portion of Vallaki's southern forests has very subtly changed. Only the most keen of trackers and/or those who perhaps live in the wilderness would observe a certain unnatural pattern to the flora.

Groves are a tad more well-maintained. Berry bushes are somewhat tidied up. Tracks of both prey and predator alike are somewhat covered by moved soil and leaves. Animal scratches on the bark of trees are masked with man-made cuts. Every recent campfire is promptly dismantled and its remains safely disposed of. The sounds of animals are loud and proud, as if the local fauna is finally allowed to thrive a bit.

Needless to say, those able to observe all these subtle features would be correct to assume there is something or someone tending to the local woods.


Upon certain misty nights, sharp-eyed bypassers would spot a hooded figure resting at well-camouflaged camps in such forest.

[ThatOneGeneralGuy]

Observant individuals might notice a few trees cut down in the forest by the bank of the Luna River and the steady smoke of a campfire rising above the treeline. Heavy footprints of large boots travel across the mud, someone large is making camp on the wooded bank.

[caprea]

After receiving a tip from a woman dressed in white, the elves do a regular patrol of the Southern Forests. As they approach the ruins near the river Luna, they discover evidence of what seems to be a necromantic ritual. Multiple skulls, body parts, a bowl of blood and a beheaded corpse. They also take notice of ash being used nearby. They would later report their findings in the elven settlement and spend many hours discussing the implications of such a sighting.

[finchy267]

In the middle of the night screams and pleas for mercy can be heard coming from the old ruined outpost before the area suddenly becomes eerily silent. There are no sightings of anyone leaving the outpost after some time.

[DM Sinister]

Strange rumours begin to spread of sightings of enraged forest spirits and creatures. Hushed whispers speak of blighted deer and walking trees in the southern forests. Locals seem to be avoiding the forest path, using the city roads instead.

[Maverick]

Animals lie dead and stripped of all fur. Even the smallest creatures butchered for their skin, their meat wastefully left behind. Tree stumps dot the forest having been chopped down and small, controlled burn piles billow smoke into the sky throughout the forest.

[Ryujin]

A tall, hooded elf garbed in white armor could regularly been seen tending to some parts of the southern forests near Degannwy. Setting up animal feeders in some places to offer help to whichever small creatures might still roam the forests during the cold winter months.

Some symbols could be seen hanging from, or carefully carved into some of the trees as well. A promise to travelers that they are watched over

[TacticalFerret]

Those who wander the Southern Forest may hear the sound of soil being hewn and tilled throughout the day, the sounds of crackling fire none too far from the elf clearing the remnants of decay. Though the threat of Avalan has passed, it will take time for new life to take root in the soil of the Southern Forests.