The Forest of Gold and Flame
“The trees burn, but they do not burn out. The leaves fall, but they never touch the ground.”
The Forest of Gold and Flames is a place of eternal autumn, where the trees glow with the light of molten gold and flickering embers. The leaves burn as they fall, drifting on the wind like dying stars. The ground is warm, cracked like cooling lava, and the air smells of fire, sap, and something sweetly poisonous.
The forest is treacherous, but beautiful—a place where goblin fruits grow rich and potent, where the trees whisper secrets, and where the desperate can bargain for power at great cost. But step wrong, anger the flames, or let your greed take hold, and the forest will consume you in fire, leaving nothing but gold dust behind.
- Dangers: The Burning Stags, creatures of flame and antlers, who hunt those who stray too far.
- Rewards: Goblin fruits of great power, growing among the molten roots of the oldest trees.
- Paths: Trods shift like fire—they may be open one night and gone the next, leaving travelers lost among the burning leaves.