Crucible

A particularly dense and gloomy section of the forest, rumored to be the lair of a powerful, ancient evil. The air is thick with an unnatural stillness, and unsettling whispers seem to echo through the towering, twisted trees. Many who venture too close tell tales of shadows lurking just beyond sight, and the feeling of being watched is inescapable.

Aerial view of a dense, fog-shrouded forest with gnarled trees and dark, tangled underbrush, bathed in eerie twilight with flickering shadows moving stealthily between the trunks.