Here the forest grows truly alien. The canopy blots out all but slivers of light. Plants act with will: vines reach for intruders, flowers exhale maddening spores, and roots shift to block paths. Fey creatures are common, their behavior ranging from cruel trickery to predation. The elves dominate here, guided by the Verdant Heart.
- **Cursed Flora** – Thorn walls, strangling vines, and sap-bleeding trees.
- **Briarmaids** – Seductive plant-fey that charm and drain the life of intruders.
- **Old Men of the Forest** – Towering bark-skinned guardians that enforce the Heart’s will.
- **Wood Elf Enclaves** – Suspended villages hidden high in the canopy, fiercely defended.