Dragantwood

Dragantwood is an ancient forest four days' walk north-east of Rekrar — a place of towering old-growth trees, dappled light, and dense undergrowth that conceals more than it reveals. Streams wind through the verdant floor and the air carries pine, moss, and birdsong, yet the woods keep a will of their own. Loggers and hunters who came to exploit them have a way of turning up mutilated, or never turning up at all.

For centuries the forest belonged to the Dragant family, until the last of that line lost his title and land to Rav the Fair over a game of cards. The new Duke means to tame its lawless reputation and tap its dagma trees for a magical sap prized by the nobles of Rekrar for its healing properties. Sacred to the pilgrims who follow its paths toward the Temple of the Arlen, Dragantwood guards its own quiet magic — subtle, patient, and protective of what is hers.