The Black Forest
Forest | Verdant-Realm | Greno
A dense forest where Roland Hartbane was raised. Named for its distinctive appearance:
- Tall, widely-spaced trees
- Dark bark, almost black
- Dark green evergreen leaves
- Branches block out daylight year-round
A small village sits nearby. Roland’s abusive caretaker kept a cottage on the forest’s edge.
Plot Relevance
At age twelve, Roland fled into the Black Forest after a beating and stumbled upon a dying knight with an orc spear through his gut. The knight recognized him and said “the White Stag lives.” Roland defended the knight’s body against orcs until surviving knights found him and took him in as a squire.
Mentioned in
- Roland Hartbane — childhood home