Kryptgarden Forest

Kryptgarden Forest, also known as Tsordvudd, was an ancient and foreboding forest in northwest Faerûn, one of the so-called the Moonwoods of the North. It was a site that once housed long-lost realms of the elves and dwarves.

"Dark times have come to Kryptgarden. May gods and heroes end the corruption on this day!"

- Dala Silmerselve.

Description
Kryptden's hilly forest floor, was covered in a thick layer of foul-smelling fog. The forest contained many ruins of bygone dwarven civilizations.

Geography
was located east of the Sword Mountains. It lay just west of the Long Road, and north of Waterdeep.

Geographical Features
A portion of Kryptgarden south of Phandalin was known as the Crooked Forest because some of the trees there had been bent by ancient creatures that dwelled there to indicate paths through the forest. Following the passage of Volothamp Geddarm through the area, the forest received more visitors than it had in decades, disturbing a number of treants and blights.

Flora & Fauna
Small game animals lived in the forest, but few larger creatures dwelled within, as they were readily eaten by Kryptgarden's most fearsome predator.

Trade
Some hunters from Westbridge hunted animals along the edges of the forest for some time, but stopped after some of their fellows went missing.

History
During the era of the First Flowering, the forests that later came to be known as Kryptgarden housed in part the ancient elven empire of Illefarn. After the empire fell in -1100 DR, the realm of Rilithar was founded in its place.

It was in the early 14 century DR, in the, the green dragon Claugiyliamatar established her lair within the Kryptgarden Forest.

In the, the Five Factions all gathered in the first to deal with the rising threat of the renewed Cult of the Dragon. The cult's Green Dragon Mask was recovered from the lair of Claugiyliamatar in Kryptgarden Forest. Old Gnawbone herself was injured while blows were struck against Thay, the Cult of the Dragon, and the Zartruss hobgoblin clan.

Around the, the undead servants of Ularun Mortus passed through Kryptgarden in an ongoing assault against the lair of Claugiyliamatar.

Notable Locations

 * Cult stronghold, a temporary, fortified settlement established by the Cult of the Dragon.
 * Deeping Cave, lair of the green dragon Claugiyliamatar.
 * Southkrypt Garden, an abandoned silver mind that once housed a community of dwarves.

Inhabitants
The forest was home to a small group of druids, known as the Dusk Circle, that maintained and protected the woods.

Notable Inhabitants

 * Claugiyliamatar, the monstrous green dragon also known as "Old Gnawbone" who terrorized anything and everything that passed through his domain.
 * Ishaldra, a dryad who studied evil magic.

Rumors & Legends
One crazed adventurer spoke about a strange, ancient citadel in Kryptgarden, one that housed camouflaging insects that wielded powerful magic. His reports were unsubstantiated and largely discounted as pure fantasy.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Princes of the Apocalypse • Dragons of Icepsire Peak • Sleeping Dragon's Wake •
 * Organized Play & Licensed Adventures
 * Corruption in Kryptgarden
 * Tyranny in Phlan • Dark Pyramid of Sorcerer's Isle • Raiders of the Twilight Marsh • Tales Trees Tell • City of Danger • The Howling Void • The Reclamation of Phlan
 * Tyranny in Phlan • Dark Pyramid of Sorcerer's Isle • Raiders of the Twilight Marsh • Tales Trees Tell • City of Danger • The Howling Void • The Reclamation of Phlan