Ashenwood

The Ashenwood was a wild evergreen forest in Rashemen known for its large number of fey inhabitants. The Rashemaar people considered the Ashenwood a sacred site that filled with ancient magic, and refused to settle within its borders.

Geography
The Ashenwood was located between Lake Ashane to the west and hills and the Sunrise Mountains to the east. A river marked its southern boundary.

It was located a day's walk south of Immilmar.

Flora & Fauna
The forest comprised a number of different varieties of trees, including pines and firs, along with ash and aspen trees.

It was alive with all manner of forest critters, such as badgers, porcupines, skunks, deer, squirrels, raccoons, and foxes.

History
In the, agents of Thay set fire to a large swathe of the Ashenwood, driving out the forest's bestial creatures towards the villages and towns found east of the trees.

Rumors & Legends
Mothers in Rashemaar families told their children of the "Wood Man" a terrifying specter that haunted the Ashenwood forest. The being was in fact quite real and no mere legend at all.

Notable Locations
The River Rasha and River Ashan both originated as underground waterways deep beneath the Ashenwood forest.

Inhabitants
They very stones and trees of the Ashenwood inhabited by powerful spirits known as telthors.

While there were no humans that dwelled within the Ashenwood, hunters made regular forays into the woods to go hunting. There were certainly plenty of dangerous beasts within, such as owlbears, trolls, ettercaps, stirges, and even some covens of annis and green hags. Many of these creatures made regular raids against the nearby Rashemaar settlements.

Notable Inhabitants

 * Bristlebeard, an awakened dire boar with a benevolent streak.
 * Dar-Guran, the vicious dire troll that was over a century old.
 * Gnarlthorn, a treant that sought to combat a blight in the forest.
 * Hornclaw the Gray, a particularly massive owlbear.
 * Stormwind, a wise treant that allied itself with the local Wychlaran.

Appearances

 * Novels
 * Windwalker


 * Video Games
 * Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer