Dire Wood

The Dire Wood was a part of the High Forest.

Geography
It was defined by a ring of completely albino oak trees surrounding the hills in the eastern High Forest. Inside the outer ring of pale oaks stood a thicker ring of blackened and petrified trees. Within the rings, normal trees and heavy undergrowth were mixed with petrified trees, all sprouting from reddish soil.

History
A single red stone butte at the base of a high cliff was all that remained of the fallen body of Karsus, made gigantic by the divine energy he stole.

Notable locations
Contained within the Dire Wood was the ruins of Karse, a Netheril settlement.