Meneglin Forest
Surrounding the city of Duredhel is the fabled Meneglin Forest-- shrouded in both mystery and magic. Large, imposing Menril Trees call this forest home, and it is the only known place they naturally occur. Likewise, the energy-dense material Menril is exclusive to the Meneglin Forest. One of the first things a traveler will notice is the overwhelming amount of blue-- both flora and fauna within have adopted this palette, blending cyans and purples to astonish even the most experienced of explorers.
Geography
Vast and full of hills, the Meneglin Forest is easy terrain to navigate. Ranges of hills hide natural rain reservoirs to keep the forest hydrated and healthy. The soil is silty with a high moisture content, and even the most inexperienced of spellcasters can detect the faint traces of magical energy infused in the dirt and sand. Near Menril Trees, small amounts of crystalized Menril make up the soil composition as well.
Ecosystem
Animals live calmly among the dense growth, but will not hesitate to defend their home from those that pose a threat to it. They drink from the morning dew and eat from the quick-growing grass. Predators are uncommon, but still a threat for those that choose to enter. Prey increase in numbers as the climate warms, as food becomes much more available. The humanoids from local towns and cities will find this forest an easy one to make camp in, collecting berries and hunting wild game.
Ecosystem Cycles
As temperature rises and falls, the vegetation coincides with it. Predator and Prey populations rise and fall accordingly. The Menril Trees keep their leaves all throughout fall, only losing them when temperatures freeze the Menril within.
Fauna & Flora
Beilsprue is a flower exclusive to this forest, as it cannot grow without Menril Trees to form a symbiotic relationship with. Other types of flora include Menril Trees, shrubbery, grasses, flowers, and other common growths found across Dopamirosa.
Fauna roaming the Meneglin Forest consist of insects, deer, bears, wolves, birds, rodents, and common fey; The prey feeds on the bounty of the forest, and the predators have no trouble hunting their plentiful numbers.
Most of the forest's inhabitants have gained a blue color palette, helping them blend in and cementing the hue as a token of the Meneglin.
Natural Resources
As with most forests, the wood grown in the trees here makes it a natural target for logging efforts. However, efforts have been few and far between, as the liquid Menril found exclusively found within this forest is far more valuable than the blue wood it is coursing through. The Menril Trees also provide a source of nourishment in the form of berries, which have been rumored to lend the forest's magic to those that ingest it.
On the unrenewable side of things, one can expect to find the underground to be made up of what is commonly found around Dopamirosa. Caving and mining expeditions are not unheard of, but most of the attention is on what is above the soil, not below.
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