The
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Between Archendale and Tasseldale lies the Arch Wood, an old remnant of ancient Cormanthor. The Arch Wood is a dark, dense forest of gnarled oak, ash, and elm. It has always had a bad reputation in the local area, and it is haunted by dangerous owlbears.
The folk of Archendale are logging areas of the forest, and want to press ahead with a more ambitious timbering and settling plan. Very few Archendalesmen care to spend a night in the woods, though — they believe that the Arch Wood hates and hungers after humans.
Hidden deep within the wood are the remains of an old elven school of wizardry. No Archendalesmen know where to find them, although there are many dark tales cold in Archenbridge about woodsmen who never returned from the forest. The ruins are overgrown and there are several mage-tombs hidden within.