Quivering Forest

• • 367 DR Year of Shying Eyes: At this time, the elves planted the Quivering Forest north of the city. This copse was mildly enchanted, hastening the growing season to produce a great woods in the span of a human generation. Though the woods have been felled on a number of occasions, it has always returned to its original form, becoming a light woods within two years, and a deep shadow-filled forest by the end of a man's life.

  • 1023 DR Year of the Pirate’s Trove: Dark shadows lurked between the massive trunks of the trees in the Quivering Forest. An attempt to clear a path through that growth resulted in the death of the last surviving Great Prince of the Valjevo family of Phlan.

  • 1306 DR Year of Thunder: Disaster struck as raiders from the north, aided by dragons and other dangerous creatures, poured down of the northlands. The Quivering Forest was burned in a massive fire that dominated the sky for a month.

  • 1344 DR Year of Moonfall: A mass migration of elves begins; this is known as The Retreat. The fey start gaining a foothold in the forest.

  • 1380 DR Year of the Blazing Hand: Phlan forges an alliance with the fey of the Quivering Forest. Jeny Greenteeth was one of the arch-fey who entered into the original pact.

  • 1383 DR Year of the Vindicated Warrior: The Shadowbane War resulted in the Netherese razing Zhentil Keep and the Citadel of the Raven. The fey of the Quivering Forest help prevent Phlan from being destroyed.

  • 1456 DR Year of the Mithral Hammer: Lord Talaric Daoran of Phlan goes missing after sending loggers into the Quivering Forest.

  • 1489 DR Year of the Warrior Princess: Current year

Little nuggets of information: 

• • A fey crossroads exists in the forest. 

  • The dark fey do not have total control of the forest. Elven rangers curtail some of the evil creatures that dwell there. 

  • Phlanities don't travel into the forest and they fear flying over it too. 

  • Morcant Burl (a purplish hardwood) and safflowers (used as a cooking oil) grow only in the Quivering Forest. These items can be obtained by members of the Emerald Enclave who trade with elves.