Northern Forest

## Locations

### Broken Forest

The Broken Forest is the current territory of the Broken Forest Troop. The territory is named after the broken charred trees and rocks that encompass the forest. The Broken Forest is located in the Northern Forest and is mentioned to be in a valley that is overshadowed by its surrounding ridges thus casting the valley in perpetual darkness. The forest is dotted with red ferns and bushes that give the illusion that the valley is lit aflame especially when the sunset strikes the mountainside. The territory is mentioned to be the ancient territory of the Broken Forest Troop and an obsession for Brawnshanks. The territory was granted to the Broken Forest Troop by Dusk Prosperhill when impersonating the Dragon Speaker Sunset. When the Broken Forest Troop moved into the territory they chased away many of the inhabited creatures as seen when a pangolin complains to the Dragon Speaker. The geographic features of the Broken Forest were used by the Broken Forest Troop to trap Ghost Born of Winter. Additionally, beneath the territory of the Broken Forest is a system of underground tunnels and caverns that run throughout the Northern Forest. It is mentioned that these tunnels are filled with smoke and are unusually warm. These tunnels and caverns are accessible through a crevice located in the Broken Forest and were used as the site for one of Brawnshanks' feats.

### Darkpool

The Darkpool is the former home of the Hollowtree Pandas and is located in the Northern Forest. It was formerly named the Clearpool due to the lustrous blue water found in the dead pools left by the receding river. It was later discovered that the pools hid drowned animals trapped underwater and caused the water to be poisoned. The name Darkpool derives from the deceptive pools hiding poisoned water. The Darkpool borders the north bank of the river and consists of moderate thickets of bamboo. There is a glade filled with ginkgo trees that support the food supply of the Goldleaf Red Pandas that also formerly inhabited the Darkpool. The clearing is described as sun-dappled with soft grasses and refreshing shade cast by trees. Near the river bank grows herbs known as purple leaf and red vein.

In a vision shown to Rain by the Great Dragon, the Darkpool is shown to have once been clear and peaceful in the past with white flowers carpeting the ground and cherry blossoms covering the sky. The Darkpool is the site of Sunset Deepwood's death with his body sunken in the pool. His bones still lie at the bottom of the Darkpool covered in weeds and is the reason why the water is poisoned.

### Egg Rocks

The Egg Rocks are stepping stones that link the Northern Forest to the Southern Forest.

### Grandfather Ginkgo

Grandfather Ginkgo is the largest ginkgo tree in the Northern Forest. The red pandas would often have races trying to climb it.*[citation needed]*

### Hollowfir

The Hollowfir is located near the Hollowtree territory and is the sacred place where the Dragon Speaker announces prophecies.

### Hollowtree

The Hollow Fir is a sacred place where The Dragon Speaker relays messages for the Bamboo Kingdom.

### River

A body of water that serves as a natural boundary bewtween the North and Southern forest.

### Slenderwood Forest

The Slenderwood Forest was the former territory of the Hollowtrees. The location of the Slenderwood was near the north bank of the river in the Northern Forest. The Slenderwood also consisted of the Grandfather Ginkgo and neighbors with the territory of the Goldleaf Red Pandas. The name Slenderwood derives from the sparse undergrowth and slender trees that encompass the territory. Bamboo is scarce in the Slenderwood which forces many of the Slenderwood Pandas to eat ginkgo fruit. The scarce food supply was one of the factors that forced the Slenderwood Pandas to leave. The second is the arrival of the tiger Shadowhunter.

## Known Inhabitants

* Goldleaf Red Pandas
* Hollowtree Pandas
* Broken Forest Troop
* Ghost Born of Winter (Temporarily)
* Shiver Born of Winter (Temporarily)
* Tallcrag Pandas
* Risingtree Pandas
* Deepwood Pandas
* Shadowhunter

## Gallery

### Map images

The Northern Forest on the official mapThe Slenderwood Clearing on the official mapGrandfather Ginkgo on the official map
### Official art

The Northern Forest on the cover of *River of Secrets*