Barren Wood

The Barren Wood is the name of the Abyssal realm of the demon lord Mestama. It is a bleak and desolate coniferous forest where the fir and pine trees are dying or already dead.¹ It is inhabited by castrated demons; flocks of fiendish ravens and crows; and hags and witches who live in broken down houses, attempting to trap travellers. In deeper areas of the Wood, even darker Abyssal creatures roam.²

It is thought dark and remote forests of Golarion may connect to the Barren Wood, especially those in Nidal, Taldor and Galt; certainly some who have wandered into those dark forests have never been seen again.¹

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 James Jacobs. (2010). Lords of Chaos, p. 20, 40. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-250-0
↑ Mike Shel. (2013). Gazetteer of the Abyss. The Midnight Isles, p. 64. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-585-3

[LoC20-1] 1.0 ^1.1 James Jacobs. (2010). Lords of Chaos, p. 20, 40. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-250-0

[2] Mike Shel. (2013). Gazetteer of the Abyss. The Midnight Isles, p. 64. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-585-3

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