TREANT’S GROVE 2.

Colourful wild owers grow in great profusion

throughout the grove.
3. Moss-covered boulders dot the grove. Some of the
The mighty and ancient treants are the forest's boulders are as large as wagon wheels.
guardians and the shepherd of its trees. Longer-lived 4. Thick growths of creepers and vines twist themselves
than even the elves, treants rarely seek out short-lived around the trees about the grove.
folk.

OUTSIDE THE LAIR TREANT’S APPEARANCE

1. Dense stands of trees form an almost impenetrable 1. Gnarled and grizzled this treant has the bearing of a
barrier surrounding the treant’s grove. A profusion of withered old man. Dead leaves fall from its boughs as it
small forest animals dwells therein. shambles about.
2. The forest drops steeply away into a natural bowl- 2. The white bark on this whip-thin elm tree is brilliantly
shaped depression. The treant’s grove lies in the bowl’s white. The treant moves gracefully—for a tree.
sheltered depths. 3. Squirrels scamper about the treant’s boughs. If the treant
3. Deep, strangely shaped tracks in the soft forest oor makes any violent movements one or more could
show where the treant has moved about. The tracks are become dislodged.
obvious but dif cult to identify. 4. This treant’s trunk is blackened by re.
4. The utterly smashed and decomposing bodies of a small
band of goblins lie scattered about the area. It appears a
massive weight crushed the goblins. TREASURE

W H AT ’ S G O I N G O N ? 1. This treant-wrought wooden gourd holds fresh, pure

water. The gourd is so brightly polished its wood is
almost good enough to use as a mirror.
1. A cacophony of bird song lls the air as ocks of 2. A low-hanging bough of mistletoe is heavy with large,
sparrows and the like dive and wheel above the grove. white buds. Such potent mistletoe buds may give druid
2. The treant wanders about its grove, examining the spells cast with them extra power.
leaves of the surrounding trees. 3. A hornbeam walking staff leans against a tree. The staff is
3. The treant is using its animate tree ability to rearrange the size of a quarterstaff and incredibly strong.
two hoary trees to give a sapling better light. 4. A cache of acorns lls a small hollow in the treant’s trunk.
4. A deep voice raised in song lls the air. This is the treant Eating an acorn restores one hit point and provides
singing of ancient times. nourishment equal to a normal meal.

M A J O R L A I R F E AT U R E S TRINKETS & TRASH

1. A shallow lake lls much of the grove. A few small tree- 1. An old, rusting boar spear lies forgotten in a thicket.
toped isles dot its placid waters. 2. The remains of a small sailcloth tent are snagged in a
2. A stand of saplings clusters along the steep banks of a bush’s low-hanging branches. It utters in the breeze.
meandering stream. Nearby, atop a narrow rise, the 3. An old, muddy backpack holds rotting trail rations and
treant keeps watch. the remains of an illegible map.
3. A steep escarpment cuts the grove in half. A wide, 4. An old walking boot sticks from a patch of dried mud. Of
shallow earthen ramp links the glade’s two halves. its mate (or owner), there is no sign.
4. A rocky crag rears up from the forest. A cave pierces the
crag; inside, strange paintings decorate its walls.

CREDIT
M I N O R L A I R F E AT U R E S
This is a short system-neutral extract from Monstrous Lair
#63: Treant’s Grove by Robert Manson.
1. Squirrels infest the grove and its surrounds. Most ignore
the characters and scamper about unconcerned by the
adventurers’ presence.

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