Svalich Woods
What we know
- Pervasive forest through much of Barovia; particularly dense at the far east, far west, and northern reaches of the land
- Vallaki sits within a dense part of the Svalich Woods, just south of Lake Zarovich (Session 8 @ 03:26:20; Session 9 @ 00:55:12)
- Dirt trail from Luna River fork on Old Svalich Road leads west through the woods toward Lake Baratok (Session 13 @ 00:46:54)
- Dense canopy blocks meager Barovian sunlight along forest trails (Session 13 @ 00:46:54)
- Forest folk — descendants of the First Folk who worshipped the Ladies Three — are scattered through the Svalich Woods; territorial, primitive, largely keep to themselves (Session 21 @ 00:52:14; Session 20 @ 01:17:18)
- Forest-folk druids are not normally found far east of their woodland homes; party met one unusually far east near Old Bonegrinder Windmill (Session 20 @ 01:16:46)
- Lady Fiona Wachter fled into the Svalich Woods as a teen before returning to lead Wachterhaus (Session 14 @ 01:40:53)
Notable interactions
- Party traveled through woods en route to Khazan's Wizard Tower (Session 13 @ 02:16:07)
- Forest-folk druid watched party from a tree on road east of Vallaki (Session 20 @ 01:10:00)