Houndswood Forest
The vast Houndswood Forest stretches for hundreds of miles, east of the city of Briarhelm in Fortide, finally surrendering at the base of the eastern mountains.
The forest is known for it's thorny Houndswood trees, which are used to produce the finest arrows in the world. The 2-3 inch thorns are so hard that they are often used as natural arrowheads. Houndswood only accounts for about 20% of the tree population, with the rest being typical woodland trees such as pine, hickory, various oaks, maple, ash, birch, etc.
Several major roads have been plowed through the forest, and it's often the wiser choice to stay on them, especially at night.
The Houndswood tree has become a local icon, and in smaller settlements is often used in folk art, depicted in crafts such as leatherworking, tavern logos, etc.
