Elven Village in the Deep Wood [45 x 65]

At  once, the forest gave way to reveal the gnarled roots of an ancient tree, woven into the semblance of a gate. Beyond the gate, an open  stretch of mossy earth traveled beneath the canopy of several trees stretching hundreds of feet toward the sky overhead. Intricately-carved  doors stood upon several of the trees, marked with fey symbols and  surrounded by vines, leaves and colorful mushrooms.

The roots traveled in every direction, forming pathways that led between the trees and navigated the forest floor. Its mossy pathways were  littered with tiny stones and the worn track of many feet, while piles of golden leaves gathered in the nooks and bends of each path. The  wonder and splendor of the forest was in full display, as wispy white  seeds trailed lazily through the air and a myriad of twinkling lights signaled the passing of several tiny sprites.

A  melodious voice called out from ahead, breaking the trance like ripples  on a still pond, "Greetings, traveler. What brings you to this place?"

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This  map is of a secluded village in the deep woods, home to fey creatures,  elves or whatever your campaign may require. It could be used as an  elven PC's village, a starting village for an elven-based campaign, a  quest destination or social encounter or even the home of a people that  stand culturally apart from the rest of the world.

This village will eventually be ruined and form the foundation of a forest-themed dungeon, but to create an appropriate dungeon, I want to know the history and purpose of the location so as to make it feel more real. That will come as a later map, but this village is the first step toward that fey/forest dungeon.

The village contains:

1. Main Entryway
2. [13] Tree Homes
3. Tree of Knowledge & Library
4. Mushroom Den for Fairies/Sprites
5. Cave Entrance at the River Mouth
6. Outdoor Eating/Gathering Yard
7. Tree of Travel (Orange/Gold)
8. The Deep Pool
9. Pens for Animal Friends
10. Massive Shrine to Goddess of the Hunt
11. Circle of Magic Stones
12. [5] Mushroom Homes outside the Shrine

There are several piles of leaves about the village -- they are taken from the Tree of Travel near the center of the southern section. Elves/Creatures that live here have developed a way to utilize the leaves gathered from this tree and use them per the Tree Stride spell. In this way, people of the village can swiftly and easily move about different parts of the village in seconds.

The Tree of Knowledge located in the eastern corner of the southern section collects information from everything the forest's roots touch. That knowledge appears as words written upon the leaves, which eventually fall when full and are gathered by the lore keepers, bound and shelved in the library for future use/study.

As always, I attempted to keep most of the area open to interpretation, so that you could use it for your own purposes and adventures.

I hope you enjoy it, and would love to hear of ways you use it!