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+type: location
+region: "Southern Valdris"
+danger: Medium
+---
+
+# Thronewood
+
+## Overview
+
+An ancient forest spanning the southern border of [[Valdris]]. The Thronewood is old — older than the [[Crown Concordat]], older than most human kingdoms. Its trees are massive hardwoods with canopies that block the sky. Druidic magic saturates the soil, and the forest has a will of its own.
+
+## Key Features
+
+- **The Verdant Grove:** Hidden sanctuary of [[The Verdant Circle]]; location of [[Archdruid Thalindor]]'s court
+- **The Old Thronewood Road:** Main travel route through the forest; site of the cult convoy ambush (Arc 2, Hook 8)
+- **The Whispering Glade:** A circle of ancient oaks where the veil between worlds is thin; *commune* and *speak with dead* spells cast here have double duration
+- **The Sunken Temple:** Ruins of a First Sage outpost, now overgrown and home to forest creatures
+
+## Encounters
+
+| Encounter | CR |
+|-----------|-----|
+| Cult patrol (4 cultists + 1 fanatic) | 3 |
+| Awakened trees (2) | 4 |
+| Forest drake | 4 |
+| Verdant Circle Watcher (druid) | 2 |
+| Treant (neutral, curious about the seals) | 9 |
+
+## Plot Significance
+
+- Arc 2, Hook 8: Ambush site to rescue [[Khalyraxis, the Verdant Wing]]
+- Arc 3-4: The Verdant Circle marshals druidic forces here for the final battles
+- [[Archdruid Thalindor]] will die here after the campaign, becoming one of the ancient trees