The Hollow Grove.
A dungeon concealed deep within a forest, veiled by illusion and old, forgotten rites.
Twisted, humanoid trees roamed within—ancient spirits bound to wood, cursed to wander and devour the living.
From their hollowed chests bloomed crimson blossoms, nourished by the essence of those they consumed.
The dungeon held rare treasures: relics infused with nature's wrath and forgotten rites of druidic power. And the dungeon master—the Heart of the Grove—offered a reward that could rival a royal treasury.
But in the original story, those rewards didn't go to heroes.
They went to the wrong hands—villains who used them to twist nature further, staining the land with corruption.
The Hollow Grove was notoriously difficult to find, hidden by a barrier that only responded to ancient life force.
Even after it was discovered, no adventurer could open it—not because of its strength, but because of its strange, uncompromising entrance requirement.
That was the Grove's curse.
