PathfinderWiki PathfinderWiki  Estrovian Forest  The Estrovian
Forest makes up a large part of central and southern Mendev. Its
reputation is so fierce, that few trespass under its snow-laden
boughs, especially in its northern reaches.[1]   Historically it
was used for timber and hunting. However, during the First
Mendevian Crusade a group of druids, angry at the influx of
foreigners, transformed a trespassing Andoren huntsman called
Herne Vilhaur into a stag-horned avenger known as a herne by
calling down the 'curse of the winterthorn'. The creature killed
its creators, and then began indiscriminately killing all it
found within the forest—sometimes creating more of his kind in
the process. These creatures are known as hernes as a result.
The herne creature that was once Herne Vilhaur is said to be
buried in a barrow at the foot of a tree now known as Herne's
Oak, an area his descendants view as sacred.[2][3]   In addition
to the vicious and territorial hernes, the forest is also home
to winter wolves and sn