Forest

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Forests are biomes which are characterized by extremely dense tree growth and large numbers of murky pools.

There are many types of forest, but the main difference between them is the particular kind of wildlife that inhabits the area. Elves build their homes, known as forest retreats, in any type of forest.

Particularly dense forests may have so many trees that, in order for wagons to arrive, you will need to cut a path to the edge of the map. Building a road along this path will prevent trees regrowing and blocking the way. There are only three kinds of trees that are specific to the alignment of the forest. These are feather trees (good), glumprongs (evil), and highwoods (savage).

The six types of forests you will find are:

• Taiga
• Temperate broadleaf forest
• Temperate coniferous forest
• Tropical moist broadleaf forest
• Tropical dry broadleaf forest
• Tropical coniferous forest

Taigas and tropical forests are situated in harsh climates, and acquiring water can become a challenge.

Wildlife

Creatures

Name	Taiga	Temperate forest		Tropical forest
		Broadleaf	Coniferous	Moist broadleaf	Dry broadleaf	Coniferous
a Adder		X	X
a Armadillo				X	X	X
a Aye-aye				X	X
b Badger	X	X	X
b Barn owl		X	X		X	X
g Bilou				X
B Black bear	X	X	X
g Black-crested gibbon				X
g Black-handed gibbon				X
s Black mamba				X	X	X
p Blue peafowl				X	X
b Bobcat	X	X	X	X	X	X
b Bonobo				X
c Capuchin				X	X	X
c Cassowary				X
c Chimpanzee				X
c Coati		X	X	X	X	X
c Cougar		X	X	X	X	X
D Deer	X	X	X
e Echidna		X	X
E Elephant				X	X	X
E Emu		X	X
f Fox	X	X	X
G Gorilla				X
g Gray gibbon				X
l Gray langur	X	X	X	X	X	X
o Great horned owl	X	X	X	X	X	X
p Grey parrot				X
B Grizzly bear	X	X	X
b Honey badger				X	X	X
h Hornbill				X	X	X
J Jaguar				X	X	X
k Kakapo		X	X
k Kea		X	X
k King cobra				X	X	X
k Kingsnake		X	X
k Kiwi		X	X
k Koala		X
l Leopard				X	X	X
l Lynx	X
m Mandrill				X
M Monitor lizard				X	X	X
M Moose	X	X	X
o Ocelot				X	X	X
o Opossum		X	X
O Orangutan				X
P Panda		X	X
p Pangolin				X	X	X
p Peregrine falcon	X	X	X		X	X
p Pileated gibbon				X
p Porcupine	X		X
S Python				X
r Raccoon	X	X	X
s Rattlesnake		X	X	X	X	X
r Raven	X	X	X
p Red panda		X	X
R Reindeer	X
s Siamang				X
g Silvery gibbon				X
s Skunk		X	X
s Sloth				X	X	X
B Sloth bear				X	X	X
m Spider monkey				X
s Stoat	X
T Tapir				X
T Tiger				X	X	X
t Turkey		X	X
w Weasel	X	X	X	X	X	X
g White-browed gibbon				X
g White-handed gibbon				X
B Wild boar	X	X	X	X	X	X
w Wolf	X	X	X
w Wombat		X	X
w Wolverine	X

In savage forests:

Name	Taiga	Temperate forest		Tropical forest
		Broadleaf	Coniferous	Moist broadleaf	Dry broadleaf	Coniferous
a Adder man		X	X
a Anole man				X	X	X
a Armadillo man				X	X	X
a Aye-aye man				X	X
b Badger man	X	X	X
s Bark scorpion man						X
b Barn owl man		X	X		X	X
b Bat man	X	X	X	X	X	X
b Beetle man	X	X	X	X	X	X
B Black bear man	X	X	X
s Black mamba man				X	X	X
b Bluejay man		X	X
b Bobcat man	X	X	X	X	X	X
s Brown recluse spider man		X
b Bushtit man		X	X
c Capuchin man				X	X	X
c Cardinal man		X	X
c Cassowary man				X
c Chameleon man				X	X	X
c Chipmunk man		X	X
c Coati man		X	X	X	X	X
c Cougar man		X	X	X	X	X
c Crow man	X	X	X
D Deer man	X	X	X
e Echidna man		X	X
E Elephant man				X	X	X
E Emu man		X	X
f Firefly man	X	X	X	X	X	X
f Fly man	X	X	X	X	X	X
s Flying squirrel man		X	X
f Fox man	X	X	X
A Giant adder		X	X
A Giant anole				X	X	X
A Giant armadillo				X	X	X
A Giant aye-aye				X	X
B Giant badger	X	X	X
S Giant bark scorpion						X
B Giant barn owl		X	X		X	X
B Giant bat	X	X	X	X	X	X
B Giant beetle	X	X	X	X	X	X
B Giant black bear	X	X	X
S Giant black mamba				X	X	X
B Giant bluejay		X	X
B Giant bobcat	X	X	X	X	X	X
S Giant brown recluse spider		X
B Giant bushtit		X	X
C Giant capuchin				X	X	X
C Giant cardinal		X	X
C Giant cassowary				X
C Giant chameleon				X	X	X
C Giant chipmunk		X	X
C Giant coati		X	X	X	X	X
C Giant cougar		X	X	X	X	X
C Giant crow	X	X	X
D Giant deer	X	X	X
E Giant echidna		X	X
E Giant elephant				X	X	X
E Giant emu		X	X
F Giant firefly	X	X	X	X	X	X
F Giant fly	X	X	X	X	X	X
S Giant flying squirrel		X	X
F Giant fox	X	X	X
G Giant grasshopper	X	X	X	X	X	X
L Giant gray langur	X	X	X	X	X	X
S Giant gray squirrel		X	X
O Giant great horned owl	X	X	X	X	X	X
P Giant grey parrot				X
B Giant grizzly bear	X	X	X
H Giant hamster	X	X	X	X	X	X
B Giant honey badger				X	X	X
H Giant hornbill				X	X	X
J Giant jaguar				X	X	X
J Giant jumping spider	X	X	X	X	X	X
K Giant kakapo		X	X
K Giant kea		X	X
K Giant king cobra				X	X	X
K Giant kingsnake		X	X
K Giant kiwi		X	X
K Giant koala		X
L Giant leopard				X	X	X
L Giant lion tamarin				X
L Giant lizard	X	X	X	X	X	X
L Giant lorikeet				X
L Giant louse	X	X	X	X	X	X
L Giant lynx	X
M Giant mandrill				X
M Giant mantis	X	X	X	X	X	X
L Giant masked lovebird				X	X	X
B Giant monarch butterfly	X	X	X	X	X	X
M Giant monitor lizard				X	X	X
M Giant moose	X	X	X
M Giant mosquito	X	X	X	X	X	X
M Giant moth	X	X	X	X	X	X
O Giant ocelot				X	X	X
O Giant opossum		X	X
O Giant oriole		X
P Gigantic panda		X	X
P Giant pangolin				X	X	X
P Giant parakeet				X	X	X
L Giant peach-faced lovebird		X
P Giant peregrine falcon	X	X	X		X	X
P Giant porcupine	X		X
S Giant python				X
R Giant raccoon	X	X	X
R Giant rat	X	X	X	X	X	X
S Giant rattlesnake		X	X	X	X	X
R Giant raven	X	X	X
P Giant red panda		X	X
S Giant red squirrel		X	X
R Giant roach	X	X	X	X	X	X
S Giant skink		X	X	X	X	X
S Giant skunk		X	X
S Giant sloth				X	X	X
B Giant sloth bear				X	X	X
S Giant slug	X	X	X	X	X	X
S Giant snail	X	X	X	X	X	X
S Giant sparrow		X	X	X	X	X
M Giant spider monkey				X
S Giant stoat	X
T Giant tapir				X
T Giant thrips	X	X	X	X	X	X
T Giant tick	X	X	X	X	X	X
T Giant tiger				X	X	X
W Giant weasel	X	X	X	X	X	X
B Giant wild boar	X	X	X	X	X	X
W Giant wolf	X	X	X
W Giant wombat		X	X
W Giant wolverine	X
W Giant wren		X	X	X	X	X
g Grasshopper man	X	X	X	X	X	X
l Gray langur man	X	X	X	X	X	X
s Gray squirrel man		X	X
o Great horned owl man	X	X	X	X	X	X
p Grey parrot man				X
B Grizzly bear man	X	X	X
h Hamster man	X	X	X	X	X	X
b Honey badger man				X	X	X
h Hornbill man				X	X	X
J Jaguar man				X	X	X
j Jumping spider man	X	X	X	X	X	X
k Kakapo man		X	X
k Kea man		X	X
k King cobra man				X	X	X
k Kingsnake man		X	X
k Kiwi man		X	X
k Koala man		X
l Leopard man				X	X	X
l Lion tamarin man				X
l Lizard man	X	X	X	X	X	X
l Lorikeet man				X
l Louse man	X	X	X	X	X	X
l Lynx man	X
m Mandrill man				X
m Mantis man	X	X	X	X	X	X
l Masked lovebird man				X	X	X
b Monarch butterfly man	X	X	X	X	X	X
M Monitor lizard man				X	X	X
M Moose man	X	X	X
m Mosquito man	X	X	X	X	X	X
m Moth man	X	X	X	X	X	X
o Ocelot man				X	X	X
o Opossum man		X	X
o Oriole man		X
P Panda man		X	X
p Pangolin man				X	X	X
p Parakeet man				X	X	X
l Peach-faced lovebird man		X
p Peregrine falcon man	X	X	X		X	X
p Porcupine man	X		X
S Python man				X
r Raccoon man	X	X	X
r Rat man	X	X	X	X	X	X
s Rattlesnake man		X	X	X	X	X
r Raven man	X	X	X
p Red panda man		X	X
s Red squirrel man		X	X
r Roach man	X	X	X	X	X	X
S Sasquatch	X	X	X
s Skink man		X	X	X	X	X
s Skunk man		X	X
s Sloth man				X	X	X
B Sloth bear man				X	X	X
s Slug man	X	X	X	X	X	X
s Snail man	X	X	X	X	X	X
s Sparrow man		X	X	X	X	X
m Spider monkey man				X
s Stoat man	X
T Tapir man				X
t Thrips man	X	X	X	X	X	X
t Tick man	X	X	X	X	X	X
T Tiger man				X	X	X
w Weasel man	X	X	X	X	X	X
B Wild boar man	X	X	X	X	X	X
w Wolf man	X	X	X
w Wombat man		X	X
w Worm man	X	X	X	X	X	X
w Wolverine man	X
w Wren man		X	X	X	X	X

In good forests:

Name	Taiga	Temperate forest		Tropical forest
		Broadleaf	Coniferous	Moist broadleaf	Dry broadleaf	Coniferous
s Satyr		X			X	X
U Unicorn	X	X	X	X	X	X

In evil forests:

Name	Taiga	Temperate forest		Tropical forest
		Broadleaf	Coniferous	Moist broadleaf	Dry broadleaf	Coniferous
b Foul blendec		X			X	X
s Strangler				X

Vermin

Name	Taiga	Temperate forest		Tropical forest
		Broadleaf	Coniferous	Moist broadleaf	Dry broadleaf	Coniferous
∙ Anole				X	X	X
· Ant	X	X	X	X	X	X
∙ Bark scorpion						X
∙ Bat	X	X	X	X	X	X
· Beetle	X	X	X	X	X	X
∙ Blue jay		X	X
∙ Brown recluse spider		X
· Bumblebee	X	X	X	X	X	X
∙ Bushtit		X	X
∙ Cardinal		X	X
∙ Chameleon				X	X	X
∙ Chipmunk		X	X
∙ Crow	X	X	X
∙ Firefly	X	X	X	X	X	X
· Fly	X	X	X	X	X	X
∙ Flying squirrel		X	X
· Grasshopper	X	X	X	X	X	X
∙ Gray squirrel		X	X
∙ Hamster	X	X	X	X	X	X
· Honey bee	X	X	X	X	X	X
· Jumping spider	X	X	X	X	X	X
∙ Large roach	X	X	X	X	X	X
∙ Lion tamarin				X
∙ Lizard	X	X	X	X	X	X
∙ Lorikeet				X
· Louse	X	X	X	X	X	X
· Mantis	X	X	X	X	X	X
∙ Masked lovebird				X	X	X
∙ Monarch butterfly	X	X	X	X	X	X
· Mosquito	X	X	X	X	X	X
∙ Moth	X	X	X	X	X	X
∙ Oriole		X
∙ Parakeet				X	X	X
∙ Peach-faced lovebird		X
∙ Rat	X	X	X	X	X	X
∙ Red squirrel		X	X
∙ Skink		X	X	X	X	X
~ Slug	X	X	X	X	X	X
∙ Snail	X	X	X	X	X	X
∙ Sparrow		X	X	X	X	X
· Termite	X	X	X	X	X	X
· Thrips	X	X	X	X	X	X
· Tick	X	X	X	X	X	X
~ Worm	X	X	X	X	X	X
∙ Wren		X	X	X	X	X

In savage forests:

Name	Taiga	Temperate forest		Tropical forest
		Broadleaf	Coniferous	Moist broadleaf	Dry broadleaf	Coniferous
∙ Fox squirrel		X	X	X
∙ Two-legged rhino lizard	X	X	X	X	X	X

In good forests:

Name	Taiga	Temperate forest		Tropical forest
		Broadleaf	Coniferous	Moist broadleaf	Dry broadleaf	Coniferous
∙ Fairy	X	X	X	X	X	X
∙ Fluffy wambler	X	X	X	X	X	X
· Pixie	X	X	X	X	X	X

In evil forests:

Name	Taiga	Temperate forest		Tropical forest
		Broadleaf	Coniferous	Moist broadleaf	Dry broadleaf	Coniferous
∙ Demon rat	X	X	X	X	X	X
~ Knuckle worm	X	X	X	X	X	X
∙ Phantom spider		X	X	X	X	X

Vegetation

Shrubs

Name	Taiga	Temperate forest		Tropical forest
		Broadleaf	Coniferous	Moist broadleaf	Dry broadleaf	Coniferous
" Alfalfa	X	X	X	X	X	X
" Asparagus		X	X
" Bambara groundnut					X
" Barley	X	X	X	X	X	X
" Bilberry	X	X	X
" Bitter melon				X	X	X
" Bitter vetch		X	X
" Blackberry		X	X
" Blade weed	X	X	X	X	X	X
" Blood amaranth				X	X	X
" Blueberry	X	X	X
" Broad bean		X	X
" Buckwheat					X
" Cabbage		X	X
" Cassava				X	X	X
" Celery		X	X
" Chickpea				X	X	X
" Chicory		X	X
" Cotton				X	X	X
" Cranberry	X	X	X
" Cucumber					X
" Eggplant					X
" Elephant-head amaranth				X	X	X
" Finger millet		X	X
" Fisher berry	X	X	X	X	X	X
" Foxtail millet		X	X
" Garden cress		X	X
" Garlic		X	X
" Grape		X	X
" Hemp		X	X
" Hide root	X	X	X	X	X	X
" Horned melon				X	X	X
" Jute				X	X	X
" Kaniwa		X	X
" Kenaf				X	X	X
" Leek		X	X
" Lentil	X	X	X	X	X	X
" Lesser yam				X	X	X
" Lettuce	X	X	X		X
" Longland grass	X	X	X	X	X	X
" Long yam		X	X
" Maize				X	X	X
" Mung bean				X	X	X
" Muskmelon	X	X	X		X
" Oats		X	X
" Onion		X	X
" Parsnip		X	X
" Passion fruit				X	X	X
" Pea		X	X
" Peanut					X
" Pearl millet				X	X	X
" Pendant amaranth				X	X	X
" Pepper				X	X	X
" Pineapple				X	X	X
" Potato	X	X	X	X	X	X
" Prickle berry	X	X	X	X	X	X
" Purple amaranth		X	X
" Purple yam				X	X	X
" Quinoa		X	X
" Radish		X	X
" Ramie				X	X	X
" Raspberry		X	X
" Rat weed	X	X	X	X	X	X
" Red bean		X	X
" Red spinach	X	X	X	X	X	X
" Rope reed	X	X	X	X	X	X
" Rhubarb	X	X	X	X	X	X
" Rice				X	X	X
" Rye	X	X	X	X	X	X
" Soybean		X	X
" Spelt		X	X
" Spinach		X	X
" Squash				X	X	X
" Strawberry	X	X	X	X	X	X
" String bean		X	X
" Sweet potato				X	X	X
" Taro				X	X	X
" Tomatillo					X
" Tomato					X
" Turnip		X	X
" Urad bean				X	X	X
" Watermelon				X	X	X
" White millet		X	X
" White yam				X	X	X
" Wild carrot		X	X
" Winter melon				X	X	X

In savage forests:

Name	Taiga	Temperate forest		Tropical forest
		Broadleaf	Coniferous	Moist broadleaf	Dry broadleaf	Coniferous
" Whip vine	X	X	X	X	X	X

In good forests:

Name	Taiga	Temperate forest		Tropical forest
		Broadleaf	Coniferous	Moist broadleaf	Dry broadleaf	Coniferous
" Sun berry	X	X	X	X	X	X

In evil forests:

Name	Taiga	Temperate forest		Tropical forest
		Broadleaf	Coniferous	Moist broadleaf	Dry broadleaf	Coniferous
" Sliver barb	X	X	X	X	X	X

Trees

Name	Taiga	Temperate forest		Tropical forest
		Broadleaf	Coniferous	Moist broadleaf	Dry broadleaf	Coniferous
Γ Abaca				X	X	X
♠ Acacia					X
♣ Alder		X
♠ Almond		X	X
♣ Apple		X	X
♣ Apricot		X	X
♠ Ash		X
Γ Avocado				X	X	X
Γ Banana				X	X	X
♠ Bayberry		X	X
♣ Birch		X
♠ Bitter orange				X	X	X
Γ Cacao tree				X
Γ Candlenut				X	X	X
Γ Carambola				X	X	X
Γ Cashew				X	X	X
↨ Cedar			X			X
♣ Cherry		X	X
♠ Chestnut		X
♠ Citron				X	X	X
Γ Coconut palm				X	X	X
♠ Coffee				X	X	X
♠ Custard-apple				X	X	X
Γ Date palm				X	X	X
Γ Durian				X	X	X
♠ Finger lime				X	X	X
↑ Ginkgo		X	X
Γ Guava				X	X	X
♠ Hazel		X	X
Γ Kapok				X
♠ Kumquat				X	X	X
↑ Larch	X		X
♠ Lime				X	X	X
♠ Lychee				X	X	X
♠ Macadamia				X	X	X
♠ Mahogany				X	X	X
Γ Mango tree				X	X	X
♣ Maple		X
♠ Oak		X
♠ Olive				X	X	X
♠ Orange				X	X	X
Γ Papaya				X	X	X
Γ Paradise nut				X	X	X
♣ Peach		X	X
♣ Pear		X	X
♠ Pecan		X	X
♠ Persimmon		X	X
↑ Pine	X		X			X
♣ Plum		X	X
Γ Pomegranate				X	X	X
♠ Pomelo				X	X	X
Γ Rambutan				X	X	X
♠ Round lime				X	X	X
Γ Rubber tree				X
♣ Sand pear		X	X
♣ Tea				X	X	X
♠ Walnut		X	X
⌠ Willow		X	X	X	X	X

In savage forests:

Name	Taiga	Temperate forest		Tropical forest
		Broadleaf	Coniferous	Moist broadleaf	Dry broadleaf	Coniferous
¶ Highwood	X	X	X	X	X	X

In good forests:

Name	Taiga	Temperate forest		Tropical forest
		Broadleaf	Coniferous	Moist broadleaf	Dry broadleaf	Coniferous
♣ Feather tree	X	X	X	X	X	X

In evil forests:

Name	Taiga	Temperate forest		Tropical forest
		Broadleaf	Coniferous	Moist broadleaf	Dry broadleaf	Coniferous
┤ Glumprong	X	X	X	X	X	X

Grasses

Name	Taiga	Temperate forest		Tropical forest
		Broadleaf	Coniferous	Moist broadleaf	Dry broadleaf	Coniferous
τ Arrow bamboo			X
. Bentgrass		X	X
. Carpetgrass				X	X	X
. Cloudberry	X
. Dallisgrass				X	X	X
. Dog's tooth grass				X	X	X
. Dropseed grass	X	X	X	X	X	X
. Fescue grass	X	X	X
τ Golden bamboo		X			X
. Grama	X	X	X	X	X	X
. Hair grass	X	X	X
τ Hedge bamboo		X			X
. Knotgrass		X	X
. Meadow-grass	X	X	X
. Mountain avens	X
. Reedgrass		X	X
. Ryegrass		X	X
. Satintail				X	X	X
. Zoysia				X	X	X

In good forests:

Name	Taiga	Temperate forest		Tropical forest
		Broadleaf	Coniferous	Moist broadleaf	Dry broadleaf	Coniferous
O Bubble bulb	X	X	X	X	X	X
. Downy grass	X	X	X	X	X	X

In evil forests:

Name	Taiga	Temperate forest		Tropical forest
		Broadleaf	Coniferous	Moist broadleaf	Dry broadleaf	Coniferous
O Staring eyeball	X	X	X	X	X	X
≥ Wormy tendril	X	X	X	X	X	X

"Forest" in other Languages Dwarven: fotthor Elven: mina Goblin: udast Human: lesno

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