The Forest of Despair
The Forest of Despair is a mysterious and massive forest. It is a land of the lost. A place where time does not flow in the traditional sense. Many have entered, many have not returned. Some believe it is a land of lost souls. The people of Terra built what is known as the Circles of Despair Standing Stones to mark the places where the path to the Forest of Despair exists. Death plays an interesting role within the forest. Players who die here are transported to the Town of Despair. Death here does not leave a corpse. You will appear in the town with all of your belongings. Poison sometimes leads to a second death in town. To leave the Forest of Despair, one must heal the Soul of the Forest by collecting 8 Soul of the Forest Gems. When you arrive in the forest, you will be somewhere in the forest itself. A sextant is a very handy tool here. Dimensional Shards do not work here.
1. Town of Despair.
Town of Despair
1. The Inn.
2. Forest Shrine.
The Forest Shrine
It is here that the portal to leave the Forest of Despair appears. To make the portal appear in the building you need to drop the Soul of the Forest into the Offering Basket. The portal does not last long. So it is highly advised that you do not linger once it appears.
1. Offering Basket.
Circle of Despair Standing Stones
These Standing stones mark the boundries of the entry area of The Forest of Despair. You will only find them on the Terra Map north of the Wall dividing the Nation of Obelisk and the lands of Orchelm. Within the stones there exists a mist that will transport you to the forest. You will also find Forest Tendrils which will pull you into the mist. A warning message that states "you get a bad feeling as you approach the circle and mist".
Animals
Birds, Brown Bears, Black Bears, Hind, Great Hart, Squirrels, Rabbits, Gorrilla, Alligators, Snakes.
Monsters
Forest Trolls, Orcs, Orcish Mages, Orc Scouts, Orc Chopper, Orc Elite Infantry, Orc Elite Archers, Orc Bombers, Ogres, Ettin, Dire Wolves, Shades, Desiccated Corpses, Zombies, Ghouls, Wraith, Giant Spiders, Corpsers, Giant Serpents, Bog Things, and anything else that wanders into the forest.
Unique Monsters of the Forest
Forest Bison, *Ancient Forest Bison, Forest Dire Wolves, *Ancient Forest Dire Wolves, Shrike, *Forest Creepers, *Forest Lurkers, *Forest Fiends, *Forest Spirits, *Forest Wyrms, *Marsh Fiends.
Special Monster Demi Bat
This nasty bat, is not actually found in the Forest of Despair, but it is very much connected to it. The Demi Bat can be found lurking in some dungeons. What makes this bat so nasty is that it has the ability to send pets to the Forest of Despair. Pets sent to the forest by this bat will be found in the Coral of the town of Despair which is near the Forest Shrine. The Bell of Summoning cannot summon pets from the Forest of Despair. You must retrieve them.
Special Monster Forest Tendril
The Forest Tendril is found in the forest as well as within the Circle of Despair Standing Stones. Beware of these nasty creatures, as they can pull you to them, often times leading to being drawn into the Forest of Despair if you are within the Standing Stones. If you see these on the Terra map danger is near.
Special Tamable Panda Mount
The Panda is a tamable mount that can only be found in the Forest of Despair.
Special Tamable Marsh Dragon Mount
The Marsh Dragon is a tamable mount that can only be found in the Forest of Despair.
Special Tamable Forest Boar Mount
The Forest Boar is a tamable mount that can only be found in the Forest of Despair.
Soul of the Forest Gem
The Soul of the Forest Gem is an item that is needed in order to create the Soul of the Forest. You need 8 of them in your pack, then double click 1 of them to create the Soul of the Forest. These will always drop on the Unique Monsters of the Forest with the "*" in the name listed above. Every monster and animal also has a rare chance to drop one of these. The Unique Monsters that always drop them, on a rare chance could actually drop a second one.
Soul of the Forest
This is the key to opening the portal out of the Forest of Despair at the Forest Shrine. It does have a timer on it, and will disappear after the timer elapses.
