Welcome to Storm Woods, the only woods I know of where you need an invitation to visit. The only woods I know of where somewhere, there is always a storm raging. The only woods I know of where the deeper into the forest you go, the larger and stranger the trees and plants, the larger and stranger the animals, the smaller and smaller the path becomes. The only woods I know of where you need to follow the rules: • No chainsaws or axes of any kind • Don’t visit unless invited by a resident, or by Hekate Herself • Leave out offerings for the denizens of the woods • If you hear dogs barking, expect a visit from Hekate • Don’t stray from the path, unless you are a Torchbearer or Keeper of the Woods Just to name a few. And if Storm Woods ends up liking you, it will often ask you for favors. Those favors are how I ended up spending time in Carpe Noctem, a town with rules of its own.

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