Dark Watch Forest

 This part of the forest is cursed and spawns hordes of undead. This curse occurred because several drow came up from the underdark on a raid and killed the unicorn guardian of this portion of the forest. Three other unicorns, the rest of the family, have not been able to enter the area and cleanse it. Various evil fey have been drawn to the area and are trying to kill the rest of the unicorns. The unicorn family consists of the unicorn's mate (a male, mature adult) and 2 young unicorns, a stallion and a filly.

   The drow have the unicorn's horn and are using it in vile rituals. They have managed to permanently darken a portion of the woods that they have made their base. Some of the evil fey have made agreements with them to guard parts of the woods.

   In a glade near a path, is a cemetery that is over 100 years old. It has remained unspoiled because it is on consecrated ground. The dead here cannot be raised and evil, extra-planar or undead creatures cannot enter the cemetery. I n a mausoleum, in this cemetery is a secret passage leading down the gnoll lair. There are a few other ways to enter this lair.

   One is a caved-in earthen area where a legendary chimera was recently released. This beast returns here every full moon to rejuvenate itself. This entry must be excavated in order to enter the gnoll lair. The entire project will take 40 man hours. This assumes experienced miners, gear and a foreman skilled in engineering. The planning itself will take 2 days. Once the entry is made, the tunnel leads to an underground pool and river that flows under the lair. There is a pit in the lair that comes in to this cavern and the river there is fast flowing.

   The second entry is near the drow base, in the darkened portion of the forest. Several red caps lair there and the entry leads to a long passage thaP enters the lair on level two.

   A third way is to enter through a non-descript cave and follow a long passage from there that eventually leads to a miles long corridor that is partially collapsed. This is the corridor that is near the gnoll lair.