also cause I can't turn my brain off quick facts about the Ashen Woods
-Always night and monochromatic -Is a pocket space that's seemingly endless -Houses various eldritch, fae, and undead beings, may be located between the void, the fae realm, and the underworld -Common misconception that it takes in and traps evil people, but in actuality is drawn to those who have repressed emotions wanting to feed on them to grow -Exposure to the Ashen Woods can cause humans to gain supernatural powers that range from blackfire generation, shadow manipulation, and plant manipulation. This phenomenon could be exacerbated by "feeding" the woods their repressed emotions -Continued exposure can also cause humans to mutate into beastly residents of the woods -Very rarely the woods will allow someone to leave, but refusing to feed the woods with your emotions early on may make it reconsider taking you, if you've wandered too long and proved too valuable this path will be locked from you -If that path is locked from you the best way for escape is to find a high ranking fae, eldritch, or undead and ask them for the exit, beware, their help does not come without cost.
