i absolutely love the idea that the wield traps trainers inside of it bc it reminds me of trevenants pokédex entry. was that an intentional reference to it?
god thank u. and actually, yes!! i wanted to weave the concept of what trevenant is said to do and blaire witch to make the forest. its also based upon the concept of eldritch gods since the forest is Literally breathing and you can see the trees move up and down as it breathes if you pay enough attention. so its very blocked off because of the rumors of its life and yadda yadda.
so YES but it was also more based off of the idea of how fucking scary itd be to walk on top of this living thing that literally wants to kill you and would if it wasnt a FUCKING FOREST











