Oracle Forest

In in the upper reaches of a tree-filled valley in the foothills of the White Mountains on the Westmarch side lay one of the ancient temples of the Daen Coentis.The small forest, callec Forest of the Oracle, was imbedded with a spirit of its own which along with the mouth of the Oracle of Yevan, controlled the whole area around the Oracle site.The  forest surrounded the Oracle in the valley on all sides. At least 10% of the trees in the forest were active trees or  Huorns. No Ents  lived  in  the  forest itself,  but  some  had  visited  the  area  before.The Huorns acted as guardians of the  temple,  and  in  order  to  gain  access,  one had to travel through the Huorns, which were able to tell the intentions of  the  passers  and  judge whether  they  should  pass. Sometimes if  the Huorns were not sure, they would reroute the paths through the forest so as to bring the person to the edge of the forest again and have them start over. This could happen several times  before someone was allowed to pass, especially if the intentions of a group of travellers were mixed. The Huorns  would  not  attack unless they or other trees were attacked first  or the intentions toward the temple or the Mouth of the Oracle were openly hostile. This was the first test to be able to access the temple and the oracle itself who affected the actions of the Huorns and active  trees  in  the  forest.