Elior Forest

The Great Elior Forest (エリオール大森林, Eriōru Dai Shinrin), also known as the Freezing Forest (氷結の森, Hyōketsu no Mori) is a vast forest located in northeast Lugunica. The forest is first featured in Arc 4. It belongs to the current head of House Mathers, Roswaal L. Mathers.

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Elior Forest is a dense woodland forest located in northeastern Lugunica, southwest from the Mining City of Ganacks and the Gina Mountain Range. In the past, Elior Forest was like any other forest, filled with trees and greenery, and uniquely, it was a hiding place for a settlement of elves. Those elves regularly traded with the moderate members of the Witch Cult as of 100 or so years ago, and likewise, they remained guardians of a certain seal that seems to contain something of tremendous value said to be related to the goal of the Witch Cult. Likewise, a large number of glintstones grow in certain areas in the forest thanks to abundance of mana from mana streams littered throughout the woodland.

However, following the Permafrost of Elior Forest, the forest is now entirely covered in snow and ice, and it has become home to unnatural mana storms and many witchbeasts. Because of the permafrost, approximately 49 elves were left frozen as ice statues in their previous settlement, while the majority of the forest seems to be mostly uninhabitable. The seal, of course, remains untouched. Due to it being mostly uninhabited, the forest would be used as a smuggling path in order to move goods across Lugunica without incurring the tolls which the main roads charged. However, following the Day of Red Earth and Sky, it is unknown if this is still the case.

For over 7 years after being thawed from her ice, the frozen forest had been the home of Emilia and Puck, who had kept the statues polished. However, the eventually left the forest so that Emilia could participate in the Royal Selection and retrieve a way to revert the forest to how it once was and unfreeze the elves. Later, during the events of Arc 3, House Karsten acquired rights to mine glintstones from the forest as part of the agreement for the establishment of an alliance between the Emilia Camp and the Crusch Camp. However, as of yet, it is unknown if they have begun mining processes.

History[]

About 100 years before the main story, a village of elves guarded a mysterious seal located in the forest. Ruin was brought to the forest when Pandora and Regulus Corneas led an attack on the forest by bringing the Black Serpent there. Many elves perished, while the remaining elves were frozen by a young Emilia along with the forest itself.

Over seven and a half years before the main story Puck unfroze Emilia from the ice she was trapped in. Half a year later the forest became the battleground for Puck's battle against Melakuera. That day, which marked the great spirit's death, became infamously known across Lugunica as the "Day of Red Earth and Sky". Later, following the creation of Puck and Emilia's contract, Roswaal L. Mathers appeared, and following an intense battle with Puck, he offered Emilia the chance to join the Royal Selection and unfreeze the elves, which she agreed to.

Locations[]

The Seal (封印, Fūin): The Seal of Elior Forest is a place in the innermost part of the forest. The surroundings of the seal are surrounded by white trees and the whole area looks like a sacred place. The seal itself takes form of a double-door which stands on its own, not connecting with any buildings or trees. It appears to be made out of wood, it's noted to be very cold to the touch and if rubbed with a hand, one would get the same sensation as rubbing a polished gemstone. There is an old lock located right in the center of the door itself with the keyhole being roughly the same size as young Emilia's hand. It is said that there are only two people capable of unlocking this door, with one of those people being Emilia, and the other person remaining unknown.
The Tree of Prayers (祈りの大樹, Inori no Taiju): An extremely tall, sacred tree which the elves in the elf village would pour their prayers to the divine. Its existence was treasured and revered by everyone in the village. Emilia ended up frozen within its trunk when she froze Elior forest.

Unnamed Elf Village: The village which the elves lived in over 100 years ago before Emilia froze the entire forest, along with the elves.
The Garden (庭, Niwa): The area which the ice statues of the frozen elves lie. A small stream is located nearby. It is located south of the blundering snow road. Emilia lived close by to this location in a hollow tree.
The Gnarled Thicket (よぼよぼ密林, Yoboyobo Mitsurin): An area deep in the forest surrounded by a dense enclosure of ancient trees with hardly any light exposure. The area is rich in glintstones.
The Twisted Forest (うねうね森, Uneune Mori): A woodland area located in the eastern section of the forest.
The Frozen Stiff Thicket (かちかち密林, Kachikachi Mitsurin): An area located near the blundering snow road.
The Blundering Snow Road (うっかり雪道, Ukkari Yukimichi): A snow-covered woodland road that could fit three people abreast. It is covered with no trespassing signs as it used to lead to the Snow Blight's domain.
Unnamed Eastern Village: A small village on the outskirts of the forest on the east side. The village is extremely poor, but has a trading center to exchange livestock, crops, and goods. The village was used by Chap to blackmail Emilia.
Unnamed Western Village: A small village on the outskirts of the forest on the west side that Emilia traded with after she was prohibited from entering the eastern village.
The Snow Blight's Domain: An area in the northern section of the forest which was ruled by a Snow Blight. After its defeat, various witchbeasts such as a Guiltylowe began roaming the domain.
Thorny Woods (とげとげ林, Togetoge Rin): A woodland area in the northwestern area of the forest covered in ice sheets and teeming with witchbeasts. This area was heavily affected by the corrosive power of the Black Serpent's poison.
The Lake (湖, Mizūmi): A frozen lake dyed in black. The lake was the location where the Black Serpent's poison sank to. Once released, the poison manifested itself as a sentient black liquid, and it acted with the same destructive intent as its creator.

Residents[]

Emilia (formerly)
Puck (formerly)
Fortuna (deceased)
Archi Elior (deceased)

Trivia[]

It took Emilia over seven and a half years to map the entirety of Elior Forest.
The entire southern portion of the forest was destroyed in the battle between Puck and Melakuera.