Loose threads: The nature of the underground cave and forest.
Participants: Asa, TACK-TICKAL, Skull, Bragric.
Locations: Underground Purple Forest
Full Report:
Earlier today, our team met at the gates of First Landing to explore the underground purple cave that was found in Farmstead Infestation and Pest Wrangling: a Farmer's Folly. We found the barn that lead to the tunnels underground, and undid the ropes that were blocking the way, they should still be open by now.
Inside, we wiped out a group of hunting and dream spiders, the last in those tunnels from what we could tell. Going farther below, we found the purple underground forest and started exploring it, deciding to trek right through the middle of it, then circle around the edges. The whole place is very strange, the vegetation survives without sunlight, and the only sources of light seem to be flash beetles and fireflies flying around the cave.
The cave seems to have a diameter of roughly a mile and a half, going from the entrance in a straight line to the other side. There lies a lake with some life inside of it, and water pouring from the wall into it.
While circling the cave, we found some giant newts who retreated after we scared them off. Farther ahead, we ended up in the middle of a Blindheim nest, creatures that can emit massive amounts of light and blind their enemies. We were soundly defeated by them, me and Tack were knocked out while the others recalled. Strangely enough, they did not eat us even while seeming quite bloodthirsty, and we were able to escape after our bodies were moved somewhere else.
More investigations are needed to understand the place's ecosystem.