The Black Shroud, also known as the Twelveswood, or Tinolqa to the Ixal, is a region in Eorzea. It is the forest region surrounding the city-state of Gridania. The forest itself is known to take the lives of anyone who does not heed the Elementals, a danger often referred to as the "woodwrath". This makes it a natural filter against those who would bear arms against Gridania, though that hasn't stopped the Ixal, Ala Mhigo, or the Garlean Empire from trying.
It is connected to Thanalan to the south, Mor Dhona to the southwest, and Coerthas to the northwest. A large wall currently blocks off neighboring Gyr Abania in the east.