Editing Hex by Hex (section)

==Tower of Thorns==

A dense forest starts in this area, extending up in a line of savage woods that civilization has not yet tamed (16.5 and 15.5).  It is known as Roamer's Woods.

Fae creatures and elemental forces gather here, delighting in the mystic power that emanates from the Tower of Thorns: a school of sorcery and primal magic has stood since giants erected it at the behest of its founder.

Roamer's Woods are expansive and confusing, with oddly intelligent animals and passages that lead into faerie worlds.  All of these serve to help conceal the Tower of Thorns from meddlesome fools and enemies.

The Tower of Thorns accepts applicants in two ways.  Anyone with sufficient mystical skill to reach the Tower and gain entry is allowed to study.  It is not uncommon for wizards who have come by their power in more conventional ways to spend several years tutoring less experiences magic users while being instructed in the special spell craft of the Tower.  The other way is to be destined to reach the Tower.  Some who travel in the area seem pushed towards the tower instead of away from it, no matter what the obstacle.  These individuals gain entry by fate's decree and they provide the small classes that learn under the wizards who seek to unlock the secrets woven into the Tower's very structure.