The Evershade Forest is a mysterious and dangerous forest with sprawling, winding pathways, reached from a portal in Ponydale. It is home to some of the highest-level mobs in the game.
When in the forest, the player's minimap will be disabled (displaying instead portions of Ponydale), forcing the player to rely on their sight and memory to navigate around the forest. A dense fog that reduces the player's visibility makes navigation more difficult, possibly even resulting in the player getting lost.
The terrain of the Evershade Forest is rather diverse, ranging from plateaus to cliffs and even rivers. Occasionally, there will be no clearly defined path for players to follow, as they can jump over exposed tree roots that sometimes define the path. Unicorns can also scale cliffs by teleporting. While pegasi can fly in the forest, there is a limit to how high they can fly— usually no higher than the canopy.
Mushrooms can be found in various locations through the Forest.
Maps
The Evershade Forest has three separate zones with their own points of interest. These maps are linked by portals which players have to find.
Evershade Forest: Into the Unknown
A makeshift log bridge across the river
This is the first map which players will enter when accessing the Evershade Forest from Ponydale, containing portals that link players to the other two maps in the forest. A slow-moving river runs through this map, with wooden bridges or hollow logs linking its banks. Players can however choose to swim across this river without suffering any ill-effects. Plateaus are a common land form here, with monsters such as Timberwolves and Husky Diamond Dogs clustered on or just below them.
Mysterious hoof-shaped statues in the ground point towards the exit of the map, giving the players a hint to the exit portal's location. A campsite can be found in this map, where Diamond Dogs spawn more frequently.
Evershade Forest: Moonlight
The Poison Joke flower field
This map is accessed by entering a portal located in a clump of trees in the first map. This area features three points of interest: the Shaman's hut, the ritual area and the Poison Joke field. A path that can be found by traveling upstream from the river will lead players to the Shaman's hut. Players are currently unable to enter the hut.
In this map, beam of light can be seen shining downwards from the sky, serving as a guide to players wishing to visit the Poison Joke flower field. Birch Dryads are present in this map, wandering around the bridge to the field.
Evershade Forest: Midnight
Midnight Castle
This map can be accessed by entering a portal on a river bank of the first map. Upon moving forward, players will find a fast flowing river shrouded by a thick mist. Jumping into this river will result in players being teleported back to the respawn area in the map (near the portal), so the river can only be crossed by flying over it, or by using the long wooden hanging bridge.
Running parallel to the opposite bank of a river is a misty road that will lead players to a ravine with a broken bridge. This, combined with an invisible barrier, allows players to only catch a glimpse of Midnight Castle. Players cannot visit this castle unless they make use of several bugs in the game. A level 50 Dragon can spawn near the ravine, posing as a hazard to explorers. Midnight Castle is mainly in ruins, with several pillars surrounding a main chamber. This chamber contains a pedestal with six spherical stones on it, which is likely a reference to the Elements of Harmony.
Mobs
Main article: Mob
Some mobs in the Evershade Forest. From left to right: Birch Dryad, Hornet, Cockatrice, Manticore, Timberwolf
A variety of medium to high-level mobs can be found in the Evershade Forest, ranging from levels 20 to 50. These mobs include the:
Places of interest
- Shaman's Hut
- Moon Castle Ruins
- Poison Joke field
List of NPCs
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Drylaw |
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Tenseven |
Trivia
- Despite having announced plans for the map in the Evershade Forest to be dynamic and constantly changing, the revamped map since pre-alpha 3 has not reincorporated this feature.
Gallery
- The gallery archive can be found here.
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