Grove

Scale: Battle-map scale, small and intimate — a single forest clearing, not a settlement. Setting: A small clearing hidden deep inside a forest, reached by the trees thinning out abruptly rather than a marked path. The clearing should feel like a deliberate pocket of calm carved out of denser woodland — surrounded on all sides by forest, no roads or trails visibly leading in. Central structure: A single small, plain one-room hut sits at the centre of the clearing. Modest and well-kept — patched but clearly cared for, not run-down. Simple wood construction, a small door, maybe one window, a short stack of firewood against one wall. Berry bushes: Dense, deliberately planted berry bushes ring most of the open ground around the hut — not wild, scattered growth, but rows/clusters that read as tended. Some bushes heavy with ripe fruit, giving the clearing a lush, slightly overgrown feel compared to the surrounding forest floor. Water feature: A small stream cuts through one side of the clearing, feeding into a modest, still pond somewhere off to the side of the hut — clear water, a few smooth stones along the bank, maybe some reeds or water-loving plants at its edge. Should read as a natural water source the sanctuary was likely built around, not an afterthought. running up the edges of the water are glowing blue mushrooms Forest surroundings: Dense tree cover framing the entire clearing, darker and thicker than the clearing itself — the contrast between "safe open pocket" and "forest pressing in around it" should be visually clear.