Thread:GulfstreamTheGardener/@comment-44642068-20200123183338/@comment-44642068-20200123184254

--Y''ou go into this forest expecting ice cold nights and frost-bitten toes. Instead, you find something unexpected. Magical heat fills your veins and warms you from head to toe. Instead of monochromatic landscapes, you are greeted with sights of color and life. Enchanted lights hand from the treetops and dangle from evergreen boughs. Small huts decorated cheerily in bright berries are nestled into nooks on the forest floor. Luminous toadstools glow in pastel pinks and blues. But along with these wondrous sights, a magical paradox appears. Snow still covers branches, piles into drifts, melts into icicles and freezes over the lake. Even though snow still abounds, it is never cold. That magic warmth emanates from everywhere, even in the clusters of crystal chill. This land is magic and no doubt because of its inhabitants. Glowing pixies, nymphs, and fairies circle you. They rest on your shoulders and head, whispering gossip and secrets into your ears. A curious few have even found their way into your pockets, now giggling over day-old rations and broken buttons. You find this woodlands more inviting than ever and the hardest part about journeying through here will be convincing yourself to leave.--''

Here we have the first area in a new world I’m working on. This is the forests of Kylma Magia. An enchanted woods located in the north. Snow and ice covers the forest year round but plants can still grow. Evergreens and fungi are the most common wildlife found here. The forest is also home to a type of caterpillar who’s cocoon is made up of a silk that keeps people warm no matter where. The locals are friendly, maybe a bit too much. Their magic makes it very hard for travelers to leave once they arrive.

The forest holds a few different sentiant species. Pixies are the first ones I will talk about. At first you would think them like any normal small fey. But as you look closer, you can see more. They have compound eyes and iridesent dragonfly wings. They also have bioluminescent skin that glows in a variety of colors. They are small, around 4-5 inches tall at max. Pixies use magic to make clothes instead of making them out of natural resources. These pixies have an interesting society with no clear leader. They just love having fun and seeing new things. Pixies will often venture into the rest of the world and may likely never return to their old home.

Nymphs are next. These plant-like beings are rumored to be spirits of the trees of the forest. This is not true. Nymphs do care for the trees and plans but not because they are a part of them but because that is the only things they can eat. Nymphs are vegans and cannot digest any food made of animal products or minerals. As for appearances, nymphs are covered in a thin layer of green-blue feathers. They have 2 sets of eyes, one set on top of the other. They are humanoid just like pixies. They stand about 5 inches tall. They wear clothes of leaves and caterpillar silk. Nymphs come in shades of pastel greens with blue or yellow undertones. Nymph society is family based with nymph clans and the oldest nymph being the leader.

The last creature we will talk about is fairies. Fairies are often associated with pixies but they are very different. For starters, fairies are fierce carnivores. They have tough, opalescent scales covering their whole body and long white claws on their hands and feet. Fairies do have wings like pixies do but fairy wings are large and look like fuzzy moth wings. Fairies stand about a foot tall and come white, light blue, lavender, and pink. Fairies wear furs from animals they hunted as clothing. Fairy society is based around a council of fairies, elected because of different traits.