The Interior of a Dark Forest                          NW     N     NE 
(-------------------------------------------------)     W <---(M)---> E
                                                        SW     S     SE

The trees in this section are much more dense then in the pine-filled
woods of the other section of the forest.  The dense branches of blackwood
trees tower high above, choking out the canopy and blotting the last traces
of light from the sky.  The floor, dead and devoid of plant life, withered
from decades of blackness, is covered in a hard packed dirt blank of
footprints.  The local animal life must steer clear of this area, frightened
by its unknown mystique.  To the southeast, the flickering of a small
bonfire can be seen through the trees.  A small path wraps around the woods
to the north and northeast.