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A '''Forest''' (or '''[[Lion El'Jonson|Jonson]]''' if you're from [[Caliban]]) is a an area of land with a lot of trees in close proximity, creating a canopy overhead. Forests have been one of the most common Biomes on Earth since the Devonian Period. | A '''Forest''' (or '''[[Lion El'Jonson|Jonson]]''' if you're from [[Caliban]]) is a an area of land with a lot of trees in close proximity, creating a canopy overhead. Forests have been one of the most common Biomes on Earth since the Devonian Period. | ||
==Forests and Pre-Industrial Society== | |||
Besides obviously being a source of lumber, forests are a useful location for a variety of resources; animals to hunt, wild herbs and mushrooms, etc. Sometimes villages would clear brush and dead wood out of the nearest forest and use it as an auxiliary village space. And in extreme circumstances, if your village gets raided your best option for escape would be the forest. That being said, the demand for farmland and lumber tends to outstrip the benefits of having a nearby forest, and forests were just as likely to be home to dangerous predators and bandits, so many of Europe's old forests had been cut down over the centuries. | |||
== Types of Forest == | == Types of Forest == | ||
*'''Coniferous Forest''' Conifers such as pine trees as a rule are better able to handle colder climates. | *'''Coniferous Forest''' Conifers such as pine trees as a rule are better able to handle colder climates. | ||
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*'''Bamboo forest''' Bamboo is a type of fast growing grass. It grows quickly, but after it flowers and sheds it's seeds it dies. | *'''Bamboo forest''' Bamboo is a type of fast growing grass. It grows quickly, but after it flowers and sheds it's seeds it dies. | ||
*'''Rain-forest''' Trees grow very well in places where there is a lot of water. | *'''Rain-forest''' Trees grow very well in places where there is a lot of water. | ||
*'''Mangrove Forest''' partially submerged forest, usually in swampland, where mangrove trees thrive and small creatures find shelter in the trees' roots. | |||
== Forests in Fantasy == | == Forests in Fantasy == | ||
Revision as of 09:36, 7 January 2023
A Forest (or Jonson if you're from Caliban) is a an area of land with a lot of trees in close proximity, creating a canopy overhead. Forests have been one of the most common Biomes on Earth since the Devonian Period.
Forests and Pre-Industrial Society
Besides obviously being a source of lumber, forests are a useful location for a variety of resources; animals to hunt, wild herbs and mushrooms, etc. Sometimes villages would clear brush and dead wood out of the nearest forest and use it as an auxiliary village space. And in extreme circumstances, if your village gets raided your best option for escape would be the forest. That being said, the demand for farmland and lumber tends to outstrip the benefits of having a nearby forest, and forests were just as likely to be home to dangerous predators and bandits, so many of Europe's old forests had been cut down over the centuries.
Types of Forest
- Coniferous Forest Conifers such as pine trees as a rule are better able to handle colder climates.
- Deciduous Forest Broad leaved plants such as Oaks and Ashes have an advantage over Pine Trees in terms of photosynthetic efficiency. The downside of which is that these leaves can't take frosts and shedding leaves to regrow them is costly.
- Bamboo forest Bamboo is a type of fast growing grass. It grows quickly, but after it flowers and sheds it's seeds it dies.
- Rain-forest Trees grow very well in places where there is a lot of water.
- Mangrove Forest partially submerged forest, usually in swampland, where mangrove trees thrive and small creatures find shelter in the trees' roots.
Forests in Fantasy
From Tolkien to Martin, forests are one of the stock settings of fantasy. Forests tend to be the most prolific biome in "good" Kingdoms, with forests reaching even the areas around castles despite the fact that, A) This heavily limits potential farmland, and while it does promote game and forestry, it becomes a hindrance to any large scale building projects or settling space. B) Forests provide cover for invading armies, hiding places for dissidents & brigands as well as breeding grounds for all sorts of monsters.
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