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The Dark Reverie

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They say it is the last thing you witness before a witch claims your life.
It is where the trees seem to wear the faces of the dead. Where they rustle as if still alive, where the sun seems to never reach, and where silence is broken by the whispers of imprisoned spirits.

Covens of witches are known to hide and mask these forests with their magic, and it is only during their rituals that these cloaking spells are lifted. It is in a coven's best interest to stay hidden from sight and for no outsiders to know of their existence. Witches operate best from the shadow, which is why these forests are kept so protected. They take pride in sacrificing their victims within their coven's forest, as the corpse can be used much like a seed, to create another tree. It is an eternal sacrifice, both the magic and essence that are stored within the forest are used by later generations as well. 
Among witches, the size of each forest - these wicked graveyards - can also be seen as their collective power. 

Upon reaching the age of sixteen, a witch is finally able to sign her name in her own book of shadows. It is a rite of passage, and their coven's forest is where this tends to happen. 
The connection with the dark lord is at its peak there, where his strength and hold are felt almost like in Hel itself. Signing one's name in the book promises their soul away, and it is also then that they are marked. The dark lord himself marks the witch somewhere upon her body, which symbolizes his hold on her soul. It serves as a remainder for the witch herself and also as proof that she belongs to a coven. These marks can only be shown willingly, and as such, those who haven't had direct contact with witchcraft tend to not know of their existence.

 
A witch's journey never ends with death.
They continue to serve their dark lord in Hel, and due to that, many choose to empower their coven by burying their own sisters inside their coven's forest.  It isn't unknown for a traitor of the coven to be executed right there and then, allowing their essence and magic to be bound and kept by the rituals that protect these forests.
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