The forest itself was dangerous enough. The undergrowth concealed pitfalls and thorny vines that could entangle an unwary student. Certain plants released paralyzing spores when disturbed.
The paths shifted, somehow, making it nearly impossible to backtrack the way you came. Players had complained about that mechanic endlessly on the forums, calling it "artificial difficulty." Lucas had a feeling it would be significantly less artificial when he was actually in there.
But the real threats were the monsters.
Arvsen was home to three distinct "boss" creatures, each controlling its own territory within the forest.
The exam thankfully didn't require them to venture that deep into the forest where they'd risk running into them but the truth was that, as long as they were in the Arvsen Forest, the risk of running into on of the boss monsters were low but never zero.
