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Not too much lore this time around. Oak and his charming 'Pokemon' examine text and his lovely partner Willow now watch over a tree sanctuary east of Fort Forinthry, and the walls and new guard seem to be holding well. What has kinda gone pretty unsaid however, is that the Grove also has a yet-to-be-accessible cave entrance underneath the plateau of Silvarea (specifically, the Rag and Bone Man's location, which may be relevant in it of itself...?)

Could this be a safer entrance to that Dragonkin Crypt we and Zemouregal uncovered in UG? Or is it perhaps another expansion to Fort Forinthry entirely?

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It appears that people are -not- pigeonholed into waiting at the Fort for trees to respawn in order to find T3 Grove bird's nests. This is a major relief, as it encourages people to simply woodcut for the logs they wish, which may allow them to take advantage of the Fort's newly hiked price tag, and kind of brings life to several tree locations around the game as opposed to just the brand new one.

I'm a fan of the wood box, but not of wood spirits, and these aren't even on boss drop tables yet.

According to the Wiki, if you wait to talk to Oak after getting a T3 Cabin built, he will give you a nest with an axe piece in it that is next in the cycle . This means, you can find the first three pieces, and then immediately claim your last one (and thus, your Incamdo Hatchet) from Oak. I didn't know that until after I claimed mine first thing.

I love the Grove. If it were missing anything at all, it would be either a Teak at T2, or a Mahogany at T3. It didn't need all of the trees in game.