You've decided to explore Ashling's Forest, taking the trail into the woods in the North. Green light filters down through the branches above as the forest quickly gets thicker the farther you go. A faint wind combs your hair as you walk.
You notice strange rustlings off to one side of the path. You pause, feeling uneasy. As the branches part, the oddest-looking creature you've ever seen ambles by. It has the build of a hippo, but the hair on its head (which you notice has a daisy in it) grows over its entire face. A string of beads is visible in the hair around its neck. Is it possible? You have just seen the very rare Hippypotamus. Feeling slightly foolish, you walk on through the forest. Though the trees are bare, but buds are beginning to form.
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