^{The nearest territory to Mount Vertex, Blackwood thicket is so named as it often finds itself shrouded in the plumes of smoke and debris belched out from the volcano, leaving a sometimes ash blanket across the area. Closer to the mountainous volcano the land is stripped void of trees, leaving only a sparse scattering of shrubbery and grasses that are singed and brittle but further inland trees have survived. Rarely any prey linger here and some only use it to get to different areas of the land.}