The North Wing

Shortly after you leave the hub, there is a small group of wooden benches then the paved footway turns into a series of stepping stones, marking a pathway through a large garden.  Hedges, full of nuts and berries mark the garden’s boundary with a thick tangle of trees and large bushes, all with over hanging branches, take the boundary up to about 20 feet.  The overcast sky, is obscured by various small fruit and nut trees scattered around the garden, while Grassy paths wind between fields of dwarf corn, squash, onions and other of vegetables.   At the far end, a grassed area, surrounded by a low hedge, makes a place for adventures to leave horses or other animals that might accompany them.  The hedges and the trees are  home to small flocks of green and yellow birds (known locally as Budgies) and the occasional Red Squirrel.  These are the only ‘wildlife’ that you will find on Netherworld.

If you follow the stepping stones, they lead into  an orchard of pear trees, that is surrounded by a tight, impassable, hedge. 10' feet above you, the tops of the tree canopy almost block your view of the sky, although some light filters down to dapple the ground below. Almost every tree has a ripe pear, or two, hanging at a convenient height for plucking.  As you look upwards, you see that the tangled canopy of branches is beset with nasty looking thorns and is thick enough to stop you climbing out.

You know that as soon as you leave the last stepping stones, you will be in a forest on a different world.