Overview: The Bar at Monter's Wood sits at the forest's edge, a warm halfling tavern where chatter flows as freely as ale. When the hearth glows green, Monter's Wood becomes alive with whispering trees and glimmering paths. Patrons vanish at midnight, leaving tremors and memory behind. Adventurers level 1–5 are drawn to Fernhollow to uncover the mystery and save the bar that keeps the community fed and safe.

Setting: Monter's Wood lies east of Fernhollow, a moonlit forest dense with secrets. The bar is run by the Nimbletoes, a family of hospitable halflings famed for generosity and cleverness. Beneath the roots hides a circle of ancient standing stones that guard a sleeping druid spirit. The forest's mood shifts with the moon and with the bar's magic.

Main Quest: The Groveheart Totem, the heart of the stones, has been stolen by a mischievous fae named Puckrill. Without Groveheart, the bar's hearth loses its glow and patrons vanish into memory. The party must track Groveheart to the hidden glades, contend with fey guardians, and return it to restore balance before the next full moon.

Side Quests:
- Help a halfling caravan deliver a shipment of luck-touched ale and recover a founder's helm stolen by goblins; Fernhollow's leaders reward the party with trust and access to secret markets.
- Free a trapped wood-spirit from a thorny thicket; in gratitude it grants a blessing that reveals safe routes through Monter's Wood.

Encounters & Challenges: Roleplay with halfling elders, solve rune puzzles within the standing stones, face twig blights, shadow wolves, and clever fey, all while navigating shifting trails that occasionally drop the party into root-filled caverns. The Bar serves as a home for downtime, rumors, and opportunities.

Endings & Rewards: Restoring Groveheart grants the forest enduring balance and the Bar a lasting enchantment, plus a magical ale with minor healing properties and a unique item tied to Fernhollow. If Groveheart remains lost, Monter's Wood twists toward a nightmarish dreamscape, but halfling allies endure and new possibilities emerge among the fey.