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Latest revision as of 14:07, 10 May 2023

The Forbidden Grove is on a 20 hour cycle. It remains open for 16 hours, then closes for 4 hours. Hunters may not travel to the Forbidden Grove while it is closed.

Forbidden Grove
Region: Bristle Woods
Minimum Rank: Legendary
Travel Requirement: Keeper's Candle
and
Location must be open
Required Cheese: Ancient Cheese
Radioactive Blue Cheese
Number of Mice: 20
Shops: Cheese Shoppe
Trapsmith
Charm Shoppe
General Store
Lose Gold: Yes
Lose Points: Yes
Lose Cheese: Yes
Release Date: 4 March 2009
At the end of the Catacombs, beyond heavy stone gates, lies a hidden hunting ground. Etched into the gates is a warning: "Beware young soul, should the stone gates close while within this grove, you will find yourself caught between realms.

Overview

The Forbidden Grove is a location in the Bristle Woods region requiring a minimum rank of Legendary and the Keeper's Candle to enter. In addition, the Forbidden Grove must be open for Hunters to access the location.
The Keeper's Candle can be acquired by capturing a Keeper Mouse in the Catacombs.
Mice in the Forbidden Grove may steal points, gold, or multiple pieces of cheese if not captured.

The Forbidden Grove acts as a gateway to the Acolyte Realm. Hunters may not entered the Acolyte Realm without first catching a Realm Ripper Mouse in the Forbidden Grove.

Open/Close Cycle

The Forbidden Grove is on a 20 hour cycle. It remains open for 16 hours, then closes for 4 hours. Hunters may not travel to the Forbidden Grove while it is closed.
When the Forbidden Grove is open, the Realm Ripper Mouse cannot be encountered unless the Hunter has a Realm Ripper Charm armed. This prevents Hunters from entering the Acolyte Realm.
When the Forbidden Grove closes, the Realm Ripper Mouse can be encountered and is the only mouse available. Capturing the Realm Ripper Mouse transports the Hunter to the Acolyte Realm and is the only way Hunters are able to enter the Acolyte Realm location.

Heads-Up Display

The HUD in the Forbidden Grove tracks the time remaining in the open/close cycle before the location closes. It also tracks the number of Runes and Runic Cheese in the Hunter's inventory.

Forbidden Grove Mice

The Forbidden Grove mice are a mix of mice from The Forgotten Mice, The Shadow Clan, and the Indigenous Mice groups.
Mice found in this location are primarily weak to Arcane and Shadow weapons, with a secondary weakness to Forgotten weapons. The Hunter's choice of cheese will determine which weapon to arm for best results.

Realm Ripper Mouse

The Realm Ripper Mouse is only available once the Forbidden Grove has closed unless the Hunter has a Realm Ripper Charm armed. It is also the only mouse that can be encountered once the Forbidden Grove closes.
Capturing a Realm Ripper Mouse transports the Hunter to the Acolyte Realm and is the only way Hunters can travel to that location.

Cheese Preference and Loot

Radioactive Blue Cheese, Rancid Radioactive Blue Cheese and Magical Rancid Radioactive Blue Cheese attracts the relatively weaker mice found in the Forbidden Grove. These mice are weakest to Shadow weapons.
Ancient Cheese attracts almost all mice in the Forbidden Grove. Arcane weapons are strongly recommended when hunting with Ancient Cheese.
Moon Cheese significantly reduces the mouse population in the Forbidden Grove.

Mouse
 Points
 Gold
 Primary
Weakness
 Secondary
Weakness
 Magical /
Rancid /
Radioactive
Blue Cheese 		Ancient
Cheese
 Moon
Cheese
 Loot
Power Type Weakness
Bat 3,000 3,000 Shadow Physical
Arcane
Forgotten 		X
Black Widow
Extremely rare 		480 10 All X Ancient Relic
Radioactive Blue Cheese
SUPER|brie+
Gargoyle 5,600 2,800 Arcane Forgotten
Shadow 		X Rune
Gate Guardian 2,800 1,400 Arcane Forgotten
Shadow 		X Rune
Ghost 3,250 3,500 Shadow Arcane
Forgotten 		X X X
Golem 7,920 4,500 Arcane Forgotten
Shadow 		X Rune
Gorgon 1,400 2,800 Arcane Forgotten
Shadow 		X
Lycan 9,250 5,500 Shadow Arcane
Forgotten 		X X Ancient Relic
Mutated Brown 700 700 All except
Draconic, Parental and Rift 		X Stale Cheese
Mutated Grey 500 500 All except
Draconic, Parental and Rift 		X Stale Cheese
Mutated White 450 475 All except
Draconic, Parental and Rift 		X Stale Cheese
Ravenous Zombie 3,000 4,000 Shadow Arcane
Forgotten 		X X
Realm Ripper
Available only when location is closed unless the Hunter has a Realm Ripper Charm armed 		3,000 1,440 Arcane Shadow
Forgotten 		X X X Ancient Relic
Divine Orb
Rune
Runic Potion
Stale Cheese
Reaper
Extremely rare 		8,700 1,200 Arcane Shadow
Forgotten 		X Ancient Relic
Scavenger 3,375 5,200 Arcane Shadow
Forgotten 		X X Ancient Potion
Scrap Metal
Rune
Sorcerer 6,200 350 Arcane Shadow
Forgotten 		X X Rune
Spectre 5,600 5,600 Arcane Shadow
Forgotten 		X
Spider 5,200 3,375 Arcane Shadow
Forgotten 		X
Vampire 1,400 900 Shadow Arcane
Forgotten 		X X
Zombie 2,000 1,900 Shadow Physical
Arcane
Forgotten 		X X

Mice with Special Requirements

Obtaining Required Cheeses

Radioactive Blue Cheese

Crafting -- 1 Piece Recipe

Formula: Radioactive Blue Cheese
Item Item
Qty 		Item
Cost 		Item Source
Radioactive Curd 1 N/A
Salt 1 6
Total 6 gold Cost Per Piece: 6 gold
Recipe costs represent Shoppe prices only. The cost of items obtained through other sources will affect the total cost of crafting.

Corrupted Radioactive Blue Potion Conversion


Hunter's Title
 Cost
Per
Piece
 Brie
Input
 Radioactive
Blue
Output
 Cost
Per
Piece
 SUPER|brie+
Input
 Radioactive
Blue
Output
Using Brie Using SUPER|brie+
Legendary 613 10 10 309 30 30
Hero 613 11 11 309 33 33
Knight 613 12 12 309 36 36
Lord/Lady 613 13 13 309 39 39
Baron/Baroness 613 14 14 309 42 42
Count/Countess
and above 		613 15 15 309 45 45

Greater Radioactive Blue Potion Conversion


Hunter's Title
 Cost
Per
Piece
 Brie
Input
 Radioactive
Blue
Output
 Cost
Per
Piece
 SUPER|brie+
Input
 Radioactive
Blue
Output
Using Brie Using SUPER|brie+
Master 300 30 30 0 40 40
Grandmaster 300 36 36 0 48 48
Legendary 300 42 42 0 56 56
Hero 300 48 48 0 64 64
Knight 300 54 54 0 72 72
Lord/Lady 300 60 60 0 80 80
Baron/Baroness 300 66 66 0 88 88
Count/Countess
and above 		300 72 72 0 96 96

Radioactive Blue Potion Conversion


Hunter's Title
 Cost
Per
Piece
 Brie
Input
 Radioactive
Blue
Output
 Cost
Per
Piece
 SUPER|brie+
Input
 Radioactive
Blue
Output
Using Brie Using SUPER|brie+
Master 300 10 10 0 30 30
Grandmaster 300 12 12 0 35 35
Legendary 300 14 14 0 40 40
Hero 300 16 16 0 45 45
Knight 300 18 18 0 50 50
Lord/Lady 300 20 20 0 55 55
Baron/Baroness
and above 		300 20 20 0 60 60

Ancient Cheese

Crafting -- 3 Piece Recipe

Hunters must reach the rank of Grandmaster before they can use this recipe.

Formula: Ancient Cheese (3 pieces)
Recipe can be unlocked by: Capture a Keeper's Assistant mouse
Item Item
Qty 		Item
Cost 		Item Source
Stale Cheese 3 N/A
Ionized Salt 6 450
(2,700 total)
Total 2,700 gold Cost Per Piece: 900 gold
Recipe costs represent Shoppe prices only. The cost of items obtained through other sources will affect the total cost of crafting.

Crafting -- 6 Piece Recipe

Hunters must reach the rank of Grandmaster before they can use this recipe.

Formula: Ancient Cheese (6 pieces)
Recipe can be unlocked by: Capture a Keeper's Assistant mouse
Item Item
Qty 		Item
Cost 		Item Source
Magic Essence 3 N/A
  • Loot when opened:
  • Loot when used:
Stale Cheese 3 N/A
Ionized Salt 6 450
(2,700 total)
Total 2,700 gold Cost Per Piece: 450 gold
Recipe costs represent Shoppe prices only. The cost of items obtained through other sources will affect the total cost of crafting.

Ancient Potion Conversion


Hunter's Title
 Cost
Per
Piece
 Brie
Input
 Ancient
Output
 Cost
Per
Piece
 SUPER|brie+
Input
 Ancient
Output
Using Brie Using SUPER|brie+
Legendary 1,900 3 3 800 6 6
Hero 1,900 4 4 800 8 8
Knight 1,900 5 5 800 10 10
Lord/Lady 1,900 6 6 800 12 12
Baron/Baroness 1,900 7 7 800 14 14
Count/Countess
and above 		1,900 8 8 800 16 16

Moon Cheese

Crafting - 1 Piece Recipe

Formula: Moon Cheese (1 piece)
Recipe can be unlocked by: Capture a Lycan mouse
Item Item
Qty 		Item
Cost 		Item Source
Curds and Whey 3 12
(36 total)
Magic Essence 2 N/A
  • Loot when opened:
  • Loot when used:
Meteorite Piece 1 N/A
Total 36 gold Cost Per Piece: 36 gold
Recipe costs represent Shoppe prices only. The cost of items obtained through other sources will affect the total cost of crafting.

Hunting Strategy

The Forbidden Grove is on a 20 hour cycle. It remains open for 16 hours, then closes for 4 hours. Hunters may not travel to the Forbidden Grove while it is closed.

Hunters will need to capture a Realm Ripper Mouse in the Forbidden Grove if they wish to enter the Acolyte Realm. The Realm Ripper Mouse is only available once the Forbidden Grove has closed. unless a Realm Ripper Charm is armed. If a Hunter's trap check occurs at the same time as the closing of the Forbidden Grove, the Realm Ripper Mouse can be attracted and caught on the trap check itself.

Mice found in this location are primarily weak to Arcane and Shadow weapons, with a secondary weakness to Forgotten weapons. The Hunter's choice of cheese will determine which weapon to arm for best results.

Location-Specific Effects

Bases

  • The Runic Base is a limited edition base that increases the chance of Runes being dropped as loot, as well as adding a small chance of receiving an extra Rune.

Adventure Book

Hunters can complete steps to Capture the Acolyte Mouse by obtaining Runes to craft Runic Cheese and by catching a Realm Ripper in the Forbidden Grove.

Library Assignments

Tournaments

Forbidden Grove mice are worth points during some Tournaments.

Treasure Maps

Many mice in the Forbidden Grove are often found on Acolyte Treasure Maps and Relic Hunter Treasure Maps.

Hunting tips by Larry

Only the most capable MouseHunters make it to the Forbidden Grove! I'm impressed.

This area may look like a garden, but it is actually a giant trap designed to catch the powerful Acolyte mouse! Every few hours the massive stone gates close, sealing this area off from the Catacombs. When the gates close, a thick fog fills the grove and anyone still inside will be transported into the Acolyte Realm upon capturing a Realm Ripper Mouse.

The mice here are weak to Arcane traps and are highly attracted to Ancient Cheese. To make Ancient Cheese, combine three Stale cheese with six Ionized Salt. You can also add three Magic Essence to the same recipe to double the amount of cheese produced.

The mice within this grove are trying to reverse the effects of the portal to keep a two-way gate open at all times. Should they accomplish this goal, armies of mice will soon invade Gnawnia at the command of the evil Acolyte!

Be on the look out for magical runes dropped by the mice here. Runes are used to craft Runic cheese, which is the only cheese capable of attracting an Acolyte.

Remember that when the gates close, Realm Ripper mice will be in the grove. If you capture a Realm Ripper, you will be transported to the Acolyte Realm. Keep this fact in mind before leaving your trap for long periods of time.

Shops

These are the shops found in Forbidden Grove.

Cheese Shoppe

Item Cost Requirement Refund
Marble Cheese 50 gold None 50 gold
Swiss Cheese 100 gold None 100 gold
Brie Cheese 200 gold None 200 gold

Trapsmith

Bases
Item Cost Requirement Refund
Explosive Base 18,000 gold None 3,240 gold
Dehydration Base 24,000 gold None 4,320 gold
Bamboozler Base 75,000 gold None 13,500 gold
Weapons
Item Power Type Cost Requirement Refund
High Tension Spring Physical 600 gold None 110 gold
Bottomless Grave Shadow 65,400 gold None 11,775 gold
Obelisk of Slumber Trap Arcane 316,350 gold None 56,943 gold
Obelisk of Incineration Trap Arcane 45,529 gold
2 Scrap Metal
1 Coal
1 Obelisk of Slumber Trap		 None N/A
Forgotten Pressure Plate Trap Forgotten 400,000 gold
6 Rune		 None 72,000 gold
Arcane Capturing Rod Of Never Yielding Mystery Arcane 632,700 gold
12 Scrap Metal
1 Onyx Stone
3 Magic Essence
1 Obelisk Parts		 None N/A
Ice Maiden Draconic 12 Rune
1 Frozen Scroll
1 High Tension Spring		 None N/A

Charm Shoppe

Item Cost Requirement Refund
Charmbit 25 gold None 20 gold
Power Charm 150 gold None 45 gold
Luck Charm 300 gold None 90 gold
Lucky Power Charm 900 gold None 270 gold
Super Power Charm 500 gold None 150 gold
Super Luck Charm 750 gold None 225 gold

General Store

Item Cost Requirement Refund
Salt 6 gold None 2 gold
Curds and Whey 12 gold None 3 gold
Ionized Salt 450 gold None 150 gold

History and Trivia

  • The banner artwork when the grove is open actually contains the warning mentioned in the location overview: "Beware young soul, should the stone gates close while within this grove, you will find yourself caught between realms."

Images and Links


Locations
Gnawnia:  • Meadow   • Town of Gnawnia   • Windmill   • Harbour   • Mountain
Valour:  • King's Arms   • Tournament Hall   • King's Gauntlet
Whisker Woods:  • Calm Clearing   • Great Gnarled Tree   • Lagoon
Burroughs:  • Laboratory   • Mousoleum   • Town of Digby   • Bazaar   • Toxic Spill
Furoma:  • Training Grounds   • Dojo   • Meditation Room   • Pinnacle Chamber
Bristle Woods:  • Catacombs   • Forbidden Grove   • Acolyte Realm
Tribal Isles:  • Cape Clawed   • Elub Shore   • Nerg Plains   • Derr Dunes
 • Jungle of Dread   • Dracano   • Balack's Cove
Varmint Valley:  • Claw Shot City   • Gnawnian Express Station   • Fort Rox
Queso Canyon:  • Queso River   • Prickly Plains   • Cantera Quarry   • Queso Geyser
Rodentia:  • S.S. Huntington IV   • Seasonal Garden   • Zugzwang's Tower   • Crystal Library
 • Slushy Shoreline   • Iceberg   • Sunken City
Sandtail Desert:  • Fiery Warpath   • Muridae Market   • Living Garden   • Twisted Garden
 • Lost City   • Cursed City   • Sand Dunes   • Sand Crypts
Hollow Heights:  • Fungal Cavern   • Labyrinth   • Zokor   • Moussu Picchu   • Floating Islands
Folklore Forest:  • Foreword Farm   • Prologue Pond   • Table of Contents   • Bountiful Beanstalk
 • School of Sorcery   • Draconic Depths
Rift Plane:  • Gnawnia Rift   • Burroughs Rift   • Whisker Woods Rift   • Furoma Rift
 • Bristle Woods Rift • Valour Rift
Events:  • Great Winter Hunt: Great Winter Taiga
 • Cinnamon Hill   • Golem Workshop   • Ice Fortress
 • Halloween: Gloomy Greenwood
 • MouseHunt Birthday: The SUPER|brie+ Factory
 • Ronza: Ronza's Traveling Shoppe
 • Historic uses: King's Party Zone   • Festive Comet
Others:  • King's Stockade   • Vacant Lot


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