Forbidden Grove

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."

Description and Requirements

The Forbidden Grove is a location in the Bristle Woods region requiring a minimum rank of Legendary and the Keeper's Candle to enter. Every so often, the gates to the Forbidden Grove will alternate from open to closed. When the gates are closed, there are Realm Ripper mice in the Forbidden Grove and upon capturing this mouse hunters will be transported to the Acolyte Realm, and must wait some time to reenter. Hunters are unable to enter Forbidden Grove unless the gates are open, but are able to travel to other locations at any time.

The Forbidden Grove gates work on a 16-hour open, 4-hour closed cycle.

Mice in this location may steal points, gold, or multiple pieces of cheese if not captured.

Shops

There are no shops available in the Forbidden Grove. Shops for the Bristle Woods region can be found in the Catacombs.

Forbidden Grove Mice

All mice listed have a chance of dropping Stale Cheese when caught. This is not shown in the table.

Mouse	Points	Gold	Mouse Group	Loot
Bat	3,375	3,000	The Shadow Clan
Black Widow	480	10	Indigenous Mice	Ancient Relic SUPER|brie+ cheese Radioactive Blue cheese
Gargoyle	5,600	2,800	The Forgotten Mice	Rune
Gate Guardian	2,800	1,400	The Forgotten Mice	Rune
Ghost	3,590	3,590	The Shadow Clan
Golem	7,920	4,500	The Forgotten Mice	Rune
Gorgon	1,400	2,800	The Forgotten Mice
Lycan	9,250	5,500	The Shadow Clan
Mutated Brown	525	700	Indigenous Mice
Mutated Grey	275	500	Indigenous Mice
Mutated White	250	475	Indigenous Mice
Ravenous Zombie	5,400	5,400	The Shadow Clan	Brain Bits 2
Realm Ripper 1	3,000	1,440	The Forgotten Mice	Ancient Relic Divine Orb Rune Runic Potion Stale Cheese Warp Nail
Reaper	8,700	1,200	The Forgotten Mice	Ancient Relic
Scavenger	3,375	5,200	The Forgotten Mice	Ancient Potion Corrupted Radioactive Blue Potion Scrap Metal Rune
Sorcerer	6,200	350	The Forgotten Mice	Rune
Spectre	5,600	5,600	The Forgotten Mice
Spider	5,200	3,375	The Forgotten Mice
Vampire	2,700	900	The Shadow Clan
Zombie	2,700	2,700	Indigenous Mice	Brain Bits 2

• Highlighted mice are less than 1% of the population and are infrequently encountered in this location.
  

¹ Realm Ripper is the only mouse attracted when the grove is closed, and unavailable when the grove is opened. It was introduced on 21 September 2010.
² Brain Bits loot is only possible when any of Skello-ton, Brain Extractor, or Maniacal Brain Extractor is armed.

Hunting Strategy

Hunters planning to hunt in the Forbidden Grove are advised not to do so until they craft the Arcane Capturing Rod Of Never Yielding Mystery as well as stock an ample supply of Ancient cheese for the hunt. These are necessary in order to attract and catch the more powerful Forgotten type mice in this location.

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 is 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.

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.

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."

Links

• Trap Setup Options for the Forbidden Grove
• MouseHunt Timers – timers for Balack's Cove, Forbidden Grove and Seasonal Garden
• Banner image when open
• Banner image when closed