Forbidden Grove

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:	None
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 or 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	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		X			Stale Cheese
Mutated Grey	500	500	All		X			Stale Cheese
Mutated White	450	475	All		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

• M400 – This mouse will sometimes be available in the Forbidden Grove when Hunters are actively working an M400 Hunting Research Assignment. It is attracted only to Fusion Fondue which will not attract any other mice. It drops a wide variety of loot.

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	Use the Hunter's Hammer to smash Radioactive Blue Cheese Pollution Control Supply Kit Hunting with Polluted Base or Refined Pollutinum Base armed
Salt	1	6	Bazaar General Store Cape Clawed General Store Catacombs General Store Claw Shot City General Store Fiery Warpath General Store Great Gnarled Tree General Store Harbour General Store Seasonal Garden General Store Town of Digby General Store Toxic Spill General Store Training Grounds General Store Marketplace
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	Created when most Cheeses go stale on a hunt Loot from Realm Ripper, Mutated Brown, Mutated Grey and Mutated White in Forbidden Grove Loot from Mutated Brown, Mutated Grey and Mutated White in Acolyte Realm Loot from Bog Beast in Toxic Spill Loot from Ghost, Lycan and Mummy in Catacombs Mysterious Box Gifting
Ionized Salt	6	450 (2,700 total)	Mage Weaver in Muridae Market Dream Drifter and Micro in Gnawnia Rift Fiery Crusher, Nachous, The Molten, Rubble Rouser, Rubble Rummager and Tiny Toppler in Cantera Quarry Ful'Mina, The Mountain Queen in Moussu Picchu Marketplace Ful'Mina's Gift Bazaar General Store Cape Clawed General Store Fiery Warpath General Store Fungal Cavern General Store Furoma Rift General Store Gnawnia Rift General Store Seasonal Garden General Store Toxic Spill General Store
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	Tome Sprite Mouse in Crystal Library Bruticus, the Blazing, Kalor'ignis of the Geyser and Stormsurge, the Vile Tempest in Queso Geyser Ful'Mina, The Mountain Queen in Moussu Picchu Granny Spice Mouse, Inferna, The Engulfed, Spice Finder Mouse and Spice Reaper Mouse‎ in Prickly Plains Dream Drifter Mouse in Gnawnia Rift Absolute Acolyte in Bristle Woods Rift Shade of the Eclipse and The Total Eclipse in Valour Rift Mysterious Box Ful'Mina's Gift Queso Canyon Grand Tour Treasure Chest Use the Hunter's Hammer to smash: Empowered SUPER|brie+ Magical Rancid Radioactive Blue Cheese Magical String Cheese Maki Cheese Maki String Cheese SUPER|brie+ Loot when opened: Dark Chest Scarab Chest Shattered Chest Unstable Broom Unstable Ember Gadget Loot when used: Black Widow Base
Stale Cheese	3	N/A	Created when most Cheeses go stale on a hunt Loot from Realm Ripper, Mutated Brown, Mutated Grey and Mutated White in Forbidden Grove Loot from Mutated Brown, Mutated Grey and Mutated White in Acolyte Realm Loot from Bog Beast in Toxic Spill Loot from Ghost, Lycan and Mummy in Catacombs Mysterious Box Gifting
Ionized Salt	6	450 (2,700 total)	Mage Weaver in Muridae Market Dream Drifter and Micro in Gnawnia Rift Fiery Crusher, Nachous, The Molten, Rubble Rouser, Rubble Rummager and Tiny Toppler in Cantera Quarry Ful'Mina, The Mountain Queen in Moussu Picchu Marketplace Ful'Mina's Gift Bazaar General Store Cape Clawed General Store Fiery Warpath General Store Fungal Cavern General Store Furoma Rift General Store Gnawnia Rift General Store Seasonal Garden General Store Toxic Spill General Store
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)	Bazaar General Store Cape Clawed General Store Catacombs General Store Claw Shot City General Store Fiery Warpath General Store Fort Rox General Store Fungal Cavern General Store Great Gnarled Tree General Store Harbour General Store Seasonal Garden General Store Town of Digby General Store Toxic Spill General Store Training Grounds General Store Marketplace
Magic Essence	2	N/A	Tome Sprite Mouse in Crystal Library Bruticus, the Blazing, Kalor'ignis of the Geyser and Stormsurge, the Vile Tempest in Queso Geyser Ful'Mina, The Mountain Queen in Moussu Picchu Granny Spice Mouse, Inferna, The Engulfed, Spice Finder Mouse and Spice Reaper Mouse‎ in Prickly Plains Dream Drifter Mouse in Gnawnia Rift Absolute Acolyte in Bristle Woods Rift Shade of the Eclipse and The Total Eclipse in Valour Rift Mysterious Box Ful'Mina's Gift Queso Canyon Grand Tour Treasure Chest Use the Hunter's Hammer to smash: Empowered SUPER|brie+ Magical Rancid Radioactive Blue Cheese Magical String Cheese Maki Cheese Maki String Cheese SUPER|brie+ Loot when opened: Dark Chest Scarab Chest Shattered Chest Unstable Broom Unstable Ember Gadget Loot when used: Black Widow Base
Meteorite Piece	1	N/A	Big Bad Burroughs and Granite mice in Town of Digby Alpha Weremouse, Arcane Summoner, Hardworking Hauler, Meteorite Golem, Meteorite Miner, Meteorite Mover, Meteorite Mystic, Meteorite Snacker, Mining Materials Manager, Mischievous Meteorite Miner, Mischievous Wereminer, Monster of the Meteor, Night Shift Materials Manager, Wealthy Werewarrior, Werehauler, Wereminer mice in Fort Rox General Store in Fort Rox, General Store in Queso River, General Store in Prickly Plains, General Store in Cantera Quarry and General Store in Queso Geyser. Fort Rox Treasure Chests. Rubble Rouser in Cantera Quarry. King's Cart and King's Arms General Store using King's Credit. Gift of the Day Ful'Mina's Gift Ful'Mina, The Mountain Queen in Moussu Picchu Magma Flow mice at Sunken City Electromagnetic Meteorite Base at Fort Rox
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.

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.

• 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.
  

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

• M400 Bait Research Assignment - This assignment may require Hunters to track down specific items from Forbidden Grove mice in order to complete it.
• M400 Hunting Research Assignment - This assignment may require collecting 1 Piece of M400 Intel from mice in the Forbidden Grove and/or capture the M400.
• Zurreal Trap Research Assignment - This assignment requires Hunters to collect 3 Warp Nails from the Realm Ripper Mouse in the Forbidden Grove. This will require 3 visits to the Forbidden Grove.

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 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.

Shops

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

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

• MouseHunt Timers – timers for the opening and closing of the Forbidden Grove
• Banner image when the Forbidden Grove is open
• Banner image when the Forbidden Grove is closed