__checkbox(`A large murder of crows stands still in a circle around one of their own. They listen attentively, waiting to pass judgement, as the lone crow in the middle caws incessantly, hopping nervously from one foot to the other.')
__checkbox(`__elf Village __perm. You wouldn't even know this village was here until you stumbled into it: they make next to no impact on the forest around them. The __elf live simply in natural shelters and lean-tos. Several can be seen fletching arrows, drying fruit, and otherwise living their peaceful __elf lives. A small but steady stream of bush brats enter the village and are lead to into a sealed cave by one of the __elf. None of them come out.<br>If you investigate the sealed cave, read [Protocol A].')
__checkbox(`Hut __perm. __witch has lived here deep in the heart of the wood for as long as anyone can remember. She claims that when she was a girl, her hut stood at what then was the edge of the forest.<br>When you deliver the blankets to __witch, read [Protocol D].')