Once known as the Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge, the forest was split in two by Interstate 40, but has been growing for over 200 years. In 2281, old maps show that the trees now span an area three times as big as before the Great War. The whole region is now a breeding place for mutated mammals, birds, and insects, who fill the air with a constant noise of squeaking and buzzing sounds which form together to become a painful noise able to hold off anyone who finds themselves too close to the forest.