The forest is a dark and mysterious place, where few but the bravest hunters dare wander. The trees loom over you, obscuring any sort of sunlight. Despite this, it is a valuable food and lumber resource for the nearby castle's inhabitants, for the trees are tall and thick and a plentiful amount of deer wander about within.
mysterious forest outskirts, Forest
troll
deer
I live in the forests and eat grass and bark. I can run very fast. Sometimes I am hunted for food.
many!! They are always after me! Yes, though it's not a pleasant place, I get a lot of tolls here, because so many want to hunt in this forest. luckily I'm better at hiding than most of my friends... do you stay here all day? Yes, this is how I make a living. I wait for someone who wants to cross and I charge them a toll. I keep this place safe and return I expect a toll. It makes me angry when people don't want to pay me. But if my brothers and I weren't here, the hunters would be robbed and maybe murdered! oh wow!! i'm sure because of your size you could take on anyone that doesn't want to pay. I know the hunters come to hurt people like me, but I'm still happy you keep them safe! Yes, they need to eat too. Unless they are willing to become a vegetarian. People may be surprised because of my strength and size, that I eat only plants. really?! So you don't eat animals like me?!  No! I eat lots and lots of vegetables, fruits, grains, nuts and seeds! Actually we eat the same things. It makes me angry when people assume that trolls just gorge themselves on huge, raw pieces of meat. Talk about stereotypes!  wow!! thank you so much! because of someone like you, it's less scary for me out here! I'm not going to lie, I didn't know trolls could be so kind. There are a lot of bad stereotypes about your kind! So unfair. Right! That's why my brothers and me are so grouchy! it makes so much sense! People bully because of the way people look! People think that I'm nothing but meat, so I understand! Right! I mean it has gotten us into a lot of fairy tale books, but 'd rather people understand why we are so grouchy all the time!