Neverwinter Forest aurora

whelping den discovery! forward dated slightly @Simmik
loose reference (used with artist permission; see comments in link)

She's on the hunt for a den, one more suited to her needs now that she's on the path to motherhood. Her search brings her near the northern border of the territory, where mountains loom in the distant, blocking the coast. The ground is uneven in places here, sharp rocky rises appearing in the terrain the closer she drifts to the mountains. An oddity tucked against one such rise catches her attention; an opening amongst a thick tangle of bent and fallen trees and rock, almost appearing sloppily latticed in the space surrounding the single entrance. Intrigued, she presses forward to inspect the strange clearing.