B032 Crimson Hollow

B032 Crimson Hollow

Field	Value
BiomeID	032
Biome name	Crimson Hollow
Climate	TEMPERATE_FOREST
Difficulty	3
Starting control	F11 Verdant Deep Covenant
Primary hazard	Crimson Pollen Toxic Bloom
Signature resource	Hollow Crystal
MysteryZone	False
Continent	CONT_ASHARA
Region	Ashara — Northern Highlands
Elevation_m	550
Status	LIVE_CANON
Source	LIVE/DATA/biome_registry_v5.7.4.json

Ground

A dark eerie forest where the trees grow twisted and the sap runs red like blood. The hollow amplifies sound making whispers sound like shouts and creating a disorienting acoustic landscape. Predators use the sound warping to triangulate prey.

Settlements

Name	Type	Population	Controlling faction
Crimson Settlement	Faction Outpost	1500	F11 Verdant Deep Covenant
Red Sap Grove	primary	N/A	F11 Verdant Deep Covenant
Sound Hollow	secondary	N/A	F11 Verdant Deep Covenant

Settlement pages: Crimson Settlement, Red Sap Grove, Sound Hollow. All settlements: Settlements.

Factions present

Faction	Where recorded
F11 Verdant Deep Covenant	Home faction of this biome. Controlling faction on every recorded settlement row.
F05 Riftwalker Brotherhood	All seven NPC rows.

NPCs here from other factions: F05 Riftwalker Brotherhood (7 NPC rows). An NPC can belong to any faction and live or work in a settlement controlled by another faction.

The faction named as starting control in the header holds the biome at the start. Control can change during play, and quests follow whoever controls the biome at the time.

Resources

Full table with IDs and node details: B032 Crimson Hollow/Resources.

• Crimso Canopy Silk (GATHERABLE, Common)
• Crimso Mossstone (GATHERABLE, Common)
• Crimso Verdant Bark (GATHERABLE, Common)
• Earthen Clay (Crims) (GATHERABLE, Common)
• Fernweave (Crims) (GATHERABLE, Uncommon)
• Hollowcore Wood (Crims) (GATHERABLE, Uncommon)
• Refined Autumn Leaf Extract (GATHERABLE, Common)
• Refined Mossstone (GATHERABLE, Common)
• Refined Rootbark (GATHERABLE, Legendary)
• Refined Verdant Bark (GATHERABLE, Common)
• Twilight Petal (Crims) (GATHERABLE, Uncommon)

Signature, primary, secondary, and minerals

These rows are recorded on the B032 resource table and were not in the gatherable list above.

ID	Name	Type	Rarity
SIG-032	Hollow Crystal	SIGNATURE	Rare–Legendary
PRI-032	Hollowgleam Sap	PRIMARY	Uncommon–Rare
SEC-032	Crimson Pollen	SECONDARY	Common–Uncommon
MIN-COM-LIM	Limestone	Common Mineral	Common
MIN-COM-FOR	Forest Ore	Common Mineral	Common
MIN-COM-CLA	Clay Vein	Common Mineral	Common
MIN-RARE-CRI	Crimson Crystal	Rare Mineral	Rare
MIN-RARE-HOL	Hollow Glass	Rare Mineral	Rare

Harvest

The harvestable index records counts for biome 032 only: flora 4, ore 3, trees 3, total 10. That index does not name the rows, so those counts are not assigned to names here.

Named flora recorded for Crimson Hollow:

ID	Name	Harvestable
FLORA-HOLL-032	Hollowbark	Yes
FLORA-TWIL-032	Twilightmoss	Yes
FLORA-AMBE-032	Amber Canopy Oak	No
FLORA-CRIM-032	Crimson Pollen Flower	No
FLORA-FORE-032	Forest Fern	No
FLORA-HOLL-032	Hollowgleam Tree	No
FLORA-PHER-032	Pheromone Vine	No
FLORA-WILD-032	Wild Mushroom Colony	No

Two named flora rows are marked harvestable. That does not match the harvestable index count of 4. Duplicate flora ids are left as separate recorded rows. Both figures are left as recorded. The ecological-role cell says PROTECTED SPECIES on Amber Canopy Oak, Crimson Pollen Flower, Forest Fern, Hollowgleam Tree, Pheromone Vine, and Wild Mushroom Colony.

Not recorded: a named tree list, and a named ore list that matches the index counts of 3 and 3.

Deep zone

Field	Value
Deep zone	Deep Crimson — Crimson Deep
Layout	Hollow Tree Network
Max players	6
Lockout hours	72
Boss name	Hollowclaw — Deep Form
Ground note	The Crimson Deep has never been accessible to surface explorers. The Deep Zone system reveals what the biome contains at its most dangerous depth.

Boss

Field	Value
Boss	Hollowclaw, Ancient of Biome 032
Difficulty	T3_Heroic
Recommended party	4
Damage type	Sonic
Arena	Red Sap Grove
Arena description	The boss encounter takes place in the heart of Crimson Hollow's most extreme terrain feature. The arena is shaped by temperate forest conditions — no neutral ground exists. In 0.68g, player jump arcs extend 47% further than Earth-equivalent, and boss knockback sends players 35% further than expected.
Arena size (m)	84
Arena terrain	Crimson pollen toxic hollow
Arena hazard	Crimson Pollen Toxic Bloom
Unique material	Dusk Scale
Ground blurb	The Dusk Prowler the Ancient is the apex expression of Crimson Hollow's ecosystem — a creature that has been shaped by temperate forest conditions across centuries of adaptation in 0.68g. It is not simply dangerous. It is what Crimson Hollow would be if the biome could choose to fight.

Weather

The atmosphere row records weather patterns Blood Rain, Crimson Mist, and Sound. Those three names are not rows in the weather table. Six weather rows are recorded for this biome.

ID	Name	Code	Recorded effect
WX-032-STORM	Storm	STORM	Severe visibility reduction. Player movement restricted. Pack predators shelter. Ambush predators peak activity.
WX-032-ASH	Ashfall	ASH	Reduces visibility. Ash-adapted creatures +15% aggro. Node guardian activity increases. Hollow Crystal harvest modified.
WX-032-SNOW	Cold Event	SNOW	Winter only. Fauna density minimum. Node guardians reduced patrol. Resource yield -20% all types.
WX-032-ANY	Any Weather	ANY	Weather-independent spawn — present in all conditions.
WX-032-RAIN	Rain/Mist	RAIN	Rare moisture event. Suppresses primary hazard temporarily. Most comfortable traversal conditions.
WX-032-CLEAR	Clear Sky	CLEAR	Maximum K3V amber light. Visibility maximum. Best navigation conditions. Standard resource yields.

Spawn entries recorded on those rows: Storm 12, Ashfall 10, Cold Event 12, Any Weather 13, Rain/Mist 10, Clear Sky 13. Night-multiplier entries above 2.0 recorded on those rows: Storm 2, Ashfall 1, Cold Event 3, Any Weather 7, Rain/Mist 2, Clear Sky 1.

Mobs

Eight named mobs are recorded. One further row records 62 additional spawn-table entries that are not named. Those 62 are not listed as species here. That summary row records 17 corrupted variants and 0 event overrides. Its weather distribution cells are all zero.

ID	Name	Archetype	HP	Creature ID	Node guardian
MOB-032-01	Crimsonhorn	Large Herbivore	139	CR02171	False
MOB-032-02	Bloodscale	Swift Scout	68	CR02172	False
MOB-032-03	Hollowmane	Pack Predator	83	CR02173	False
MOB-032-04	Crimsonstalker	Ambush Predator	96	CR02174	False
MOB-032-05	Bloodhorn	Elemental Creature	96	CR02175	False
MOB-032-06	Hollowclaw	Ancient Walker	214	CR02176	False
MOB-032-07	Crimsonfang	Scavenger	89	CR02177	False
MOB-032-08	Bloodwatcher	Node Guardian	148	CR02178	True

Nodes

Ten network nodes are recorded. Six are positive and four are negative. The node profile records dominant POSITIVE, density moderate, base respawn 35 minutes, and modifier 1.00x.

ID	Name	Type	Location	Signature resource growth	Guardian
NODE_032_P01	Crimson Primary Anchor	POSITIVE	Located at the summit of the primary terrain feature, where K3V light exposure is maximum. Within the Red Sap Grove zone.	No	None
NODE_032_P02	Crimson Light Node 2	POSITIVE	Located within the main resource cluster, feeding crystal growth. Within the Sound Hollow zone.	No	None
NODE_032_P03	Crimson Light Node 3	POSITIVE	Located at the convergence of the two largest named locations. Within the Sound Hollow zone.	No	None
NODE_032_P04	Crimson Light Node 4	POSITIVE	Located near the biome's primary water source or geological anchor. Within the Sound Hollow zone.	No	None
NODE_032_P05	Crimson Light Node 5	POSITIVE	Located at the highest-traffic prey corridor, where ecological energy concentrates. Within the Sound Hollow zone.	No	None
NODE_032_P06	Crimson Light Node 6	POSITIVE	Located inside the faction settlement perimeter, co-opted for faction infrastructure. Within the Sound Hollow zone.	No	None
NODE_032_N01	Crimson Void Node 1	NEGATIVE	Located in the deepest depression of the biome's terrain, where void energy pools. The primary hazard (Crimson Pollen Toxic Bloom) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_032_N02	Crimson Void Node 2	NEGATIVE	Located at the most hazardous point of the primary hazard zone. The primary hazard (Crimson Pollen Toxic Bloom) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_032_N03	Crimson Void Node 3	NEGATIVE	Located beneath the primary ambush predator territory centre. The primary hazard (Crimson Pollen Toxic Bloom) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_032_N04	Crimson Void Node 4	NEGATIVE	Located at the outer boundary of the biome, where it transitions to adjacent terrain. The primary hazard (Crimson Pollen Toxic Bloom) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present

The node-network file records a guardian name string on each of these ten nodes. Those strings are not rows in the named mob list above. The biome file, used in this table, records no guardian on the six positive nodes and a guardian present on the four negative nodes. Both records are left as recorded.

World events

Three world events are recorded. Where the duration cell and the notes cell disagree, both figures are left as recorded. The biome-pack names and the world-event master names disagree. Both name sets are left as recorded.

ID	Biome-pack name	Master name	Type	Duration cell	Cooldown cell	Broadcast	Trigger	Notes duration
WE0094	Crimson Surge Season	Crimson Holl Environmental Event	Environmental	15min	24hr	FALSE	RANDOM	45-90 minutes real-time
WE0095	Blood Bloom	Crimson Holl Resource Event	Resource	60min	12hr	FALSE	WEATHER	30 minutes real-time
WE0096	Sound Rupture	Crimson Holl Major Transformation Event	Major Transformation	0min	0hr	TRUE	TIME_CYCLE	3-8 hours real-time

WE0094 notes: Hollow Crystal nodes restricted, hazard blocks access during the event. Resource bonus on that row is FALSE. Affects territory is FALSE. WE0095 notes: Hollow Crystal nodes surge, triple yield during the event. Resource bonus on that row is TRUE. Affects territory is FALSE. Spawn override on that row is NODE_GUARDIAN_ELITE. WE0096 notes: Hollow Crystal nodes restricted, hazard blocks access during the event. Resource bonus on that row is FALSE. Affects territory is TRUE. Spawn override on that row is ELITE_SURGE. Biome state change recorded as Crimson Hollow_STATE_ALTERED.

Quests

Nine quests are recorded for this biome. Listed as id, title, layer, and giver id only. No quest prose is added here.

• Q0280 The Crimson Toll — Crimson Hollow — Main — giver NPC0218
• Q0281 Crimson Watch — Crimson Hollow — Surface — giver NPC0218
• Q0282 Crimson Vault Count — Crimson Hollow — Underground — giver NPC0223
• Q0283 The Still-Pool Oath — Crimson Hollow — Aquatic — giver NPC0221
• Q0284 Hollow Crystal for the Nightroot Conclave — Main — giver NPC0218
• Q0285 Bloom Season — Crimson Hollow — Surface — giver NPC0220
• Q0286 What the Crimson Vault Hums — Crimson Hollow — Underground — giver NPC0221
• Q0287 After the Still-Pool Draw — Crimson Hollow — Aquatic — giver NPC0223
• Q0288 Nightroot Conclave on the Crimson Line — Main — giver NPC0218

Favor

Crimson Hollow has its own favor track. It is separate from faction reputation and does not change the ending.

• Biome-line quests: 9. Each one gives +10 favor.
• Finish all 9 to become Favored here (+20 bonus). Highest favor: 110.
• Chain order: Q0280 → Q0281 → Q0282 → Q0283 → Q0284 → Q0285 → Q0286 → Q0287 → Q0288.
• No faction contests this biome, so favor here is never lost.
• Skipping quests gives no favor.

NPCs

Seven NPCs are recorded with location Crimson Hollow. Sex, age, items held, kinship, and the quests-given cell are blank on those rows. Quest giver ids above come from the quest table, not from the quests-given cell.

NPC ID	Name	Role	Settlement	Faction
NPC0218	Corra Klarenfield	quest_giver	Red Sap Grove, Crimson Hollow	F05 Riftwalker Brotherhood
NPC0219	Dravin Mirewood	merchant	Red Sap Grove, Crimson Hollow	F05 Riftwalker Brotherhood
NPC0220	Corvus Obsidianwatch	trainer	Red Sap Grove, Crimson Hollow	F05 Riftwalker Brotherhood
NPC0221	Fyren Quarrystone	lore_keeper	Red Sap Grove, Crimson Hollow	F05 Riftwalker Brotherhood
NPC0222	Gael Stonecleft	blacksmith	Red Sap Grove, Crimson Hollow	F05 Riftwalker Brotherhood
NPC0223	Holt Umbrafen	quest_giver	Red Sap Grove, Crimson Hollow	F05 Riftwalker Brotherhood
NPC0224	Ilex Whispervale	merchant	Red Sap Grove, Crimson Hollow	F05 Riftwalker Brotherhood

Items

Sixteen crafted items are recorded for Crimson Hollow. All are crafted at Blood Forge. The item table records Hollow Crystal as the primary material on every row.

Item ID	Name	Type	Slot	Rarity	Primary material
B032_WPN_01	Crimson Hollow Edge	Weapon	Weapon	Rare	Hollow Crystal
B032_HLM_01	Hollow Ward Helm	Armor	Helm	Uncommon	Hollow Crystal
B032_CHS_01	Hollow Breastplate	Armor	Chest	Rare	Hollow Crystal
B032_HND_01	Crimson Grips	Armor	Hands	Uncommon	Hollow Crystal
B032_LEG_01	Crimson Greaves	Armor	Legs	Uncommon	Hollow Crystal
B032_FET_01	Crimson Treads	Armor	Feet	Uncommon	Hollow Crystal
B032_TRK_01	Hollow Relic	Trinket	Necklace	Rare	Hollow Crystal
B032_REL_01	Crimson First-Stone	Trinket	Relic	Epic	Hollow Crystal
B032_CON_01	Crimson Draught	Consumable		Common	Hollow Crystal
B032_SAL_01	Crimson Salve	Consumable		Uncommon	Hollow Crystal
B032_MAT_01	Refined Crimson Grit	Material		Common	Hollow Crystal
B032_BAR_01	Hollow Ingot	Material		Rare	Hollow Crystal
B032_TOL_01	Crimson Node Pick	Tool	Tool	Uncommon	Hollow Crystal
B032_KIT_01	Crimson Field Kit	Tool	Tool	Uncommon	Hollow Crystal
B032_UPG_01	Hollow Catalyst	Upgrade Component		Rare	Hollow Crystal
B032_FOC_01	Crimson Focus	Weapon	Off-Hand	Uncommon	Hollow Crystal

Recipes

Sixteen recipes are recorded, one for each item above. Output quantity is 1. The third material cell is blank on every row, so no third material is listed. Recipe unlock cells use T1 Known, T2 Trusted, T3 Honoured, and T4 Honoured. The faction reputation row names those bands T1 Neutral, T2 Friendly, T3 Honoured, and T4 Revered. Both wordings are left as recorded.

Recipe ID	Output	Workstation	Materials	Unlock reputation
RCP_B032_WPN_01	Crimson Hollow Edge	Blood Forge	Hollow Crystal x9; Refined Crimson Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B032_HLM_01	Hollow Ward Helm	Blood Forge	Hollow Crystal x7; Refined Crimson Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B032_CHS_01	Hollow Breastplate	Blood Forge	Hollow Crystal x9; Refined Crimson Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B032_HND_01	Crimson Grips	Blood Forge	Hollow Crystal x7; Refined Crimson Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B032_LEG_01	Crimson Greaves	Blood Forge	Hollow Crystal x7; Refined Crimson Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B032_FET_01	Crimson Treads	Blood Forge	Hollow Crystal x7; Refined Crimson Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B032_TRK_01	Hollow Relic	Blood Forge	Hollow Crystal x9; Refined Crimson Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B032_REL_01	Crimson First-Stone	Blood Forge	Hollow Crystal x11; Refined Crimson Grit x1	T4 Honoured
RCP_B032_CON_01	Crimson Draught	Blood Forge	Hollow Crystal x5; Refined Crimson Grit x1	T1 Known
RCP_B032_SAL_01	Crimson Salve	Blood Forge	Hollow Crystal x7; Refined Crimson Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B032_MAT_01	Refined Crimson Grit	Blood Forge	Hollow Crystal x5; Refined Crimson Grit x1	T1 Known
RCP_B032_BAR_01	Hollow Ingot	Blood Forge	Hollow Crystal x9; Refined Crimson Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B032_TOL_01	Crimson Node Pick	Blood Forge	Hollow Crystal x7; Refined Crimson Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B032_KIT_01	Crimson Field Kit	Blood Forge	Hollow Crystal x7; Refined Crimson Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B032_UPG_01	Hollow Catalyst	Blood Forge	Hollow Crystal x9; Refined Crimson Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B032_FOC_01	Crimson Focus	Blood Forge	Hollow Crystal x7; Refined Crimson Grit x1	T2 Trusted

Image prompt

Text only. No file is uploaded. The prompt below is the recorded overview prompt for B032, followed by the ground description and settlement names already on this page.

Recorded overview prompt: ABERNON game concept art, Biome 032 Crimson Hollow, K3V amber light, temperate_forest environment, 0.68g low gravity, Verdant Deep Covenant faction territory, AAA game quality, cinematic painterly, panoramic establishing shot, biome landscape at K3V amber light, faction settlement visible, atmosphere establishes biome identity.

Detailed prompt for an image creator: Painterly cinematic establishing shot of Crimson Hollow, biome 032, temperate forest, under K3V amber light at 0.68g. A dark eerie forest where the trees grow twisted and the sap runs red like blood. The hollow amplifies sound making whispers sound like shouts and creating a disorienting acoustic landscape. Predators use the sound warping to triangulate prey. Terrain recorded as crimson pollen toxic hollow. Four seasons transform this land. Spring growth, summer canopy, autumn decay, winter silence. Crimson Pollen Toxic Bloom is the recorded primary hazard. Hollow Crystal is the signature resource. Recorded colour palette: Seasonal amber-green summer, crimson-gold autumn, grey-white winter. The Verdant Deep Covenant settlement Crimson Settlement is visible, with Red Sap Grove and Sound Hollow in the same territory. AAA game concept art, faction territory readable in the architecture, no text in the image.

The image-prompt table also records twenty ungenerated prompts, IMG00621 through IMG00640. Each uses this recorded stem, with the type name in place of the scene type: AAA game concept art, Crimson Hollow, temperate forest biome, [type], amber-lit woodland, seasonal foliage, dappled light, Crimson Pollen Toxic Bloom environmental hazard visible, Unreal Engine 5 quality, painterly, cinematic lighting, amber K3V star palette, alien yet familiar world aesthetic.

ID	Type	Status
IMG00621	hero_landscape	UNGENERATED
IMG00622	apex_creature	UNGENERATED
IMG00623	weather_event	UNGENERATED
IMG00624	flora_closeup	UNGENERATED
IMG00625	faction_outpost	UNGENERATED
IMG00626	loading_screen	UNGENERATED
IMG00627	ambient_day	UNGENERATED
IMG00628	ambient_night	UNGENERATED
IMG00629	energy_node	UNGENERATED
IMG00630	hazard_event	UNGENERATED
IMG00631	npc_portrait	UNGENERATED
IMG00632	creature_combat	UNGENERATED
IMG00633	resource_gather	UNGENERATED
IMG00634	world_event	UNGENERATED
IMG00635	sky_atmosphere	UNGENERATED
IMG00636	underground_entrance	UNGENERATED
IMG00637	coastal_view	UNGENERATED
IMG00638	mystery_fragment	UNGENERATED
IMG00639	faction_landmark	UNGENERATED
IMG00640	player_action	UNGENERATED

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