God-Protected Forest

The God-Protected Forest is a forest in the Kingdom of Freidonia inhabited by the Dark Elves who are a given a degree of autonomy as protectors of the forest.

Location
The general location of the forest is near the center of the Kingdom of Freidonia, just south of the capital city of Parnam.

History
The God-Protected Forest is the home of the Dark Elves and has existed since the time of the founding of the Elfrieden Kingdom. Prior to the summoning of Kazuya Souma, the forest had recently endured incursions by intruders in search of food during a nationwide famine, due to the Demon Lord's invasion. This led to several skirmishes with the Dark Elves. As a result, Aisha Udgard went to Parnam to directly petition the King to put a stop to the poaching. Kazuya Souma made a promise to send food aid to the forest and to punish those who illegally invaded it. He would also introduce the method of forest thinning in order to maintain the forest's soil integrity and prevent landslides.

Shortly afterwards, the forest did indeed have a major landslide occur due to the lack of forest thinning and maintenance, and Kazuya would lead a relief effort to rescue survivors.