Dense Jungle

Once, there were tribes of people who lived in rainforests and knew their ways intimately. Those lifestyles were lost long ago, however, and for the tributes dumped into this year's Arena the Dense Jungle is all but impossible to live in for a day, let alone a lifetime. Every inch is crowded by so many trees that the agoraphobic might start to feel closed in, humidity reigns unchecked even though there are no aboveground water sources to be found, and the walls of foliage hold in every degree of heat that comes through them. Darkness is constant here; even during the day, very little light makes it through the thick canopy. Water does penetrate the leaves, but only enough to create a continuous, irregularly-spaced dripping noise. Combine this with the rustling of animals, and you have an environment that is not just harsh but positively unnerving. Sometimes it's hard to say whether that noise is a bit of rainfall or a shy herbivore or a tribute closing in for the kill. Watch your backs, tributes- it may make you crazy to stay on your toes so constantly, but such differences can mean life or death.