Pine Springs

Pine Springs is the main setting of It Lives Beneath. It is a fictional town located somewhere in Oregon, USA near Westchester, OR which served as the setting for It Lives In The Woods.

Geography
Pine Springs is located in Oregon, about an hour's car ride from Westchester. It is built on the banks of a manmade lake and surrounded by forests and mountains.

History
Pine Springs was founded about fifty years prior to the events of It Lives Beneath. Your grandmother, Josephine, was one of the earliest settlers, buying and repairing her cabin before the area was densely populated. She quickly developed a relationship with the Power in the woods and wanted to protect it. When developers led by Vincent and Astrid Wescott realized the area was special, they began to move in. Arthur Vance convinced Josephine, who he also married, to work with the developers rather than try to keep them out. She agreed, but was eventually betrayed by the others and killed to act as a conduit for them to access the Power.

After Josephine's murder, Pine Springs suffered from periodic drownings and was haunted by a ghost that seemed to come from the lake. In spite of this, the Wescotts and their followers continued to induct new members into their organization. Although they attempted to keep the lake ghost under control, the drownings continued increasing in frequency until your character's arrival.

Not long after you come to Pine Springs, Josephine floods the town in revenge for her murder and that of her daughter. The infrastructure of Pine Springs is devastated and many cultists and civilians alike are killed. Imogen Wescott, should she survive the events of It Lives Beneath, says she is contributing most of her parents' wealth to the relief efforts, as it was their greed and lust for power that led to the town's destruction.

Trivia

 * The undestroyed town is also used as part of the set for Turtle Bay in Sunkissed.
 * While taking shelter in the police station, Parker mentions that the nearest Coast Guard station is in North Bend, most likely a reference to the real-life Coast Guard base in North Bend, Oregon.