This fantasy composite is a companion piece to the Explorers series, it as yet another feature of the landscape the Explorers are currently traversing. The stump was surrounded by volcanic rock, but there was no volcano nearby, the feint scent of Sulphur could also be detected. Nearby plant life appeared to be radioactive and also had a feint smell of Sulphur. Clearly the stump was contaminated, but by what or who?