A Fantasy Imperium Adventure in 1690 Pennsylvania From the introduction: The Skull Tree is a story about people and how they can let their fears get the better of them. It takes place in the small village of Hope, somewhere in South Central Penn’s Woods (Pennsylvania) in 1690. In this story, a small group of townsfolk confront their fears and solve the mystery, or their fears get the better of them and they succumb to the power of supposition.