PUNY MORTALS, WE WILL CRUSH YOU LIKE AN INSECT: At the beginning of the game, you may generate a Dr. Leslie Evans bystander in an opponent's starting area that's friendly to their force. If you do, generate two Walking Wood bystanders. // Whenever Groot hits one or more characters with an attack, after resolutions generate a Walking Wood bystander (maximum 5 on the map).

The power specifies where the Dr. Leslie Evans bystander gets generated, but it has no such stipulation for the Walking Wood bystanders. I would presume that the two you start with would be in your starting area, but when Groot generates one with an attack where do I put it? Is it adjacent to Groot, in a starting area, or can I choose where it goes? I have been playing it that they are generated adjacent to Groot, but if I could get official clarification that would be great. Thank you!

Pg. 31 in the rulebook, under "Generate"-

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ninja'd. I was too slow this morning.

So, since the power doesn't specify where to generate the two Walking Woods you get at the beginning of the game they would have to placed adjacent to Groot. Is that correct?

generate implies adjacent per rulebook.

Thank you both for the assistance!