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You can define the aim in many different ways: find a mate and get a pack; complete your quest and get your power; survive. They are all important. Dangers lurk everywhere, and it is important who you choose to trust. Mistakes may prove fatal—play the game well.
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Year One
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Early Spring Flowers are starting to bloom everywhere, while frequent showers beat upon the landscape.
Mama, tell me the story of Cuan again, please!
All right, I shall tell you about Cuan.
“Cuan, an Irish wolf, about the size of a dog. He was normal in every way, until he rediscovered our ancestor’s magic place. A simple cavity in the mountain, it seemed, until he discovered writing by the cave. “Ent r t e ma i , i y u are.” it read, the other letters faded, but, he was a normal wolf, and couldn’t read. He decided to stay in the cave for the night. As he entered, he noticed an eerie glow. Purple, he would have said, if he could see color. But remember, he was an ordinary wolf. In the center of the cave, there was a vast pool, shimmering from a hidden source of light. Cuan decided to drink from the pool.”
Oooh!
Yes, it was very ooh.
What happened next, Mama, what happened next?
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A simply cavity in the west mountainside is not all it seems. Inside is dark, with water sounds echoing everywhere. In the middle, a great pool rests, with a strange, purple glow on it's surface.
Leading away from the Cave, a great slope leads to the valley. Small shrubs and various other plants grow, but many cannot be found during the winter season.
Before entering the valley, many cliffs and ledges litter the path, and wrong steps may prove deadly. If you are watchful, you may see many precious gems and stones. Caution and care should lead you safely down the cliffs.
Past the cliffs and ledges, running south and north, lays the valley. Many creatures thrive here, for the cliffs shelter it from the snow. Some wolves even settle here, and usually help questers.
Squeeze through this path, it taunts many like a dare. Leading north, away from the valley,it is lined with thornbushes and poisonous berries packed close in the path, many fail to see the scrubland beyond. But certain leaves and tainted water may lead to the end of your questing days.
After the Narrows, the vast, barren scrubland lays. Various snakes—including rattlesnakes live here. Hares, rabbits, and a few horses also inhabit the area. Good luck, and listen for the rattle.
Beginning at the edge of the scrubland with a few patches of grass, it becomes taller as you go. Lush sometimes, dry others, it is hard to tell what is coming. But that also gives you an advantage.
The river marks the end of the questing grounds—farther away would make it hard, maybe impossible for your spirit guide to find you. Not to worry, after you finish what you quest for your spirit guide will always stay by your side. But the deep water rages in storms, and can become deadly. Shells and pebbles dot it's shores.
The Verenth River, raging and calm. The Verenth River is a river full of herring and other fish. The waters may be calm or raging in a flood. It does not freeze in the winter, nor dry in the summer, but in flood season (spring) it is dangerous to pups. The territory around the river is waving grass—not as long as the grassland grass, but not extremely short either. It is home to elk and deer. This territory starts a few yards beyond the questing River, and ends a few yards before the Onyx Forest begins. The Verenth River runs in a waving line around the territory.
The Onyx Forest, darkness in the light. The Onyx Forest is dark almost all the time. Only when the sun is setting westward will light penetrate the pines' thick growth. It is full of nocturnal animals, and when the sun sets sometimes elk, deer, and moose come, while some of their kind get lost in the forest. On the eastern and skyward foliage, it is extremely thick with brambles and pines. The territory runs from the beginning of the forest to the eastward brambles. Of course, in this territory there are a few clearings, and a stream runs around it.
The Rainbow Leap, rainbows dancing in shadows. Fed from the Onyx Forest stream, erosion has caused a small waterfall here. Wolves are capable of fishing, and will find this a useful feature to the territory if comes a time when prey is scarce. The territory itself is full of lush grass that grows long in spring, browns in summer, greens in fall and dies in winter. There are a few cave dens in the area, and it is shared with other animals such as foxes. Apple trees also dot the land, and the stream from Rainbow Leap continues to wind across the territory, getting wider and thinner in places. It begins at the edge of the Onyx Forest brambles, and ends four wolf-lengths from the beginning of the freelands.
Where lost souls cry. Aurora Ridge is a mystical place—almost like the Cave. Instead of being deep in a mountain, though, it is a ridge where colors dance in the sky. Many times at dusk wolves are heard howling here, each for different reasons. It is an active visiting area, and chances are that there are more than one wolf here.
Whispers in the breeze. An aspen grove of ever-whispering trees, it is a cool place to rest. In fall the leaves are brilliant yellow, while in winter they brown and many fall off. Many shady, hidden areas lie here, making Whisper Grove a secure place and good for a traveler.
Frolic in the midst of danger. Deer Race Meadow is where many deer frolic, though their true home is somewhere near or in Onyx Forest. In springtime, fawns leap and play while does attentively watch. To a good hunter, a feast is served. The meadow is large and surrounded by forest. Many trees have low to the ground hollows that make good dens. Beware, though. The deer are not as dumb as it seems, and in points of the year, eternal clashing of antlers is heard.
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