Copperwood had been a village of

Black banded hills ill-repute where smelting ore was

learned attempting to rise from
Stripped year after year by wind and rain, the soil of the hill country is visible beneath wood and stone tools to create
seasonal greenery and woody shrubs. The soil has accumulated in varied colorful bands of tools of forged metal. The smelting
dirt, clay, sand, lime, and stone. It is a vast wilderness of foothills building toward the process was far more dangerous
than to create lime, but similar.
mountains beyond the scent border. The process calls for high heat,
creates toxic fumes, requires
Mice do not settle here without enthusiasm for the isolation, except by exile. mechanical tools to assist, and
poisons lands and waters. It simply
causes death all around. The
process is so unnatural among mice,
Limestone and Ore Crumbling terrain and gravel Final spring snowfalls the smiths who truly understand
the smelting process, whether for
In the seasonal erosion and crumbled Erosion speaks to the seasonal rainfall The climate here hosts snowfall copper, iron, or another metal, are
edges of hill ridges as well as the and snowfall of the rolling hills nearest even following Vernalstar rising frightened less by predators,
debris carried along by swift Copperwood. This terrain is inhospitable to while several other areas of the scavengers, serpents, and raptors
waters, mice can pick out gravel of most animals, but certainly not all. The Territories already have warmth than by an accident at the forge.
limestone or valued ore of copper, mining tunnels last short periods before and thaw. Some mice feel compelled However, the works became so
silver, gold, and other metals. Mice they are wiped from the hillsides into to go afield despite a final snowfall, highly prized, power-mad mice were
of Copperwood scour the hills in gravel or collapsed into crumbled dirt. and so need support to establish willing to overlook the desolation
caused by smelting. The foundations
search of practical ore samples. mining camps. of Copperwood and later Ironwood
Mice retracing routes test Cartographer
bear ominous fables of warfare,
Mice test Laborer against Ob 2 to against Ob 3 and Pathfinder against Ob Mice gain a factor for all activities corruption, desolation, and deception.
gather limestone for plaster or 2 to rediscover good lodes of ore. in snowy conditions; any failed
metal ore for smelting. test may lead to exhaustion. Most mice have become accustomed
Mice scampering, scrambling, clambering, or to the polished, clean image of
metal tools, and think less often of
climbing add a factor to all tests, but Following a period of labor during or the fables from old times. Such
gain +1D for tests to hide among cracks, after snowfall requires a test of tales are frightening, but only for
crevices, and niches. Health against Ob 3 to avoid illness. the youngest mice. Times are good
now.
 Copperwood fairs make abuses
Plateau prairies against pygmy rabbits seem benign,
yet the tribes of rabbits are bereft
Undulating across the terrain, this collection of grassy hills and mounds provides terrain of lost souls who seek fame as
where rabbits of the plateau pygmy tribes make colonies. For the rabbits, these prairies performers and wrestlers in the
bear a distinct range of hospitality in Spring and Autumn, yet Summers are overheated distant city. For rabbits, the allure
of mice is to be embodied in fabled
compared to ravines and gullies where water flows in riparian landscapes. The prairie soaks legend.
up rain and grows myriad grass, sedge, and shrub varieties.
The first fable among rabbits is of
Mice and rabbits can flourish, while they avoid raptors, predators, and serpents. ancestors from lands beyond. The
stirring tale describes rabbits
abused by Grasslake’s military
Pygmy Rabbit Alliances Grassland mazes and confusion Thunderstorms and heatwaves traditions with rabbits abused by
Shaleburrow’s political traditions who
Pygmy rabbits among the plateau High standing stalks and wide spread of Sudden, fierce thunderstorms come meet in the open prairie region. As
prairies are welcoming of mice so seeds combine to cause an overgrown and go on the prairie routinely, and those two groups were so divergent
long as they come with songs and maze of minor runs in the prairie. Even with observable signs for astute in nature and custom, the large
stories. Mice can gain allies among rabbits have difficulty navigating. weather watchers. bucks contended for leadership. One
emerged triumphant until a small
these rabbits, though few want Raptors hunt above. Predators hunt doe claimed his size was a liability.
to live far from these hilltop homes. among. Serpents hunt within. Lost in Mice afield during a thunderstorm She insisted a racing challenge in
Cloakmice are eagerly ready for the grasslands is ominous. must test Health against Ob 3 to Summer’s heat. She raced across
rabbit partners. avoid exhaustion or worse outcomes. bare ground hoping to get the buck
taken by a hawk; she raced along
Mice at ground level gain +1D for tests
Between storms, the prairie has the river hoping to get the buck
Mice test Loremouse Vs Rabbit to remain hidden, but add a factor to bitten by a snake; she finally raced
Nature 4 to discuss common travel tests; mice traversing over bare frequent heat waves of oppressive through shrubby lands hoping the
resources and gain partners. ground add a factor for tests to hide. humidity and stark, cloudless skies. buck would attract a fox. After all
the racing, the buck stopped
Mice traversing routes confounded by Mice subjected to excessive heat flat-footed and died of exhaustion,
starvation, and thirst.
prairie add a factor to Pathfinder; mice must test Will against Ob 3 to
camping in prairie gain +1D for Survivalist avoid exhaustion or worse outcomes. The pygmy doe became the founder
tests to make hidden camps. of their combined tribe. Seems good.
 This waterway forms from all the
The Serpent’s Watercourse draining of water from the hills, so
creeks transect the saddles
A dangerous, meandering ribbon of swift water forms in Spring, yet heat of Summer between toward ravine cuts that
leaves only moist creek beds. Autumn weather brings renewed soaking storms, then Winter combine into a gully with crumbling
freezes the river to a trickle. The watercourse moves over gravel beds of eroded hills. The walls. Shadows at the bottom
occupy more space than sunlight
swift current pulls debris, silt, and remains of work sites or camps southwest toward except at noon. The water is muddy
Applelofte, then moves toward the Eastern Sea flooding the slough by Lillygrove. and glitters with flakes of mineral
from the surrounding country. In
Mice take refuge along the river banks year round in search of fresh water. periods of high flow, it might serve
to foolhardy mice willing to attempt
riverine delivery of goods, but it is a
Mineral rich mud Rapids on the river Whistling winds dangerous river at all times of the
year. Also, returning from the
Seasonal erosion of the hills with The river is dangerous when rainfall As the prairie ripens with seeds Eastern Sea with a boat would be
varied geologic history creates a causes a rise. The wide riffles of swift and herbs, the change of season nearly impossible considering the
variety of mineral rich mud pits as water flow with noticeable force. brings new winds blowing from the powerful downstream flow. With few
the river subsides. It is practical Boating across is hardly a good choice, Eastern Sea. Along the route of trees to provide lumber for a large
ship, mere rafts of woody shrubs
for mice to include mud with but swimming or fording the riffles is the river, high winds create could never offer the safety
massage and other treatments of also ill-advised. Deeper water can be safer blustery whistling gusts and required for a proper haul.
therapy. to swim, but offers habitat for trout. sustained whips of wind through
Cloakmice avoid using the river when
treeless ravines. Careless mice can possible. If the Guard attempted,
Mice test Scientist against Ob 3 Mice test Health against Ob 3 in efforts be blown away or knocked from other mice would be emboldened to
to gather mineral rich mud with to cross or Ob 4 under risk of trout. their feet. attempt as well. Such competition
beneficial properties. would prove too risky and cause
Boatcrafter against Ob 4 is required for Mice test Health against Ob 3 in a many needless deaths. Ages since
a functional canoe stable in rapids. stumble or Ob 4 in a tumble. Injury
first mapped by Copperwood miners,
the river has shifted course
is a serious risk, if not anger at multiple times. New efforts to
Pathfinder against Ob 2 may be used to
the embarrassment. correct the map are met with
discover a path of stones for crossing. passionate debate against the cost
of supporting a survey crew.
 While living among mice of Lillygrove,
Natural bridge hermitage a philosopher-poet wrote essays on
the trivial lives of wealthy mice in
A large structure of sandstone held aloft over a streambed. The serpent’s watercourse the city. After being excoriated by
flows in Spring and Autumn, but trickles through broiling Summer and frosty Winter. The local critics, this mouse finally left
natural bridge is a favored spot for a mouse hermitage. Ascetics live in burrowed or walled the company of the Lillygrovers
headed toward Applelofte and
nests clinging to both sides of the natural bridge. beyond. Upon discovery of the
natural bridge, she was enticed by
Hermits allow natural cycles to dictate life of the hill country without intervention. the shadows playing across the
landscape and chose a spot for her
own first burrow of the hermitage.
When cloakmice discovered the
Earthen hermitage earthen tunnels and burrows Bone-chilling frost and ice location in 952, she had already
attracted others to live in her
In the harsh weather, the reclusive Over generations hermits have built with The hard chore of winter is to simple habit away from the thriving
hermit-mice of this nameless place mud, stone, grass, sedge, wood, fiber, and keep the frost from encrusting cities, towns, and villages.
offer welcome to many who become other found materials to create the entrances. Moist winds from the
disoriented in snow-covered hills. apartments of ascetics living in complex Eastern Sea and splashes from the Cloakmice were convinced to include
the nameless hermitage under the
arranged tunnels and burrows clinging to river are constant sources of icy natural bridge as a spot for delivery
In warmer times mice are welcome, the natural bridge. They live calm lives. frost in frigid climes. While actual of post and parcel.
but must uphold required oaths of snowfall creates insulated tunnels,
withdrawal and withholding. A test of Laborer against Ob 3 is used the earlier period of frost with
It is not quite a village; many
burrows lie empty for lengthy
to shape tunnels or form burrows. windy conditions is numbing and
Mice testing Will against Ob 4 may periods of the year. Yet some
chilling--deadly to the unprepared. families from the surrounding
endure the privations without Pathfinder is required to route tunnels. regions take up periods of solitude
complaint from Spring to Autumn. Mice gain a factor for all activities there and invite new adherents to
Survivalist is required to outfit burrows. the life of privation experienced by
in icy conditions; any failed test all who visit. The coldest season
Persuader or Manipulator are required to may lead to injury or illness. becomes a time for warmth, regard,
convince other hermits to share from welcome, and affection while other
Travel invites the risk of death. times are periods of isolation,
their personal hoard of seasonal harvest. meditation, and selfish hoarding.