=:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:=
§=:~:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:~:=§
#§=:~:¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨:~:=§#
¶#§=:~:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:~:=§#¶
#¶#§=:~:¨¨                                          ¨¨:~:=§#¶#
##¶#§=:~:¨ we might  find ourselves in  the land of ¨:~:=§#¶##
#¶#§=:~:¨¨    kirugu vargir. the borders are not    ¨¨:~:=§#¶#
¶#§=:~:¨¨¨ known!   it  spans  until   it   doesnt, ¨¨¨:~:=§#¶
#§=:~:¨¨¨¨ roughly. people know  where they are, or ¨¨¨¨:~:=§#
§=:~:¨¨¨¨¨ they have  a hunch. below is the map. it ¨¨¨¨¨:~:=§
=:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨          is somewhat zoomed in.          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:=
:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:
~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ kirugu  vargir  has  one  town,  a   big ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   settlement or aggregation of peoples   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ and buildings. it's also  called  kirugu ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ vargir,  located  where the forest falls ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ into  the  desert. in  the heart  of the ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ city  stands the crypt where  they  keep ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ veszelle, the comatose girl  whose dream ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ this  is (she has been stolen from earth ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:
=:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨          by a pack of martens)           ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:=
§=:~:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:~:=§
#§=:~:¨¨¨¨ there is  a law  but  it is watered down ¨¨¨¨:~:=§#
¶#§=:~:¨¨¨ the   further  away   you  go   (inverse ¨¨¨:~:=§#¶
#¶#§=:~:¨¨                 square?)                 ¨¨:~:=§#¶#
##¶#§=:~:¨                                          ¨:~:=§#¶##
#¶#§=:~:¨¨ the  desert is not so full of life,  but ¨¨:~:=§#¶#
¶#§=:~:¨¨¨ it is  there! a lizard-like  people make ¨¨¨:~:=§#¶
#§=:~:¨¨¨¨ their   homes   in  the   caverns  below ¨¨¨¨:~:=§#
§=:~:¨¨¨¨¨       ground. they are the original      ¨¨¨¨¨:~:=§
=:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨         collectors of the honey.         ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:=
:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:
~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  desert                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:
=:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:=
§=:~:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:~:=§
#§=:~:¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨:~:=§#
¶#§=:~:¨¨¨                   town                   ¨¨¨:~:=§#¶
#¶#§=:~:¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨  §# ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨ ¨¨:~:=§#¶#
##¶#§=:~:¨ ################# #§ ################### ¨:~:=§#¶##
#¶#§=:~:¨¨ : : : : : : :  : : : : : : : : : : : : : ¨¨:~:=§#¶#
¶#§=:~:¨¨¨ ~§~§~§~§~§~§~§~§~§~§~§~§~§~§~§~§~§~§~§~§ ¨¨¨:~:=§#¶
#§=:~:¨¨¨¨ : : : : : : : :  : : : : : : : : : : : : ¨¨¨¨:~:=§#
§=:~:¨¨¨¨¨ =:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=: ¨¨¨¨¨:~:=§
=:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨ : : : : : :  : great woods : : : : : : : ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:=
:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~§~§~§~§~§~§~§~§~§~§~§~§~§~§~§~§~§~§~§~§ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:
~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ : : : : : : : : : :  : : : : : : : : : : ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ =:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=: ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ : : : : :  : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ in  the forest are minor  food producing ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨        settlements, mines (battery       ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:
=:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨      production), witches and other      ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:=
§=:~:¨¨¨¨¨ magicians, and lots of  prey. kirugu has ¨¨¨¨¨:~:=§
#§=:~:¨¨¨¨   an overrepresentation of ferrets and   ¨¨¨¨:~:=§#
¶#§=:~:¨¨¨ they  are  also made somewhere  in  here ¨¨¨:~:=§#¶
#¶#§=:~:¨¨ (ferretary?),  down to the southwest. in ¨¨:~:=§#¶#
##¶#§=:~:¨ the  southeast are  some  mountains  and ¨:~:=§#¶##
#¶#§=:~:¨¨                  caves.                  ¨¨:~:=§#¶#
¶#§=:~:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:~:=§#¶
#§=:~:¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨:~:=§#
§=:~:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:~:=§
=:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:=
:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:
~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~