/--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--/
†/--¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨--/†
&†/--¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨--/†&
¶&†/--¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨--/†&¶
#¶&†/--¨¨¨ ¨¨¨--/†&¶#
##¶&†/--¨¨ ¨¨ ferrets ¨¨--/†&¶##
###¶&†/--¨ ¨--/†&¶###
##¶&†/--¨¨ ¨¨¨----///†&&&&¶¶¶####¶¶¶&&&&†///----¨¨¨ ¨¨--/†&¶##
#¶&†/--¨¨¨ ¨¨¨--/†&¶#
¶&†/--¨¨¨¨ you see something move in the corner of ¨¨¨¨--/†&¶
&†/--¨¨¨¨¨ your eye - probably one of these. ¨¨¨¨¨--/†&
†/--¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨--/†
/--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ backbone animals. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--/
--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ cat-snakes, or so called. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ comes in different flavours. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ --------------- the mink --------------- ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ - - ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--
/--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ - minks, also called the snow ferrets, - ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--/
†/--¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ make up the "wandering food supply" ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨--/†
&†/--¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ used by the shamans and underlings ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨--/†&
¶&†/--¨¨¨¨ of kirugu vargir. when called upon, ¨¨¨¨--/†&¶
#¶&†/--¨¨¨ they present themselves, and can be ¨¨¨--/†&¶#
##¶&†/--¨¨ caught. ¨¨--/†&¶##
###¶&†/--¨ ¨--/†&¶###
##¶&†/--¨¨ -------------- the marten -------------- ¨¨--/†&¶##
#¶&†/--¨¨¨ - - ¨¨¨--/†&¶#
¶&†/--¨¨¨¨ - the marten is the sneakier one here, - ¨¨¨¨--/†&¶
&†/--¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ often used for spying, or stealing. ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨--/†&
†/--¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ in the older tales about vidmi, ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨--/†
/--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ these are probs the ferrets that she ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--/
--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ was said to control. this connection ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ might explain why many denizens have ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ this as their main "pet" god. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ -------------- the ermine -------------- ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--
/--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ - - ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--/
†/--¨¨¨¨¨¨ - the lusher one in the family is the - ¨¨¨¨¨¨--/†
&†/--¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ermine. used as bedwarmers, or ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨--/†&
¶&†/--¨¨¨¨ ¨ harvested for their beautiful fur, ¨ ¨¨¨¨--/†&¶
#¶&†/--¨¨¨ the white coat, very pretty, ¨¨¨--/†&¶#
##¶&†/--¨¨ although rare. ¨¨--/†&¶##
###¶&†/--¨ ¨--/†&¶###
##¶&†/--¨¨ --------------- the mewn --------------- ¨¨--/†&¶##
#¶&†/--¨¨¨ - - ¨¨¨--/†&¶#
¶&†/--¨¨¨¨ ¨ one of the most notable in kirugu ¨ ¨¨¨¨--/†&¶
&†/--¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ lore, the otter ferret? it goes in ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨--/†&
†/--¨¨¨¨¨¨ rivers. there are a lot of ferrets, ¨¨¨¨¨¨--/†
/--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ but for some reason, this otter one ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--/
--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ is hardly ever seen. it might be ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ that it is unbound...? ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ locals use it for sport fishing. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ --------------- the husky -------------- ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--
/--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ - - ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--/
†/--¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ the husky may seem like a dog, but ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨--/†
&†/--¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ it is actually a kind of ferret. ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨--/†&
¶&†/--¨¨¨¨ this makes it the largest of the ¨¨¨¨--/†&¶
#¶&†/--¨¨¨ phylum, and it's the most recently ¨¨¨--/†&¶#
##¶&†/--¨¨ evolved as well, bred for use as a ¨¨--/†&¶##
###¶&†/--¨ predator. it's made more dangerous ¨--/†&¶###
##¶&†/--¨¨ by the fact that it's almost ¨¨--/†&¶##
#¶&†/--¨¨¨ completely unknown to biologists. ¨¨¨--/†&¶#
¶&†/--¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨--/†&¶
&†/--¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨--/†&
†/--¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨--/†
/--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--/
--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--