#@@*/=.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.=/*@@# @@*/=.¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨.=/*@@ #@@*/=.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.=/*@@# ##@@*/=.¨¨ ¨¨.=/*@@## ###@@*/=.¨ ¨.=/*@@### ##@@*/=.¨¨ ¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨.=/*@@# ##@@*/=.¨¨ ¨¨.=/*@@## ###@@*/=.¨ ¨.=/*@@### ##@@*/=.¨¨ ¨¨.=/*@@## #@@*/=.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.=/*@@# @@*/=.¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨.=/*@@