##§@**«~¨¨ ¨¨~«**@§##
###§@**«~¨ ¨~«**@§###
##§@**«~¨¨ ¨¨~«**@§##
#§@**«~¨¨¨ ¨¨¨~«**@§#
§@**«~¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨~«**@§
@**«~¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨~«**
*«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«*
«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«
*«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«*
**«~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~«**
@**«~¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨~«**@