####$^^~:¨                                          ¨:~^^$####
###$^^~:¨¨                                          ¨¨:~^^$###
##$^^~:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:~^^$##
#$^^~:¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨:~^^$#
$^^~:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:~^^$
^^~:¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~^^
$^^~:¨¨¨¨¨                  caves.                  ¨¨¨¨¨:~^^$
#$^^~:¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨:~^^$#
##$^^~:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:~^^$##
###$^^~:¨¨                                          ¨¨:~^^$###
####$^^~:¨                                          ¨:~^^$####
###$^^~:¨¨                                          ¨¨:~^^$###
##$^^~:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:~^^$##