@&%†-:¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨:-†%&@
@@&%†-:¨¨¨ ¨¨¨:-†%&@@
#@@&%†-:¨¨ ¨¨:-†%&@@#
##@@&%†-:¨ ¨:-†%&@@##
#@@&%†-:¨¨ ¨¨:-†%&@@#
@@&%†-:¨¨¨ ¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨:-†%&@
&%†-:¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨:-†%&
@&%†-:¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨:-†%&@
@@&%†-:¨¨¨ ¨¨¨:-†%&@@
#@@&%†-:¨¨ ¨¨:-†%&@@#
##@@&%†-:¨ ¨:-†%&@@##