###§*^«^.. ..^«^*§###
##§*^«^... ...^«^*§##
#§*^«^.... ....^«^*§#
§*^«^..... .....^«^*§
#§*^«^.... ....^«^*§#
##§*^«^... .. 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. ..^«^*§###
####§*^«^. .^«^*§####
###§*^«^.. ..^«^*§###
##§*^«^... ...^«^*§##
#§*^«^.... ....^«^*§#
§*^«^..... .....^«^*§