Winter in Aris
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 5:14 pm
It is currently winter in the Kingdom. Winter starts with Yule, the celebration of the winter solstice (the days begin to get longer, and everyone celebrates that except the followers of Aluvia) and goes through the months of Helath (named after the goddess Hel, and the month we are currently in as you can see by the news on the site), Aurel (named for the goddess of winter), and ends on the last day of Kosk (named for the god of war).
Winter in Aris is generally mild between the Hammerheads and Crickwindle (think England/Ireland) with small amounts of snowfall, though it does get occasionally really cold. Because of the warmer temperatures, it tends to rain a lot more instead of snow. Winter and spring are the rainy seasons in Aris.
South of Crickwindle to the northern Plains of Pel it gets colder (think midwest winters), and south of that gets very frigid up to the Southern Wastes (think Minnesota/Canada/Alaska).
The Borderlands are the area southeast of the map on the website (from where it says Pel on the map diagonal to the Elven forest and southeast) that runs into the Plains of Pel.
Normally, the horselords who roam the Plains keep to the eastern reaches, as the grassland is much flatter. The orc tribes that live about keep east and south away from them during that time. When winter begins to show itself, the horselords move west, as the winter is milder the closer to the coast you go, and there tends to be less snow which makes for better grazing. In this time, the orcs get brave (and hungry) so they tend to raid closer to the Borderlands, since there are no horselords to get in their way.
A few extra blankets, a good bedroll, and some warm travelling clothes (thick cloak, thicker boots) should be enough to keep you warm, especially if you travel north. Waterproof items don't hurt either, as I said above, it rains more than the rest of the year. If you were to go south, you would need warmer clothes (fur lined), more supplies, and would need to have horses for sure. All of these are available at the keep (except horses) so you can stock up on what you need.
As far as food and water is concerned, I will not keep track unless you are going somewhere where it is tough to get food or water (no settlements), if you are in the wilderness and no one knows how to hunt, or if weather (i.e. snow) makes it tough to find food.
Winter in Aris is generally mild between the Hammerheads and Crickwindle (think England/Ireland) with small amounts of snowfall, though it does get occasionally really cold. Because of the warmer temperatures, it tends to rain a lot more instead of snow. Winter and spring are the rainy seasons in Aris.
South of Crickwindle to the northern Plains of Pel it gets colder (think midwest winters), and south of that gets very frigid up to the Southern Wastes (think Minnesota/Canada/Alaska).
The Borderlands are the area southeast of the map on the website (from where it says Pel on the map diagonal to the Elven forest and southeast) that runs into the Plains of Pel.
Normally, the horselords who roam the Plains keep to the eastern reaches, as the grassland is much flatter. The orc tribes that live about keep east and south away from them during that time. When winter begins to show itself, the horselords move west, as the winter is milder the closer to the coast you go, and there tends to be less snow which makes for better grazing. In this time, the orcs get brave (and hungry) so they tend to raid closer to the Borderlands, since there are no horselords to get in their way.
A few extra blankets, a good bedroll, and some warm travelling clothes (thick cloak, thicker boots) should be enough to keep you warm, especially if you travel north. Waterproof items don't hurt either, as I said above, it rains more than the rest of the year. If you were to go south, you would need warmer clothes (fur lined), more supplies, and would need to have horses for sure. All of these are available at the keep (except horses) so you can stock up on what you need.
As far as food and water is concerned, I will not keep track unless you are going somewhere where it is tough to get food or water (no settlements), if you are in the wilderness and no one knows how to hunt, or if weather (i.e. snow) makes it tough to find food.