Sticks and Stones Territories
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Sticks and Stones Territories

The sticks and stones of the northern lands are where mountain meets marsh and sands. The terrain is shaped by the extremities of the Appalachian Mountains. Rolling hills and beaten earth evince ancient glacial movements. Jagged coastline and rocky beaches surround the Bay of Fundy, subject to the whim of the tides.

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  • Climate: The northern parts of Nova Scotia are cold and typically rather windy. The brunt force of the wind carries off the bay and into these territories more often than not; this region receives frequent, heavy rains.
  • Geography: The Sticks and Stones area consists of low, hulking hills and flat plains. Marshes and lowlands make up the majority of Drifter Bay and the Waste; these areas are more prone to flooding than others. The inland forests are lush and dotted with rivers, lakes, and other water forms. The bay coast is typical of Fundy coasts, while the Atlantic Coast of the Quartz Shoreline is extremely varied, with an innumerable amount of small islands, peninsulas, and other coastal landforms.
  • Demographics: The Atlantic Coast was populated with fishing towns and villages of varying size, while the fertile Drifter Bay marshes were dominated by farmland. Outside of these areas, human activity was sparse -- the Tobeatic in particular, a protected swath of forest covering the Dampwoods and Arachnea's Revenge, was not populated.
  • Prey: Abundant, despite heavy canine predation. The inland forests are well-populated by prey of varying size and shape.
  • Fauna: A vast number of rodent and small mammal species are found here; Stoats are unique to western Sticks and Stones. Whitetail and Moose are common, while Elk are considerably rarer. Ospreys and Bald Eagles are common through the inland forests, while the Harrier and Red-Tailed Hawk prefer the marshy, open areas.
  • Flora: Underbrush includes Indian Tobacco, Lowbush Blueberry, and Swamp Rose. Switchgrass dominates in marshy areas. Jack Pines, Ironwood, Tamarack, and Black Ash are among the tree species found here.
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The Waste


The Waste is primarily rocky, unfriendly terrain, ringed by stony beaches. Towards the north and east, the sand eases into rolling hillsides containing several large stones and cut-rock faces, as well as a myriad of caves. The land here is marshy, dominated by tall grasses, lacking in heavy treeland. As the elevation descends, the plains and tall grass give way to the sparse forest ringing the edges of the Dampwoods. The southernmost extremes of this territory show evidence of a fire some years beoore. Altogether, The Waste is a particularly a foreboding territory.



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Drifter Bay


While boasting some of the highest tides in its bay, this area is primarily renowned for its shores. A menagerie of shells, driftwood, rocks and minerals often wash onto the sandy shores. Follow any of the many bike trails further from the coast and the sand gives way to wide, marshy plains, decorated by sprawling wildflowers and thicker shrubbery to the north. Much of the coastline consists of raised beaches and cliffs, many of which contain fossils.



Sunflower Sunsets


Far from the foreboding shoes of the bay, this small territory derives its name from its most prominent feature: the large swath of sunflowers dominating its fields. Thought to be a sunflower farm prior to the apocalypse, haphazard rows of the golden flowers extend in all directions, gradually giving way to wildflowers and other underbrush. Birds are a common sight among the yellow flowers -- once the sunflowers bloom, this territory crawls with feasting avian life. The tall flowers provide excellent cover for a Luperci hoping to snag their own easy meal of poultry.



Millstone Village


Way out on the western point of Drifter Bay is a small village that cannot be found on a map. In fact, there are literally no roads to Millstone Village at all, only forest paths that stretch and go on for miles. Eventually through the trees there are cabins and a few copses here and there along with tools of the past;none of the technological advances of the world around can be found. From cabins to barns to a one room schoolhouse and graveyard, one can draw the conclusion that Millstone Village is in fact, an Amish village tucked away from the eyes of the world.



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The Dampwoods


This lowlands forest contains a multitude of tall conifers and even taller deciduous trees, with hearty underbrush and thickets of tangled shrub growth. The ground is lined with an elegant bed of pine needles -- they provide excellent sound cover for the stealthy hunter. Innumerable streams, rivers, and lakes snake through the forest, thus the name Dampwoods. To the north, the forest gradually thins and the soil becomes rocky, evidence of the western hills of The Waste. The same thinning occurs along the southern edge of the territory, and although the Dampwoods do not touch the shore, the ocean's roar can be heard on quiet days.



Musquodoboit Valley


The rural Musquodoboit Valley was expansive farmland prior to the virus. Hidden by the Wittenburg Ridge and Glenmore Mountain to the north, the area has since flourished with vegetation. The shallow, narrow Musquodoboit River runs through the center of the valley. A sawmill sits along the southernmost bend in the river, while the northeast parts of the valley consist of sweeping agricultural fields. The southern half of the vale is primarily woodland, littered with stones and boulders glacier movement thousands of years ago.



Dawn's Breath


A short distance south of Halcyon is a strange territory, something of a continued outcropping of the mountain range. Dawn's Breath seems peaceful and serene upon first glance, but is in fact rocky and treacherous. In the easternmost parts, Dawn's Breath begins as sparse grassland and graduates to small, rolling hills, thick with ferns and deciduous trees. A small rock face forms a crescent around around the western half of the territory; crags and small caves are reminiscent of the northerly Howling Caverns, with small caves and underground streams.



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Arachnea's Revenge


As with The Dampwoods, this swath of forest consists of coniferous and deciduous trees, though the conifers outnumber the woody trees. Arachnea's unique feature is the southerly lake: the waters are an unearthly blue, sharp clarity allowing onlookers to peer to the very bottom. Tiny stones make up the coast of the lake, and the fishing is always excellent, evinced by the eagles and ospreys roosting around the lake's perimeter. In northern Arachnea's revenge, the coast is rocky, though the narrowness of the bay allows one to see the far shore on clear days. Arachnea's Revenge gets its name from the large spider populations: many species make their home in the woods.



The Sugarwoods


Prior to the rise of the Luperci, humans made use of this sugar maple forest. The Sugarwoods, as they called them, are a densely stand of syrup-producing trees; the sap of these trees was processed into maple syrup. Though the humans are gone, the tools of their activity remain. The sugar houses used for the processing still stand in various states of disrepair; some trees still bear the taps used to drain them of sap. In autumn, this copse is especially wondrous; all the sugar-maple leaves turn to fire-red, and the forest seems made of flame.



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Quartz Shoreline


Although the Atlantic shoreline is more forgiving than the bay coast, the beaches are still rough and foreboding, hardly tropical paradises. The surf is treacherous, and the cold ocean waters are unforgiving to any foolish tempters of fate. Rocky outcroppings jut into the ocean, beckoning for landed canines to try their luck at reaching any one of the dozens of tiny islands. Some isles are even large enough to boast hardy, sea-toughened fauna; most are frequented by Nova Scotia's marine fauna, such as seals. The western border of Quartz Shoreline is forested, the beginnings of the nearby Dampwoods; the terrain consists of rolling dunes comprised of rocky, rough sand.



Moonstone Lakes


Nestled in the southern end of the Quartz Shoreline territory are a cluster of lakes, their size ranging from puddle to vast expanse. Rivers and streams snake between the various bodies of water, feeding into one another and eventually emptying into the Atlantic Ocean. On a few of the larger lakes, tiny rural communities slowly decay into the encroaching forests; some are little more than stone foundations and piles of wood. Overgrown dirt roads connect these tiny villages to larger asphalt roadways, though even these are cracking and wearing under the pressure of decades.



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