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I can only find what's in the OP, have we had a biome map updated for snow?

Most of the action atm is in two settlements with a north/south road between them but I don't really know how it connects to the rest of the map. Gonna try and vandalize the northern settlement with a landmark tonight, I'll try and keep it small.

I'm based on server 3 and willing to help make some landmarks/roads in the new settlements. Anyone else playing here still? Would be good to see the interest in this, maybe we can make a major remapping effort.

The Crimson Jumper

I was born into a large village that was going through hard times, the nursery had become a place of death with carts stacked full of bodies. Mother opted to raise me on the job as she scrabbled away in the dirt of the humble carrot patch. I could see mother was struggling and when I was able to I leapt from her arms to fend for myself. My childhood was spent foraging in the surrounding areas, the hungry villagers seemingly unaware of nature's bounty just a stones throw away.

Elsewhere in the village an elderly shepherd was busy knitting whilst overseeing his apprentice who was boiling water in preparation for applying dye. One fateful day just as I'd scrapped together some pieces of fur and thread to protect my modesty I bumped into the old shepherd. He handed me a beautiful red jumper, I thanked him for his gift and then he passed on. I put the jumper on and buried his remains "The gift of clothes is a most wonderful thing" I thought to myself as I stood by his grave.

I set about my new task of restoring the villages milkweed farm which was in poor condition, gathering seeds and creating new mounds of compost. I was a young woman in her prime by then, the envy of the village with my distinct red jumper and stylish wolf cloak. I hopped over to the carrot patch to see how it was doing and there were single carrots standing in rows. Feeling charitable I decided to help out by picking the carrots and placing them in the baskets provided. "Hey!" an angry man approached "Those were for seeds", "You'll destroy the soil for just a single flower" I responded but he wasn't listening just running around like a headless chicken. I could feel my temper rising and my hand reaching for the hunting bow that I kept hidden nearby so I decided to walk away and cool off. It didn't concern me anyway, I would live of the land like I had before.

I returned to my milkweed by the graveyard. In my absence a man had moved in, I studied him for a moment wondering whether he would be help or hindrance. After some stepping on each others toes he settled to the side of the patch and focused on his composting work.

Time passed and a man ran past before collapsing from hunger. I returned to the village square and witnessed the chaos, starvation had set in, likely from that fool's mismanagement of the carrot patch. Death all around but I was with child, with society collapsing and my youth passing I opted to keep the child so that life may continue. I ran into the wilds my baby in hand and we foraged for a couple of years. I explained to her how this society almost collapsed despite it's advances and showed her what my contribution had been. She seemed to understand, such a bright child. Then my milk ran dry and I hadn't weened her off it yet! A moment of panic and I fed her my final gooseberry and told her to run for the bushes that I had shown her.

My daughter returned with a basket full of berries and offered me some. Not only had she passed Nature's test but she had the warm heart to share some with me, what a good child! She asked about clothes and I showed her the remains of the man that ran by earlier, a stark reminder that we inherit what our ancestors left us.

Life started returning to the village, a skilled farmer took over the carrot patch (practically having to start from scratch, I spotted a wagon with seeds in), he may have been the compost guy. I couldn't tell since they looked alike, not me though I stood out in my jumper haha! My daughter began helping him and I saw a new woman move in and have a baby, I was relieved that the village would continue.

But then I heard a commotion... I ran to the village square. The stranger was there, knife pointed at my daughter with a fresh body at her feet "you saw nothing" the stranger threatened her. I ran for my bow but I hesitated, I was getting old my body weak "have I even got the fight left in me?"

"Of course I have! I must save my child!" The stranger and I spotted each near the carrot patch both with weapon in hand, she approached and I shot an arrow with all the fury I had left.
"Mom!" my baby had seen what happened, not just her but the farm manager too. Blood on my hands I threw down my weapon and surrendered, ready for whatever punishment they might decide.

No punishment came instead my girl pleaded with the farmer, she told him the stranger had murdered her own children. What a wonderful daughter I had. My time on this earth was drawing to a close however and so I handed my distinctive red jumper to my daughter and told her to wear it with pride. "I will always remember you mum!" she shouted as I ran naked into the woods to live out my days in self-imposed exile.

The End

Side Note: This was my third life in the same village, in a past life I heard someone ask if it was called Midgard. Does anyone have any idea what it's name is and what server it is on? The carrot patch is center with a fully kitted out nursery above and a sheep pen to the left. Large warehouse south and mass ponds/depot full of tools and carts to the East. It has major roads leaving north and east that branch out with the occasional building in various stages of completion (private workshops that people are working on?).