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Sunlight dances between the breezy canopy of trees within the Woods; Calm winds wash into the gently rolling valleys of the Fields; faint, hazy mists fill the spaces between the trees within the Forest; dense fogs seep and curl around and through the messy roots of the massive trunks in the Jungle...

Laced with simple dirt foot-paths and the far more distinctive cobble roads winding between larger settlements, the natural world is a bounty all around, an escapade of vibrant vegetation and wild beings all thriving in the majority of vast biomes around the world. From the woodlands sprawling into the dense forests towards the Towering mountains, to the mystifying-and-strange deep jungles and scorching deserts, patches of these wildland have been explored by a variety of courageous, curious peoples, their settlements sprinkling themselves along the given trails as placed by their folk. Though much of the past has been swallowed by the ever-encroaching swathes of nature, some of the older directions and buildings still linger...

Stretching all across these vast lands, from the well-endowed and boastful civilizations to the remote peaks of the remote Mountains, these paths and trails offer direct passage to any well-known settlement. Trekked by all kinds of pilgrims and travelling adventurers over long histories, most settlements today can be reached by the created pathways, with newer roads attended to by the many councils who come to welcome any traveler coming their way.

To the North, a promise of bounty; glittering gems and diamonds, scattered pieces of history tucked in between crevices of old cave-ins, avalanches and battles. The letters of old, forlorn-loves and hidden treasures, hidden amongst the rubble. The danger is real, but so are the promises of bounty...

It's deeply believed by many people of the land, Deities with grand designs are all around- those which play their own games against one another, plucking citizens straight from their every-day lives to become a 'Moniker' to the deity- whether they're ready to to take on "Chosen" tasks & chores or not. These folk are sent all through ought the world on the deities whim, to their fortune or their despair...

No collective of people is without its whispered secrets, murmuring questions, and terrible characters who cater to sordid wants and needs. Peddling their wares in the shadows of alleys and similarly forgotten roads, there is a whole culture that thrives between the cracks of the too-rapidly-growing cities, vile feelings and thoughts at the forefront as they turn to violence, hateful spite, and even thrills to take on darker, unheard-of challenges, deeply settled into the shadowy world...

Despite the harrowing steps taken to assert community and warm homes for their families amongst the wilderness and dangers, most settlements today have access to plenty of fresh foods, water, and have begun taking the steps towards better quality home-life; simple electricity, plumbing, and indoor heating is abound where there are skillful technicians present!

Docile farm-animals provide plentiful resources for comfortable livelihood, companionable pets offering a friendship and helping hand with the Hunt, to the (mostly) abundant soil for growing crops; Most settlements do their best to do right by their people & citizens, bringing in a variable feast of other resources, materials, and beautiful craftsman-ship of various masters from all over Kokoata!