Steppe by Steppe

A terra

Terreno suavemente ondulado sob estepe aberta de capim, a 10 m de altitude; brooks and springs in the folds of the ground; longe de qualquer mar; invernos frios e de neve, sem estação seca.

Cobertura

estepe aberta de capim

Altitude

10 m

Relevo

terreno suavemente ondulado

Água doce

brooks and springs in the folds of the ground

O mar

longe de qualquer mar

Clima

invernos frios e de neve, sem estação seca

A parcela

cerca de 1,85 km de norte a sul e 1,20 km de largura; 1.853 m de norte a sul, 1.198 m de leste a oeste, 2,22 km²

Centro

49.7250°N 45.3583°E

O que a terra oferece a quem constrói

Desta terra: junco, terra, turfa, pedra, couro, osso, pano, corda, fogo. Da região: madeira, planta viva, tijolo, telha, água. A terra permite: no chão, sobre palafitas.

Agora

Geada, frio cortante por aqui, 06:44 no horário local, fim do outono, primeira luz.

O mundo selvagem

Animais aqui este mês: urso-pardo (na toca), caribu (invernando), alce (invernando), lobo (de passagem), uapiti (migrando), cavalo selvagem (se alimentando).

A disposição da terra

• The grass meadow (prado): a bright sward of tall grass damp with morning dew
• The cold spring (nascente): cold clear water welling up steadily between wet stones

O que está de pé aqui

THE REED HUT — on the grass meadow. House-sized, about 6 m. Reed, earth, stone. On the ground.
"A stout reed hut roofed with earth, set low out of the wind with a central hearth"
A roof of earth atop the top: pitched low to shed rain and heavy gusts. A hearth of stone inside the centre: set with flat stones to hold the embers through the night. A doorway of reed facing the south: fitted with a heavy latch on the leeward side. A storage rack of reed along the north side, hung with dry provisions, cordage, and spare gear.
Of this land: reed, earth, stone.

THE WATCH POST — beside the cold spring. Small, about 4 m. Reed, tile, bronze. On the ground.
"A four-post reed frame with a planked platform and a bronze beacon pan"
A ladder of reed against the south side, lashed with stout rungs up to the deck. A beacon pan of bronze atop the top: filled with dry pitch wood for dark nights.
Of this land: reed. Of the region: tile. Carried here: bronze.

A história, como Orlaith B. conta

Do lugar

• Slate Bench was laid out by Orlaith Byrne, who marked the grass meadow first and set the reed hut to face out of the prevailing weather.

Do povo

• They keep a dry stack of fuel beside the reed hut and share the first meal at the hearth with any traveller who crosses the grass meadow. (heard when a people lives here)
• Before winter sets in they check the lashings and stones of the watch post and sing the names of the first four who came. (heard when a people lives here)

O povo

THE PEOPLE OF STEPPE BY STEPPE — hunters, fishers, and gatherers, seasonal, in hearth households.
Names from their own tongue. They hold the river sacred.
They keep: the first-salmon feast; no fishing at spawning; sky burial on a platform; winter stories; summer camps away.
They like timber, salmon, moose, and snow. They dislike mosquito, heat, and stone. Wary to strangers.
Their words: hearth kilumä, river or sea räkomä, winter or the rains ivätö, the dead tälmolä, home öti, stranger tosirme, feast urä, child hokale, old one hurja, the place Ätänvu, the beast ävu, the sky otesö.
Founders: four. Lore: 2 lines.

Modos de vida

hunting, fishing, gathering

Assentamento

seasonal

Parentesco

hearth households

Casamento

either

Nomes

given names

Com forasteiros

wary

Têm por sagrado

the river

Guardam

the first-salmon feast; no fishing at spawning; sky burial on a platform; winter stories; summer camps away

Gostam de

timber, salmon, moose e snow

Não gostam de

mosquito, heat e stone

Fundadores

4

Contagem

4 da gente com nome, uma casa de 0, 0 nascidos aqui, 0 mortos aqui

Fundado em

6 de novembro de 2026

As palavras deles

hearth kilumä, river or sea räkomä, winter or the rains ivätö, the dead tälmolä, home öti, stranger tosirme, feast urä, child hokale, old one hurja, the place Ätänvu, the beast ävu, the sky otesö.

A tradição deles

• They keep a dry stack of fuel beside the reed hut and share the first meal at the hearth with any traveller who crosses the grass meadow.
• Before winter sets in they check the lashings and stones of the watch post and sing the names of the first four who came.

Gente com nome

A crônica

Cada linha é um registro que a terra escreveu; os nomes entre aspas são palavras do dono. O que a crônica não diz não aconteceu.

Ano 1

Os anais: 1 founders; 1 people founded; 1 ways changed.

• Late autumn, the first year of Steppe by Steppe: the ways of the people changed: name. mantido
• Late autumn, the first year of Slate Bench: four came to Slate Bench and lit the hearth. The net-mender "Ölu", the fire-keeper "Öli", the watcher "Jörsöso", the lamp-lighter "Inö". mantido
• Late autumn, the first year of Slate Bench: Orlaith Byrne called a people to Slate Bench: the people of Slate Bench. mantido

Aqui agora

the net-mender "Ölu" (gente) · the fire-keeper "Öli" (gente) · the watcher "Jörsöso" (gente) · the lamp-lighter "Inö" (gente)