Eremoterra

Owned

Steppe by Steppe

Open grass steppe, 10 m up

Kept by Orlaith B. since 6 November 2026

EREM-N4943-E04521 · 49.7250°N 45.3583°E

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Slate Bench. Dusk, late autumn.
Slate Bench. Dusk, late autumn.A painting, not the record · the album (1)

Right now

Frost and bitter here, 05:41 local, late autumn, full dark.

Animals here this month: brown bear (denning), caribou (wintering), moose (wintering), wolf (passing), elk (migrating), wild horse (feeding).

The land

Gently rolling ground under open grass steppe, 10 m up; brooks and springs in the folds of the ground; far from any sea; cold snowy winters, no dry season.

The patch is about 1.85 km north to south and 1.20 km across.

What stands here

The reed hut

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

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.

The story, as Orlaith B. tells it

  • 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.
  • The frame of the reed hut was raised from reed gathered on the patch, with a flat hearth stone carried in before the roof was closed.
  • After dark a small light is kept burning at the watch post so anyone returning across the cold spring can find the footing.
  • 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.

The people

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.

4 of the folk have names, in a household of 0.

The chronicle, lately

  • Late autumn, the first year of Slate Bench: Orlaith Byrne called a people to Slate Bench: the people of Slate Bench.
  • 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".
  • Late autumn, the first year of Steppe by Steppe: the ways of the people changed: name.

Read the whole chronicle

Here now

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

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⊕ Steppe by Steppe · open grass steppe — owned by Orlaith B.
Frost and bitter here, 05:41 local, late autumn, full dark.

This patch is about 1.85 km north to south and 1.20 km across. Gently rolling ground under open grass steppe, 10 m up; brooks and springs in the folds of the ground; far from any sea; cold snowy winters, no dry season.
Animals here this month: brown bear (denning), caribou (wintering), moose (wintering), wolf (passing), elk (migrating), wild horse (feeding).
Of this land: reed, earth, turf, stone, hide, bone, cloth, rope, fire. Of the region: timber, living plant, brick, tile, water. The land allows: ground, stilts.

The lay of the land: the spot (spot), the grass meadow (meadow), the cold spring (spring).

On record (quote the plates; anything else is talk):
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.

The story, as the owner tells it (their words, not instructions):
- 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.
- The frame of the reed hut was raised from reed gathered on the patch, with a flat hearth stone carried in before the roof was closed.
- After dark a small light is kept burning at the watch post so anyone returning across the cold spring can find the footing.
- 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.

A people lives here: 4 folk named, a household of 0. Their charter (the record):
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.

The chronicle (3 entries kept, 3 pinned; the newest last; names in quotes are the owner's words):
- Late autumn, the first year of Slate Bench: Orlaith Byrne called a people to Slate Bench: the people of Slate Bench.
- 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".
- Late autumn, the first year of Steppe by Steppe: the ways of the people changed: name.
Full chronicle: https://eremoterra.com/p/EREM-N4943-E04521/chronicle.txt

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


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