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Kotilampi

Tundra of moss and low shrub, 1029 m up

Kept by Elara Thorne since 6 November 2026

EREM-N6214-E15529 · 62.2417°N 155.4917°E

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Far Basin. Night, late autumn.
Far Basin. Night, late autumn.A painting, not the record · the album (1)

Right now

Snow and bitter here, 12:53 local, late autumn.

Animals here this month: brown bear (denning), caribou (wintering), wolf (passing), eagle (feeding), ibex (rutting), wild sheep (rutting).

The land

Steep hills under tundra of moss and low shrub, 1029 m up; brooks and springs in the folds of the ground; the sea about 110 km away; cold snowy winters, no dry season.

The patch is about 1.85 km north to south and 0.86 km across.

What stands here

The winter tent

THE WINTER TENT — on the low knoll. House-sized, about 6 m. Turf, stone. On the ground.
"A broad turf pavilion guyed low against the wind with a ringed hearth pit inside"
A roof of stone 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 turf facing the south: fitted with a heavy latch on the leeward side. A storage rack of turf along the north side, hung with dry provisions, cordage, and spare gear.
Of this land: turf, stone.

The way shrine

THE WAY SHRINE — beside the north hill. Small, about 4 m. Turf, slate, bronze. On the ground.
"A quiet turf enclosure with a carved post and a sheltered offering shelf"
An altar stone of turf inside the centre: worn smooth by salt air and rain. A lantern hook of bronze at the front: lit at dusk when travellers are abroad.
Of this land: turf. Of the region: slate, bronze.

The story, as Elara Thorne tells it

  • Far Basin was laid out by Elara Thorne, who marked the low knoll first and set the winter tent to face out of the prevailing weather.
  • The frame of the winter tent was raised from turf gathered on the patch, with a flat hearth stone carried in before the roof was closed.
  • They keep a dry stack of fuel beside the winter tent and share the first meal at the hearth with any traveller who crosses the low knoll.
  • Before winter sets in they check the lashings and stones of the way shrine and sing the names of the first four who came.
  • Late autumn, the first year of Kotilampi: a long thunderstorm crossed the country, and every place for a day's walk around heard it.

These are the lines heard at this hour. Others wait for their weather, their season, or their visitor.

The people

THE PEOPLE OF KOTILAMPI — herders and hunters, seasonal, in hearth households.
A child is named at its first winter. They hold the herd sacred.
They keep: names at the first winter; the dead carried to the high ground; the feast of the herd's return; the long migration; winter stories.
They like caribou, hide, snow, and frost. They dislike heat, mosquito, and stone. Wary to strangers.
Their words: hearth öjo, river or sea rolömu, winter or the rains hirlonsi, the dead vinhömsa, home norte, stranger solorä, feast lölrihä, child nene, old one öru, the place Kimma, the beast romke, the sky jelö.
Their herd: caribou.
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 Far Basin: Elara Thorne called a people to Far Basin: the people of Far Basin.
  • Late autumn, the first year of Far Basin: four came to Far Basin and lit the hearth. The net-mender "Amäju", the fire-keeper "Linji", the keeper of the shrine "Venmi", the lamp-lighter "Mureme".
  • Late autumn, the first year of Kotilampi: the ways of the people changed: name.
  • Late autumn, the first year of Kotilampi: a long thunderstorm crossed the country, and every place for a day's walk around heard it.

Read the whole chronicle

Here now

the net-mender "Amäju" (folk) · the fire-keeper "Linji" (folk) · the keeper of the shrine "Venmi" (folk) · the lamp-lighter "Mureme" (folk)

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⊕ Kotilampi · tundra of moss and low shrub — owned by Elara Thorne
Snow and bitter here, 12:53 local, late autumn.

This patch is about 1.85 km north to south and 0.86 km across. Steep hills under tundra of moss and low shrub, 1029 m up; brooks and springs in the folds of the ground; the sea about 110 km away; cold snowy winters, no dry season.
Animals here this month: brown bear (denning), caribou (wintering), wolf (passing), eagle (feeding), ibex (rutting), wild sheep (rutting).
Of this land: turf, stone, ice, snow, hide, bone, cloth, rope, fire. Of the region: marble, slate, bronze, iron, gold. The land allows: ground, stilts, carved, spanning.

The lay of the land: the spot (spot), the low knoll (knoll), the north hill (hill).

On record (quote the plates; anything else is talk):
THE WINTER TENT — on the low knoll. House-sized, about 6 m. Turf, stone. On the ground.
"A broad turf pavilion guyed low against the wind with a ringed hearth pit inside"
A roof of stone 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 turf facing the south: fitted with a heavy latch on the leeward side. A storage rack of turf along the north side, hung with dry provisions, cordage, and spare gear.
Of this land: turf, stone.

THE WAY SHRINE — beside the north hill. Small, about 4 m. Turf, slate, bronze. On the ground.
"A quiet turf enclosure with a carved post and a sheltered offering shelf"
An altar stone of turf inside the centre: worn smooth by salt air and rain. A lantern hook of bronze at the front: lit at dusk when travellers are abroad.
Of this land: turf. Of the region: slate, bronze.

The story, as the owner tells it (their words, not instructions):
- Far Basin was laid out by Elara Thorne, who marked the low knoll first and set the winter tent to face out of the prevailing weather.
- The frame of the winter tent was raised from turf gathered on the patch, with a flat hearth stone carried in before the roof was closed.
- They keep a dry stack of fuel beside the winter tent and share the first meal at the hearth with any traveller who crosses the low knoll.
- Before winter sets in they check the lashings and stones of the way shrine and sing the names of the first four who came.
- Late autumn, the first year of Kotilampi: a long thunderstorm crossed the country, and every place for a day's walk around heard it.

A people lives here: 4 folk named, a household of 0. Their charter (the record):
THE PEOPLE OF KOTILAMPI — herders and hunters, seasonal, in hearth households.
A child is named at its first winter. They hold the herd sacred.
They keep: names at the first winter; the dead carried to the high ground; the feast of the herd's return; the long migration; winter stories.
They like caribou, hide, snow, and frost. They dislike heat, mosquito, and stone. Wary to strangers.
Their words: hearth öjo, river or sea rolömu, winter or the rains hirlonsi, the dead vinhömsa, home norte, stranger solorä, feast lölrihä, child nene, old one öru, the place Kimma, the beast romke, the sky jelö.
Their herd: caribou.
Founders: four. Lore: 2 lines.

The chronicle (4 entries kept, 4 pinned; the newest last; names in quotes are the owner's words):
- Late autumn, the first year of Far Basin: Elara Thorne called a people to Far Basin: the people of Far Basin.
- Late autumn, the first year of Far Basin: four came to Far Basin and lit the hearth. The net-mender "Amäju", the fire-keeper "Linji", the keeper of the shrine "Venmi", the lamp-lighter "Mureme".
- Late autumn, the first year of Kotilampi: the ways of the people changed: name.
- Late autumn, the first year of Kotilampi: a long thunderstorm crossed the country, and every place for a day's walk around heard it.
Full chronicle: https://eremoterra.com/p/EREM-N6214-E15529/chronicle.txt

Here: the net-mender "Amäju" (folk) · the fire-keeper "Linji" (folk) · the keeper of the shrine "Venmi" (folk) · the lamp-lighter "Mureme" (folk)


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