Neve do Sul

The land

Steep hills under tundra of moss and low shrub, 921 m up; brooks and springs in the folds of the ground; the sea about 110 km away; tundra climate.

Cover

tundra of moss and low shrub

Elevation

921 m

Relief

steep hills

Fresh water

brooks and springs in the folds of the ground

The sea

the sea about 110 km away

Climate

tundra climate

The patch

about 1.85 km north to south and 0.69 km across; 1,853 m north to south, 685 m east to west, 1.27 km²

Centre

68.2917°N 178.3417°E

What the land offers a builder

Of this land: turf, stone, marble, slate, ice, snow, hide, bone, cloth, rope, bronze, iron, gold, fire. The land allows: ground, stilts, carved, ice, spanning.

Now

Wind and bitter here, 15:37 local, late autumn, full dark.

The wild

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

The lay of the land

• The low knoll (knoll): a rounded rise with a clear view across the surrounding patch
• The north hill (hill): a broad shoulder of high ground dry underfoot after rain

What stands here

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 FIRING KILN — beside the north hill. Small, about 4 m. Turf, rope. On the ground.
"A thick-walled turf kiln with a low draft tunnel and a sheltered fuel rack"
A chimney flue of turf atop the top: daubed tight to draw a steady draft. A fuel rack of rope along the east side: stacked with dry kindling under a narrow eave.
Of this land: turf, rope.

The story, as Valen Correa tells it

Of the place

• Moss Saddle was laid out by Valen Correa, who marked the low knoll first and set the winter tent to face out of the prevailing weather.

Of the people

• 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. (heard when a people lives here)
• Before winter sets in they check the lashings and stones of the firing kiln and sing the names of the first four who came. (heard when a people lives here)

The people

THE PEOPLE OF NEVE DO SUL — 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 rärmo, river or sea horsu, winter or the rains römrämla, the dead ulötö, home hilru, stranger narvo, feast övanso, child kimnänö, old one möne, the place Melke, the beast verhintä, the sky nömari.
Their herd: caribou.
Founders: four. Lore: 2 lines.

Ways

herding, hunting

Settlement

seasonal

Kinship

hearth households

Marriage

either

Naming

at the first winter

To strangers

wary

They hold sacred

the herd

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

Their herd

caribou, 1 head

Founders

4

Counted

4 named folk, a household of 0, 0 born here, 0 died here

Founded

6 November 2026

Their words

hearth rärmo, river or sea horsu, winter or the rains römrämla, the dead ulötö, home hilru, stranger narvo, feast övanso, child kimnänö, old one möne, the place Melke, the beast verhintä, the sky nömari.

Their lore

• 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 firing kiln and sing the names of the first four who came.

Named folk

The chronicle

Every line is a record the land wrote; the names in quotes are the owner's words. What the chronicle does not say did not happen.

Year 1

The annals: 1 founders; 1 people founded; 2 rut heard; 1 ways changed.

• Late autumn, the first year of Neve do Sul: the ways of the people changed: name. kept
• Late autumn, the first year of Moss Saddle: ibex heard at the rut from the spot.
• Late autumn, the first year of Moss Saddle: ibex heard at the rut from the spot.
• Late autumn, the first year of Moss Saddle: four came to Moss Saddle and lit the hearth. The net-mender "Rejolo", the potter "Sutomnu", the fire-keeper "Rötö", the keeper of the shrine "Sövo". kept
• Late autumn, the first year of Moss Saddle: Valen Correa called a people to Moss Saddle: the people of Moss Saddle. kept

Here now

the net-mender "Rejolo" (folk) · the potter "Sutomnu" (folk) · the fire-keeper "Rötö" (folk) · the keeper of the shrine "Sövo" (folk)