Nothing Yet

A terra

Terreno plano sob o manto de gelo, a 734 m de altitude; longe de qualquer mar; geada o ano inteiro.

Cobertura

o manto de gelo

Altitude

734 m

Relevo

terreno plano

O mar

longe de qualquer mar

Clima

geada o ano inteiro

A parcela

cerca de 1,85 km de norte a sul e 0,15 km de largura; 1.853 m de norte a sul, 149 m de leste a oeste, 0,28 km²

Centro

85.3917°S 133.6250°W

O que a terra oferece a quem constrói

Desta terra: gelo, neve, couro, osso, pano, corda, fogo. A terra permite: no chão, escavado, gelo.

Agora

Geada, frio cortante por aqui, 18:48 no horário local, fim da primavera, o sol não se põe hoje.

O mundo selvagem

Pouca coisa aparece este mês.

A disposição da terra

• The grass meadow (prado): a bright sward of tall grass damp with morning dew
• The wide floe (banquisa): a broad table of thick ice riding low on the cold swell

O que está de pé aqui

THE SNOW HOUSE — on the grass meadow. House-sized, about 6 m. Ice, snow, bone. On the ground.
"A low dome of ice blocks with a sunken wind-tunnel entrance and a central lamp hearth"
A roof of snow atop the top: pitched low to shed rain and heavy gusts. A hearth of bone inside the centre: set with flat stones to hold the embers through the night. A doorway of ice facing the south: fitted with a heavy latch on the leeward side. A storage rack of ice along the north side, hung with dry provisions, cordage, and spare gear.
Of this land: ice, snow, bone.

THE FIRING KILN — beside the wide floe. Small, about 4 m. Ice, rope. On the ground.
"A thick-walled ice kiln with a low draft tunnel and a sheltered fuel rack"
A chimney flue of ice 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: ice, rope.

A história, como Tamsin Vane conta

Do lugar

• West Drift was laid out by Tamsin Vane, who marked the grass meadow first and set the snow house to face out of the prevailing weather.

Do povo

• They keep a dry stack of fuel beside the snow house 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 firing kiln and sing the names of the first four who came. (heard when a people lives here)

O povo

THE PEOPLE OF NOTHING YET — ice hunters and hunters, wandering, in bands.
No given names; each is known by what they do. They hold the sky sacred.
They keep: silence in the long night; shared catch; the long migration.
They like clear, ice, and snow. They dislike heat and fog. Closed to strangers.
Their words: hearth numnguumsu, river or sea riiurii, winter or the rains akaan, the dead kungaang, home suunquun, stranger qinaa, feast liira, child angkuun, old one ngiitaangru, the place Quuaamuuvaan, the beast qiuuraavaang, the sky limaav.
Founders: four. Lore: 2 lines.

Modos de vida

ice hunting, hunting

Assentamento

wandering

Parentesco

bands

Casamento

either

Nomes

by role

Com forasteiros

closed

Têm por sagrado

the sky

Guardam

silence in the long night; shared catch; the long migration

Gostam de

clear, ice e snow

Não gostam de

heat e fog

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 numnguumsu, river or sea riiurii, winter or the rains akaan, the dead kungaang, home suunquun, stranger qinaa, feast liira, child angkuun, old one ngiitaangru, the place Quuaamuuvaan, the beast qiuuraavaang, the sky limaav.

A tradição deles

• They keep a dry stack of fuel beside the snow house 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 firing kiln 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: 2 den found; 1 founders; 1 people founded; 1 ways changed.

• Late spring, the first year of Nothing Yet: the ways of the people changed: name. mantido
• Late spring, the first year of West Drift: a arctic fox den under the grass meadow.
• Late spring, the first year of West Drift: four came to West Drift and lit the hearth. The net-mender, the potter, the fire-keeper, the first who came. mantido
• Late spring, the first year of West Drift: a arctic fox den under the grass meadow.
• Late spring, the first year of West Drift: Tamsin Vane called a people to West Drift: the people of West Drift. mantido

Aqui agora

the net-mender (gente) · the potter (gente) · the fire-keeper (gente) · the first who came (gente)