Valda Snowy Dead Forest

Place

Place Name:

Valda Snowy Dead Forest

Biome:

Snowy Dead Forest

Size:

Unknown

Continent:

Unknown

Subcontinent

Unknown

Geography

For the most part, the Valda forest is flat, though sloping. To the west, the forest starts to slope upwards in the direction of the mountains off to the distance. This sloping continues slightly, going from west to east, getting slightly further down till the eastern edge of the forest, which is the shallowest area of the forest. To the western edge, which slopes slightly toward the mountain, the land is more rock covered and stony. Though it is still a forested area, the proximity of the area to a mountain has led to the western region having many large stones and rocks strewn about the area.

All of various sizes and types of stone. The eastern edge of the forest has a stronger plant and animal presence. The slightly shallower, lower location makes it less affected by the cold, allowing better growth and survivability. This is also the region with the most flowing water. One large stream flows through the eastern region of the forest, moving slowly through the trees and supplying water to the area. This stream eventually flows in to a larger, main river in the centre of the forest. This major, larger river is frozen over. The water still flows lower in the river.

But the main area of the top part of the river is frozen over, frozen solid strongly enough to support the weight of living creatures. The northern edge of the forest is the most heavily affected by the cold. It is the area where the cold first originated, and is almost completely frozen solid. All traces of water and the river are completely frozen solid. The trees here fall even more often than in other areas of the forest, and so most of this area is almost impossible to navigate as it is so covered in fallen trees it is impossible to get past for many.

The southern end of the forest is the least heavily affected by the snow and cold. The trees of this area grow the tallest and thickest, and fall least often. The plants in the south grow the best, and bear more fruit and leaves. This is also the region with the heaviest population of animals and living creatures. The main river of the centre of the forest also weaves through here, flowing much faster and stronger here than in other areas. Chunks of ice that have broken free from or formed float down the river, and at times can lodge in the banks of the river and become quite large.

Towards the edge of the forest, the river begins to split apart into multiple smaller streams, and eventually fails, sinking into the ground at the very borders of the forest. Except for the west of the forest, there are very little stones or rocks in the forest, and the ground is comparatively smooth, and not too broken up, except in the areas where particularly fierce battles were fought.

Plants

The plants of the forest are very similar to the plants of other regions, but adapted to the cold climate of the forest. The smaller plants do not grow very tall or strong, and are usually low and close to the ground, or grow in long winding vines up the trunks of trees. Not many of these plants are flowering or fruit bearing. They mostly reproduce through dropping fragments of their leaves into the ground, and growing new plants from those fragments. In colour, these smaller plants are almost always a shade of brown. The smaller they are, the deeper brown in colour they tend to be.

With the larger plants lightening in colour, and some even becoming more gray in colour. These plants tend to sprawl and spread rather a lot, long vines and branches moving across the area surrounding the roots of the plant. These branches are not very thick, and easily freeze and fall off to grow into new plants when the weather gets colder. The trees of the forest can vary rather a lot. The more northerly trees are thinner and smaller, and tend to fall rather easily. They do grow leaves, usually white or gray in colour, and often in small bundles that cluster tightly together on the branch.

These northern plants never grow fruits, as there are not enough nutrients in the frozen soil to properly support the growth of fruits. The bark of these trees are a light gray in colour, and is very thin and brittle. The bark is actually rather nutritious, as this is where most of the nutrients that the trees collect gathers. The taller a tree becomes, the thinner the trunk of the tree as a whole becomes. To the southern side of the forest, the plants and trees grow better and stronger. The plants tend to grow more leaves, and some are also fruit bearing, and others grow berries.

These plants vary more in colour, some growing small flowers. These plants usually have leaves of deep green and branches and bark of dark brown. They grow larger than the northern plants, the slightly warmer weather allowing for more nutrients in the soil, helping the plants grow stronger and larger. The trees of this area are more similar to what we are used to in normal areas, with less changes. They are taller and thicker than trees of the rest of the region. The leaves of the trees grow larger and in greater volumes, rather than in the small bundles of the rest of the region.

The bark of these trees is also nutritious, similar to the rest of the forest, but is different in colour. It varies from typical brown, to greys and yellows. Certain trees here grow fruits. These fruits are usually rather small, more similar to berries, with small seeds at the centre. These berries grow in bundles, and fall to the ground, where the seeds can lead to the growth of new trees.

Animals

The animals of the Valda snowy dead forest are adapted to the cold of their surroundings. They either have thick fur to keep them warm or other adaptations against the cold. Most of the animal life tends to live towards the south, where the cold and snow is less severe. Many of these creatures are relatively similar to the creatures of other forests and the surrounding area, with additional features and adaptations that allow them so survive in the cold. A common form of life in the forest is mole-like digging rodents. These creatures are gray in colour, and rather small.

They have large hands and paws adapted for digging, and are very strong; in order to dig through the hard, frost covered strengthened ground. These moles tend to live in groups, digging out dens together, and helping gather food for the group as a whole. They eat insects and berries (if there are any growing in that particular area of the forest), and have thick, insulated fur that keeps them warm. They also have learnt to gather mud and spread in along the walls of their dens to insulate them and keep them warm during the night. There are not many predators in the Valda forest.

With the most prominent being a species of wolf like canines. These wolves have exceptionally thick, strong fur, and are smaller in size than the average wolf. They live and hunt in large groups, and have a strong family bond, taking care of each other. Their movement is strangely serpentine and winding, and their bodies are long and thin. At night when the temperature drops even further, the entire group huddle together in a large ball to preserve warmth. The largest animals of the forest are the few creatures of the deer family. They vary from species to species, but share some features.

Most of them are a shade of grey or white in order to blend into the strange shading of the forest wood. The larger species are horned, with a variety to the size and length of these horns. Some have long, branching horns, while others have shorter, simple horns. They all have thick, deep fur that keeps them warm. The larger varieties tend to be more solitary, living alone or in pairs, but the smaller deer species often band together in large herds that take care of one another. These smaller deer are usually very fast and nimble, which enables them to keep safe and careful, whereas the larger varieties are powerful and strong.

Even in the more hospitable southern regions, animals are not common, and there are not many varieties, with mainly large populations of the same few animals being found there.

Historical Timeline of Ages

Age Name	Dates	Controller
Stone Age	Before 1E 0	Unknown
Copper Age	1E 1–1E 2200	Unknown
Bronze Age	1E 2200–1E 4400	Unknown
Iron Age	2E 0–2E 700	Unknown
Ancient Age	2E 700–2E 2200	Unknown
Middle Age	3E 0–3E 2050	Unknown
Early Modern Age	3E 2050–3E 2600	Unknown
Industrial Age	3E 2600–3E 2700	Unknown
Machine Age	3E 2700–3E 2800	Unknown
Atomic Age	3E 2800–3E 2850	Unknown
Space Age	3E 2850–3E 2875	Unknown
Information Age	3E 2875–3E 2900	Unknown
Genetic Age	3E 2950–3E 3000	Unknown
Awakening Age	3E 3000–3E 3415	Unknown
Twilight Age	4E 0–4E 500	Queust Kin'toni Clan

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