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mourning the passage of time -- cartography shop - Warringkingdoms - 12-23-2019   [font=trebuchet ms]Rin had heard about Straw kicking off the festival.   Truthfully, Elysium could've canceled it. It was her idea, after all, and it had become apparent in the past few days that her ideas could be horribly out of touch with reality. Provided that they notified Tanglewood and the Halls of Hiraeth before anyone arrived, the other groups could deal with any disappointment they might have felt.   That said, if they were going through with the festival anyway, and Lemy at least was feeling up to running a stall, there was no reason for Rin not to set up shop. She had advertised the cartography shop to at least one of the groups, after all, and a little thing like nearly being choked to death was no excuse to break her word. Furthermore, if any of the more aggressive groups happened to attend, it would be best for them to see that Rin wouldn't take her injuries lying down.   She had placed her herb supplies in a side room, and locked it for good measure. Maps had been set up around the house, some pinned up with thumbtacks, others rolled up on the sides. Some maps featured the entire landmass, labeled with either political boundaries or geographical landmarks. Others showed only the uncharted territories- she might have labeled the Halls of Hiraeth if she had had a chance to visit the territory itself. She had a general idea of where it was, but it didn't make sense to label its boundaries if she couldn't place them exactly. Some tables had also been set up with writing utensils, pieces of blank paper, shells and other small tokens to use as markers, thumbtacks, and similar odds and ends for the use of an aspiring cartographer.   As she wasn't entirely sure what sort of goods the visitors would bring to barter, there was no point in labeling prices at the moment. She expected to see plants, food, and trinkets for the most part, but no matter what they brought, it was best to be flexible and take it in stride. Opening the door and setting out a sign that read "Cartography shop here" in black inked letters, Rin heaved a sigh. Maybe no one would show. Maps weren't especially interesting unless you were an explorer or a cartographer yourself.   If anyone did show up, though, she'd be ready. Sitting by the entrance, Rin gazed out at the streets. The sky was clear for now, but she wouldn't be surprised if it snowed later. Re: mourning the passage of time -- cartography shop - teef - 01-07-2020 [align=center] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [color=#137E7A]FINNLOCH " i wanna take the long way home " --------------------------------------------------------------------------- greeted by the sign 'Cartography shop here', the elderly woman would enter out of curiosity. somebody else shared interest in ancient practices? those thst she knew who shared her passion for such practices were all missing, or deceased. heart skipping a beat, she pushed herself into the other woman's den, eyes near immediately becoming used to the dark. noticing rin, finnloch smiled and dipped her head to the other feline, "hello. do you practice cartography my dear?" she asked gently, eyes taking in the surroundings quietly but with a light of youth that she hadn't felt in oh so many years. it had been so long since fin and herself had set out to collect stories from across the land ... Re: mourning the passage of time -- cartography shop - Warringkingdoms - 01-09-2020   [font=trebuchet ms]Rin had briefly retreated back inside when the approaching footsteps of another creature caught her attention. Raising her head to face the new arrival, she blinked upon realizing that, rather than a customer, her first visitor was Finnloch. Not necessarily what she had expected, but she would take it.   "Hello," Rin said, twitching an ear in greeting. Glancing over at the maps, she continued, "Yes, I do. I used to wander a lot, so it made sense to record where I went." Taking down a map of the land's factions, she brought it over to Finnloch and rolled it out flat. "This is the most up-to-date map I have. It doesn't have the Halls of Hiraeth on it, but it has all the other major groups and their boundaries."   Looking back up at Finnloch, she ventured, "I take it you're the exploring type, too?" Perhaps she'd seen the Halls in person, and thus would know where their boundaries lay. Maybe she'd seen other groups that Rin had yet to even hear of.   /ish Re: mourning the passage of time -- cartography shop - teef - 01-19-2020 [align=center] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [color=#137E7A]FINNLOCH " i wanna take the long way home " --------------------------------------------------------------------------- coming to investigate the map with a twitch of her whiskers, she purred in greeting, "wandering ... a profession and joy that many have forgotten about." she murmured gently as she observed, listening to Rin. "this is wonderful, truly. I should visit these groups myself to see what I can record of their histories. I attempted it a while back." she chuckled softly. remembering a few of the fallen groups, she flicked her ear, "do you have a map of the old territories?" sorry its short //