Seasonal History

Autumn

Boreas: The summer seems determined to hang on as long as possible. Sunny days and mild temperatures define this autumn across most of Boreas, especially pleasant after the humidity of the summer. The abundant moisture means that this year's leaves will be particularly colorful as autumn progresses. There is still a lot of rain but it tends to be a soft, gentle mist rather than storms. In the far north, temperatures drop much more rapidly, and summer's copious precipitation continues in the form of early snows. While the snow won't stick until much later in the season, mornings will often find everything covered in beautiful white hoarfrost.

Auster: As spring comes to the southern continent, it brings with it warmer temperatures and a slow decrease in the rains. Morning fogs continue to be common, but they're burned off quickly by the bright sunshine. Mild temperatures, near-constant sunshine, and gentle rains encourage an explosion of herb and flower growth: a healer's paradise! Unfortunately, it's also the start of the season for tropical cyclones...

Winter

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Spring

Boreas:: As spring arrives once again, winter seems reluctant to leave. Gentle snows continue for much of early spring, heavier in the northern lands but still noticable as you move further south. Even the west experiences slightly colder temperatures than usual, with rain happening more frequently there than usual. You may even see a tornado or two in these lands as the weather becomes more erratic - beware! Luckily, late spring will give way to much milder, temperate weather.

Auster: Thankfully for this continent the shift in season brings welcome relief from the drought that had been plaguing the lands. Gentle rains are more common, foliage slowly coming back to life as the weather improves. Expect heavy fog to accompany the rain, and high humidity to often follow after showers. Be cautious near bodies of water, since flash floods are likely early in the season!

Summer

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Autumn

Boreas:: The autumn weather has taken a turn for the dark and spooky. More often than not the skies are cloudy and gray, with a constant rumble of distant thunder. There's a chill in the air. Many mornings show a hint of ice around the edges of small streams and ponds, and grasses and leaves are occasionally rimed with frost. Most lands are windy and dreary, and storms are fairly common everywhere. Worst, and spookiest of all, thick fogs often cling everywhere well past noon, and some lands never seem to lose those disorienting fogs at all this season.

Auster: Despite the fact that the dry season should be starting, Auster's rainy season seems to be only deepening. Much like the northern continent, dark skies and windy weather seem to have Auster in it's grip. The grumble of thunder and faint flashes of lightning constantly play over the gloomy skies and the faintly spooky mists wreathing the lands. At least, unlike the north, Auster's temperatures are remaining fairly mild, neither too hot nor too cold in spite of the constant wind and frequent storms. The rain from the storms rarely sticks around long, but the wind and lightning rage far longer. It's an odd start to the dry season, that's for sure. At least there's plenty of water!

Winter

Boreas: The weather of this season is no less turbulent than the previous one - snow is frequent and heavy, especially in the northern lands. Expect frequent blizzards and the heavy, wet snowfall that these storms bring can be quite dangerous. Avalanches are growing increasingly more common and the heavy weight of the snow threatens to topple over trees, so be cautious when traveling in unfamiliar terrain!

Auster: Compared to Auster's last season, the weather has mellowed out considerably with hot and humid weather. There are still a few lingering thunderstorms at the beginning of the season, but nothing as severe as the floods that plagued the lands in Autumn. The continent is booming with fresh flora that is perfect for any healers looking to gather herbs. As the season wears on a dry spell will take effect where no rain falls at all so healers better take advantage of the flora before they wilt!

Spring

Boreas: Despite the previous winter being a relatively rough one, to the relief of wolves everywhere Spring has arrived in full force. The temperatures are unusually warm, and with the snow rapidly melting many lands, particularly in central Boreas, will seem unusually and uncomfortably muddy! Rain will be frequent all around, with thunderstorms growing increasingly common as spring turns to summer. Let's hope that so much rain will precede a fertile summer season!

Auster: The temperatures start to drop slightly as the driest time of the year fades away - nights may be uncomfortably cold sometimes compared to Auster's usually mild standards, though overall this season will be unremarkable. Lands near the ocean might experience more frequent storms, with tsunamis ravaging the continent's eastern coast far more frequently than usual - beware!

Summer

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Autumn Boreas: Autumn is showing signs of being mild this year. The temperature is definitely edging towards the cool side, and the more northern of the lands will find frost on the ground when they wake in the morning. Still, sunny days will continue for most of the season, and you won't see a good hard freeze in the three southernmost regions this season. There will be few rains but they will be gentle and not inclined to linger. It is a good time for predators to fatten their larders for winter, as the prey animals will be making the most of the continued plant growth.

Auster: Things are heating up as the rainy season passes into the annual dry season. It is already hot, and flora and fauna both are beginning to show its effects, with the vegetation beginning to look somewhat wilted and the animals - prey and predator alike - are starting to grow increasingly cantankerous with the heat. Gnats and mosquitoes seem to be more profuse this year than usual as well, adding to the annoyance. The rains seem to have stopped early this year, which does not bode well for next season...

Winter

Boreas: The mild autumn has come to an abrupt end as snow begins to fall early and thickly. The temperatures will drop quickly and within the first month of winter they will be hovering somewhere below zero in most places. Even the desert lands are unusually cold this year, though the deep deserts won't likely see snow. Blizzards will be common this year, with the north seeing almost constant snowfall between storms. Storms can come up rapidly, so travelers should be wary about being caught out.

Auster: The dry season has started with a vengeance. River and lake levels have dropped dramatically, and many smaller rivers and streams have dried up completely. Prey animals are desperately thirsty. Many have died - good for scavengers, not so much for the prey. Predators and prey alike gather near the remaining water sources and it isn't uncommon now to see a blackbuck drinking beside a jaguar, both too thirsty to bother with the other. Vegetation is extremely dry. Expect wildfires to be a major concern this season.

Spring

Boreas: The relatively harsh winter has finally subsided, giving way to a surprisingly pleasant spring. While some of the cold weather seems intent on remaining, causing cold nights, most days are sunny and pleasant. Already it seems to be a quite fertile year, with many herbs and plants blooming earlier than usual this year. Beware, though, as not everything is perfect - the snow rapidly melting has led to muddy lands, and lakes and bodies overflowing and causing rivers to be far more dangerous than usual. Another thing to note is that small earthquakes have been experienced more freqently near the central lands of Boreas. Some wolves believe this might be a sign of a change in the lands, and fear that something worse might be brewing..

Auster: Fall in Auster brings a welcome relief to drought-addled lands, with rainstorms wracking the continent, much more frequently than its inhabitants are used to. In addition, the ocean levels are significantly higher than usual and monsoons are a concern. Overall the temperatures are much more pleasant than usual, though the rain is quite a damper to an otherwise nice season.

Summer

Boreas: The arrival of summer makes the already quite fertile continent even more lucious. The relatively heavy rains brought on during spring have made herbs significantly more abundant. The storms seem more intense and frequent than the ones the previous season, often bringing dangerous winds and even an unusual number of lightning storms, particularly near the East. Even the North is seeing this warm, humid weather, and freezing temperatures are all but nonexistent in the lower to middle areas of the northern lands. Beware of the coast, though, in particular the Eastern shores - the tides seem even higher and more unpredictable than usual, and being dragged out to sea is a very real danger.

Auster: The season change brings with it rapidly worsening conditions in Auster. It is even clearer now that the water levels are rising, leading to unusually high tides and high incidences of tsunamis. Expect flooding around coastlines, rivers, and other bodies of water to intensify as the season goes on.

Spring

As Spring arrives, the bitter winter experienced across all of Boreas seems to fade quickly. This season will be overall a temperate one, only the North seeing any snow at all throughout the season. The East in particular will experience a relatively rainy season, though besides a few thunderstorms the weather is overall quite pleasant.

As Auster moves into its cold season, things will remain relatively temperate across the southern continent. Though the season will be an unusually rainy one, there is little else remarkable to note, save for a few bitterly chilly nights.

Winter

In Boreas, the mildness of fall finally gives way to winter. At first the season will be marked with periodic snowfall though it will only really take hold in the north or along the coast where the humidity leaves the snow feeling sticky. A chill wind can be felt blowing off the ocean though and soon enough the whole continent will be beset by winter's usual chill, blanketed in fine white powder.

In Auster, the warmth of 'spring' will turn to a full on blazing 'summer.' The dry season will hit with full force and many of the less hardy plants will wilt under the scorching heat of the sun, at least until the thunderstorms hit, which will be the only rain seen this season though few and far between, it's life giving water will be hard to bank on. It's gonna be a hot one.

Winter

In Boreas winter comes slowly at first, though as the season fully settles in it becomes apparentl that across the continent snowfall will be much more consistent and heavy than usual. Even the farthest reaches of the west and the south will be blessed with snow, though not to the extent of the north, which seems constantly buried under multiple feet of snow. Though the season will be marked by frequent snow, it will be generally mild as far as winters are concerned, with temperatures consistently above average.

In Auster, summer is another mild one, markedly more rainy and humid than usual for the region. Temperatures here will also tend to be lower than usual. Beware of the coasts though, where tropical storms become more and more common as the season progresses - the ocean is a dangerous place to be for much of Auster's summer.

Spring

In Boreas, although a mild winter it seems it doesn't want to relinquish it's hold for spring, the weather will largely be mild for the season, snow sticking around well into midseason in many regions. The wind will have a bit of a bite to it and it will take longer into the day for the overnight chill to be banished. And yet even in adversity life finds a way and the life that springs forth from this spring will be stronger and more verdant than in previous years.

In Auster, the less friendly summer will give way to a more peaceful autumn, while the chill will stay but feel much more normal and the storms will abate, leaving the continent in a pleasant state, the full rainbow of autumn on display. Great hiking weather!

Summer

In Boreas, the explosive growth of the late spring has led to a very lush summer, but the plants aren't the only thing in abundance it appears a great deal of the continents animals were also quite "fruitful" and prey animals abound. The weather will largely be clear with the northern part of the continent being largely pleasant while the south of the continent will get to high temperatures daily, make sure to stay hydrated!

In Auster, the pleasant fall will at first transition over to a mild winter, but it won't take too long for the weather to turn grey and dower. The winter will be largely overcast and the wind will have a bite to it, the coasts are probably not a great place to be as squalls will be common and it's recommended that weak swimmers stay away.

Fall

In Boreas, the warm summer will give away to a surprisingly chilly autumn, the heat of the previous season all but forgotten within mere days of the changing of the season. A cool breeze will pick up in the north, bringing with it early and light dustings of snow that will often be melted by mid-day. The chill in the north will be carried on the wind to the rest of the continent promising a cold winter. Still life seems unwilling to give up so easily, trees all over Boreas will retain their leaves for a long time still, bursting into autumnal colours that seem almost brighter than they have in years previous.

In Auster, spring has sprung! The wet and grey winter has left much of the lower parts of the continent near the coast flooded and the spring season isn't helping much, most of the continent will likely be muddy for the majority of the spring, as the humidity picks up and nearly daily rains pelt the continent. Occasionally the sun will break through helping to dry the earth but turning the already humid air muggy and stifling. All this water is doing wonders for some of the ecosystem at least as water loving plants are thriving and some of the flooded areas have trapped aquatic life inland without a channel back to the sea, making for easy fishing in some locations.

Winter

In Boreas, the chill of autumn moves into winter proper and much like the previous season indicated it's a cold one. Cold and miserable. The first few weeks will see snowfall in the expected areas but there will be precious few days where the sun will be visible in the sky. Despite the fierce wind that will whip in from the east coast it seems the grey clouds will not go away, constantly threatening to unleash whatever storm they've been carrying. And when the skies do open up it'll be a storm worth remembering. Blizzards will pelt parts of the continent that normally don't see snow and in places used to snow it'll hail instead. Best to take full advantage of those nicer days while you can!

This summer in Auster will be a milder one, while much of the water that flooded the lower coastal parts of the continent has receded not all has. The tide could still be seen to be artificially high. The humidity will be high all season and may make it feel hotter than it actually is until the sun can fully burn the moisture away late in the day. The continent will see the occasional thunder storm but no more than is usual for the warmer seasons and not nearly as much rain as spring. All in all, it'll be a pleasant summer.

Spring

As winter fades into spring in Boreas the grey skies will seem unwilling to give up. Though the snow may start to melt and the air will feel physically warmer, it will not be a particularly bright season this year. The snow that pelted the southern parts of the continent will give way to rains instead, while in the north you may still see seasonal snow, though nothing so bad as the blizzards of winter. Though nothing drastic enough to cause major flooding, the rain will be common throughout the season, only starting to peter off in late spring. The sun will be a rare sight so better enjoy it when you can! On the flip side it'll be a great season for dryer regions and those who enjoy playing in puddles.

In Auster the leaves have started to turn- it's autumn! The trees are bursting into yellows, reds and oranges. The first few weeks will be lovely, good idea to enjoy it while it lasts; because as the season goes on not many leaves will remain. A chill will soon set in, not helped by the way the wind will pick up. Auster will be buffeted by cold winds for the majority of the season, stripping the trees of their leaves earlier than usual, throwing around some debris and causing rougher than usual waves on the coast. Still the sun will shine bright and fallen leaves means leaf piles to jump into. Overall things will be pleasant, if a little windy.

Summer

As summer finally arrives on Boreas the sky will clear. It'll be a good year for sun bathing as the weather will be pretty mild, aside from the desert where the heat will be as expected. Most days will be warm but not too hot, a few clouds to dot the sky and ensure the sun's heat is occasionally obscured. After such a dismal spring it's a nice change of pace.

The battering winds of autumn finally bring winter to Auster, the wet season is here and it's not being too shy. Along with a drop in temperature regular showers will be a normal occurrence but unfortunately the wind has decided it wants to stick around and driving rains will batter the continent for much of the season. Flood prone areas are likely good to avoid for the time being as there will be very few days where it does not rain.

Fall

Fall starts to take gentle hold of Boreas. It'll be a mostly mild season, the leaves will change color all the same but may remain on the trees for a while longer. The occasional chill wind may bring the nip of cooler weather but for the most part it'll be a pleasant time of year. Notably the night sky will take on a somewhat uncharacteristic quality this fall. The moon seems somehow brighter than usual. Shooting stars will be a regular occurrence and where normally the aurora might be mostly seen in the north it'll instead stretch all the way down the continent, all the way to Auster.

Spring brings some much needed reprieve to Auster, the rains will let up and the sun will finally bathe the continent in warmth again. Much like its northern cousin the continent will largely face mild weather this year. Greenery may be a little more lush than previous years due to all the rain but otherwise it'll be pleasantly warm with little else to worry about. The night sky will be putting on the same light show for Auster as it is in Boreas, the moon's light being brighter and regular showers of shooting stars. Where the continent's own aurora may be less commonly seen it'll now stretch across Auster to the north to join with the extended aurora in Boreas.

Winter

Boreas' temperate fall eventually gives way to the first days of winter, which take hold slowly. The beginning of the season is marked by inconsistent weather, snow not quite sticking as firmly as it usually will, with the far reaches of the continent taking a long while to feel the season's arrival. Once winter fully settles in, it will remain pleasantly temperate, with the same unusually bright night sky persisting throughout the season. Though a few blizzards inevitably roll though, especially in northern Boreas, overall the season will be quite tolerable.

Auster's lush previous season transitions to a pleasant season all-around. The continent will be bathed in warmth, with plenty of picturesque summer days. The only downside is that nights see little relief, tending toward being humid and warm. The unusually bright nights persist here, and meteor showers become common across the continent.

Spring

Boreas: The mild winter yawns into a blissful spring. The days are warm and the nights are crisp. Due to the lack of deep freezing, many bugs emerge early and the flowers bloom along with them. Some species of plants may struggle as their seeds need hard freezes to germinate properly. The sun peeks lazily behind hazy clouds, with most days supporting misty sunshowers and rainbows across the skies. As the world awakens once more, it is buzzing with new life and hope for the year.

Auster: The sticky, humid nights turn into the damp, grey skies of fall. Rain soaks the lands, falling leaves bloating into a pulpy mush rather than the satisfying crunch the season may be known for. The continuous rain soaks into the ground, driving many animals and insects upland. While flooding isn't common this season, it seems that every inch of the land is soaked through, squelching underpaw. The unsettled nature finds respite where it can, with mild temperatures and gorgeous sunrises and sunsets.

Summer

Boreas: The warm spring blurs into a sweltering summer. Heatwaves cross the land, the air dancing in a languid rhythm. The watering holes become thick and dry while the rivers slow to a slog. Flora and fauna alike seem to wilt and whither under the sun's intense rays. Underground caves echo and groan as the water within them drains. A fresh brood of summer bugs seem the least affected. Cicada song bores itself into the ears of every living creature from early afternoon until the depths of the nights. The evening offers little relief, but frequent meteor showers and fireflies lazing about lend the air of magic to the darkness. The suffocating summer only sees relief with the occasional severe microburst or squall line of storms.

Auster: A wet autumn turns frigid, the soaked land turning hard in an instant. Ice covers much of the ground as a hard, severe freeze sets in. Even the beach's iconic waves stop rolling for some distance, the straight between Boreas and Auster becoming solid halfway before thawing almost suddenly as it approaches Boreas' scalding shores. Fish are driven deep into the waters and many prey flee north, braving the straight in favor of the warm summer. Many wolves may find critters and insects in their dens or even their fur as everything seeks warmth in the long frigid nights.