Each full moon I intend to publish an update to the White Chalk sandbox here on this blog, describing the calendar year of a fantasy proto-Neolithic somewhat parallel to the world in which we live. At the time of writing we have already experienced 2 full moons (14th January 2025 and 12th February 2025), so I have to produce 2 further posts in prior to March's full moon.
To begin I have drawn just one six-mile hex, divided further into 1 mile hexes. You can read an introductory overview in this post:
https://aloneinthelabyrinth.blogspot.com/2025/02/white-chalk-almanac-25.html
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Draft planisphere for the first month of the year, discussed below |
The Cold Moon rise with bitterness: though the shortest day—the solstice—is already passed, the worst of winter is yet to come. The peoples of the Chalk Coast brace themselves for battery by the cruel winds of the north.