Traveling in Relic Lore

Traveling in Relic Lore.

Table of Contents

• Exploring
• Maps for Scale
• Territory Sizes

Relic Lore is currently divided into 6 regions: Snowmarch Expanse, Northern and Southern Eden, the Heart of Relic Lore, Serpent's Pass, and the Vale of Secrets. Each of these territories have their own distinct characteristics and territories within them, which you can read more about on the IC forums and the sub-territory article within the Library. It is within these territories that a wolf pack would claim a den for the sole use of their pack, and the locations of each pack's den can be viewed on the Map of Relic Lore. Individual character dens, such as those of lone wolves, are not marked. They do however exist throughout Relic Lore and their rough location can be viewed in the character profiles.

Relic Lore is divided into a 'east and west' scenario by Serpent's Pass, which snakes through from the north to the southern parts of the forest. To reach the other side of Relic Lore you have to cross the Pass, which is a treacherous and rocky terrain. Many younger and elder wolves may not be able to manage the journey. Traveling over the Pass will most likely take a few days, and therefore is a very difficult journey even for wolves in their prime.

The western side of the Pass is mainly taken up by the northern and southern Eden regions, where lush meadows and strong trees prevail, making it clear why the name 'Eden' was chosen. However, acting like the centerpiece of western Relic Lore, the Heart is located here, supplying the west with the strong Wildwood forest. Over the Pass on the eastern side of Relic Lore lies the Vale of Secrets. The Vale, as its name suggests, is steeped in mystery and its location is almost impossible to find if a wolf has not been led their personally or given directions, which is why those who seek it must first find a wolf who knows where it is. .

(This post was last modified: Feb 11, 2021, 05:10 PM by Azra.)

Exploring the Forest.

While traveling through the various regions of Relic Lore it is important that you are aware of RoW's 'realistic travel' rule. This is simply that you take into account the size of Relic Lore, so, for example, your wolf could not be in Northern Eden at one minute and then Valley of Secret's without roughly 5 days passing in character time. While OoC you could have threads taking place in both regions your wolf needs to be aware that the correct amount of time has passed in their 'timeline'. So, for example, as a member of a pack your wolf could not go missing for 10 days to travel to the Vale and back without the leader's permission - or if they do, at least be aware of the consequences.

To help you keep track and to make it as easy as possible when judging the time it would take to travel around Relic Lore a table has been devised below. Of course the length of time taken is dependent on the wolf and speed of travel, but this is based of a fit adult wolf traveling at a casual lope, which is a type of movement wolves can maintain steadily for hours. The distance is also judged traveling from the center of one region (e.g. Blackberry Fields in N. Eden) to the center of another (e.g. Hush Meadow in S. Eden), which you can check by using the map.

DISCLAIMER: Units of time (Days) have been rounded to the nearest whole number. Some trips may actually be longer or shorter.

                                  

Travel times between the regions (from center to center)
REGIONS	N. Eden	S. Eden	The Heart	S. Pass	The Vale	E. Snowmarch	W. Snowmarch
N. Eden	—	3 Days	1 Day	3 Days	5 Days	4 Days	2 Days
S. Eden	3 Days	—	2 Day	3 Days	5 Days	5 Days	5 Days
The Heart	1 Day	2 Day	—	1 Day	3 Days	3 Days	3  Days
S. Pass	3 Days	3 Days	1 Day	—	3 Days	3 Days	3  Days
The Vale	5 Days	5 Days	3 Days	3 Days	—	4 Days	7 Days
E. Snowmarch	4 Days	5 Days	3 Days	3 Days	4 Days	—	3 Days
W. Snowmarch	2 Days	5 Days	3 Days	3  Days	7 Days	3 Days	—

 *Snowmarch Expanse is divided along Serpent's Pass             

Travel times between the current packs
PACKS	Sanguine Cove	Dead Empress Backwater	Paradise Falls
Sanguine Cove	—	2 Days	5 Days
Dead Empress Backwater	2 Days	—	6 Days
Paradise Falls	5 Days	6 Days	—

 *Snowmarch Expanse is divided along Serpent's Pass 

(This post was last modified: Oct 10, 2023, 12:49 AM by Viorel. Edit Reason: updated packs )

Maps for Scale.

For those of you who are interested in the nitty-gritty details of travel and distance, below you will find some maps that will illuminate the scale of the map. Relic Lore is roughly 210 miles or 338 km from east to west, which would take a wolf about a week to travel across. 

Map with Grid Lines

Map with Territory Areas Highlighted

Map with Region Areas Highlighted

(This post was last modified: Jul 04, 2018, 05:23 PM by Sahalie. Edit Reason: added CAD to maps )

Territory Sizes.

Please note that these numbers are approximated based on squares. The actual territories themselves are not squares.

Region and Territory Sizes in Sq. Mile and Km
Region	Territory	Square #	Sq. Miles	Sq. Km	Region Sq. Miles	Region Sq. Km
Snowmarch Expanse	Stonewatch Timbers	10	3060	4896	14076	22522
	Nightingale Palisade	3	918	1469
	Wingsong Fjord	3	918	1469
	Turtleback Lake	2	612	979
	Kingsfall	5	1530	2448
	Larkcall Lowlands	23	7038	11261
Northern Eden	Ghastly Woods	5	1530	2448	7650	12240
	Secluded Springs	3	918	1469
	Thicket of Secrets	7	2142	3427
	Blackberry Fields	4	1224	1958
	Heartleaf Creek	3	918	1469
	Wild Cherry Orchard	3	918	1469
The Heart	The Wildwood	2	612	979	1530	2448
	Sacred Grove	2	612	979
	Bramble Falls	1	306	490
Southern Eden	Cedardwood Forest	11	3366	5386	11322	18115
	Whisper Marsh	4	1224	1958
	Iridescent Lagoon	6.5	1989	3182
	Drooping Willows	5	1530	2448
	Hush Meadow	6	1836	2938
	Fireweed Rise	4.5	1377	2203
Serpent's Pass	Mountain of Dire	9	2754	4406	6120	9792
	Lost Lake	4	1224	1958
	Riddle Heights	7	2142	3427
Vale of Secrets	Sierra Hills	6	1836	2938	13158	21053
	Red Fern Forest	5	1530	2448
	Secret Falls	6	1836	2938
	Spectral Woods	8	2448	3917
	Dragonfly Fen	10	3060	4896
	Umbra Copse	8	2448	3917

(This post was last modified: Feb 11, 2021, 05:13 PM by Azra.)