Steppe

Open grassland, the richest farmland on the disc.

Warmth	11 °C at sea level before the seasons and the weather; colder higher up
Tree cover	2% of the ground
Hiding	Takes none of an army’s sight
Fertility	0.8 (how well it feeds a settlement, 0 to 1)
Going on the map	1 on open ground; trees and slopes slow you

Fields

Land like this sows, by how often:

Sowing	Crops
Winter corn	barley 3, wheat 2, rye 1
Spring corn	barley 4, beans 2

See Harvest.

Flora and fauna

Trees

• A lone poplar stands here and there over the open grass.
• Along the streams, copses of poplars and birches.
• Within 150 m of the sea: windswept coast pines, leaning inland.

See Trees.

Plants

Thick grass, tall grass, wildflowers, bushes and rocks.

See Flora.

Animals

Herds to the square kilometre:

Beast	Herds
Deer	0.05
Birds	0.04

Flocks of geese cross over in long Vs, north in spring and south in autumn.

See Fauna.