Taiga

Cold pine forest.

Warmth	3 °C at sea level before the seasons and the weather; colder higher up
Tree cover	70% of the ground
Hiding	Takes 50% of an army’s sight
Fertility	0.3 (how well it feeds a settlement, 0 to 1)
Going on the map	1, but trees and slopes slow you

Fields

Land like this sows, by how often:

Sowing	Crops
Winter corn	rye 3, barley 1
Spring corn	oats 5, barley 2, flax 1

See Harvest.

Flora and fauna

Trees

Tree	Share of the trees
Spruce	55%
Larch	25%
Birch	20%

• Within 25 m of a river or lake: weeping willows and alders.
• Within 150 m of the sea: windswept coast pines, leaning inland.
• The forest is old growth: see Trees.

See Trees.

Plants

Ferns, grass, mushrooms, berry bushes, a few bushes, fallen logs, pebbles and foxgloves in drifts in the glades and rides.

See Flora.

Animals

Herds to the square kilometre:

Beast	Herds
Deer	0.06
Boar	0.02
Wolves	0.03
Birds	0.04

Flocks of geese cross over in long Vs, north in spring and south in autumn. Jellyflies drift over the world trees of the ancient groves.

See Fauna.