#snowrangercore

Hello dear ranger, Long time no see. The snow is starting to melt and I know I have been away for a very long time. But I have come to check in again. You have met many creatures no, friends while I was away? That is great news to hear! You managed to grow this far I am proud of you dear ranger. You met with the mosslings of the forest and they welcomed you to their fair. Not only that You met with the dwarves of the iron hilts to earn new weapons and learn to mull their drinks! Now, dear ranger you not only met friends, but you learned new dangers and overcome them?  You fought against the Root King and his army. Saving the village of the mosslings. You saved the dwarves from the yonder dragon and finally the biggest challenge you overcame was the year. You know the villagers are saying it was the year of the frost night. Meaning now we ring in the new year of the Melt hopefully it is a wonderful one dear ranger. If not I am sure the new friends you have made so far will help you along your journey. Now you are setting off to the land of Gravos the land of the Lava barbarians. I heard they are a sturdy yet kind people despite their exterior. Good luck dear ranger until we meet again at the next night fall. I shall return dear ranger, No dear friend.  

Dear Ranger, As you wake up this morning listen to the sound of the pitter-patter of rain as it hits your tint. Listen to the breeze rush through my canopy as droplets hang from my leaves like crystals. Remember the snow is beginning to melt as the grass starts to peak through. See the mushrooms beginning to spore on my body as the owls rest in my chest. Now, dear Ranger as you pack your watered-down things as you think today may weigh you down. Remember the silence and wonder in the rain. Yes, mud may swallow you as you tread up my hills or water slicks your footing on rocks. But soon you will reach the top as the rain dries there will be a pass as snow slashes at your face like emotions. You see the darkness of the night wondering am I alone? But you are not my dear Ranger you will never be fully alone. The owl is my watcher following you making sure you reach your destination safely. Those impasses mean they will pass. Soon the snow will melt forever and the rain will dry. Just like your tears and emotions, it leaves room for openness in the spring to come. Now My dear Ranger when you reach my meadow at the top my owl will rest in my chest again as the deer come to graze nearby. You may take solace in this, but you stayed determined and reached my valleys and meadows at the end. I am proud of you, dear ranger. Now, as you unpack, do not be frightened. The meadow my child will care for you until you are ready to tread on your next adventure. You may now rest and you may now breathe. 

Here is a list of Etsy shops I have recently bought from for working on my casual wear and Ranger fit Shop 1 Folk of the Wood mainly archery and elven themed they sell cowls and capes: https://www.etsy.com/shop/FolkOfTheWood?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=238720959  Shop 2 Fell and Fair more on the battlefield compared to high fantasy sells well made not just ranger is sold here but just overall armor and leathers: https://www.etsy.com/shop/FellAndFair?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=470098339 Shop 3 Moyamensing good arm bracers and cowls mostly accessories: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Moyamensing?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=656105307 Shop 4 is Cletic Fusion Design sells great winter clothes that are casual good for snow and water terrain: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CELTICFUSIONDESIGN?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=235956337 Shop 5 Cloak Closet a shop that has summer wear cloaks good for dry seasons for they are unwaxed and unlined: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CloakCloset?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=170628368 Shop 6 The Caped Companion sells mostly mantles and cloaks that are warm:  https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheCapedCompanion?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1061681161 Shop 7 Valkyrie Custom wear mostly Norse inspired clothes made for SCA quality events: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ValkyrieCustomWear?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=586841745 8 Chicken vicious shop that sells mostly Viking inspired and some ranger wear: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ChickenVicious?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=825076868 These are all I have currently, I, will reblog when I update with more thank you for those who read 

Dear ranger, as the sunset on the final day as the hour, hits twelve on a new year remember as you sit upon your hill watching the fireworks bounce off the evening sky glimmering as new stars and ending as ash. The year you spent and the year that was. Adventures through the old woods as you danced with the ghost on Mabon, in their masquerade through the square. As you made new friends with all that you along the way on your path. Remember the rolling hills of summer and the quiet whistle through the meadow in spring. But overall the dreams of winter and the fog rolling as you walked through hillsides. This year dear ranger I will say before I leave for now I predict greatness in you. You are going to climb great mountains and tread strong waters. The friends will become old and you will make many new ones. But remember dear ranger I predict no one this year will be as strong as you. Now go along now dear ranger with your pack on your back and your curiosity in your eye. Through the woods again as I will be watching you once more to provide and gift in the spring something wonderful for you. 

Hello dear ranger, remember as you pass through this march as the little marshes wash away against your boot as you trip over cobblestones and jump over walls The forest will always be watching and waiting as you trace my leaves that have started to grow from my branches. Pick the fruit from my from my trees as my arms. Reach down to curse your face with my leaves as the raindrops onto your head The wind will constantly whisper your name, whisking you away too far away places, but also do not forget my sister the highlands as her grass grows into a warm summer. We will currently be entering spring. Don't forget to rest against her deer beds as you carefully make your bed of hay. Don't forget the cows that are grazing in the fields or the sky. That is so blue and wondrous like a sea up above instead of seafoam you'll be looking at clouds washing away the night sky as the sun dips into the day. But dear ranger, I do not only have a sister in the Highlands. I also have a sister in the mountains. Remember as you climb her rocks and her terrain as her snow melts as you step and crunch through the harsh winter into my sister's and their spring. Remember how you feel and how you have survived through this harsh winter many things have come gone but you and my sibling stay constant now. Go along dear ranger, I'll always be waiting with my branches extending to you.

As you bed down for the night above the cover of your bed roll think. Think of the beauty in which summer has but dream, dream of winter. The time in which the earth is asleep. The plants and animals dream of a summer while you are awake traveling through cold terrains. Watching birds hop about in the snow as frost lands on your eye lashes. Dream of the fog forming from your breath as you see a distant town as it escapes your lips from a grin. Dream of the townsfolk decorating for holidays as you travel through thanking them for generosity. The image of meeting others in a small tavern over warm bowls of soup with thickened broth from baked bread crumbs and potatoes. The smells oh the smells of the spices from holiday drinks as you sit in your chair and pay your fee before leaving with extra soup and bread to go. The crunch of snow freshly fallen under your feet as you look up at the bright sky. Somewhere between night and day. Finally as you make your way to the campsite you set up you rest your head next to your fire. As you awake again in summer. But you see the bird fly over again and remember your dream of winter.