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Message: <blockquote data-quote="der_kluge" data-source="post: 1211528" data-attributes="member: 945">Handout #2 ( in several parts)Alexander Richtus' JournalValgo reads from the journal..."The journal itself was massive, and contained detailed day-to-day activities aboard Richtus' vessel.  Most of it is fairly boring.  I have boiled down the relevant bits into a smaller form.  Each numbered area of the journal corresponds to the numbers on his map."Alexander Richtus’ journal1 – After spotting the continent, we sailed to its northern-most point.  This point is the immediate-most northern point of the continent.  From here, it journeyed further south as far as we are able to see.  We sailed another day south here, and it showed no sign of turning back.  From here, we sail back west, and will map the western side of Terra Clanculum.2 – By remaining a fair distance off shore, we can take in the scope of the land.  It is a beautiful country, with lush vegetation, mountains and valleys, and streams.  This location has seen a constant panorama of forests and jungles.  The land here is fairly flat, and white, sandy beaches dot the shoreline every mile or so.3 – We saw a large herd of deer that had apparently been spooked by something inland, as they all came running out of the woods, and then down the beach.  My crow’s nest crew spotted them early in the morning.4 - There isn’t much geographically new here than from areas 2 or 3.  There was a rather sizable beach some 2 miles long or so.  From there, it sloped gently up into a rolling valley that stretched on for some time, into some dense forests.5 – The jungles here come all the way up to the shoreline.  Trees some 80 to 100-ft. tall dot the landscape.  The land here is thick with overgrowth and dark to the core.  Along the shoreline, large rocks, and rock formations dot the coastline.6 – We dubbed this point Cape Richtus.  It is a prominent mountain range that juts into the sea.  The mountains are nearly vertical and extend well into an impressive mountain range that goes well into the mainland.  The tops are dotted with trees, but are mostly rocky - all in all, a very impressive sight.7 – This terrain is rockier, and more mountainous.  The mountains that extend out into Cape Richtus extend even to here, making this an impressive mountain range indeed.  From a distance, we spotted some mountain goats grazing on the cliff faces.  The mountains do not end abruptly like they do in Cape Richtus, but rather start at the shore and work their way up into tall mountains.8 – A mountain range, perhaps a new mountain range, or an extension of the same mountains we’ve been seeing for the past several weeks comes into full view here.  It is several thousand feet tall, and extends nearly to the shore.  Between this area and area 7, the terrain was rocky, but still quite forested.  We’re not sure, but it may be that the tops of these mountains are actually snow-capped.The wizard grabbed this picture of a small island just off the coastline.</blockquote>

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