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	'''Forester''' is a [[Sage Study\|sage study]] in the [[Sage Field\|field]] of [[Wilderland (sage field)\|Wilderland]] which grants the character a considerable familiarity with forested regions in temperate and sub-arctic climes, from high taiga to thick deciduous forests. The study also provides a certain familiarity with the fauna of such regions, as well as survival skills.		'''Forester''' is a [[Sage Study\|sage study]] in the [[Sage Field\|field]] of [[Wilderland (sage field)\|Wilderland]] which grants the character a considerable familiarity with forested regions in temperate and sub-arctic climes, from high taiga to thick deciduous forests. The study also provides a certain familiarity with the fauna of such regions, as well as survival skills.
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 '''Forester''' is a [[Sage Study|sage study]] in the [[Sage Field|field]] of [[Wilderland (sage field)|Wilderland]] which grants the character a considerable familiarity with forested regions in temperate and sub-arctic climes, from high taiga to thick deciduous forests. The study also provides a certain familiarity with the fauna of such regions, as well as survival skills.
-A forest is land dominated by tree growth sufficient to close the canopy overhead, reducing light at ground level and creating a layered environment of trunks, branches, shrubs and ground cover. Movement through such terrain is constrained by roots, fallen wood, uneven soil and dense vegetation, while visibility is limited by the density of growth and the irregular spacing of trees. A forester moves through such a wood as one who understands how it hinders and conceals. The density of trees, the thickness of undergrowth, the lie of the ground and the breaks in the canopy are all taken as practical conditions that determine how easily a person may travel, where one might become lost, and where danger may lie. The forest is read for passage: where it can be crossed directly, where it must be skirted, and where it offers cover or ambush.
+The forest does not conceal itself so much as it withholds from those who do not know it. To the forester, its signs are plain. The arrangement of growth, the interruption of pattern, the presence or absence of sound and movement all speak, not as curiosities but as part of a continuous awareness. What is near, what is distant, what has passed and what may be encountered are all understood as part of the same impression. This study does not grant knowledge of the forest as an object, but familiarity with it as a condition. The forester does not stand apart from the wood, but exists within it without uncertainty, taking its measure instinctively and responding to it as readily as to open ground or clear sky.
 == Sage Abilities ==
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 === Amateur Status ===
-:*'''[[Birdwatching (sage ability)|Birdwatching]]''': the practice of seeking for and observing birds, gaining skill in their identification.
+:*'''[[Birdwatching (sage ability)|Birdwatching]]''': gives the practice of seeking and observing birds in their natural setting, sharpening the ability to distinguish species by shape, motion, call and habit, even when glimpsed briefly or obscured by foliage.
-:*'''[[Construct Bivouac (sage ability)|Construct Bivouac]]''': gives knowledge of how to build a wooden frame shelter within hours.
+:*'''[[Construct Bivouac (sage ability)|Construct Bivouac]]''': gives knowledge of how to raise a serviceable wooden frame shelter within hours, using available materials to produce immediate protection from weather, wind and ground conditions.
-:*'''[[Identify Clean Water (sage ability)|Identify Clean Water]]''': provides reasonable certainty that found water, though impure, will be clean enough to drink.
+:*'''[[Identify Clean Water (sage ability)|Identify Clean Water]]''': provides reasonable certainty that found water, though impure, will be clean enough to drink, by recognising signs of stagnation, contamination or safe flow within the landscape.
-:*'''[[Tree Climbing (sage ability)|Tree Climbing]]''': gives skill at climbing upwards through foliage at a rapid, safe rate.
+:*'''[[Tree Climbing (sage ability)|Tree Climbing]]''': gives skill at ascending through branches and foliage with speed and control, maintaining balance and grip while navigating irregular growth and shifting support.
-:*'''[[Woodcutting (sage ability)|Woodcutting]]''': skill at selecting and cutting timber to sustain a forest while drawing it's resources.
+:*'''[[Woodcutting (sage ability)|Woodcutting]]''': gives skill at selecting and cutting timber suited to need, judging grain, weight and condition so that wood is taken cleanly and with minimal waste.
-:*'''[[Woodland Foraging (sage ability)|Woodland Foraging]]''': improved ability to locate edible flora or fauna in forested regions.
+:*'''[[Woodland Foraging (sage ability)|Woodland Foraging]]''':gives improved ability to locate edible plant and animal matter within forested regions, recognising where sustenance is likely to be found and gathered with efficiency.
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-:*'''[[Locate Self (sage ability)|Locate Self]]''': precisely determine location within locus once features of the landscape can be observed.
+:*'''[[Locate Self (sage ability)|Locate Self]]''': gives the ability to determine precise location within a known locus once features of the landscape can be observed, fixing position without reliance on distant markers.
-:*'''[[Locate Water (sage ability)|Locate Water]]''': identifies the probable location of existing water in wilderness landscapes.
+:*'''[[Log Riding (sage ability)|Log Riding]]''': gives sure-footedness when clambering across loose logs moving upon a rivercourse, maintaining balance and control while using a peavey, a short hooked pike.
-:*'''[[Log Riding (sage ability)|Log Riding]]''': enables sure-footedness when clambering across loose logs moving upon a rivercourse; requires a peavey, a short hooked pike.
+:*'''[[Mushroom Hunt (sage ability)|Mushroom Hunt]]''': gives knowledge of when and where to search for edible or poisonous mushrooms in a wild environment, recognising the conditions under which they are likely to grow.
-:*'''[[Mushroom Hunt (sage ability)|Mushroom Hunt]]''': know when and where to search for edible or poisonous mushrooms in a wild environment.
+:*'''[[Improved Shelter (sage ability)|Improved Shelter]]''': gives the ability to strengthen outdoor shelters for greater durability and warmth against severe weather, improving structure, insulation and resistance to wind and rain.
-:*'''[[Improved Shelter (sage ability)|Improved Shelter]]''': enables the strengthening of outdoor shelters for strength and warmth against severe weather.
+:*'''[[Forest Sign (sage ability)|Forest Sign]]''': gives innate knowledge of the forester's language, allowing the land to be read clearly through marks, disturbances and patterns that reveal passage, use and presence.
 See [[Ranger Sage Abilities]]
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−	'''Forester''' is a [[Sage Study\|sage study]] in the [[Sage Field\|field]] of [[Wilderland (sage field)\|Wilderland]] which grants the character a considerable familiarity with forested regions in temperate and sub-arctic climes, from high taiga to thick deciduous forests. The study also provides a certain familiarity with the fauna of such regions, as well as survival skills.	+	'''Forester''' is a [[Sage Study\|sage study]] in the [[Sage Field\|field]] of [[Wilderland (sage field)\|Wilderland]] which grants the character a considerable familiarity with forested regions in temperate and sub-arctic climes, from high taiga to thick deciduous forests. The study also provides a certain familiarity with the fauna of such regions, as well as survival skills.
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		+	A forest is land dominated by tree growth sufficient to close the canopy overhead, reducing light at ground level and creating a layered environment of trunks, branches, shrubs and ground cover. Movement through such terrain is constrained by roots, fallen wood, uneven soil and dense vegetation, while visibility is limited by the density of growth and the irregular spacing of trees. A forester moves through such a wood as one who understands how it hinders and conceals. The density of trees, the thickness of undergrowth, the lie of the ground and the breaks in the canopy are all taken as practical conditions that determine how easily a person may travel, where one might become lost, and where danger may lie. The forest is read for passage: where it can be crossed directly, where it must be skirted, and where it offers cover or ambush.
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		+	Knowledge of the forest is applied to provision. A forester identifies where effort will yield wood worth taking and where it will not, selecting what can be cut, carried or dragged without waste of time. The same applies to meat. The forester does not search blindly but goes where animals are likely to be, choosing ground, time and method with an expectation of result. Awareness of intelligent beings, beasts or other dangers are taken in at once and weighed for their meaning. The forester does not merely notice these things but acts upon them, altering movement, setting watch or preparing for encounter without delay.

	== Sage Abilities ==		== Sage Abilities ==

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 === Amateur Status ===
-* '''[[Birdwatching (sage ability)|Birdwatching]]''': the practice of seeking for and observing birds, gaining skill in their identification.
+:*'''[[Birdwatching (sage ability)|Birdwatching]]''': the practice of seeking for and observing birds, gaining skill in their identification.
-* '''[[Construct Bivouac (sage ability)|Construct Bivouac]]''': gives knowledge of how to build a wooden frame shelter within hours.
+:*'''[[Construct Bivouac (sage ability)|Construct Bivouac]]''': gives knowledge of how to build a wooden frame shelter within hours.
-* '''[[Identify Clean Water (sage ability)|Identify Clean Water]]''': provides reasonable certainty that found water, though impure, will be clean enough to drink.
+:*'''[[Identify Clean Water (sage ability)|Identify Clean Water]]''': provides reasonable certainty that found water, though impure, will be clean enough to drink.
-* '''[[Tree Climbing (sage ability)|Tree Climbing]]''': gives skill at climbing upwards through foliage at a rapid, safe rate.
+:*'''[[Tree Climbing (sage ability)|Tree Climbing]]''': gives skill at climbing upwards through foliage at a rapid, safe rate.
-* '''[[Woodcutting (sage ability)|Woodcutting]]''': skill at selecting and cutting timber to sustain a forest while drawing it's resources.
+:*'''[[Woodcutting (sage ability)|Woodcutting]]''': skill at selecting and cutting timber to sustain a forest while drawing it's resources.
-* '''[[Woodland Foraging (sage ability)|Woodland Foraging]]''': improved ability to locate edible flora or fauna in forested regions.
+:*'''[[Woodland Foraging (sage ability)|Woodland Foraging]]''': improved ability to locate edible flora or fauna in forested regions.
 === Authority Status ===
-* '''[[Locate Self (sage ability)|Locate Self]]''': precisely determine location within locus once features of the landscape can be observed.
+:*'''[[Locate Self (sage ability)|Locate Self]]''': precisely determine location within locus once features of the landscape can be observed.
-* '''[[Locate Water (sage ability)|Locate Water]]''': identifies the probable location of existing water in wilderness landscapes.
+:*'''[[Locate Water (sage ability)|Locate Water]]''': identifies the probable location of existing water in wilderness landscapes.
-* '''[[Log Riding (sage ability)|Log Riding]]''': enables sure-footedness when clambering across loose logs moving upon a rivercourse; requires a peavey, a short hooked pike.
+:*'''[[Log Riding (sage ability)|Log Riding]]''': enables sure-footedness when clambering across loose logs moving upon a rivercourse; requires a peavey, a short hooked pike.
-* '''[[Mushroom Hunt (sage ability)|Mushroom Hunt]]''': know when and where to search for edible or poisonous mushrooms in a wild environment.
+:*'''[[Mushroom Hunt (sage ability)|Mushroom Hunt]]''': know when and where to search for edible or poisonous mushrooms in a wild environment.
-* '''[[Improved Shelter (sage ability)|Improved Shelter]]''': enables the strengthening of outdoor shelters for strength and warmth against severe weather.
+:*'''[[Improved Shelter (sage ability)|Improved Shelter]]''': enables the strengthening of outdoor shelters for strength and warmth against severe weather.
-* '''[[Forest Sign (sage ability)|Forest Sign]]''': gives innate knowledge of the forester's language, while reading the land like an open book.
+:*'''[[Forest Sign (sage ability)|Forest Sign]]''': gives innate knowledge of the forester's language, while reading the land like an open book.
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	* '''[[Locate Water (sage ability)\|Locate Water]]''': identifies the probable location of existing water in wilderness landscapes.		* '''[[Locate Water (sage ability)\|Locate Water]]''': identifies the probable location of existing water in wilderness landscapes.
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		+	* '''[[Log Riding (sage ability)\|Log Riding]]''': enables sure-footedness when clambering across loose logs moving upon a rivercourse; requires a peavey, a short hooked pike.

	* '''[[Mushroom Hunt (sage ability)\|Mushroom Hunt]]''': know when and where to search for edible or poisonous mushrooms in a wild environment.		* '''[[Mushroom Hunt (sage ability)\|Mushroom Hunt]]''': know when and where to search for edible or poisonous mushrooms in a wild environment.

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 == Sage Abilities ==
 === Amateur ===
-* '''[[Birdwatching (sage ability)|Birdwatching]]: the practice of seeking for and observing birds, gaining skill in their identification.
+* '''[[Birdwatching (sage ability)|Birdwatching]]''': the practice of seeking for and observing birds, gaining skill in their identification.
-* '''[[Construct Bivouac (sage ability)|Construct Bivouac]]: gives knowledge of how to build a wooden frame shelter within hours.
+* '''[[Construct Bivouac (sage ability)|Construct Bivouac]]''': gives knowledge of how to build a wooden frame shelter within hours.
-* '''[[Identify Clean Water (sage ability)|Identify Clean Water]]: provides reasonable certainty that found water, though impure, will be clean enough to drink.
+* '''[[Identify Clean Water (sage ability)|Identify Clean Water]]''': provides reasonable certainty that found water, though impure, will be clean enough to drink.
-* '''[[Tree Climbing (sage ability)|Tree Climbing]]: gives skill at climbing upwards through foliage at a rapid, safe rate.
+* '''[[Tree Climbing (sage ability)|Tree Climbing]]''': gives skill at climbing upwards through foliage at a rapid, safe rate.
-* '''[[Woodcutting (sage ability)|Woodcutting]]: skill at selecting and cutting timber to sustain a forest while drawing it's resources.
+* '''[[Woodcutting (sage ability)|Woodcutting]]''': skill at selecting and cutting timber to sustain a forest while drawing it's resources.
-* '''[[Woodland Foraging (sage ability)|Woodland Foraging]]: improved ability to locate edible flora or fauna in forested regions.
+* '''[[Woodland Foraging (sage ability)|Woodland Foraging]]''': improved ability to locate edible flora or fauna in forested regions.
 === Authority ===
-* '''[[Locate Self (sage ability)|Locate Self]]: precisely determine location within locus once features of the landscape can be observed.
+* '''[[Locate Self (sage ability)|Locate Self]]''': precisely determine location within locus once features of the landscape can be observed.
-* '''[[Locate Water (sage ability)|Locate Water]]: identifies the probable location of existing water in wilderness landscapes.
+* '''[[Locate Water (sage ability)|Locate Water]]''': identifies the probable location of existing water in wilderness landscapes.
-* '''[[Mushroom Hunt (sage ability)|Mushroom Hunt]]: know when and where to search for edible or poisonous mushrooms in a wild environment.
+* '''[[Mushroom Hunt (sage ability)|Mushroom Hunt]]''': know when and where to search for edible or poisonous mushrooms in a wild environment.
-* '''[[Improved Shelter (sage ability)|Improved Shelter]]: enables the strengthening of outdoor shelters for strength and warmth against severe weather.
+* '''[[Improved Shelter (sage ability)|Improved Shelter]]''': enables the strengthening of outdoor shelters for strength and warmth against severe weather.
-* '''[[Forest Sign (sage ability)|Forest Sign]]: gives innate knowledge of the forester's language, while reading the land like an open book.
+* '''[[Forest Sign (sage ability)|Forest Sign]]''': gives innate knowledge of the forester's language, while reading the land like an open book.
 See [[Ranger Sage Abilities]]