Ancient Savo

A young family has decided that the wilderness is where they want to put down roots. They pack their tools, take to the waterways by rowboat, and travel deeper into the forest until they find a spot that feels genuinely remote and their own. The work of surviving begins immediately: fishing, foraging, and hunting put food on the table. Clearing the land requires felling trees and burning the timber so that the ash enriches the soil for cultivation. Growing crops takes sustained effort and careful timing, with each harvest measured against the length of the winter coming. Then the children arrive, bringing additional mouths and, over time, additional hands. As they grow and learn from their parents, they become contributors to the shared work. Eventually they reach the age where they marry and establish their own households, and the family spreads its roots further into the wilderness.