Chalkwing Ridge Cartographers — Anthro Fantasy Character Sheet

The story of Chalkwing Ridge Cartographers

A fictional story inspired by the artwork.

On the highest ridge, every compass pointed to a different peak. The snow leopard tested hers three times before writing the results in the margin of her map. The griffin flew a circle overhead and reported that the needles followed him. He looked rather pleased until the ibex asked him to take off his pack.

Inside was a small iron box that had belonged to the previous surveyor. The condor remembered carrying it on the expedition when the old summit trail was first marked. For twenty years travelers had followed that line on printed maps. Now the surveyors had reason to wonder where it actually led.

The arctic fox walked the trail with a measuring cord while the hare marked each turn against the sun. It ended at a sheltered ledge far below the true summit. Someone had built a stone bench there. Scratched into its seat were the names of walkers who had brought friends up to see their first sunrise above the clouds.

Back at camp, the six drew two routes. A fine copper line climbed to the actual summit. A broad blue one ended at the bench. The leopard labeled both in clear handwriting. She also drew a tiny square beside the ledge so future mapmakers would know exactly where to sit while waiting for the sun.

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