At last, when the water is nearly high enough to cover the sandbar, the shore can be seen. A silvery mist has descended all around, on the land and the sea, so thick one cannot see their paws beneath them. (Ships steer around the mist, for navigating around rocks and whatnot is impossible in the fog.) Beyond the beach there is only forest, and above the trees, the tops of mountains can be seen. To the south, there is now only water, and the sandbar has disappeared. This is Mysticia, a mysterious land that is not locked in time or space, home of the Silver Mists. (Mysticia runs on Eastern time.)
A great river divides the island of Mysticia into East and West. Streams fed by this river irrigate the land, providing water for the lush foliage of the forest.
There is another nice sized clearing, half-way between Castle DM and the mountain range. The clearing is rather large and not too far from Castle DM to seek shelter during a storm. Apolla named the area Lore Lake, though the body of water in the middle of the clearing is too small to be an actual lake. The clearing is surrounded by dense vegetation and is rather secluded. This is where lore nights are held.
The clearing of the Thunder Howls is bordered to the north and south by forest. A small stream runs by to the east, and the clearing overlooks the western shore. A rocky path leads downhill to the beach, and there are openings in the hill leading to unexplored underground caverns. This clearing in the northwestern part of the forest, close to the start of the Green Mountains. It has long been abandoned, since their departure from Mysticia.
The Moon Shadows' clearing is located just northwest of the Star Falls clearing on the island of Mysticia. It is a large clearing about 80 feet in diameter, surrounded to the north, east, and south by lush green mountains. The Star Falls mountain borders to the southwest, making Crystal Lake just a short walk down a mountain path. The river is also just a few moments away to the east. The soothing sound of the waves crashing to shore can always be heard within this beautiful clearing, which was home to our sister pack before their departure from Mysticia.
In a ancient, faraway land, there is a shore from which one can see only misty water stretching out in all directions until meeting the horizon. When the tide is down, a sandbar appears that links this great land to the island beyond, the land of the mists. This hidden bridge can only be found by those who already know where it is (or who have a very keen eye), for one must stand at just the right place to find it in the mists. It extends for several miles, far out into the sea, and the journey across must be made quickly--for at high tide, the water will once again swallow the sandbar and any travelers along with it.
Many trees and shrubs grow within the misty forest. Squirrels play in the branches and dart around on the ground. Spring has come, and flowers are blooming all around. The scents of rabbits, bears, deers, and many other animals are in the air--along with the smell of wolves. Deeper into the forest, their scent grows stronger.
A small clearing, where wolves laze about, is located in the midst of the southeastern forest. To the left (west), a willow tree stands beside a magnificent river. To the right (east), an oak provides shade over a small pond. A small hill sits beside this pond, and the entrance to a little cavern can be seen. Beyond this hill, there are several others. To the north and south, there is only forest. This is the clearing of the Silver Mists wolfpack, who found this land and named it Mysticia.
The forest to the east soon becomes a series of short, green hills, called the Zephyrs. From atop the tallest one, most of Mysticia can be clearly viewed. All around, beyond the hills, the forest can be seen and then the beach that follows. But to the east, near the shore, there is a crumbling, abandoned castle (Castle Darkmoon) surrounded by a moat. To the north, the hills become huge mountains that stretch from the east to west coast.
To the north, not far off, there is a small lake at the foot of a mountain. A waterfall, probably fed by a mountain stream, keeps this lake full. Alicorn named this waterfall Star Falls, after the one near the Moon Runners' clearing, her first home. The pack calls the lake the Crystal Lake. The river runs by to the east of the clearing, heading up into the mountains. To get to this area, one would have to cross the river, but that is an easy task, for at many places the current is slow.
The north part of the island is covered in mountains. Several rows of the mountains are warm and covered in green trees. The Silver Mists have named them the Green Mountains on account of it. Nestled somewhere amid these lush mountains is a valley of purple flowers and beautiful trees, almost impossible to find. This is where the Silver Mists bury their deceased loved ones to honor them.
The home of the Crescent Moons is nestled in a small valley between the Green Mountains and the Snowy Mountains. During the summer and early fall, it is warm and often breezy, but autumn brings very chill weather and litle warmth. The Crescent Moons are always happy to greet the springtime, when the warm air and cool breeze return. A medium sized stream cuts through the clearing, fed by (and feeding) a lake. The clearing is bordered to the north by rocky, snow-covered mountains and to the south by lush, green forested mountains. To the east, there is another much smaller clearing where meetings are held. Surrounding this small clearing there are different types of flowers, and in the middle there is a rock platform.
Eventually, however, the air grows colder. Snow is sprinkled here and there along the ground and in the trees. Farther north, the mountains become more jagged and rocky and are covered with snow. The Silver Mists named these mountains the Snowy Mountains, for they are covered in ice almost year-round. In the summer, the snow is not so high, and the trees are not completely drowned in it. But in the other seasons, the mountains are just white shapes in the background.
Atop one of the mountains, there is a much better view than from atop the hills. Now, to the east and north, beyond the mountains, the icy tundra that stretches all the way to the sea can be seen. Just beyond this mountain there is a large lake, frozen except in the summer, called Ice Lake. The river begins in the northeast, fed by the sea, and flows south through Mysticia. This is our home, where no man has tread for hundreds of years.