Intro
This is the 26th story in the Smallville series and is a continuation of the Westward Ho journey that began in story 25 in the Outskirts of Smallville. The wagons left Outskirts and headed west in year 45 SVT. The wagon train carries 6 families plus the wagon master and his family (Domington and Doree and their 3 boys, Linwoodrow, Lion, and Greggie). They traveled through forested valleys and over steep hills and have now stopped to rest and replenish supplies.
The map seed is # 33952400 Valley, Small, Mild, Disasters Off, Pioneer Circle Start
Note: This start condition will not be included in the release version of the Westward Ho mod.
Mods activated for this map and load order are:
Map Changing and Starting Mods: Call of Nature Soundtrack, Banished UI Maps & UI Town Names, Labor Window, Rk Minimized Status, New Flora with Gatherer
Tweak Mods: Hunting v3, Hunting Season, 1:1 alternative (aging mod)
Major or Must Have Mods: An Empty Square, Kid Westward Ho, Kid Work Place, NMT Pond
Supporting Mods: Campfire, Deco Sunflower, Idle Small Fishermans Dock, I See Fire, Kid Ghost Flower, Kid Old Fence, Kid Washing Mod, Storage Crates, Tiny Chopper.
Yes, weary traveler, we were all weary and tired when we got here. It was exhausting traveling through forests so thick that the men had to stop and cut trees in order to get the wagons through. And those hills, how many times did we have to halt the wagons and unhitch the oxen and rehitch so two oxen instead of one could pull a wagon. It took days to get all the wagons up and over some of those hills. Following the streams wasn't all that much better. It was just as hard getting through the mud after days of rain. Do you know that Domington was so exhausted that one night after dinner I sang the boys a lullaby and when I turned around I found Dom had fallen asleep at the table. It was a chilly evening so I just tucked a blanket around him and let him nap.
But it wasn't all bad. We had plenty of firewood so dinner got started as soon as the wagons circled for the night, and we had fun sitting around the campfires and singing songs. Everyone learned a lot from experience and got an education taking turns driving the school wagon or helping with the younger children while the older ones were being taught. And the wool blankets given to us by those that stayed behind in Outskirts when we left were wonderfully warm for sleeping under on those cold nights. We have been here quite awhile and have had a nice rest, I can't imagine what has made you so weary. Let me think.