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The Winter Forest 

In winter, the forest is beautiful, but also very dangerous. As a hunter, I know when the mountains are too cold to hunt effectively - but many in the village don't know how to protect themselves against the cold.

The right clothing is important: you have to use the onion-system. You wrap yourself in several layers of clothing so that there's a certain amount of air space between each layer. You don't want too many layers, though, because you don't want to sweat in winter!
Wool is a good, reliable material, if only for its insulating properties and the fact that it allows some moisture transfer. As a rule of thumb, you should only dress so thickly that you feel slightly cold when standing still. That way, you can then go hunting in the mountains and forests, which is physically demanding work.

You also have to keep an eye on the time. In winter, we have no more than 7 hours of daylight, so it's essential to keep trips to the forest short. Once it gets dark, it's impossible to find your way out of the forest and you are at the mercy of wolves and the Black Beast. Temperatures drop very quickly after sunset, down to -15 degrees Celsius, and as low as -25 degrees Celsius in the mountains. You won't survive that without a whole bunch of protective gear, so it's imperative that you get back before sunset. Otherwise, you'll probably end up as an ice statue.

And, more importantly: You shouldn't underestimate the importance of a fire. A fire provides light, warmth, and a sense of security. It also keeps predators away; wolves are reluctant to approach a fire, at least unless they're ridiculously outnumbering you. Wild boars also stay away. The light also chases away the ghosts that roam these woods: the spectral remains of women who have disappeared in these mountains. I have found many a skeleton, the bones pale from all these years, or almost completely reduced to dust... But a warm fire keeps their whispers and the cold away from the heart.

Finally, I have to say that you should not go too deep into the forest in winter. There may be a path up into the mountains that is passable even in the snow, but the Black Beast retreats into the mountains in the winter. It wanders between the rocks, down into the forest, but never further than Starfall Meadow. Nevertheless, it is best to avoid this monster in winter.

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