The Orchard That Forgot Spring

Player materials · 1.0.0

Spring reaches every field except one orchard. Its caretaker blames a sleeping tree spirit; a dry channel suggests a more practical secret.

Content notice: Crop loss and scarce water; no starvation scenes.

These cards contain discoveries. Your GM will hand them out as you find them. Keep unrevealed cards face down.

The Orchard That Forgot Spring: Player route mapPublic route map: Orchard gate connects to Seed shed and Nursery bank; either reaches Root sluice, then Old pear tree. Routes work in both directions. Retrace the route to return. No hidden information is marked.Player route mapOrchard gate1Seed shed2Nursery bank3Root sluice4Old pear tree5NPUBLIC ROUTES · CONNECTIONS ARE BIDIRECTIONAL · NOT TO SCALE · 1.0.0

Public route map: Orchard gate connects to Seed shed and Nursery bank; either reaches Root sluice, then Old pear tree. Routes work in both directions. Retrace the route to return. No hidden information is marked.

Timeline record

The frost dates match the first day of dry orchard soil.

h-order · 1 copy

Fallback instruction

Buckets from the public well can sustain the young trees until next week.

h-fallback · 1 copy

Method diagram

The chalk split marks one-third nursery, two-thirds orchard; lift the root brace before turning.

h-method · 1 copy

Destination note

Anja’s work slate says ROOT SLUICE: return flow jammed.

h-note · 1 copy

Physical trail

Wet boot marks leave the nursery and cross the footbridge to the sluice.

h-trail · 1 copy

Witness statement

Daro saw Anja carrying a brace to the root sluice.

h-witness · 1 copy

Safety marks

Lift the brace together; turn only after the root clears. The dry bank remains safe for bucket carriers.

h-safe · 1 copy