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Fallow Deer

## Description

The fallow deer is a native species of Western Europe, but have also been introduced to many other parts of the world by humans. Its name is derived from the deer's typical pale brown color. The bucks develop antlers that start out as single spikes and then often grow into broad and shovel-shaped (palmated) antlers with multiple smaller points. Bucks typically weigh in the range of 60 to 100 kg (130 to 220 lb). Does have no antlers and often weigh in between 30 to 50 kg (60 to 110 lb). The fallow deer is a herbivore preferring a mix of woodlands and open fields for grazing.

## Hunting Tactics

Docile and generally vocal. Good senses overall, particularly excellent vision, they prefer to stay in medium to large groups. Active during dawn and dusk. Difficulty Average.

## Integrity Bonus Chart

 .223
 .243
 .30-30
 .270
 .45-70
 7mm
 .338

 .357
 .44
 .454

 12 GA Birdshot
 12 GA Buckshot
 12 GA Slug

 300 gr.
 420 gr.
 600 gr.

## Rating

*See: Rating System*

The Trophy Ratings shown in the chart are the theoretical values needed to reach certain Score. These values can share more than one Difficulty level.

 0 - 47
 47 - 142
 143 - 212
 213 - 236

*This chart only works for harvests with 100% in all three Bonuses.*

## Fur Variations

Common (Photo by Ashlander)AlbinoMelanisticPiebald (Photo by Oddjawb)
## Image Gallery

Photo by FEA-GoldeneagleHe was a surpriseFallow Deer with Königsberg Lake
European Bison

## Description

Also known as the European wood bison. Native to the European mainland, the bison was nearly hunted to extinction in the early 20th century. It was preserved by conservation efforts and eventually reintroduced to their natural habitat. They are now once again a viable part of the central European fauna. Being one of the heaviest terrestrial animals in Europe, these beasts may weigh in as high as 1000 kg (2200 lb) or more, and require utmost care when approached by hunters, as a bison will defend itself fiercely if provoked. Shot placement is also key when hunting bison, as they rival only the moose in pure toughness. Bison are herbivores that love inside deciduous and coniferous forests, and have no natural predators apart from humans, primarily due to their intimidating size and power.

## Integrity Bonus Chart

 .223
 .243
 .30-30
 .270
 .45-70
 7mm
 .338

 .357
 .44
 .454

 12 GA Birdshot
 12 GA Buckshot
 12 GA Slug

 300 gr.
 420 gr.
 600 gr.

## Rating

*See: Rating System*

The Trophy Ratings shown in the chart are the theoretical values needed to reach certain Score. These values can share more than one Difficulty level.

 4 - 62
 63 - 180
 181 - 270
 271 - 300

*This chart only works for harvests with 100% in all three Bonuses.*

## Fur Variations

Common (Photo by Warbear)AlbinoMelanisticPiebald (Photo by Ruredzen)
Blacktail Deer

## Description

The Blacktail Deer is a smaller cousin of the Whitetail Deer; the related Mule Deer having evolved from cross-breeding between Whitetails and Blacktails some two million years ago.  Mule and Blacktail deer interbreed freely wherever the two have overlapping territories, and numerous local subspecies of the two exist.

Two subspecies of Blacktails exist, the Columbian Blacktail (*Odocoileus hemionus columbianus)* and the Sitka Blacktail (*Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis)*; the Blacktail in Call of the Wild is of the Columbian subspecies, and the Sitka does not currently exist in the game.

Residing on the western coast of the United States, the Blacktail has a small range compared to the Mule and Whitetail, only occurring in notable numbers in California, western Oregon, Washington State, coastal and interior British Colombia, and up into the Alaskan Panhandle.

Blacktail are crepuscular, meaning they are actively primarily at dawn and in the evening, when they do the bulk of their feeding.  Combined with their propensity to inhabit the edge of forests, the Blacktail can be an elusive prey animal, and finding a big Blacktail buck can often require a great investment of patience and time.*Odo.'**Odocoileus hemionus columbianus'**coileus hemionus columbianus*

## Hunting Tactics

Blacktail are surprisingly simple to hunt in Call of the Wild.  They can be drawn in with a number of different calls and scents, and the player will often find themselves tripping over Blacktail in the southeast and center sections of the Layton Lake District; "You can't swing a dead cat by the tail without hitting a Blacktail" would be an appropriate term.  Because of this, they will be one of the most common species you encounter in Layton Lake District.

They primarily inhabit treelines and areas of heavy brush so concentrate you hunting efforts on these areas for the best chance of success; you will not often find them in wide open fields or in deep woods unless they are moving between need zones, and as such these make poor hunting grounds for this animal.

As with all deer, a hit in the 'boiler room' (the chest region) will ensure a quick kill.  A heart (11) shot will kill the animal immediately, and a lung (12) shot will kill it in short order.  Spine (2-8) shots can be a bit trickier, but will always ensure an instant kill and a full quick kill bonus.

## Integrity Bonus Chart

 .223
 .243
 .30-30
 .270
 .45-70
 7mm
 .338

 .357
 .44
 .454

 12 GA Birdshot
 12 GA Buckshot
 12 GA Slug

 300 gr.
 420 gr.
 600 gr.

## Rating

*See: Rating System*

The Trophy Ratings shown in the chart are the theoretical values needed to reach certain Score. These values can share more than one Difficulty level.

 0 - 41
 42 - 125
 126 - 188
 189 - 210

*This chart only works for harvests with 100% in all three Bonuses.*
Bearclaw Lite CB-60

## Description

The Bearclaw Lite CB-60 is an entry-level bow introduced on March 16th, 2017 in the Bearclaw Lite Compound Bow DLC, the first DLC added to the game.  Free to download, this DLC adds a reskin of the Razorback Lite CB-60 bow with very slightly changed stats (a 5 point increase to the accuracy rating and a 5 point decrease to the hipshot rating).  As you will never be firing a bow from the hip, and the increase to accuracy is minimal at best, this can be considered interchangeable with the Razorback.  As with all bows, this does not have a weapon class in and of itself, instead relying on the arrows that are shot out of it to apply a weapon class.

## Stats

 Weight
 Accuracy
 Recoil
 Reload Speed
 Hipshot
 Peak Draw Weight
 Magazine Size

*Note: All stats are ​on a scale of 0 to 100*

## Integrity Bonus Chart

 Red Fox

 Coyote
 Roe Deer

 Fallow Deer
 Blacktail Deer
 Whitetail Deer
 Wild Boar
 Black Bear

 Red Deer
 Roosevelt Elk

 Moose
 Bison

## Usage

As mentioned previously, all bows can be used to down every single game animal currently available, provided they are outfitted with the proper arrows; different arrow grains will result in identical ranges, but vastly different penetration ratings, so choose your arrows wisely using the above charts.

The bows in COTW have a very short effective range, and are susceptible to inaccuracy due to wind and a built-in random offset that can be corrected by use of perks.  It is important to note that this offset is designed to mimic the natural variance in accuracy experienced with real compound bows.  Keeping all of this in mind, bows are typically played in an ambush style, using scents and callers to bring your prey within range of a proper strike.  Bows function identically to rifles in that they will wobble when aimed, and can be steadied by holding your breath (default: Left Shift).

Upgraded sights can be purchased from the shop at appropriate bow skill levels, and these will aid in aiming over longer distances due to their multiple pins sighted for different ranges.  It is important to become accustomed to your bow by finding a stationary object and testing its accuracy at different ranges before attempting to take game, as they can be challenging to adapt to for a novice.

## Allowed Sights

* Brightsight Single Pin Sight
* Swift-Mark 3 Bow Sight
* Swift-Mark 5 Bow Sight

## Arrow Types

* 300 gr. Small Game Point Arrow
* 420 gr. Broadhead Arrow
* 600 gr. Broadhead Arrow
Razorback Lite CB-60

## Description

The Razorback Lite CB-60 is the entry-level bow for Call of the Wild.  Offering a 60 pound draw and the ability to fire all three class of arrows, the CB-60 makes an excellent learning bow for the novice bow hunter, and offers the ability to successfully take down all prey in the game with proper arrow selection.

## Stats

 Weight
 Accuracy
 Recoil
 Reload Speed
 Hipshot
 Peak Draw Weight
 Magazine Size

*Note: All stats are ​on a scale of 0 to 100*

## Integrity Bonus Chart

 Red Fox

 Coyote
 Roe Deer

 Fallow Deer
 Blacktail Deer
 Whitetail Deer
 Wild Boar
 Black Bear

 Red Deer
 Roosevelt Elk

 Moose
 Bison

## Usage

As mentioned previously, all bows can be used to down every single game animal currently available, provided they are outfitted with the proper arrows; different arrow grains will result in identical ranges, but vastly different penetration ratings, so choose your arrows wisely using the above charts.

The bows in COTW have a very short effective range, and are susceptible to inaccuracy due to wind and a built-in random offset that can be corrected by use of perks.  It is important to note that this offset is designed to mimic the natural variance in accuracy experienced with real compound bows.  Keeping all of this in mind, bows are typically played in an ambush style, using scents and callers to bring your prey within range of a proper strike.  Bows function identically to rifles in that they will wobble when aimed, and can be steadied by holding your breath (default: Left Shift).

Upgraded sights can be purchased from the shop at appropriate bow skill levels, and these will aid in aiming over longer distances due to their multiple pins sighted for different ranges.  It is important to become accustomed to your bow by finding a stationary object and testing its accuracy at different ranges before attempting to take game, as they can be challenging to adapt to for a novice.

## Allowed Sights

* Brightsight Single Pin Sight
* Swift-Mark 3 Bow Sight
* Swift-Mark 5 Bow Sight

## Arrow Types

* 300 gr. Small Game Point Arrow
* 420 gr. Broadhead Arrow
* 600 gr. Broadhead Arrow
.45-70 Coachmate Lever-Action

## Description

Essentially the big brother to the Whitlock Model 86, the .45-70 is a short-range contemporary of the .270 Warden, offering increased stopping power and a faster reload speed at the expense of effective range and a limited selection of sights.

## Stats

 Weight
 Accuracy
 Recoil
 Reload Speed
 Hipshot
 Magazine Size

*Note: All stats are ​on a scale of 0 to 100*

## Integrity Bonus Chart

 Roe Deer

 Blacktail Deer
 Whitetail Deer
 Wild Boar
 Black Bear

 Roosevelt Elk

 European Bison

## Usage

The .45-70 can be used interchangeably with the .270, provided you are consistently shooting at targets within its 82 yard effective range (such as in heavy brush and forest).  It excels at downing Whitetail, Wild Boar and Black Bear, and can even bring down Red Deer and Roosevelt Elk should you manage to bring them within range.  The limited sight choices may initially seem a hindrance, but do keep in mind that you will be shooting within short ranges and will not need long-range scopes.

## Allowed Sights

* Tru-Vision Tritium Sights (Model R4570)
* Helios 4-8x32 Rifle Scope

## Ammunition

* .45-70 Soft-Point Flat Nose
* .45-70 Hollow-Point

## Image Gallery

.45-70 Coachmate Lever-Action Iron Sights.45-70 Coachmate Lever-Action at rest
Roosevelt Elk

## Integrity Bonus Chart

 .223
 .243
 .30-30
 .270
 .45-70
 7mm
 .338

 .357
 .44
 .454

 12 GA Birdshot
 12 GA Buckshot
 12 GA Slug

 300 gr.
 420 gr.
 600 gr.

## Rating

*See: Rating System*

The Trophy Ratings shown in the chart are the theoretical values needed to reach certain Score. These values can share more than one Difficulty level.

 0 - 80
 81 - 241
 242 - 363
 364 - 404

*This chart only works for harvests with 100% in all three Bonuses.*

## Image Gallery

Photo by 1Shot1KillPhoto by FEA-GoldeneaglePhoto by Kasper
7mm Regent Magnum

## Description

The 7mm Regent Magnum is a single-shot, break-away action rifle that is perfectly suited for taking down large game.  With its excellent penetration and long range, it excels at taking down targets from a long range, and maintains the power to do so with a single bullet.

## Stats

 Weight
 Accuracy
 Recoil
 Reload Speed
 Hipshot
 Magazine Size

*Note: All stats are ​on a scale of 0 to 100*

## Integrity Bonus Chart

 Roe Deer

 Blacktail Deer
 Whitetail Deer
 Wild Boar
 Black Bear

 Roosevelt Elk

 European Bison

## Usage

The 7mm Regent is a heavy hitter, perfect for tackling Class 3 and 4 game at all ranges.  It is particularly effective in the string of ponds and lakes running through the northwest quadrant of the Layton Lake District Reserve when coupled with a powerful scope such as the Argus 8-16x50.  Due to the long, open lines of sight present in this area, using your binoculars to glass the nearby shores and then cleaning up the animals you find from long range is very effective with this weapon.

If the 7mm suffers from anything, it is its increased aim wobble and its single shot capacity, requiring a lengthy reload animation after each shot.  This makes it double important for you to ensure that your first shot is a good one, and makes this weapon less effective against a charging bear; make sure you bring along a shotgun or hangun to defend yourself if you choose to utilize the 7mm for killing bear.

## Allowed Sights

* Tru-Vision Tritium Sights (Model R7)
* Red Raptor Reflex Sight
* Ascent 1-4x24
* Hyperion 4-8x42
* Argus 8-16x50

## Ammunition

* 7mm Soft-Point
* 7mm Polymer-Tip

## Image Gallery

7mm Regent Magnum Iron Sights7mm Regent Magnum Tritium Sights7mm Regent Magnum at rest
Siberian Musk Deer

The **Siberian musk deer** (*Moschus moschiferus*) is a musk deer found in the mountain forests of Northeast Asia. It is most common in the taiga of southern Siberia, but is also found in parts of Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, Manchuria and the Korean peninsula.

Their small shape allows them to hide from predators through tiny openings in the rocky terrain and also allow them to run exceptionally fast from their predators. Although bearing fangs, Siberian musk deer are actually herbivores with their main source of nutrients, lichens.

Due to the severe amount of poaching for its musk gland, the deer population is continuing to decrease. It is expected that the population will be reduced to at least 30% over the next three generations. However, efforts from each sighted countries are beginning to reintroduce the musk deer’s population.
Black Bear

## Integrity Bonus Chart

 .223
 .243
 .30-30
 .270
 .45-70
 7mm
 .338

 .357
 .44
 .454

 12 GA Birdshot
 12 GA Buckshot
 12 GA Slug

 300 gr.
 420 gr.
 600 gr.

## Rating

*See: Rating System*

The Trophy Ratings shown in the chart are the theoretical values needed to reach certain Score. These values can share more than one Difficulty level.

 12 - 15
 16 - 18
 19 - 22
 23 - 24

*This chart only works for harvests with 100% in all three Bonuses.*
7mm Empress Magnum

## Stats

 Weight
 Accuracy
 Recoil
 Reload Speed
 Hipshot
 Magazine Size

*Note: All stats are ​on a scale of 0 to 100*

## Integrity Bonus Chart

 Roe Deer

 Blacktail Deer
 Whitetail Deer
 Wild Boar
 Black Bear

 Roosevelt Elk

 European Bison

## Allowed Sights

* Tru-Vision Tritium Sights (Model R7)
* Red Raptor Reflex Sight
* Ascent 1-4x24
* Hyperion 4-8x42
* Argus 8-16x50

## Ammunition

* 7mm Soft-Point
* 7mm Polymer-Tip
Coyote

## Description

The ubiquitous Coyote, *Canis latrans*, is present throughout the majority of Central America, the United States, and much of Canada.  Revered in Mesoamerican and reviled in Anglo-American cultures, the Coyote is, for better or worse, firmly entrenched in the woods and fields of the continent.  Fully comfortable scavenging off dead animals, the Coyote is also an accomplished hunter, able to catch and kill squirrels, rabbits, waterfowl and even small deer with relative ease, and will even take vegetation on occasion.  The centuries of prosecution at the hands of European settlers has made the Coyote skittish and wary of humans, a trait which has made it difficult to hunt.

Much like the Red Fox, Coyote are notoriously wary of human scent and noise, and will not hesitate to run at the slightest provocation.

## Hunting Tactics

The Coyote is, like the Red Fox, more often heard instead of seen, and they can be difficult to catch sight of unless across wide open fields and ponds.  They are supremely attentive to any unnatural noises, and their sense of smell is impeccable.  Because of this, they can be difficult to hunt for the novice hunter, and require special tactics to properly down.

Upon seeing or hearing a Coyote, the hunter is highly advised to immediately crouch and begin calling with the jackrabbit caller.  Twice in a 60 second period is typically sufficient.  Unlike prey animals such as the deer species, Coyote will not call after hearing the caller, and so it can be difficult to ascertain which direction they are coming from.

Being under the cover of a large bush or tree is advantageous, as their eyesight is quite keen.  Keep an ear out for the telltale delicate sound of brush moving as the Coyote comes near, but especially be keen-eyed, as their small frames are hard to spot.  Coyote tend to not come straight towards the source of the caller noise, instead preferring to circle around and approach from another angle.  Keep this in mind when waiting for them.

It can be tempting to give up and assume the Coyote has moved on, as they make very little noise when approaching, but be patient and wait it out.  As Coyote provide quite a sizable amount of money when killed, they are especially useful to lower-level hunters as a source of income to buy new gear.

## Integrity Bonus Chart

 .223
 .243
 .30-30
 .270
 .45-70
 7mm
 .338

 .357
 .44
 .454

 12 GA Birdshot
 12 GA Buckshot
 12 GA Slug

 300 gr.
 420 gr.
 600 gr.

## Rating

*See: Rating System*

The Trophy Ratings shown in the chart are the theoretical values needed to reach certain Score. These values can share more than one Difficulty level.

 33 - 37
 38 - 47
 48 - 55
 56 - 59

*This chart only works for harvests with 100% in all three Bonuses.*
Moose

## Integrity Bonus Chart

 .223
 .243
 .30-30
 .270
 .45-70
 7mm
 .338

 .357
 .44
 .454

 12 GA Birdshot
 12 GA Buckshot
 12 GA Slug

 300 gr.
 420 gr.
 600 gr.

## Rating

*See: Rating System*

The Trophy Ratings shown in the chart are the theoretical values needed to reach certain Score. These values can share more than one Difficulty level.

 0 - 86.21
 86.22 - 194.08
 194.09 - 274.98
 264.99 - /

*This chart only works for harvests with 100% in all three Bonuses.*
A Dream within a Dream

**A Dream Within a Dream**
*by Edgar Allan Poe*

Story copied from the Wikisource.

Take this kiss upon the brow!

And, in parting from you now,

Thus much let me avow—

You are not wrong, who deem

That my days have been a dream;

Yet if hope has flown away

In a night, or in a day,

In a vision, or in none,

Is it therefore the less *gone*?

*All* that we see or seem

Is but a dream within a dream.

I stand amid the roar

Of a surf-tormented shore,

And I hold within my hand

Grains of the golden sand—

How few! yet how they creep

Through my fingers to the deep,

While I weep—while I weep!

O God! can I not grasp

Them with a tighter clasp?

O God! can I not save

*One* from the pitiless wave?

Is *all* that we see or seem

But a dream within a dream?

— THE END —

For Orpheus. Eurydice. Hermes. And Barbara with infinite love as I falter on the road to Ithaka.
Rating System

## Bonuses

**There are 3 Bonuses that apply to an Animal Harvest:**

* **Quick Kill Bonus**

Based on the time the animal takes to die after being shot.

 Maximum

* **Integrity Bonus**

Reflects the Animal Integrity after being shot with a certain weapon class.

 Maximum

There is chart in each Species page to indicate which weapon(s) is/are recommended.

* **Consecutive Harvests**

 2nd Animal Harvest
 3rd Animal Harvest
 4th Animal Harvest
 5th Animal Harvest
 6th Animal Harvest

***IMPORTANT:** Having 100% in all three Bonuses gives you a Base Score of 500.*

## Difficulty

The Difficulty reflects how "big" the animal is in terms of Trophy Rating and how aware the animal is of its environment. This mean that at higher Difficulty level, the animal will pose a bigger challenge to hunt and will require more skill to call and stalk. The Minimum Difficulty for all Species is 1 - Trivial and the Maximum Difficulty can vary depending on the species. Every difficulty has a range of Trophy Rating values.

## Trophy Type and Trophy Rating

**Trophy Type** is an specific characteristic of the Species (Weight, Skull Size, Antlers, Horns, Tusks) on which the **Trophy Rating (TR)** will be based on. The **Trophy Rating** is a value given to the size/weight of the trophy; thus, a larger trophy gives you a higher rating.

*The values for Trophy Rating are still being studied so they are subject to change.*

***IMPORTANT:** The Trophy Rating gives you the other 500 Score needed to get the Maximum Score.*

## Score

**The Score** of an animal is the **Final Rating** and it is a combination of all three Bonuses and Trophy Rating. The higher this value, the higher the Score will be.

 Bronze
 Silver
 Gold
 Diamond

*There is chart in each species page that shows which Trophy Rating values are needed to achieve different Scores.*
The Rose of England

**The Rose of England**
*by H. P. Lovecraft*

Story copied from the Wikisource.

At morn the rosebud greets the sun

And sheds the evening dew,

Expanding ere the day is done,

   In bloom of radiant hue

And when the sun his rest hath found,

Rose-Petals strew the garden round!

Thus that blest Isle that owns the Rose

From mist and darkness came,

A million glories to disclose,

   And spread BRITANNIA’S name;

And ere Life’s Sun shall leave the blue,

ENGLAND shall reign the whole world through!
To Do List

The following is a list of projects that need to be done here on the wiki, in no particular order. The list will be updated as projects are completed.

* Complete all pages that do not currently have content in them; the following link can be used to see which pages still require content: http://thehunter-cotw.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Insights/deadendpages
* Make all pages on the Wanted Pages list
* Add infoboxes to all pages that require them; not all pages on this list will require an infobox
* Add images to all pages that can conceivably have them
* Add images of different fur types to all animal pages
* Import data for all missions and in-game dialogue (waiting on files provided by Stefan to do this)
The Cause of the Crash

***Author's note:** This is based on a scene from one of my comics, but sadly this kind of thing has happened numerous times in real life.*

It was dark as the car drove down the road. It was traveling at a steady pace, but it had begun weaving subtly. All of a sudden, it changed direction. Swerving off the road completely, it continued until it crashed directly into a large tree.

Luckily, there was a witness nearly. After calling 911, the witness to the accident ran over to check on the driver and any passengers. Peering into the tinted windows as best he could, he saw that the driver was the car's only occupant. The driver was slumped over the wheel and had been knocked unconscious, but thankfully his wounds didn't appear to be life-threatening. Finding the driver's side door unlocked, the witness opened it to check on the passenger further.

The driver was breathing shallowly. As the witness looked over his body, he saw something that startled him and made the reason for the sudden crash crystal clear. Sticking out of the unconscious driver's bent left arm was a heroin needle. Fresh blood, still oozing from the site of the puncture wound, ran down the length of the syringe and dripped onto the floor.

The witness felt thankful that there had been no other cars on the road, and he noted to himself, "The open road is no place to shoot up!"

*Written by Raidra

Content is available under CC BY-SA*

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The City in the Sea

**The City in the Sea**
*by Edgar Allan Poe*

Story copied from the Wikisource.

Lo! Death has reared himself a throne

In a strange city lying alone

Far down within the dim West,

Where the good and the bad and the worst and the best

Have gone to their eternal rest.

There shrines and palaces and towers

(Time-eaten towers that tremble not!)

Resemble nothing that is ours.

Around, by lifting winds forgot,

Resignedly beneath the sky

The melancholy waters lie.

No rays from the holy heaven come down

On the long night-time of that town;

But light from out the lurid sea

Streams up the turrets silently-

Gleams up the pinnacles far and free-

Up domes- up spires- up kingly halls-

Up fanes- up Babylon-like walls-

Up shadowy long-forgotten bowers

Of sculptured ivy and stone flowers-

Up many and many a marvellous shrine

Whose wreathed friezes intertwine

The viol, the violet, and the vine.

Resignedly beneath the sky

The melancholy waters lie.

So blend the turrets and shadows there

That all seem pendulous in air,

While from a proud tower in the town

Death looks gigantically down.

There open fanes and gaping graves

Yawn level with the luminous waves;

But not the riches there that lie

In each idol's diamond eye-

Not the gaily-jewelled dead

Tempt the waters from their bed;

For no ripples curl, alas!

Along that wilderness of glass-

No swellings tell that winds may be

Upon some far-off happier sea-

No heavings hint that winds have been

On seas less hideously serene.

But lo, a stir is in the air!

The wave- there is a movement there!

As if the towers had thrust aside,

In slightly sinking, the dull tide-

As if their tops had feebly given

A void within the filmy Heaven.

The waves have now a redder glow-

The hours are breathing faint and low-

And when, amid no earthly moans,

Down, down that town shall settle hence,

Hell, rising from a thousand thrones,

Shall do it reverence.
The Peace Advocate

**The Peace Advocate**
*by H. P. Lovecraft*

Story copied from the Wikisource.

The vicar sat in the firelight’s glow,
A volume in his hand,
And a tear he shed for the widespread woe,
And the anguish brought by the vicious foe
That overran the land.

But never a hand for his King raised he,
For he was a man of peace;
And he car’d not a whit for the victory
That must come to preserve his nation free,
And the world from fear release.

His son had buckled on his sword,
The first at the front was he.
But the vicar his valiant child ignor’d
And his noble deeds in the field deplor’d,
For he knew not bravery.

On his flock he strove to fix his will,
And lead them to scorn the fray.
He told them that conquest brings but ill;
That meek submission would serve them still
To keep the foe away.

In vain did he hear the bugle’s sound
That strove to avert the fall.
The land, quoth he, is all men’s ground,
What matter if friend or foe be found
As master of us all?

One day from the village green hard by
The vicar heard a roar
Of cannon that rival’d the anguish’d cry
Of the hundreds that liv’d but wish’d to die
As the enemy rode them o’er.

Now he sees his own cathedral shake
At the foemen’s wanton aim.
The ancient towers with the bullets quake;
The steeples fall, the foundations break,
And the whole is lost in flame.

Up the vicarage lane file the cavalcade,
And the vicar, and daughter, and wife
Scream out in vain for the needed aid
That only a regiment might have made
Ere they lose what is more than life.

Then quick to his brain came manhood’s thought.
As he saw his erring course,
And the vicar his dusty rifle brought
That the foe might at least by one be fought,
And force repaid with force.

One shot - the enemy’s blasting fire
A breach in the wall cuts through,
But the vicar replies with his wakened ire;
Fells one arm’d brute for each fallen spire,
And in blood is born anew.

Two shots - the wife and daughter sink,
Each with a mortal wound,
And the vicar, too madden’d by far to think,
Rushes boldly on to death’s vague brink
With the manhood he has found.

Three shots - but shots of another kind
The smoky regions rend.
And upon the foemen with rage gone blind,
like a ceaseless, resistless, avenging wind,
The rescuing troops descend.

The smoke-pall clears, and the vicar’s son
His father’s life has sav’d.
And the vicar looks o’er ruin done,
Ere the victory by his child was won,
His face with care engrav’d.

The vicar sat in the firelight’s glow,
The volume in his hand
That brought to his hearth the bitter woe
Which only a husband and father can know,
And truly understand.

With a chasten’d mien he flung the book
To the leaping flames before,
And a breath of sad relief he took
As the pages blacken’d beneath his look -
The fool of peace no more!

*Epilogue*

The reverend parson, wak’d to man’s estate,
Laments his wife’s and daughter’s common fate.
His martial son in warm embrace enfolds,
And clings the tighter to the child he holds:
His peaceful notions, banish’d in an hour,
Will nevermore his wit or sense devour,
But steep’d in truth, ‘tis now his nobler plan
To cure, yet recognize, the faults of man.
On Receiving a Picture of Swans

**On Receiving a Picture of Swans**
*by H. P. Lovecraft*

Story copied from the Wikisource.

With pensive grace, the melancholy Swan

Mourns o'er the tomb of luckless Phaethon;

On grassy banks the weeping poplars wave,

And guard with tender card the wat'ry grave.

Would that I might, should I too proudly claim

An Heav'nly parent, or a God-like fame;

When flown too high, and dash'd to depths below,

Receive such tribute as a Cygnus' woe!

The faithful bird, that dumbly floats along,

Sighs all the deeper for his want of song.
Predicting Something

The night was unusually quiet and the animals were singing a silent melody as Jason was walking though a circus. He was an only child from a good family and he liked visiting new places. Especially in that day, on his 21st birthday, he wanted to visit a place where he could *have fun*.

Jason suddenly saw a particularly interesting sight- a huge tent with title written in purple, shiny letters "House of Fates". He entered the dark place and was greeted by an old man behind a large table.

"Greetings, my dear son and welcome to the House of Fates!"

Jason smiled a little to this formal welcoming, but he was distracted by a particular detail of the man. He was staring into nothingness with blank eyes.

"Hello... Listen, I don't want to be rude, but are-"

"I'm blind son. If you think that I won't do a good job, there's no problem. You can go to somebody else for this."

"No, I was just curious... how did you know that I was a guy?"

"I smelled the odor of Nivea Men. I could have been wrong, but it was worth a try."

Jason was grinning. "Totally. But how can you be sure people are not taking advantage of you?"

"I lived in a small village in the good old days where people were simple and honest. I grew up to trust people. I tell them what they are paying for and they put some money in the box left to my chair. So sit down. I'm gonna look in the crystal globe."

Jason sat down with interest and disbelief at the same time. Suddenly he had an embarrassing realization. He left his wallet home. He wanted to explain this to the man, but he thought that, if they were all telling lies to naive people to get their money, it wouldn't be such a problem if he would do something bad for once.

"Well, you come from a rich family that spoiled you very much. You were taking good grades in high school, mostly because you had a photographic memory, but you started losing it at 17 and you barely passed in the last year."

Jason was very surprised to hear the old man saying these words, but he was mostly focused on something else.

"You told your parents that you're going to college, but you actually want to make some easy money and go on a long vacation. But little do you know... a quick drift is coming in your-"

"Oh no," he said as he slipped 50 dollars from the box in his pocket, "I just realized we have to stop here 'cause I left my wallet home. I'm so sorry I wasted your time. I've got to go now."

"No, son you have to listen. It's very important to hear this."

"Sorry I really can't, but I will come some other day. Bye."

This were his last words before he left quicker than the wind. The night was quiet again. In fact, quieter than before.

In the next morning, the old man was at the police station.

"So, Mr. Palmer, some people told us that Mr. Harrison visited you last night. Is that right?"

"Yes. He asked me to tell him his future, but he left so fast that he didn't hear the most important part."

"What part?"

"The part where he trips and cracks his skull on a rock after stealing from a blind man."

*Written by Diexilius

Content is available under CC BY-SA*
Caversham Steward 12 Gauge

## Description

The Caversham Steward double-barrel, over-under shotgun offers classic shotgun performance at an entry-level price. With the ability to fire off both barrels in less than a second, the Caversham shines in situations where a quick followup shot is necessary, such as with charging bear or bison, or when you simply don't cleanly hit the target the first time. With its timeless styling, flexible ammunition and ease of use, the Caversham cements itself squarely as the perfect beginner's shotgun.

As with all shotguns, the Caversham can change its weapon class depending on the ammunition that is loaded into it. Currently, receiving a 100% integrity bonus is impossible with both bird and buckshot due to the way their projectiles function; as they shoot multiple projectiles at a time, the game registers each pellet as an separate shot, and thus if you hit with more than one pellet you immediately lose your integrity bonus.  It is unknown whether this is intended or a bug.  Slugs do not suffer from this penalty.

## Stats

 Weight
 Accuracy
 Recoil
 Reload Speed
 Hipshot
 Magazine Size

*Note: All stats are ​on a scale of 0 to 100*

## Integrity Bonus Chart

*Please note the above information about integrity bonuses and shotgun ammunition.  This chart may change in the future if this situation changes.*

 Red Fox

 Coyote
 Roe Deer

 Fallow Deer
 Blacktail Deer
 Whitetail Deer
 Wild Boar
 Black Bear

 Red Deer
 Roosevelt Elk

 Moose
 Bison

## Usage

Shotgun ammunition, with the exception of the slugs, is currently working very poorly due to the mechanics of how it is fired and how it applies damage to the target.  At this point in time, the only reliable way to hunt with shotguns while using bird or buckshot is to call your target in as close as possible and aim for the middle of their chest, and hope that you hit enough vitals to prevent a lengthy track.  That being said, grinding out your shotgun skill is worth the effort involved, as the slugs hit like a truck and can be used to down all big game in the reserves.

Bird and buckshot both have very short effective ranges, with anything past 27 yards being a waste of ammunition.  Slugs have a slightly higher effective range, but still cap out at 54 yards. Past 30 yards, the Caversham's shot spread makes it a very unreliable weapon, with misses and poor shots being common on your targets. This makes it perfect for a short-range shot or on a charging animal, but not particularly useful on medium to long range targets; for those shots, the Cacciatore makes a better weapon.

## Allowed Sights

* Tru-Vision Tritium Sights (Model SOU12)
* Red Raptor Reflex Laser Sight
* Meridian 1-4x20 Shotgun Scope

## Ammunition

* 12 GA Birdshot
* 12 GA Buckshot
* 12 GA Slug

## Image Gallery

Caversham 12 Gauge Iron SightsCaversham 12 Gauge at rest
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The Lake — To ——

**The Lake — To ——**

*by Edgar Allan Poe*

Story copied from the Wikisource.

In spring of youth it was my lot

To haunt of the wide world a spot

The which I could not love the less —

So lovely was the loneliness

Of a wild lake, with black rock bound,

And the tall pines that towered around.

But when the Night had thrown her pall

Upon that spot, as upon all,

And the mystic wind went by

Murmuring in melody —

Then — ah then I would awake

To the terror of the lone lake.

Yet that terror was not fright,

But a tremulous delight —

A feeling not the jewelled mine

Could teach or bribe me to define —

Nor Love — although the Love were thine.

Death was in that poisonous wave,

And in its gulf a fitting grave

For him who thence could solace bring

To his lone imagining —

Whose solitary soul could make

An Eden of that dim lake.
Despair

**Despair**
*by H. P. Lovecraft*

Story copied from the Wikisource.

O'er the midnight moorlands crying,

Thro' the cypress forests sighing,

In the night-wind madly flying,

     Hellish forms with streaming hair;

In the barren branches creaking,

By the stagnant swamp-pools speaking,

Past the shore-cliffs ever shrieking,

     Damn'd demons of despair.

Once, I think I half remember,

Ere the grey skies of November

Quench'd my youth's aspiring ember,

     Liv'd there such a thing as bliss;

Skies that now are dark were beaming,

Bold and azure, splendid seeming

Till I learn'd it all was dreaming --

     Deadly drowsiness of Dis.

But the stream of Time, swift flowing,

Brings the torment of half-knowing --

Dimly rushing, blindly going

     Past the never-trodden lea;

And the voyager, repining,

Sees the wicked death-fires shining,

Hears the wicked petrel's whining

     As he helpless drifts to sea.

Evil wings in ether beating;

Vultures at the spirit eating;

Things unseen forever fleeting

     Black against the leering sky.

Ghastly shades of bygone gladness,

Clawing fiends of future sadness,

Mingle in a cloud of madness

     Ever on the soul to lie.

Thus the living, lone and sobbing,

In the throes of anguish throbbing,

With the loathsome Furies robbing

     Night and noon of peace and rest.

But beyond the groans and grating

Of abhorrent Life, is waiting

Sweet Oblivion, culminating

     All the years of fruitless quest.
The Demon in the Mirror Trick

This is an old trick, one I am sure many of you have tried. Turn down the lights and stare into a mirror. Stare at your face, and let your eyes go out of focus. Your face, the face you've known your entire life, will start to morph, twist and become demonic before your very eyes.

This used to be a fun party trick, especially if you were telling a scary story while it was happening. Something about watching your own face twist, it's just unnerving in such a deep, personal way.

Don't ever do it. If you're reading this, just don't. I did it recently, on the spur. I was walking out of my kitchen, and my bathroom door was open. There was just enough light from the little kitchen light to see the mirror. I stared, and watched my face turn ugly. Same as always. Until it smiled back. At first I thought I smiled. No, the reflection did.

I don't know much, but I know that whatever is on the other side of the mirror hates you. Maybe because we just see it as our reflection, our property, something to use to comb our hair and brush our teeth. But it's alive. And full of hate.

I hear it now, at night, tapping on the mirror. It wants out. I tried to show my wife, but it's smart. She just sees the reflection, but as soon as she turns around, it smiles at me. The taps have started to turn into pounding. Not just at home anymore either. It goes wherever I go, and it wants me.

Tonight I am alone. I can hear it tapping, and now it's pounding. Its face is that twisted face. See, I figured it out. That twisted face, that isn't from our eyes going blurry. No, that's its real face showing up.

Oh God.

I just heard glass shatter.

*Written by K. Banning Kellum

Content is available under CC BY-NC*
*Published June 17th, 2014*
An American to Mother England

**An American to Mother England**
*by H. P. Lovecraft*

Poem copied from the Wikisource.

England! My England! can the surging sea

That lies between us tear my heart from thee?

Can distant birth and distant dwelling drain

Th’ ancestral blood that warms the loyal vein?

Isle of my Fathers! hear the filial song

Of him whose sources but to thee belong!

World-Conquering Mother! by thy mighty hand

Was carv’d from savage wilds my native land:

Thy matchless sons the firm foundation laid;

Thy matchless arts the nascent nation made:

By thy just laws the young republic grew,

And through thy greatness, kindred greatness knew.

What man that springs from thy untainted line

But sees Columbia’s virtues all as thine?

Whilst nameless multitudes upon our shore

From the dim corners of creation pour,

Whilst mongrel slaves crawl hither to partake

Of Saxon liberty they could not make,

From such an alien crew in grief I turn,

And for the mother’s voice of Britain burn.

England! can aught remove the cherish’d chain

That binds my spirit to thy blest domain?

Can Revolution’s bitter precepts sway

The soul that must the ties of race obey?

Create a new Columbia if ye will,

The flesh that forms me is Britannic still!

Hail! oaken shades, and meads of dewy green,

So oft in sleep, yet ne’er in waking seen.

Peal out, ye ancient chimes, from vine-clad tower

Where pray’d my fathers in a vanish’d hour:

What countless years of rev’rence can ye claim

From bygone worshippers that bore my name!

Their forms are crumbling in the vaults around,

Whilst I, across the sea, but dream the sound.

Return, Sweet Vision! Let me glimpse again

The stone-built abbey, rising o’er the plain;

The neighb’ring village with its sun-shower’d square;

The shaded mill-stream, and the forest fair,

The hedge-lin’d lane, that leads to rustic cot

Where sweet contentment is the peasant’s lot:

The mystic grove, by Druid wraiths possess’d,

The flow’ring fields, with fairy-castles blest:

And the old manor-house, sedate and dark,

Set in the shadows of the wooded park.

Can this be dreaming? Must my eyelids close

That I may catch the fragrance of the rose?

Is it in fancy that the midnight vale

Thrills with the warblings of the nightingale?

A golden moon bewitching radiance yields,

And England’s fairies trip o’er England’s fields.

England! Old England! in my love for thee

No dream is mine, but blessed memory;

Such haunting images and hidden fires

Course with the bounding blood of British sires:

From British bodies, minds, and souls I come,

And from them draw the vision of their home.

Awake, Columbia! scorn the vulgar age

That bids thee slight thy lordly heritage.

Let not the wide Atlantic’s wildest wave

Burst the blest bonds that fav’ring Nature gave:

Connecting surges ‘twixt the nations run,

Our Saxon souls dissolving into one!
Layton Lake District

## Description

One of three currently available hunting reserves in Call of the Wild, Layton Lake District is modeled on the Pacific Northwest.  Offering mountainous regions, large lakes and expansive marshes, heavily wooden forests and dense scrubland, there's something for everyone in this reserve.

## Photos

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On Reading Lord Dunsany's Book of Wonder

**On Reading Lord Dunsany's Book of Wonder**
*by H. P. Lovecraft*

Story copied from the Wikisource.

The hours of night unheeded fly,

And in the grate the embers fade;

Vast shadows one by one pass by

In silent daemon cavalcade.

But still the magic volume holds

The raptur'd eye in realms apart,

And fulgent sorcery enfolds

The willing mind and eager heart.

The lonely room no more is there -

For to the sight in pomp appear

Temples and cities pois'd in air

And blazing glories - sphere on sphere.