Whistler's Green



Unlike all eleven of the other Minor Terrors, the physical description of the area known as Whistler's Green is known to all. In fact, it is the subject of a whole school of painting, many artists seeking to capture the singular nature of the unassuming green field, in the centre of which sits an ancient but wonderfully preserved stone house. The field is located near the hillside town of Whistler's Bridge, in the pastoral land at the northern border of Titan Vale (Whistler's Green was once the responsibility of Edarah, but this responsibility was signed over as part of the Vallic Land Acquirement of 921.)

While being almost entirely open to the public for much of the year (people may approach and view the green from a platform attached to a wall that surrounds the field), the site and surrounding area (including the town of Whistler's Bridge) is evacuated once per year, generally several days before The Lament begins.

Little is understood of what The Lament is, but like many of the other Terrors, we can look to folk knowledge to gain some understanding. Take the gnomic, children's nursery rhyme "Run Mary Run", for example.

''Run, Mary, Run! /'' The Lament follows fast! /The gold sun has fallen /the quiet has passed!

Run, Mary, Run! / block up your ears!/ The whistling's a started/ her eyes fulla tears!

Run, Mary Run!/ Past Soothsayer's Gate/ Run, Mary, Run!/ Ran Mary, too late!