Mouse Guard

The Known Lands

Based on Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game

created by Luke Crane and David Petersen

Mice have long looked to the East, wondering what lies beyond the vast ocean. The Kingdom,
established long ago and falling from power, established a group of mice who were brave and bold
enough to explore the lands across the sea. These were the first mice of The Mouse Guard.
Now, the Frontier established and far away from the Kingdom, The Mouse Guard has many challenges
both from within mousekind and without. Guardmice must work to ensure that mice are able to thrive
in an inhospitable land full of new and vicious predators where survival itself is a daily struggle.
With the Kingdom's power waning, life is becoming harder in and outside of the Kingdom. The false
sense of security is falling away with more frequent animal attacks and prosperity in decline. Now, each
and every mouse of Mouse Guard must make a difficult decision. Will you allow mousekind to fall back
into subsisting in nature or will you carry on the legacy of your ancenstors and help mouse civilization
flourish no matter the opposition?
As a member of the Mouse Guard, you must be self-reliant, but able to work for something greater than
yourself. You have to stand up for what you belief in, no matter what stands in your way. You will be an
example for all mice everywhere, choosing to live your life for the greater good.

Table of Contents
The Mouse Guard.............................3
The Known Lands..............................4
Wilderness....................................4
Major Villages, Towns, and Cities..5
Other Areas..................................14
Lesser Settlements........................15
Yearly Events................................17
Resolution.........................................18
Conflicts........................................18
Weapons.......................................19
Water Depth and Watercraft..........21
Denizens of the Known Lands............24
Mice of the Known Lands...............30
Recruitment........................................32
Abilities and Skills Factors...................35
Map of the Known Lands....................36
Weapon Cards....................................37

The Mouse Guard

guardmice live all across the Kingdom and

Frontier, living out their normal lives. Most guard
mice are a part of their settlements governments,
town guard, or business. The path a mouse takes
to serve the rest of mousekind is entirely his
choice. However, when the Matriarch bids, that
mouse must answer and answer as a guardmouse.

In the distant past, when mice began to live and

group themselves together, a Kingdom of mice
emerged on a large and forboding island. They
began to build, band together, and grow to
overcome the surmounting challenges of being
small in a large world. Over time, after many ups
and downs, leaders rising and falling, a single
mouse named Didymus, who claimed to have been
born under a shooting star, brought all of
mousekind together under a single Kingdom. He
was ever after known as Didymus the Stargazer.
Since the early days, many mice have rebelled
against the King, but Castle Ironhold, at the center
of the sprawling metropolis Didymus, has never
fallen.

At New Didymus, mice live and work, just like in

any other town in the Frontier. They keep records
and archives of all of the Mouse Guard dealings,
with guardmice required to submit yearly reports
of their activities. The Archives at New Didymus
are the best in the Frontier, holding much
information about how to survive and develop
mousekind in the Frontier.
Before mice can be initiated into the Mouse Guard,
they must spend a season working under an
artisan assigned by the council at New Didymus,
learning the ways of the Guard. Each mouse is
guided by a mentor in his first year and taught
how to best serve mousekind. After being
promoted from a tenderpaw, a guardmouse has
the option of going anywhere in the Frontier,
unless notified by the Matriarch or the Guard
Council.

More recently, the Kingdom has suffered from

uprisings and major factions plotting against
them. The King established a special branch of his
Kingsguard to suppress the rebellions. Seeing how
they effectively operated, by keeping the ideals
that the Kingdom had been established under, the
King dissolved that special Kingsguard division to
form a new and better organization. Mouse Guard
was born, functioning beyond the Kingdom and
given the power to self-govern. The King also saw
this as an opportunity to appease the mice he
ruled over, by giving them a chance to function
above the King, if they chose it.

The Kingdom
The Mouse Guard's relationship with the Kingdom
can be strained at times, but in keeping with the
circumstance of the Guard's creation, every
guardmouse serves every other mouse across the
Known Lands without prejudice or contempt. As
such, the King, depending on the situation, will
often defer to the Mouse Guard to resolve it. In
some instances, he will choose to send his own
mice to do the job, the Kingsguard.

The mice of Mouse Guard function just as any

other mouse across the Known Lands, but with a
significant difference. They have a higher calling
and may be called into action at any time. Patrols
of guardmice operate together to achieve beyond
what one mouse could achieve. Each mouse lives
by the Guard's Oath and lives by that ideal.

The King has a council of lordmice and ladymice

that offer their advice and guidance, but unlike the
Mouse Guard, the final say always rests with the
King. However, when the King dies, the next King
is determined by the stars. Whenever a male
mouse is born under a shooting star, like
Didymus, he will become king when the current
king passes away.

The Frontier
The only central location for the Mouse Guard
could be in New Didymus, where the Matriarch
sits, along with the other guard captains in a
Guard Council. The Guard Council makes most of
the decisions for the Mouse Guard, with the
Matriarch having the deciding vote. However,

The Known Lands

Obstacles for Deserts

Extreme heat during the day, extreme cold at
night, sandstorm, harsh wind, finding water and
food, navigating tunnels, shifting sands, and
moving around rock formations are all possible
obstacles for deserts.

The Known Lands, including the Kingdom and the

Frontier, have an incredible variety of landforms
from dry steppe to frosty mountains. The intrepid
mice of the Mouse Guard must navigate and
overcome the trials that come from travelling
across these dangerous lands.

Jungle
Dense vegetation and large root systems fill
jungles, making travel incredibly arduous. Many
exotic animals and plants fill the secluded
landscape of a jungle. Impossibly tall trees blot out
the sun with huge running vines travelling up the
canopy and down to the floor.

Wilderness
Many of the common types of terrain are
described in the Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game
(p.167-72), so only the terrain elements that are
unique to the Known Lands will be described.

Bats, birds, snakes, and chameleons are very

common, but almost any animal could inhabit.the
jungle.

Coral Reef
Moving a boat or ship through coastal waters is
difficult, but moving it through a coral reef is much
harder. With coral formations just below the
shallow water and abundant sealife living there, a
mouse must always be alert in a reef.

Obstacles for Jungles

Climbing trees, intertwining root systems, hanging
vines, dense thickets, monsoon-like rains, fungi,
rocks, shallow water, anthills, waterfalls and
poisonous plants are all possible obstacles for
jungles.

Any kind of fish, eels, swordfish, stingrays, turtles,

and even sharks inhabit a coral reef.

Mountains

Obstacles for Coral Reefs

Navigating shallow reefs, sudden fish movements,
shipwrecked mice, crossing coral outcroppings
during low tide, diving down to retrieve lost items
or treasure are just some of the possible obstacles
for coral reefs.

The sharp cliffs and dropoffs of a mountain make

it one of the most treacherous voyages a mouse
can undertake. Avalanches and tremors commonly
plague the mice in the mountains. Some
mountains can even be volcanic, especially near
the coastline.

Desert

Goats, hawks, eagles, and other birds of prey

makes their homes in the mountains.

Areas of significant erosion and sand dunes lie to

the far east in the Barren Wastes. Open expanses
fill the land between treacherous gaps in rock
formations and sand dunes. Water is scarce, with
little or no rainfall throughout the year.

Obstacles for Mountains

Steep cliffs, avalanche, severe cold at high
altitudes, rescuing trapped miners or
cartographers, volcanic activity, tremors, falling
pinecones, thinning air, crossing crevasses, poor
visibility, and unseasonable snow and ice are
possible obstacles for mountains.

During the summer, the desert is all but

impassable on foot during the day. The rest of the
year, such a journey could be deadly without aid.
Scorpions, sidewinders, thorny devils, and horned
lizards wander the deserts.

Location/Structure
Carved from the side of a sheer rock outcropping
near a rushing creek, Goldcreek began as a
boomtown, but has grown steadily as an
attraction for mice in all of the Frontier.

Steppe
The cousin of the desert, steppe receives some
rainfall, has sparse vegetation, and open country.
Much of the Frontier has steppe-like conditions for
most of the year.

Size
City

Prairie dogs, armadillos, coyotes, foxes, turkey

vultures, skinks, and iguanas mainly populate
steppe areas.

Government
A lordmouse oversees the operations of Goldcreek.
With his bodyguards, he demands a percentage of
every profit in the town. His means of enforcement
are brutal and direct, resorting to intimidation and
violence at times.

Obstacles for Steppe

Scaling plateaus, thick shubbery, dodging
tumbleweeds, salt flats, dry lake beds, duststorms,
whirlwinds, hills, valleys, and wildfires are all
possible obstacles for steppe regions.

Major Trades
Goldsmithing, Mining, Hospitality, Gaming, Trade

Major Villages, Towns,

and Cities

Import/Export
Goldcreek imports nearly everything it has in the
town, from food to building materials. The city
exports gold to the Kingdom and weapons and
armor to much of the Frontier.

Mice have covered the Known Lands,

setting up settlements in the diverse regions of the
Frontier and the Kingdom. They are presented in
alphabetical order below.

Greywood

The Frontier
Goldcreek

Greywood is a town suspended above the forest.

Mice began the settlement around a tree that
slowly became built up over time. After frequent
destructive animal attacks, the mice built up along
the sides of nearby beech trees, with bridges
connecting the trees.

Goldcreek is a very self-sufficient town lying to the

far south in the Frontier. Gold mines lie very close
giving the settlement its name. Therefore, the
standard of living is very high in Goldcreek,
trading with the rest of the Frontier for nearly
anything they need.

The archers and crossbowmice of Greywood keep

the menacing birds away, but attacks are still not
uncommon in the dense forest. However, they do
not stop the mice of Greywood from producing
some of the finest maps in the Frontier and living
a quiet life of seclusion.

Goldcreek's reputation is one of ill repute, being so

wealthy and so distant from the rest of the
Frontier, secluded behind the Sailor's End
mountains. A mouse can always find a quick game
of dice, a cheap date, and a bellyful of ale anytime,
day or night.

Location/Structure
Greywood is held aloft in the high brances of
many beech trees, connected by bridges.

However, the gold that is mined is used to

embellish fine works of armor and weapons and
especially trinkets sold to travelling mice.

Size
Town

Government
The Birdwatcher, who leads the Birdwatch, a
group of mice devoted to protecting the town from
bird attacks, oversees the security of the town.
Thereby, the merchants, artists, and harvesters
can go about their lives and keep the town
running.

Major Trades
Fishing, Scrimshaw, Boneworking
Import/Export
Hookbait exports fish meat (with birds and
ferrets), styled bone carvings, and bone armor and
weapons. The village imports grain from
Meadowhill and boats from Moonbay and
Thickrunnel.

Major Trades
Mapmaking, Lumber, Fletching, Woodworking

Meadowhill

Import/Export
Greywood imports bows and crossbows,
parchment, quills, and ink for mapmaking. The
town exports unique birdtraps, its maps of the
entire area including the forest to the northeast,
and fine wooden furniture and chests.

The center of all agriculture in the Frontier,

Meadowhill boasts some of the most fertile land in
the Known Lands. This city, spread out across a
huge area around some major creekbeds, provides
most of the food for areas that have very little
naturally, including much of the Kingdom.

Hookbait

However, to make use of the fertile ground, the

farms must be spread out and in the open, for the
most part. This means that animal attacks of all
kinds occur at regular intervals in Meadowhill.
Many mice act as security for the land, riding on
skinks and salamanders to patrol the area at all
times.

Hookbait is a coastal village in the far west of the

Frontier, right along the shores of the Wild Ocean,
relying on the water for everything. Fishermice
abound in the village, with expeditions coming
and going from the sea frequently.
Hookbait relies on Moonbay heavily for aid in
repairing ships and acquiring new ships.
Thickrunnel will occasionally sell one of its aging
warships to Hookbait for a lower price. Otherwise,
the fishermice use fish bones, scales, and teeth for
everything from housing to weapons.

Location/Structure
Spread out across three creekbeds with stone
bridge crossings, Meadowhill is barely tucked in
some grasslands, with no trees or brush to provide
cover.

Location/Structure
Hookbait lies along the west coast of the Frontier
living in houses made of fish bones that effectively
scare off many predators. The village lies on a
highland overlooking the coast, with a tall
lighthouse functioning as the center of the village.

Size
City (Over a large area)
Government
Two mice rule Meadowhill, a remnant of the
Kingdom control of the city. One mouse is the
head of security and the other is the head of
farming. The two mice often do not meet up for
many months at a time, with their two domains
seldom interfering with the other. If one is doing
his job, the other will function.

Size
Village
Government
Council of the major fishermice, usually around
three to five members. The council decides how
certain hauls are going to be split up, if the
weather conditions are conducive to fishing, and
setting up trade with birds and ferrets.

Major Trades
Agriculture, Baked goods, Worm wrangling

Import/Export
Meadowhill exports grain and bread. The city
imports weapons along with tools and insects to
work the soil.

Mount Cornelius
At the highest peak of Sailor's End, Mount
Cornelius sits in a constant frost. The mice of
Mount Cornelius are intrepid and incredibly selfsufficient. Each mouse must be able to do many
things to keep the settlement going. It requires an
adventurous spirit and a watchful eye. Some of the
best guardmice have come from or live on Mount
Cornelius. Some consider it to be the true heart of
the Mouse Guard in the Frontier.

Moonbay
Outside of the Kingdom, Moonbay is the main
producer of wood and plank ships. With almost no
exception, everymouse in Moonbay is involved
with shipbuilding in some way from selling the
ships, weaving sails and rope, felling trees,
designing better ships, and actually building the
ships.

The mice specialize in finding high altitude

ingredients that do not exist anywhere else in the
Known Lands. These ingredients are very useful
for scientists and healers, though the
mountainmice most often use them to season their
food and to brew bold new drinks with them.

The harbor at Moonbay also has extensive trading

for materials required for sustaining the town and
continuing their operations. The bay, in the shape
of a crescent moon, provides some safety from
large fish, but Moonbay is largely protected.

Winters, being the coldest in the Known Lands,

are a time of celebration for Mount Cornelius,
gathering the entire village together to celebrate
another year of thriving in such a difficult place.

Location/Structure
Tucked under an alcove right along the water,
protected from birds and many larger land
animals.

Location/Structure
Inside of a hollowed out evergreen tree, Mount
Cornelius has very few natural predators up so
high in the mountains, so the weather is the
biggest threat in the village.

Size
Town
Government
Moonbay still defers to the Kingdom, if a Prince
arrives in town, trying to accommodate the
Royalty in any way. Most of the time, the
Shipwright's Guild decides what is best for
Moonbay by negotiating prices with other
settlements for lumber, metal, and grain. In times
of emergency, such as a flood or very high tide,
the Guild defers to the oldest member to lead.

Size
Village
Government
The government is very lax in Mount Cornelius,
with all mice working together to survive the harsh
conditions. But, the de facto leader would be the
lead Searcher, heading up the missions of the
village to find mice stranded in the mountains.

Major Trades
Shipbuilding, Netweaving, Sailweaving,
Ropemaking

Major Trades
Brewing, Cooking, Hunting, Tracking, Harvesting
wild plants

Import/Export
Moonbay exports ships, nets, and rope. The city
imports most of the rest of its goods through trade
with travelling merchants.

Import/Export
Mount Cornelius exports exotic plants, furs, and
brews, known to be the best in the Frontier. The
village imports grains when food sources are low,
traps, scents, and weapons to stay protected.

New Didymus

Quicksilver

The second-oldest settlement, after Roseport, in

the Frontier, New Didymus is the Frontier's center
for the Mouse Guard. The Matriarch spends most
of her time here, dividing it between Didymus,
making the journey across the Wild Ocean once a
year.

Lying on the edge of a dense jungle, Quicksilver is

a secluded town known for its science and
innovation. The sciencemice venture into the
jungle to collect medicinal and reactive
mushrooms and herbs.
They then test the materials for a myriad of uses
throughout the Known Lands, cataloguing every
find meticulously. Everyday, mice are discovering
more and more new ingredients. However, trekking
into the jungle is very dangerous, and the
sciencemice are heavily escorted. Sometimes,
entire groups of mice never return from the jungle.

The Matriarch sits on the Guard Council with the

five guard captains, who must stay inside of New
Didymus at all times. The Council decides whether
Mouse Guard involvement in issues is warranted,
coordinating requests from other settlements,
managing the tenderpaws, and updating the
archives.

Location/Structure
Quicksilver is a subterranean town, hewn from a
boulder by order of the King when the jungle was
discovered. Defenses are very tight in the town,
with even the most clever animals never realizing
that mice live inside the rock.

The city itself is very much like any other city,

primarily populated by insect herders and trainers.
Even the guard captains still have jobs within the
city, owning businesses and living as any other
Frontiermouse.

Location/Structure
Established by the stargazers of the Kingdom,
choosing the site because it is under the Didymus
constellation during the Spring and Summer. The
city itself is affixed between two large rocks,
making defense of the city much easier.
Grasslands stretch to the south, making insect
grazing very easy.

Size
Town
Government
A duke appointed by the King himself oversees the
security and operation of Quicksilver. The
seclusion of Quicksilver and the level of protection
provided by the King allows for science to thrive in
the town.

Size
City

Major Trades
Research, Harvesting unusual fungi and moss,
Experiments of all kinds

Government
The Matriarch functions as the face of the Mouse
Guard, largely overseeing the mice of the
Kingdom, while the Guard Council of guard
captains make decisions for the city.

Import/Export
In shipments sent twice a year, all of the needs of
the mice at Quicksilver are provided for including
massive shipments of food, weapons, research
supplies, and analysis equipment. Quicksilver
exports many of its new technological
developments back to the King directly, often
secretly. Many recent advancements in medicine
and demolition traps are due to the research at
Quicksilver.

Major Trades
Silk, Insect Husbandry, Archiving, Instructing
Import/Export
New Didymus exports trained insects such as
beetles, caterpillars, butterflies, and worms for
specialized uses as well as fine silks. The city
imports most of its parchment and textiles.

Redridge

Roseport

The major stop of the Rodeo Circuit every year,

Redridge sits in the desolate entrance to the Red
Mountains. A dusty land, the Ridgers, as they call
themselves, have learned to make due in the dry
land. They support the city with free range beetle
wrangling on lizardback and their signature
redstone architecture.

The oldest settlement in the Frontier, first

established by the Kingdom, Roseport now
functions as a major port of trade in the Northern
Frontier. Named for flowers at the outskirts of the
city inland, Roseport boasts the largest site of
trade in all of the Known Lands. For the right
price, nearly anything can be purchased in the
city.

The mice of Redridge are gruff, learning to grow

up tough and strong. They seldom say much and
only when they need to. Ridgers tend to challenge
one another to contests, sometimes violent,
sometimes not. To turn down such a challenge is
to admit cowardice, a grave breach of the Redridge
code.

A mouse who has never been to the city before

must be careful because the traders in Roseport
are the craftiest of hagglers. Traders and
merchants swarm sailors and travelers, competing
with the best merchandise they can offer.
The city being larger than usual for the Frontier, a
great deal of begging and pickpocketing can
happen in Roseport. A common habit of poor mice
is to steal from a trader and then sell it back to
him at twice the price. Many of the mice in
Roseport have never left the city, only hearing
tales about the Known Lands from travelers.

Location/Structure
Built on the top of a steep-walled mesa, Redridge
sits at the foot of the Red Mountains, mostly safe
from land predators. Sometimes the sheriff has to
form a posse to take down a rogue armadillo or
sidewinder.
Size
Town

Location/Structure
Roseport is settled directly on the beach, amid
thickets of rosebushes. The city was once simply
one point along the coast, but now stretches along
the ocean at many piers and harbors.

Government
A sheriff with his deputies try to keep the violence
and killing to a minimum, which they often fail to
do. The Ridgers have an unspoken code that they
all live by, which emphasizes honesty,
trustworthiness, and always helping a mouse in
need. So, a talented Ridger who sees something
that needs doing will most likely do it himself.
Punishment for heinous crimes often ends in being
sent off the edge of the mesa.

Size
Large City
Government
The Lord or Lady of Roseport, an archaic title,
oversees the collection of taxes from Roseport. The
Lord or Lady largely fails to enforce any laws,
instead relying on the Royal Navy. While not
directly in charge of the city, the Navy polices the
waters, keeping watchful eyes to piracy and fish
activity.

Major Trades
Redstone Architecture, Wrangling, Crime, Rodeo,
Leading expeditions into the Red Mountains
Import/Export
Redridge relies on the agriculture of Meadowhill
and Millpoint for its food, especially during the
Rodeo. The town exports crafted stone tools and
statues made from the durable and hard redstone
with mice as well as the ferrets of Nivalia.

Major Trades
Harbor work, Merchant, Crime
Import/Export
Roseport imports everything it needs through the
harbors and it exports just as much through trade.

Tideview
Tideview sits alone in the center of the Frontier, on
an island that hosts a yearly event called the
Tideview Games. The survival of the settlement
relies on this yearly event, providing it with most
of the business it will see all year. Therefore, the
success of the Games ties directly the survival of
Tideview itself.
The village rests in at the edge of a canyon that
acts as a natural arena for the Games. Many
merchants stop into Tideview for the Games and
leave once they have concluded, taking their
wealth with them.
The Mouse Guard is a huge proponent of the
Tideview Games, helping make sure they are a
success every year. For the rest of the year, the
town is nearly vacant except for some officials and
fishermice eeking out a living from the pond.

Location/Structure
Along a freshwater creek and waterfall, Tideview
rests at the highest point of a canyon valley
making spotting predators very easy due to the
openness. Being in the center of its island,
Tideview is the only spot where a mouse can see
the ocean in every direction, giving it its name.

The Kingdom
Cragvale
Cragvale rests in the foothills of the King's Range,
operating the largest mines in the Known Lands.
The mines contain mostly iron ore, but small
amount of any ore or mineral turn up across the
many mines.
The town was created originally as a labor colony
for mice convicted of high crimes, but now
Downmire operates the Kingdom's prison colony.
Now, a culture of hard work and honorable service
permeates Cragvale, with mice that are
determined to serve the King in their capacity.
Therefore, the Kingdom receives the majority of
the iron, but some is shipped over to the Frontier.

Location/Structure
The foothills of the King's Range, a nearby
mountain range.
Size
Town
Government
Lords reporting directly to the King's court oversee
the operation, though officially, they are
independent from the Kingdom.

Size
Village

Major Trades
Ore Mining, Beetle Wrangling

Government
A chairmouse oversees the Tideview Games during
the summer and allocates the resources of the
village to survive for the rest of the year. Lately,
the chairmouse has been trying to keep businesses
in the area and start to build it up to have it thrive
more than once a year.
Major Trades
Organizing the Tideview Games, Fishing

Import/Export
Cragvale imports everything that it needs to
survive, trading with the Kingdom and others. The
town exports its ore and trained beetles used for
hard labor in other parts of the Kingdom.

Didymus
The first mouse settlement in all of the Known
Lands, Didymus is a sprawling metropolis, divided
into three main rings: Castle Ironhold, The Market,
and The Ground. Each has its own distinct inner
workings and large enough to be cities all their
own, divided from one another by large walls.
They will henceforward be described individually.

Import/Export
Tideview imports everything it needs for the
Tideview Games, relying heavily on the Mouse
Guard for support and to help if they need it
throughout the year.

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Castle Ironhold

The Market

Comprising the entire inner ring of Didymus sits

the massive Castle Ironhold. All of the Royal
House live in this Kingdom, seldom leaving its
walls. The Kingsguard protects the Castle heavily
at all times, eradicating any predators long ago.
Entrance to the Castle is strictly controlled and
any incursions are punished with time served at
Downmire or even death. The King has armorers
to maintain and repair the weapons and armor of
his Kingsguard.

The nobles of Didymus, but not connected enough

to be considered royalty, as well as the many
businesses of Didymus inhabit The Market, just
outside the walls of Castle Ironhold. Artisans,
artists, smiths, armorers, glaziers, potters,
apothecaries, and many other trades can be found
in The Market. Everyday of the year, including the
winter, The Market is packed with mice from all
over the Known Lands, buying and selling goods.
Often connected to the inner wall itself and raised
up, the noble live somewhat secluded from the
rest of the Market. They are usually business
owners themselves, though some are simply born
into wealthy families. Many things that happen in
The Market set the high society standard for many
fashions and cultural whims.

All of the mice at Castle Ironhold want for nothing,

constantly being given gifts and feasting on the
finest food in the Kingdom. Few mice are allowed
to leave and return to the Castle regularly.

Location/Structure
The center of Didymus, with a huge castle with
many protective barriers around it, including a
drawbridge, moat, high stone walls, and many
guards. At the center of the castle is a tower
comprised entirely of iron, where the King holds
court.

Location/Structure
In the second ring, just outside the inner ring, of
Didymus rests The Market. Narrow streets and
multi-story buildings comprise the majority of The
Market.

Size
City

Size
City

Government
The center of the Kingdom, the King sits in the
Castle surrounded by his lords, dukes, and earls.
The inner workings of the court are relatively
secret, with official, Kingdom-wide edicts
proclaimed from time to time. Gaining audience
with the King is difficult and there are many
customs to adhere to.

Government
The lords of The Market, hold some of the power,
but the King's orders often extend into all of
Didymus, including The Market. The King taxes
The Market moderately, providing much of the
continued wealth and extravagant lifestyle of
Castle Ironhold.
Major Trades
Business Administration, Law Enforcement,
Merchants, and nearly any other trade in the
Known Lands

Major Trades
Armorer, Entertainment, Political Administration,
Silkweaving, Scribing
Import/Export
Castle Ironhold imports huge amounts of food,
clothing, furniture, and other expensive goods
from all over the Known Lands; the more exotic,
the better. The Castle exports finished silk
products as well as parchment and ink for use
throughout the Kingdom.

Import/Export
The Market imports high volumes of raw
materials, such as ore, grain, and lumber, which it
then exports as processed or manufactured goods,
such as armor, bread, or furniture.

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The Ground

Downmire

On the outskirts of Didymus, not inside of a wall,

the most expansive ring of the city called The
Ground, is a haven of crime and swindlers. A
labyrinth of huts, shacks, and overhangings, a
thief could easily lose any lawmice tracking him.
Also, if that same lawmice were to ask around
about a thief, not a single mouse would say a
word.

In the Kingdom, when a criminal is sentenced,

most often he is sent to Downmire. Downmire is a
desolate swamp island filled with natural hazards
as well as many different animals. More often than
not, being sent to Downmire is a death sentence.
The prisoners of Downmire work tirelessly to
produce many different things for the Kingdom
such as agriculture, harvesting, and mining. In
fact, the free labor of Downmire was a major
factor in establishing the Kingdom in the first
place allowing widespread food production and a
huge supply of soldiers to fight the Kingdom's wild
animals. The criminal mice are worked to death or
killed from disease or eaten by wild animals
regularly. Some estimates suggest that at least 5
mice are dying every day at Downmire.

Once comprising the lower class area of The

Market, The Ground now functions by pilfering
what it can from the inner rings of the city and
preying on those that come in and out of the city.
The Kingsguard has a large prescence in The
Ground, attempting to escort and keep mice safe
entering and exiting Didymus.
Many mice from The Ground hear the rumors of
the veritable paradise of the Frontier and try to
find a better life across the Wild Ocean. However,
many mice promise that they can secure passage,
but often times the mice they take are never heard
from again.

Some concern exists in the rest of the Kingdom for

the treatment of these mice. Most of them just
don't want to be shipped there themselves, so they
stay out of it.

Location/Structure
Along the outskirts of Didymus, the slums of The
Ground stretch far and wide. Many mice fashion
dwellings out of whatever they can find, many just
living in holes as mice once did.

Location/Structure
Downmire is a large, swampy island off the
southern coast of The Kingdom. There is a
compound where the Kingsguard and the Overseer
live in a stone house on a firm bedrock.
Size
Village

Size
City
Government
Though the Kingsguard attempts to have some
authority over The Ground, they have no effective
power. Many rival gangs of criminals send out
youngmice to beg and steal in The Market as well
as shake each other down for coin. It seems like
every season, a new gang has gotten into power
only to be overthrown and killed by the next gang.
Major Trades
Crime, Gambling, Law Enforcement

Government
The Kingsguard, the law enforcement for the King,
keeps the prisoners in line, but a lesser Duke
called the Overseer, keeps track of the prisoners'
production.
Major Trades
Hard labor in the form of agriculture, harvesting,
mining, weaving, and pottery.
Import/Export
The Kingdom supports Downmire exclusively, but
due to the high volume of goods being shipped to
Didymus, the Kingdom turns a huge profit from
Downmire.

Import/Export
Trade for cheap goods stolen from The Market.

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The Hammer

King's Edge

The home of the Kingsguard training camp, The

Hammer, formerly known as Tallpeak, is situated
at the base of an active volcano. The harsh
landscape teaches the Kingsguard how to survive
in an unforgiving land. The Kingsguard are drilled
in military maneuvers, fighting and defeating large
animals in mock battles. For many mice, The
Hammer is the best chance for a good life.

In the North of the Kingdom, King's Edge sits on a

steep dropoff of cliffs into the Wild Ocean. The
Royal Apiary takes over most of the village, with
nearly everymouse working with it in some
capacity. From beekeeping itself, to wax
harvesting, to candle manufacture, and honey
production, there are many jobs with the bees.

The Kingsmice enter The Hammer as normal, even

innocent mice, but leave as hardened, confident
soldiers. The King uses them to suppress animal
attacks and mouse rebellions in the Kingdom
whenever they emerge.
The volcano, simply called the Fire, creates
streams of volcano that force the mice in training
to be constantly on the move. The landscape
changes continually, burning away what was built
yesterday. It teaches the mice to never look back,
never regret, and never compromise.

Location/Structure
In a constantly moving camp around the base of a
volcano, The Hammer is constantly building new
barracks and offices.

The Royal Apiary is the largest apiary in the

Known Lands by far, effectively dominating the
market for candles and honey. Over ninety percent
of all honey and candles come from King's Edge.
King's Edge is also a trading hub, often choosing
to ship its candles and honey to the Frontier
directly rather than going through the Kingdom.
As such, they do not rely on the Kingdom for
much, being mostly independent.

Location/Structure
King's Edge is seated between two major clifffaces along the north of the Kingdom. They
provide natural barriers as well as the only trading
route into the North.
Size
Village

Size
Town
Government
The King has direct jurisdiction over The Hammer,
deferring to the Captain of the Kingsguard when
he is not present. The Captain operates as the
leader of all things military in the Kingdom, handpicked by the King himself from the upper
echelons of the military.

Government
The King used to appoint a lesser official of his
house to the Royal Apiary, but now the most
experienced beemouse oversees the operation.
The mice enjoy their work and have little problem,
because the Kingdom mostly stays out of their
affairs as long as they continue to produce on
schedule.
Major Trades
Apiary, candles, wax, and honey production.

Major Trades
Military Training, Survivalism

Import/Export
King's Edge imports some of its grain and building
materials which the bees are housed in. The
village exports nearly all of its candles, wax, and
honey all over the Known Lands. A distinctive
square is imprinted into the bottoms of each of the
candles and honey jars produced by King's Edge.

Import/Export
They import all goods from the Kingdom that are
needed, but those are mostly just for the Captain
and the other upper officers. The soldiers are
expected to live off of the land and after
graduation, are given a permanent assignment.

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Other Areas

Thickrunnel
The major harbor of the Kingdom, Thickrunnel
specializes in the construction of large ships.
Thickrunnel also functions as the site of the Royal
Navy, a branch of the Kingsguard that specializes
in sea combat.
Thickrunnel has the most contact with the Frontier
compared with the rest of the Kingdom. The Royal
Navy patrols all over the Wild Ocean and into the
Frontier, protecting the Kingdom's assets at home
and abroad.

Many areas of the Frontier are inhabited by

creatures other than mice and they are organized
in a variety of different ways. Most of the other
parts are not in towns and villages like in mouse
civilization. They exist in spread out communities,
mostly roaming around, settling where they may.
However, due to mouse civilization staking claims
to land, these cultures have collected themselves
more into more localized areas. Some of these
localized areas are described.

The Warren

At least a couple Navy warships sit in the harbor

at any time. The ships move cargo and mice all
over the Known Lands, but when they need
repairs, they have to return to Thickrunnel.

In the western areas of the Frontier, The Warren is

a community of hares that are on friendly terms
with the mice. The Warren is little more than a
stop on the road between West Acorn and
Redridge, with burrows all over, but the hares and
mice interact peaceably.

The docks of Thickrunnel are renowned for their

innovative boat designs, setting the standards for
boats as far as Moonbay in the Frontier. Also, any
bulk goods shipped from The Frontier usually
come through Thickrunnel, which are unloaded
and carried over land across the Kingdom.

The hares in The Warren have their own customs

and would never allow a mouse to ride them like a
beast. To a mouse, it seems like hares have a strict
etiquette to follow, passed down from the older
hares.

Location/Structure
At the mouth of a rushing river emptying into the
Wild Ocean, Thickrunnel sits poised to push new
ships out to sea.

They see the mice as gruff and coarse, not

enjoying the fine things in life, but only focusing
on what is wrong. As such, they tend to remain
cordial, but always looking down their noses at
them.

Size
Town
Government
Thickrunnel is heavily controlled and regulated by
the Royal Navy, with Royalty sometimes venturing
out to inspect the boatmaking operations.

Nivalia
Nivalia is the only ferret community on the main
island of the Frontier. Most of the ferrets are
willing to trade with mice, especially for their
shimmerblades as the ferrets call them. The
ferrets live along the coast and into the mountains,
hunting, fishing, and living off the land.

Major Trades
All things boat-related, including building,
repairing, designing, and mobilizing.

A special clay in Nivalia makes a very valuable

pottery, which the ferrets trade for goods such as
skins and furs of different animals from the mice.
The ferrets paint their spiritual symbols and
blessings along the outside of the pots with the
diversity of colors available to them in the region.

Import/Export
Thickrunnel exports its ships and ship designs.
The town imports from the Kingdom mostly, but
the Frontier provides many unique goods such as
specialized wood for prototypes or even gold for
decoration.

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Like most of the native animals of the Frontier,

ferrets adhere to a spiritual view of the world.
Whereas the mice make a distinction between
land, sea, and air or even mouse and hare, the
ferrets see all things as one. They often refer to a
true attainment of this belief as The Sight. If a
ferret has The Sight, they are revered amongst
their community with fire rituals and sacrifices.

and around what the mice have named Erminea.

Sables are rarely seen, even by accounts from The
Barren Wastes. Reports have been made that they
come into the Frontier occasionally, mostly during
the winter. Very few mice can corroborate these
reports. While they appear to be predators, no
mouse has ever been attacked by a sable, at least,
a mouse hasn't survived to tell about it. They
seem to reside in an area called Sibri.

However, the ferrets of Nivalia is not always

peaceful. They have many sacred sites across the
Frontier and a mouse that crosses into the land is
cursed and hunted down by the ferrets. Only
ferrets with The Sight can enter those sites to
meditate and commune with the ancestors.
Not all ferrets are as peaceable as those of Nivalia.
Many ferrets across the Frontier have plundered
towns and villages that the mice have tried to
establish, especially in the region to the east of
Redridge. Some of those places still have mouse
buildings there, abandoned as ghost towns.

Weasels seem to be the most hated of the

creatures in The Barren Wastes, but only rumors
abound as to why. Some have said that they kill
and eat minks and sables after they have defeated
them, which is against the minks' and ferrets'
beliefs. Others have said that they once inhabited
nearly all of the Frontierlands and they have been
retreating further and further to one day rise up
and reclaim all of the lands again. They are
secluded in Altaica, rarely seen outside of The
Barren Wastes.
For a mouse, even a Mouse Guard patrol, to enter
The Barren Wastes is incredibly dangerous. The
dangers of the desert itself, the creatures, and
maybe worse findings lie in wait on the island.
The Kingdom has sent mice that seldom return,
and if they do, they are badly injured. The
Matriarch will only ask for volunteers to go to The
Barren Wastes, but unless there is dire need, she
will never assign a patrol to go into that forbidding
land.

The Barren Wastes

The island to the far east of the Frontier is known
as The Barren Wastes. The land is desert from
coast to coast, having only sparse vegetation here
and there. Little is truly known about the Wastes,
as the only mouse settlement to ever be
established there was called Orba's Point. Now,
the town sits empty, mouse skeletons peppering
the paths.
Most mice that have ventured into The Barren
Wastes and have returned with talk of weasels,
minks, and sables continually fighting over the
desert land. No mouse alive knows what they have
been fighting over or if they still fight to this day.
Minks are the only creatures that venture out of
The Barren Wastes to plunder in their warboats.
They are able to move along coastlines and
destroy an entire mouse village very quickly.
Despite all of the predators in the Territories, the
Minks can be the worst threat to the survival of
mice in the Frontier. Their random hit and run
approach makes them difficult to apprehend, try
as the Kingdom might. The Minks seem to live in

Lesser Settlements
Many of the following smaller settlements often
have one family or even one mouse at the location
at any one time. There are also many settlements
here and there that are not listed on the map.

Brushnob
The best guides through treacherous waters come
from Brushnob, due to their proximity to the
Swiftcurrent Straits.

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Canyon's Cross

Highstep

Canyon's Cross rests at a natural bridge, allowing

any travelers to cross over the huge canyon known
as The Trench.

Up in the Northern Cliffs, Highstep is a small

weather outpost for the Kingdom. The few mice
that live there watch the weather for any major
changes, documenting their findings thoroughly.

Coralbridge
Coralbridge rests along Elanor Reef and is a
member of the Rodeo circuit, specializing in an
aquatic rodeo. A bridge made of coral connects the
settlement with many of the small nearby islands
off the coast.

Millpoint
Millpoint functions as a processing plant for
Meadowhill's grain production, specializing in
milling and baking for the surrounding areas.

Oyster Cove

Crabtree
Situated at the edge of a forest, Crabtree is a small
hunting community, specializing in pelts and furs.

Daisyvine

Tucked in an alcove away from view, the mice of

Oyster Cove specialize in retrieving and extracting
pearls from oysters. Many mice often try to seek
their fortunes here.

Specklerock

Daisyvine is mostly a community of scavengers,

living off the shipwrecks from the nearby
Swiftcurrent Straits.

Specklerock has plentiful amounts of marble,

which is mined and used to build houses and
produce sculptures.

Darkhedge
Originally named by the Kingdom as a community
of outcasts who rebelled against the King,
Darkhedge now operates as a harvesting
operation to supply Didymus and Cragvale.

Forkstream

Wavecrest
Adventurous mice live in Wavecrest, where the
waves in all of the Wild Ocean are at their largest.
Many mice come from all over the Frontier to try
to ride them.

Forkstream offers many accomodations for those

traveling along the river, having an inn, saloon,
and bakery.

West Acorn

Greenleaf

Willowcrick

Greenleaf was once the major boat supplier for the

Kingdom, before wood and plank ships could be
built. Situated in a variety of trees with many
diverse types of leaves perfect for individual
leafboats.

Willowcrick often sends its young mice to the

Mouse Guard. The settlement is a port and trading
post, specializing in selling some of the
innovations from Quicksilver.

The last stop of the Rodeo circuit, West Acorn

specializes in lizardback racing.

Harren's Crook
Harren's Crook is a huge supporter of the Mouse
Guard, being a major supplier of goods to New
Didymus.

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Yearly Events

Tideview Games

Throughout the year, mice have many celebrations

and festivals across both the Frontier and the
Kingdom. The following are only the largest events
that affect the most mice in an area, but
somewhere in the Known Lands, there is always at
least one local event happening.

Spring
Circus Season
From late Spring to early Autumn, a huge group of
travelling performers of all kinds performing
dramas, feats of strength, illusionists, musicians,
and animal tamers. They move through most
settlements in the Frontier, starting in Roseport
and ending in Wavecrest.

The King's Peace

In the late days of Spring, the Kingdom celebrates
the treaty that consolidated the warring factions
into one Kingdom long ago. This acts as the
patriotic holiday for those in the Kingdom to have
a feast after a long winter. Former rebels rue this
holiday, meaning that security must be ramped up
on these days. Sea battle reenactments just off the
coasts are common to celebrate, as well.

Summer
Aurora's Comet
A yearly festival, usually in the mid-Summer, with
a ceremonial drink of honey mead. There are
many major celebrations, with nearly every town
and village celebrating its own way. Fireworks are
not an uncommon sight in wealthy, Kingdom
cities.

Every year in the late Summer, almost all of the

settlements meet at the island of Tideview and
compete in a variety of competitions: fighting,
cooking, inventions, science fair, etc. Each
settlement can send one male and one female to
the competitions, in their specialty. Guardmice are
able to participate, but they must be the selection
of their village. The Kingdom seldom participates,
except for Thickrunnel and King's Edge.

Fall
Day of the Dead
During Autumn, all mice, but especially the Mouse
Guard, remember those that came before them.
Not a somber event, mice enjoy a harvest feast,
including many sweets such as fruit pies. Long
detailed retellings of the classic stories passed
down through the Guard occur over the days of
this festival. Even retellings of how some great
Guardmice met their end, even the same year.

Rodeo Circuit
Starting in Coralbridge, moving through
Redridge, and ending in West Acorn, brave mice
interact with many lizards, toads, beetles, and
even some fish in many ways: roping, rodeo,
riding, and wrangling. Injuries and mishaps are
not uncommon at these events, but they draw
huge crowds from all over the Frontier.

Winter
Frostnight
Across the Frontier, special soups and stews are
made on the first frosty night of the Winter and
shared with the rest of the community.

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Resolution

with their swift ships. Whenever you have a

seafaring vessel and you are attacked by another
ship, a large aquatic creature or are laying siege to
a land battlement from a ship, use a Sea Battle
Conflict. In a huge sea battle with many different
ships, use a War conflict.

In the Known Lands, many new situations arise

and the land calls for different means of
resolving them. The following are some new
ideas for conflicts and weapons, but they are
meant to supplement and not replace those in
the Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game.

Conflicts
Gambling
In any saloon in the Frontier and maybe in some
back rooms in Castle Ironhold's guardtowers, mice
are kicking back and enjoying games of chance
and dice. Sometimes, quite a bit is at stake. Maybe
somemouse's life, maybe somemouse's fortune. A
gambling conflict is meant to represent a game of
chance when the stakes are high and the situation
intricate, not just for fun. Also, these games will
always have some level of skill, sometimes just
how much to bet, sometimes strategy, and
sometimes just playing the odds!
Actions in a gambling conflict are described as
bluffing, calling your opponent's bluff, cheating,
catching your opponent cheating, raising the
stakes, sweetening the deal, distracting your
opponent, and taunting your opponent.

Actions in a sea battle are described as piloting

your ship, firing a mounted weapon, boarding the
enemy ship, sneaking into the enemy captain's
quarters, finding the weak spot in the hull,
commandeering the enemy's ship, and damaging
the enemy's ship.
In a sea battle, Boatcrafter can be used for Defend
and Maneuver to steer the ship. Fighter or Scout
can be used for Attack and Feint.
To determine starting disposition for a sea battle,
use Health as a base and the test skill is
Boatcrafter or Fighter.
A sea battle could lead directly into a watery
chase depending on how the actions are
described, or it could end in one ship sinking or
worse yet, both ships being destroyed completely!

Watery Chase

In a gambling conflict, Deceiver can be used for all

actions. Scout may be used for Attack and
Maneuver. Haggler may be used for Feint or
Defend.

In the Known Lands, with many boats on the open

bodies of water at any given time, a chase through
water can be very common. Anytime a chase
would happen on a body of water, use a Watery
Chase conflict.

To determine starting disposition for a gambling

conflict, use Will as the base and the test skill is
Deceiver.

Actions in a watery chase are described as swift

paddling, hoisting sails, navigating around objects
or coastlines, reading the weather, and swimming.

A gambling conflict could easily lead to a fight or

chase conflict if things don't go as planned or your
opponent is enraged at you for what you did or
said.

In a watery chase, Boatcrafter can be used for all

actions. Weather Watcher may be used for Feint
and Maneuver.

Sea Battle
With many ships and boats covering the seas of
the Known Lands, sea battles are not uncommon,
especially with pirates and the war-like Minks

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To determine starting disposition for a watery

chase, use Health as the base and the test skill is
Boatcrafter.

the maneuver action.

Ranged: Bolas cannot be used at normal range.
Thrown: Against shorter-ranged weapons, your
Attack action counts as a versus action (rather
than independent) against Attack and is
independent against Maneuver. Once you throw it,
it's gone!

Wrangling
Many communities in the Frontier rely on the
creatures in the area for survival and to maintain
productivity. Aside from capturing and taming
mounts and livestock, mice, especially in the open
ranges near Redridge, will often need to maintain
or move large groups of livestock at a time. In
those instances, use a Wrangling conflict.

Blowgun
Missile: Against short-ranged weapons, your
Attack action counts as a versus action against
Attack and is independent against Maneuver.
Piercing: +1D to Attack. Short Range: -1D to
Maneuver and Defend.
Special darts can be made with an Ob 3
Scientist test. Each one gives +1s to a single
action (depending on the type) and once they are
used, they're gone.

Actions in a wrangling conflict are described as

coralling, pushing the herd forward, grabbing up
stragglers, defend against predators, and finding
spots to graze.
In a wrangling conflict, Loremouse or Insectrist
(depending on what is being wrangled) can be
used for Attack and Maneuver. Survivalist or
Hunter may be used for Defend and Feint.
To determine starting disposition for a wrangling
conflict, use Health as the base and the test skill is
Loremouse or Insectrist (depending on what is
being wrangled).
The opponent in a wrangling conflict is the herd
itself, so use the highest Nature among the
creatures and add 1-3 to it, depending on the size
of the herd. Individual beetles are easy to manage,
but an entire horde of them is almost an entirely
different creature.

Crossbow
Hard to Reload: A mouse cannot Attack, Feint, or
any combination of the two actions back to back.
Missile: Against short-ranged weapons, your
Attack action counts as a versus action against
Attack and is independent against Maneuver.
Powerful: +1s to any versus test.
For example, if a guardmouse Attacks for
the first action in one set of three actions, and she
would act next. With her next action, she cannot
Attack or Feint; she must Maneuver or Defend.
Lasso
Roping: +1D to Maneuver, +2s to a successful
Maneuver against Defend. Unwieldy: -1D to
Attack.
For example, if a guardmouse chooses
Maneuver while using a lasso and her opponent
chooses Defend, then assuming she gets at least 1
success, she adds +1D and +2s to the Maneuver.

A wrangling conflict that goes poorly could easily

become a trampling stampede or the creatures
could scatter into nearby towns wreak havoc on
them. Rounding all of them up could take the
remainder of a season.

Weapons
The following weapons are meant to
supplement and not replace any weapons in the
Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game (p.117-119).

Tomahawk
Lightweight: +1s after a successful Feint, +1D to
Attack against Feint. Small Head: -1D to Defend.
Thrown: Against shorter-ranged weapons, your
Attack action counts as a versus action against
Attack and is independent against Maneuver. Once
you throw the tomahawk, it's gone!

Fighting Weapons
Bolas
Heavy Weights: Any successful Maneuver with
bolas count as the gain position effect. This
happens in addition to your margin of success for

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Whip
Tangling: +1D to Maneuver. Very Unwieldy: -1D
to Attack and Feint. Whipcrack: +1D to Defend,
+1s to a successful Defend instead if in a Fight
Animal or Taming Conflict.

Familiar Waters
+1D to one action of your choice, like a sword.
Being born or raised along a coastline, a mouse
would know which areas are rushing, where a
waterfall might be, or if the water is shallow in a
certain spot.

Sea Battle Weapons

Fast Boat or Mount

+2D to the disposition. A sleek vessel can allow
for a clean getaway or swift apprehension. Mink
warboats are the fastest boats in the Known
Lands.

Encountering the many different adversaries at

sea, including pirates, large fish, or rebels. These
weapons are useful in a sea battle conflict.

Condition
+1D to disposition. A ship in perfect condition
will be difficult to sink and be able to stay in the
battle longer.

Weapons of Chance

Firepower
+1D to Attack. If your ship is better equipped
with mounted weapons, such as an acorn cannon
or a ballista, or each mouse has a crossbow, you'll
have superior firepower.
Outnumbering Force
+1s to Feint. If you have a larger attacking force,
the battle will more easily descend into chaos
allowing the unexpected to happen.
Smaller Ship
+1s to a successful Maneuver. If your ship is at
least 2 steps on the natural order of water smaller
than your opponent's ship, you will be able to
move more easily.

These weapons can help win a gambling

conflict, but they won't guarantee victory. Some of
them can be prepared beforehand. Some must be
improvised.

Collateral
+1D to a Feint. If you have a way to visibly
bolster a promise to sweeten the deal for your
opponent, such as a large amount of coin to throw
around or showing off the deed to the family farm
that your opponent wants, by throwing it into the
deal, you can cause your opponent to make a
slight mistake in his greed.
Fixing the Game
+1s to a successful Attack. Nothing obvious, but
things like loaded dice, magnets, or a special
deck of cards being used can help push the odds
in your favor.

Watery Chase Weapons

Hustling
+2D to disposition. If you can convince your
opponent before the game starts that you have no
skill whatsoever in the game, your opponent will
think it's over before it starts.

Pirates, fishermice, and the Kingdom will pursue

or be pursued very frequently. These weapons
can make the chase a little smoother.

Adequate Crew
+1s to Attack. Whether a small boat or a large
ship, having enough mice makes water travel
much easier.

Sharking
+1s to a successful Maneuver. By belittling your
opponent or intimidation, you might be able to
catch him off guard. It must be played out to
receive the bonus.

Calm Weather
+1D to Maneuver. Untroubled waters ease travel,
making each wave easier to handle.

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Proper Tools
+1D to Feint. Having the necessary tools, such as
herding staffs or a whip to assert dominance, can
overcome many difficulties along a drive.

Weapons to Tame
Taming animals and insects is very commonplace
in the Frontier. If applicable, interchange the word
animal with insect. Here are a few weapons
to get the job done.

Water Depth

Food or Water
+1s to a successful Attack. With just the right
food or water for a thirsty animal, an animal will
more easily come around to you.

In the Known Lands, travel by water is very

common. In places, water voyages are more
common than walking. Most mice have travelled
more over water than have run over the land. As
such, there are many developed kinds of boats
and ships, which provide different benefits
based on the different depths of water. The
deeper the water, the larger the ship can be.

Friendly Kin
+1D to Feint. If your patrol already has a tamed
animal of a similar or the same kind, an animal
will be more likely to associate mice with friends.

The water scale is as follows, from the

shallowest to the deepest body of water.

Safety Assurance
+1D to Maneuver. By showing the animal that
you mean no harm in a convincing way, such as
dropping weapons, can help to calm an animal.
Trained
+1D to disposition. If you have a mouse whose
Loremouse (or Insectrist) is higher than the
Animal's Nature, the mouse will know what to do.

Wrangling Weapons
Mouse wranglers use many different weapons to
keep their herds in line and safe.

Puddle, Wash
Creek, Brook, Basin
Stream, Rapids, Tributary
River, Moat
Pond, Marsh
Lake, Lagoon
Bay, Harbor
Sea, Sound, Gulf
Ocean

Watercraft

Hive Mind or Herd Mentality

+1s to Attack. If the creatures being herded tend
to want to group together or have the Swarm
aspect of their nature, a wrangler's job becomes
easier.

Boats and ships function as weapons for any

applicable type of conflict where boats would be
involved, as determined by the GM. A boat can
still be used as a tool or advantage for a single
test, but when a conflict occurs, use the
weapons listed under each watercraft instead.

Known Trails
+1D to Defend. Well-trodden paths allow mice to
provide more security to the herd, know which
predators or threats migh be along a certain road,
and where the best grazing spots are.

Each watercraft is listed with a water depth

range within which it functions best and it
includes all bodies of water in between. A
watercraft can never function below its range,
but it can function above it, albeit without any
benefits. For example, a canoe is listed with
Creek River, which includes creeks, streams,
and rivers.

Mounted Mice
+1D to disposition. Mice riding other tamed
creatures allows them to move around faster and
keep the herd together.

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Barge

Ferry

Barges are flat-bottomed boats built to move large

amounts of cargo along larger bodies of water.
They are suited for moving through relatively
straight bodies of water, being difficult to turn.
Barges are often pulled by fish or other sealife.
They are frequently the targets of pirate attacks.

Ferries move mice from island to island all over the

Kingdom, usually not moving over great distances.
Most areas have ferries passing through and
docking throughout the year, moving tradesmice,
families, and adventurers alike. Ferries are built to
withstand large bodies of water, but they function
best over short distances.

Barge Weapons
Wide+1s to Defend.

Ferry Weapons
Sturdy+3D to disposition.

Barge Water Depth

River Sea

Ferry Water Depth

Stream Bay

Canoe
Canoes are quick and cut through rushing waters,
making them among the most maneuverable boats
that mice can build. A canoe can only hold three
mice, after that, it will lose its weapon, no matter
what the water depth is. Canoes are often used to
in groups to hunt fish swimming in rivers and
streams.

Leafboat
Mice have made leafboat since before the
Kingdom, being the most plentiful type of
watercraft in the Known Lands.

Leafboat Weapons
Small+1D to disposition.
Leafboat Water Depth
Creek

Canoe Weapons
Easy to Steer+1s to a successful
Maneuver.

Raft

Canoe Water Depth

Creek River

Catamaran
Catamarans have two hulls connected by a wide
frame, making them able to withstand many
different situations and weather conditions. Due to
their high buoyancy, catamarans tend to rest on
the water's surface allowing them to cruise swiftly.

Catamaran Weapons
Stable+2D to disposition. Swift+1D to
Attack.
Catamaran Water Depth
Creek Pond

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Rafts are among the most common type of boat,

being a loose confederation of twigs bound
together. Sometimes a raft can have a sail,
sometimes a sturdier frame. Often, they are used
to move small cargo across relatively short
distances.

Raft Weapons
Adaptable When the raft is created, its
creator chooses a +1D bonus to one
action. The bonus remains with the raft
until it is destroyed.
Raft Water Depth
Creek Lake

Rowboat

Warship

Rowboats are commonly owned by mice all over

the Frontier, allowing them to easily move up and
down small creeks and streams. Mice in larger
ships often use rowboats to come inland.

The Royal Navy commissioned warships to patrol

the coastlines of all of the Known Lands. They are
slightly smaller than many large sailing ships,
making them quicker and more difficult to destroy
in battle. The reinforced hull of a warship can be
bombarded with many different weapons and still
remain intact. Often, pirates attempt to gain a
warship to use and their own ship permanently.

Rowboat Weapons
Balanced+1s to a successful Feint.
Rowboat Water Depth
Creek Stream

Warship Weapons
Agile+2D to Maneuver. Reinforced
Hull In a sea battle conflict, +2D to
Defend and +3s to disposition.

Sailboat
Sailboats rely on the wind to propel them along
the water, and based on the conditions, they can
be very useful as well as completely useless
without any wind. A wise boatmouse will check
the weather conditions before setting out on a
sailboat, as well as having plenty of rope on hand
as backup.

Warship Water Depth

Lake Ocean

Sailboat Weapons
Sails+1D to any action, as a sword.
Sailboat Water Depth
Stream Lake

Sailing Ship
Sailing ships are very large and often require up to
a dozen mice to operate, although some ships
need even more mice. All kinds of sailing ships dot
the ocean, being the first and most common type
of ship to pass between the Kingdom and the
Frontier. The majority of ships coming out of
Thickrunnel are sailing ships. These ships can be
used for big business, transportation, or even to
live in.

Sailing Ship Weapons

Flexible Rigging+1s to any action, as a
sword. Huge +2s to disposition.
Sailing Ship Water Depth
Bay Ocean

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Denizens of the
Known Lands

Earthworm Nature 2
Burrowing, Decomposer, Squirming

Spider

The lands of the Frontier are filled with a variety

of creatures, all very different from those found
in the Kingdom. The following is meant as a
supplement, not a replacement, for any
creatures in the Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game
(p. 206-222).

Spiders are carefully maintained in some mouse

communities to research their venom for medicinal
purposes as well as silk harvesting. Spiders can be
used for hauling unique loads and, if they are
large enough, could even be used as a mount.

Spider Nature 3
Climbing, Feeding, Lurking, Webworking

Livestock
Butterfly
Mice have attempted to use butterflies for mouse
flight, but to little avail. Butterflies are mostly used
to pollenate flowers or as pets.

Butterfly Nature 3
Flying, Migrating, Pollenating

Spider Natural Order

As an insect, young mouse, or mouse.

Wild Animals
Alligator

Caterpillar
Caterpillars are used for their silk as well as
voracious appetite to help clear away dense or
encroaching plantlife. Due to their hooked feet,
they are used as mounts and able to climb straight
up.

Alligators are among the most dangerous

creatures in the Known Lands. Mostly inhabiting
the swamps in the Kingdom, they pose little threat
to the majority of the Frontier. However, if you
happen to be serving some time at Downmire,
watch out for these creatures. They will feed on
anything that moves and they are very territorial.

Alligator Nature 10
Predator, Sprawling, Swimming, Walking

Caterpillar Nature 2
Climbing, Herbivore, Silkmaking

Dragonfly
Dragonflies are used to carry messages incredibly
fast over short distances. Due to their unreliability,
the messages often do not make it. Not being
common in the Frontier and most often seen in the
swamps of Downmire, very few of them have been
domesticated thus far.

Dragonfly Nature 4
Flying, Insect Eating, Wetland-Dweller

Earthworm
Earthworms are used by farmers to help fertilize
the soil, but there are other uses that mice have
found, especially as a way to befriend some birds
or as fish bait.

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Alligator Weapons
Death Roll+1s to Feint. Powerful Jaws
+1D to Feint. Sharp Teeth +1D to
Attack. Speed Burst +1D to Maneuver.
Alligator Natural Order
As a wolf.

Armadillo

Eagle

Armadillos use their long claws to dig dens and to

dig for food. Covered in overlapping armor plates,
armadillos are durable and inhabit a wide range of
the territories, especially the dry areas. They have
short legs, but can run very rapidly. Although their
eyesight is poor, they have a keen sense of smell,
used to hunt. When startled, they jump suddenly.

Eagles are the ultimate raptors, skimming the

coastline, feeding mainly on fish, but occasionally
other birds, even great horned owls. Mice are
typically too small for eagles, but a hungry enough
eagle would make an exception. Stumbling upon
an eagle's nest would be sure to draw its ire. An
eagle might mistake a small mouse boat for a fish
and strike without warning. Fishermice and ferrets
have many myths and legends surrounding eagles.

Although not a threat to mice, armadillos have a

knack for stealing eggs from any number of
creatures. If an armadillo were to steal and egg
and then draw a bird of prey to a mouse village, it
would be very threatening indeed!

Eagle Nature 9
Flying, Nesting, Perching, Predator
Eagle Weapons
Beak +1s to Attack. Broad Wings +2D
to Maneuver. Talons +1D to Attack.

Armadillo Nature 5
Armored, Digging, Egg-Stealing, Jumping
Armadillo Weapons
Claws +1D to Attack. Fast +2D to
disposition in a Chase conflict. Tough
Armor +2D to Defend.

Eagle Natural Order

As a coyote.

Electric Eel

Armadillo Natural Order

As a skunk.

Chameleon
Chameleons have eyes on the sides of their heads,
able to move independently of one another,
making it nearly impossible to sneak up on one.
Given enough time, a chameleon can seamlessly
blend into its environment, making them difficult
to see themselves. Their tongues can lash out at
any moment, snatching up insects suddenly.

Chameleon Nature 4
Basking, Camouflage, Climbing, Insect
Hunting

Electric eels are incredibly dangerous creatures in

the water. They are a serious threat to harbormice,
coastal communities, and any mouse unlucky
enough to be in the water next to one. Often, an
electric eel lies in wait at the bottom of a shallow
lake or swamp, covering itself in mud and striking
suddenly with its electric shock. However, an eel
can exhaust its shocking ability over time.

Electric Eel Nature 9

Mud-Dwelling, Predator, Swimming,
Shocking
Electric Eel Weapons
Electric Shock +2s to Attack or Feint,
once per conflict. Keen Senses +1D to
Defend.

Chameleon Weapons
All Around Vision +1s to Defend.
Lashing Tongue +1D to Attack and Feint.
Chameleon Natural Order
As a weasel.

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Electric Eel Natural Order

As a snake.

Fish
Fish populate almost every single body of water in
the Known Lands. There are many types, including
trout, carp, catfish, bass, sturgeon, tilapia,
bluegill, and tuna. Mostly fish swim around,
eating, and swimming away from larger fish.
However, a fish can easily disrupt any seafaring
voyage, no matter the body of water.
Some other types of fish are described in this
supplement, but use this entry for all others.

Fish Nature 4
Scaled, School-Traveler, Skittish, Swimming
Fish Natural Order
As a mouse or weasel.

Goat
Goats are seldom seen on lower ground, preferring
to stay high in the cool, thin air of the mountains.
Most days, they simply graze paying little
attention to the affairs of mice. They can expertly
navigate mountains, but when they slip, it can
kick rocks down on traveling mice or buildings.
Though goats will rarely fall themselves, the their
oblivious hooves can cause great damage to mice
communities, especially if they see something that
piques their interest.

Goat Nature 8
Bleating, Rock Climbing, Curious, Horned

especially anything shiny, to build nests or just to

keep. If a gull sees something it wants, there is
very little that can get in its way.

Gull Nature 5
Calling, Flying, Omnivore, Stealing
Gull Weapons
Snapping Beak +1D to Feint. Small
Wings +1D to Maneuver.
Gull Natural Order
As a skunk.

Horned Lizard
Horned Lizards are common in steppe and desert
regions, uniquely adapted to the harsh
environment. When not sunning themselves and
catching unsuspecting insects, they are hiding in
plain sight from larger predators. They are able to
shoot blood out of their eyes, which tastes very
sour and acidic to predators. Horned lizards are
difficult to provoke, seldom attacking mice.

Horned Lizard Nature 5

Basking, Desert Camouflage, Insect
Hunting, Lurking
Horned Lizard Weapons
Blood Squirt +2s to Feint, once per
conflict. Docile -2D to disposition in a
Taming conflict. Fast +1D to Maneuver.
Horned Lizard Natural Order
As a weasel.

Goat Weapons
Horns +1D to Attack, +1D to Defend.
Long Legs +1D to Maneuver, -1D to
Feint.

Iguana
Iguanas are common in tropical areas, like jungles.
Though dangerous, they can be used as mounts
for entire patrols, providing useful movement
through land, water, and up in the trees. However,
they move very slowly, creeping along at their own
pace. Their tongues are incredible weapons, used
to snatch insects out of the sky almost instantly.
They will tend to ignore mice, but if it feels
threatened, it will not hesitate to strike!

Goat Natural Order

As a coyote.

Gull
The scavengers of the air, land, and sea, gulls
squawk and fly around eating almost anything.
They do not like a challenge when feeding, so
mice are almost always safe if they remain
vigilant. However, gulls do steal anything,

Iguana Nature 5
Climbing, Escaping, Herbivore, Swimming

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Scorpion

Iguana Weapons
Claws +1D to Attack. Lashing Tail
+1D to Maneuver. Sharp Teeth +1s to
Feint.

Scorpions inhabit the extremely hot desert, living

in caverns and under the sand during the day.
They have a poisonous sting, which can be very
painful, but never lethal. Antivenom poultices can
resist the effects of the venom if applied
immediately.

Iguana Natural Order

As a weasel.

Prairie Dog
Prairie dogs act very similar to mice in many ways,
relying on one another. They differ in that they're
communities are often very xenophobic and
unwilling to work with others, mice or otherwise.
Many mice have described them as rude and
inhospitable, even refusing to help give water to
mice dying of thirst. Some mice think that they
have been soured by interactions with weasels and
ferrets long before mice arrived in the Frontier.

Prairie Dog Nature 4

Burrowing, Calling, Hiding, Socializing

Scorpion Nature 6
Hiding, Lurking, Scuttling
Scorpion Weapons
Snapping Claws +1D to Attack. Venom
+1D to Maneuver and on a successful
disarm, the opposing team automatically
loses 1 disposition.
Scorpion Natural Order
As a mouse.

Seahorse
Seahorses exist abundantly in the ocean, residing
in areas with tall grass or coral reefs. They are
notoriously poor swimmers, often choosing to
wrap their tails around stationary objects. They
are easy to catch, so mice use seahorses to pull
barges across streams and rivers.

Prairie Dog Weapons

Advance Language +2D to disposition
and +1D to Attack in Argument conflicts.
Prairie Dog Natural Order
As a mouse.

Seahorse Nature 3
Clicking, Ocean Camouflage, Swimming,

Salmon
Salmon are very abundant in all bodies of water.
They are active fish, moving great distances and
leaping out of the water to play or thrusting their
strong tails while hunting. A leaping salmon can
do a great deal of damage to a mouse ship or
create large waves that could crash into a harbor
village.

Seahorse Weapons
Grasping Tail +2D to Maneuver. Bony
Structure +1D to Defend.
Seahorse Natural Order
As a mouse.

Shark

Salmon Nature 5
Leaping, Ocean Camouflage, Swimming

Sharks are among the deadliest creatures in the

ocean, feeding on anything nearby ravenously. A
shark can detect the scent of blood from great
distances, although its vision and hearing are
quite sensitive as well. When a shark is sighted
nearby to a coast, some mice evacuate their
towns, moving as far inland as possible.

Salmon Weapons
Splashing Leap +1D to Attack,+1s to
Maneuver. Tail Thrust +1D to Feint.
Salmon Natural Order
As a weasel.

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Sidewinder Weapons
Fangs +1s to Attack. Tail +2D to
Feint. Venom+1D to Maneuver and on a
successful disarm, the opposing team
automatically loses 1 disposition.

Sharks are very rare in the Known Lands, but

when they appear, Kingdom water travel grinds to
a halt as a precaution. If prolonged, halting boats
from travel can cause huge shortages.
Many mice have recklessly tried to kill sharks and
failed, some to prove themselves, while many and
just in search of a shark's teeth. A sharktooth is
the most valuable item in the Known Lands. When
crafted into a weapon, it automatically gains the
Razor-Sharp property described in the Shark's
weapons below.

Shark Nature 11
Frenzying, Keen Senses, Predator,
Swimming
Shark Weapons
Razor-Sharp Teeth +2D to Attack, +1s
to Attack. Swift +1D to Maneuver. Tough
Skin +1D to Defend, +1s to disposition
in a fight.
Shark Natural Order
As a black bear.

Sidewinder
Common throughout the desert, sidewinders move
in a curious way giving it more traction in the
blowing sand dunes. Sidewinders commonly feed
on lizards and mice. They are nocturnal during the
late spring and summer, when the weather is
hottest.
Sidewinders are venomous, though the venom is
very weak. In extreme cases, a bite can be lethal if
left untreated for many days, but finding
antivenom is very common in any desert town.
The real danger is a wound from the fangs
themselves.

Sidewinder Nature 7
Keen Sense of Smell, Luring, Predator,
Shedding

Squid
Truly a monstrous ocean creature, a squid can
grow to unbelievable size. They live in the deep
areas of the ocean and have many myths
surrounding them, with many mice even denying
their existence.
Little is known about the collosal creatures, with
few sightings over the years. Though there has
never been a reported squid attack, mice have
written many tales about what such an attack
would entail, destroying Castle Ironhold in a single
blow.
Fear of such a monster has driven many mice
inland and refuse to even look at the water. Other
mice see it as a challenge, with some devoting
their lives to finding such a creature, but these
mice are seldom seen again.

Squid Nature 15
Abyss-Dweller, Grabbing, Ocean
Camouflage, Swimming
Squid Weapons
Tentacles +2s to all actions.
Squid Natural Order
One or two ranks higher than a black bear.

Stingray
Stingrays inhabit every body of water in the
Known Lands, salt and freshwater. They tend to
stay near the bottom, mingling itself with the mud
to await incoming prey.
Although normally not dangerous to mice,
stingrays may be provoked either intentionally or
accidentally. When irritated, they will strike out
with painful stingers in self-defense.

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Stingray Nature 5
Keen Sense of Smell, Ocean Camouflage,
Stinging, Swimming

Thorny Devil Nature 5

Ant Hunting, Deceiving, Desert Camouflage,
Intimidating

Stingray Weapons
Stinger +1D to Attack. Wings +1s to
Maneuver.

Thorny Devil Weapons

False Head +1D to Feint and +1D to
disposition in a fight conflict. Prickly
Spines+2D to Defend.

Stingray Natural Order

As a skunk.

Thorny Devil Natural Order

As a mouse.

Swordfish
Swordfish are imposing fish, living in the Wild
Ocean primarily. Contrary to myth, swordfish do
not use their sword-like bills to skewer a target,
but rather to slash against it. Swordfish are
usually unseen during the day, but at night, they
rise to the surface to eat fish swimming higher up.
A swordfish might mistake a mouseboat for a fish
and inadvertently attack it, so travelling the waters
at night is especially dangerous in swordfishinfested waters.

Swordfish Nature 8
Predator, Slashing, Solitary, Swimming
Swordfish Weapons
Swift +1D to Maneuver, +1s to
disposition in a watery chase conflict.
Sword Bill +1D to Attack.
Swordfish Natural Order
As a coyote.

Thorny Devil
Though intimidating as a lizard covered in spikes,
thorny devils are largely prey for the birds of the
desert. Thorny devils have a false head, which is
used to scare off predators because it has more
spines than its actual head. They eat voraciously,
eating as many as a thousand ants in a single day.
The spines actually function as a way to funnel all
rainwater directly into a thorny devil's mouth,
with some being able to absorb the water directly
through their skin.

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Mice of the
Known Lands

Prince
Raw Abilities

Rating Special Abilitiies Rating

These mice are meant to supplement those listed

on p. 192-201 of Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game.

Nature (Mouse)

Resources

10

Will

Circles

Royalty
King

Health

Raw Abilities

Rating Special Abilitiies Rating

Nature (Mouse)

Resources

10

Will

Circles

Duke
Raw Abilities

Health

3
Skills: Administrator 6, Orator 5 , Deceiver 4, Persuader 4,
Militarist 3, Kingdom-wise 6, Castle Ironhold-wise 5,
Rebellion-wise 3
Traits: Fiery (2), Leader (3), Oldfur (2), Royalty (3), Wise (2)

Captain of the Kingsguard

Raw Abilities

Rating Special Abilitiies Rating

Nature (Mouse)

Resources

Will

Circles

6
Skills: Deceiver 5, Scientist 4, Weaver 3
Traits: Lost (1), Young (1)

Nature (Mouse)

Resources

Will

Circles

Health

2
Skills: Deceiver 5, Orator 4, Archivist 2, Law-wise 3
Traits: Fat (2)

Common Mice
Athlete
Raw Abilities

Health

Rating Special Abilitiies Rating

Rating Special Abilitiies Rating

Nature (Mouse)

Resources

Will

Circles

4
Skills: Militarist 6, Fighter 5, Orator 5, Deceiver 4, Instructor
4, Administrator 3, Hunter 3, Survivalist 3, Kingsguard-wise 6,
Command-wise 5, Volcano-wise 4
Traits: Fearless (3), King's Honor (2), Leader (2), SharpEyed (1), Stubborn (2)

6
Skills: Fighter 4 , Laborer 4, Orator 2, Game-wise 3
Traits: Driven (1)

Lord

Beggar

Raw Abilities

Rating Special Abilitiies Rating

Health

Raw Abilities

Rating Special Abilitiies Rating

Nature (Mouse)

Resources

10

Nature (Mouse)

Resources

Will

Circles

Will

Circles

Health

3
Skills: Deceiver 4, Administrator 3, Persuader 3,
Royalty-wise 4
Traits: Extrovert (2), Spoiled (1)

Health

2
Skills: Deceiver 5, Persuader 4, Survivalist 2, Poverty-wise 4
Traits: Cunning (2), Skinny (1)

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Commoner
Raw Abilities

Pirate
Rating Special Abilitiies Rating

Raw Abilities

Rating Special Abilitiies Rating

Nature (Mouse)

Resources

Nature (Mouse)

Resources

Will

Circles

Will

Circles

Health

Health

3
Skills: Laborer 5, Harvester 3, Weaver 2, Family-wise 2
Traits: Bitter (1)

3
Skills: Fighter 5, Cartographer 3, Deceiver 3, Scout 2,
Treasure-wise 3
Traits: Scarred (1)

Kingsguard
Raw Abilities

Prisoner
Rating Special Abilitiies Rating

Nature (Mouse)

Resources

Will

Circles

Raw Abilities

Health

5
Skills: Fighter 4, Survivalist 4, Hunter 3, Orders-wise 1
Traits: King's Honor (1)

Resources

Will

Circles

4
Skills: Laborer 4, Scout 4, Deceiver 3, Guard-wise 3
Traits: Jaded (1)

Rodeomouse
Rating Special Abilitiies Rating

Nature (Mouse)

Resources

Will

Circles

Raw Abilities

Health

5
Skills: Fighter 5, Loremouse 4, Armorer 3, Lance-wise 3
Traits: Defender (1)

Rating Special Abilitiies Rating

Nature (Mouse)

Resources

Will

Circles

Health

6
Skills: Insectrist 4, Loremouse 4, Hunter 3, Rodeo-wise 4
Traits: Brave (1)

Mountainmouse
Raw Abilities

Nature (Mouse)
Health

Knight
Raw Abilities

Rating Special Abilitiies Rating

Sailormouse

Rating Special Abilitiies Rating

Raw Abilities

Rating Special Abilitiies Rating

Nature (Mouse)

Resources

Nature (Mouse)

Resources

Will

Circles

Will

Circles

Health

3
Skills: Survivalist 5, Weather Watcher 4, Brewer 3,
Instructor 3, Avalanche-wise 4
Traits: Compassionate (2)

Health

5
Skills: Boatcrafter 5, Weaver 4, Cook 3, Storm-wise 2
Traits: Weather Sense (1)

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Recruitment

Hookbait
A coastal fishing community.

The Known Lands and the Mouse Guard are quite

different from the Territories described in Mouse
Guard Roleplaying Game, so making a character
will be different as well. The situation is different,
so character changes can reflect that.

Skills: Hunter, Weather Watcher

Traits: Natural Bearings, Weather Sense
Meadowhill
The most productive farms are found on these
fertile lands.

If the original sections are unchanged, they are

not listed here. Instead, use the Mouse Guard
Roleplaying Game's Recruitment chapter.

Skills: Baker, Harvester, Laborer

Mouse Nature

Trait: Early Riser

Same as p. 299, except for the last question.

Moonbay
The finest boats and ships in the Frontier are
made in this village.

Replace it with Do you fear Eagles, Sharks, and

Sidewinders?

Skills: Boatcrafter, Weaver

Where Were You Born?

Trait: Bigpaw

Replace this section entirely.

Mount Cornelius
The highest point in the Frontier, at the top of a
frosty mountain range.

The cities of the Frontier and the Kingdom are

divided up, in alphabetical order. Each settlement
is different, with its own values and styles.

Skills: Brewer, Survivalist

The Frontier
Goldcreek
A boisterous and wealthy city nearby to some very
lucrative gold mines.

Trait: Alert

Skills: Armorer, Cook, Smith

New Didymus
The home of the Mouse Guard, always bustling
with guardmice.

Trait: Entitled, Fat

Skills: Archivist, Insectrist

Greywood
A village aloft in the high branches of a tree.

Trait: Brave
Quicksilver
The center of science and innovations in the
Frontier, lying on the edge of a vast jungle.

Skills: Bird-wise, Carpenter, Cartographer

Traits: Quiet, Wise

Skills: Healer, Scientist

Trait: Curious

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Redridge
A town at a major entrance to the Red Mountains.

The Market
The middle ring of the city, where many
businesses operate.

Skills: Insectrist, Loremouse, Stonemason

Skills: Administrator, Business-wise, Haggler
Trait: Independent, Tough
Traits: Fiery, Suspicious
Roseport
The oldest settlement in the northern Frontier,
known for expansive trading operations.

The Ground
The outer ring and outskirts of Didymus, where
many criminals and underhanded dealings occur.

Skills: Administrator, Haggler

Skills: Crime-wise, Deceiver
Trait: Cunning
Trait: Skinny
Tideview
A small town that hosts the Tideview Games once
every year, drawing huge crowds.

The Hammer
The Kingdom's center for soldier training and
military instruction, on a volcanic island.

Skills: Orator, Scout

Skills: Instructor, Militarist, Survivalist
Trait: Generous, Sharp-Eyed
Traits: Leader, Stubborn

The Kingdom

King's Edge
The home of the Royal Apiary, using the bees for
all kinds of purposes.

Cragvale
The Kingdom's mines, known for extracting large
amounts of iron.

Skills: Apiarist, Candle-wise

Skills: Insectrist, Iron-wise, Laborer

Trait: Calm

Trait: Hard Worker

Thickrunnel
The center of the Royal Navy, where large ships
are built and harbored.

Didymus
The massive, sprawling capital of the Kingdom,
divided into three distinct rings: Castle Ironhold,
The Market, and The Ground. Each ring will be
described individually. A mouse cannot just be
from Didymus, he must choose a ring.

Skills: Boatcrafter, Cartographer

Trait: Determined, Fearless

Castle Ironhold
The center of the city, where the King sits in a
fortified castle with his lords and ladies.

Choose one trait and one skill from the city in

which your character was born. Note them on
your character sheet and put a check next to
them.

Skills: Kingdom-wise, Weaver

Traits: Extrovert, Sheltered

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Wises S
Sales-wise, Sea Battle-wise, Ship-wise, Steppewise

Same as p. 300-305, except adding

the following wises to the list and removing
inapplicable wises, such as Lockhaven-wise.

Wises T
Taming-wise

Wises A
Agriculture-wise, Alligator-wise, Artillery-wise,
Avalanche-wise

Wises V
Venom-wise, Volcano-wise

Wises B
Barren Wastes-wise, Blowgun-wise, Boat-wise

Wises W
Whip-wise, Wild Ocean-wise, Wrangling-wise

Wises C
Canyon-wise, Coral Reef-wise, Crossbow-wise

Guard Resources
Same as p. 306, except add the following question.

Wises D
Desert-wise, Drama-wise

Add Were you born into royalty or nobility?

Wises F
Fish-wise, Frontier-wise, Fur-wise

If so, increase your Resources by 1. You may not

take the Skinny trait.

Guard Circles

Wises G
Gambling-wise, Gold-wise

Same as p. 306-307, except add

the following question.

Wises I
Insect-wise, Iron-wise

Add Were you born into royalty or nobility?

Wises J
Jail-wise, Jungle-wise

If so, increase your Circles by 1. You may not take

the Hard Worker trait.

Wises K
Kingdom-wise, Kingsguard-wise

Mouse Traits
Same as p. 307-308, except add the following
traits to the qualities a mouse can be born with.

Wises L
Lasso-wise

Athletic
Citymouse
Dramatic
Entitled
Foreigner
Heavy Drinker
Idealistic
King's Honor
Royalty
Sheltered
Thrill Seeker

Wises M
Marble-wise, Mountain-wise
Wises N
New Didymus-wise
Wises P
Pearl-wise, Pickpocket-wise, Pirate-wise
Wises R
Rodeo-wise, Royalty-wise

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Abilities and
Skills Factors

To make higher quality watercraft, add the

following new sets of factors:

Manueverability: Swift, Balanced, Easy to Steer,

Agile

The following section is meant to expand the

existing factors listed by the abilities and skills
listed on p. 231-255 in Mouse Guard Roleplaying
Game.

Material: Adaptable, Sturdy, Reinforced Hull

Movement (start counting at 2): Sails, Flexible
Rigging

Resources Factors
In factors for weapons, after heavy armor, Ob 4,
add Advanced weapon, like a crossbow or
cannon, Ob 5.

Size: Small, Wide, Stable, Huge

Water Depth: See the chart on p. 21. Choose the
two ends that you'd like and add +1 Ob for each
step between them. For example, if you choose
Creek and River, there is 1 step between them, so
it adds +1 Ob.

Also, add Leafboat, Ob 2. Simple boat, like a

rowboat or canoe, Ob 3. Sailboat or catamaran,
Ob 4. Barge or ferry, Ob 5. Sailing ship, Ob 6.
Warship, Ob 7. However, in many of these cases,
the situation has to be established. For example,
even at Thickrunnel, it would take half a year to
build a warship, and all of the materials would
need to be available.

If the boatcrafter fails, The GM should never add

penalties to the watercraft. Instead, the GM may
reduce the water depth range, lower the benefit of
a weapon, or remove a weapon altogether.

Administrator Factors

Brewer Factors

In Breadth factors, after city, add region, then

small island, then large island, then huge
island, then Kingdom, then Frontier, then
Known Lands

In Quality factors, after excellent brew, add

exotic brew.

Cook Factors
In Feeds factors, after neighborhood, add
massive feast.

Armorer Factors
In Paw-to-Paw factors, after Hard to Defend, add
Piercing, then Powerful. Use the descriptions
under the blowgun and crossbow for reference.

Weaver Factors
In Type factors, include sails at the same level as
cloaks. Also, include braiding at the same level
as bedding.

If the Armorer fails, add Hard to Reload, Ranged,

Short Range, and Small Head to any applicable
weapons. See the Fighting Weapons section for
reference.

Also, add a new set of factors, as follows: Woven

Weapons (start counting at 1, for bolas, lassos,
and whips only): Tangling, Roping, Heavy Weights

Boatcrafter Factors
If the GM decides, your group can supercede the
rules listed on p. 244 of the Mouse Guard
Roleplaying Game for Boatcrafter. Instead, your
group may use the following rules to construct
your own boats and ships, like Armorer to make
weapons:

If the weaver fails, the GM may add one of the

following conditions to the weapon: Loosely
Woven: +1 Ob to Maneuver. Poorly Weighted: +1
Ob to Feint. Unwieldy: +1 Ob to Attack. Very
Unwieldy: +1 Ob to Attack and Feint. Weak
Material: +1 Ob to Maneuver.

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