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Grassland Elements

Grassland Elements

ElementDesignationSimplifyDescription
Animal Trailss, bxPrey or predator?
ArroyoaA dry streambed that will fill during rains or floods
Berry Patcha, sDelicious, poison, or both?
BushsDoes it have thorns?
Bush Thicketa, sWhat kind of bushes?
Copsea, sA small stand of trees or thicket of bushes
Crop Fielda, bWhat kinds of crops?
Dust StormeThese can form due to overfarming
Farmb, aWhat does it grow?
FarmhousebxWho lives there?
Fences, bxTo keep something in, something out, or to mark a border?
FieldaxHow large?
FlowersxWhat color?
Flower Fielda, bxA patch of wildflowers, or planted?
FogeHow dense?
FortbDoes it offer safety or danger?
Game TrailbxWhat left it and how often is it used?
GrassaxHow tall and what color?
Grass SeaaxWaving in the wind like an ocean
GrasslandaHow large?
High WindseWhooosh
HillaHow large?
LakeaHow large a body of water?
Lightning StrikeeElectrifying
MarshaGrass and water
MeadowaxHow large?
MillbWhat kind?
MisteWhat hides within?
Mud Patchs, aAre there tracks?
Orchardb, aWhat trees are planted?
PolleneACHOOO
PondaIs it full, or dry?
RainseHow heavy do they fall?
RanchbWhat types of animals?
RangeaWhat types of animals?
RiveraHow large?
RoadbWhere does it lead?
RocksHow large and how did it get there?
Rock Formationa, sWhat kind of rock formation?
RuinsbOf what and for how long have they stood?
SnoweHow deep does it lay?
StablesbFor rent?
StampedeexRun
Stand of Treesa, sA small grouping of trees
Stone Wallb, sWho constructed it?
StreamaxWhere does it run to?
Switchgrass Fieldsa, sHow sharp?
Tall Grasss, axTowering over the height of a person
TornadoexWhat category?
TrailbxWhere does it lead?
TreesxWhat kind?
Vineyardb, aThe finest vintage
WildfireexHow tall are the flames?
WindmillbxDoes it still turn?

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