{"product_id":"field-naturalist","title":"Field Naturalist","description":"\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"y7rdfl\" data-start=\"2238\" data-end=\"2313\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eMonthly correspondence from the Pendleberry Archive, delivered by post.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"80\" data-end=\"195\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eIt is my hope that these records find their way safely to you, wherever in the Outer Realm you may be reading them.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"399\"\u003eFor many years, we believed the old correspondence routes between our realms had been lost forever. Imagine my delight when the first letters from the Outer Realm began arriving upon my desk once again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"401\" data-end=\"606\"\u003eSince then, I have made it my business to record as much of the Once Kingdoms as I am able, particularly our dragons, whose habits continue to surprise me no matter how many years I spend in their company.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2701\" data-end=\"2816\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eEach month, Field Naturalists receive a parcel I have carefully prepared within the Pendleberry Archive, including:\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2818\" data-end=\"3416\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"wj24ei\" data-start=\"2818\" data-end=\"2929\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"2820\" data-end=\"2850\"\u003eMy illustrated Field Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e, documenting the latest dragon survey from somewhere within the Once Kingdoms.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"17522py\" data-start=\"2930\" data-end=\"3087\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"2932\" data-end=\"2957\"\u003eThe Daily Pendleberry\u003c\/strong\u003e, a collectors’ edition of the town newspaper, filled with local news, weather, notices and the occasional unexplained occurrence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"7e4h0m\" data-start=\"3088\" data-end=\"3202\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3090\" data-end=\"3119\"\u003eA personal letter from me\u003c\/strong\u003e, written from my desk at the Archive, or wherever the month’s work has carried me.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"18cg7oy\" data-start=\"3203\" data-end=\"3293\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3205\" data-end=\"3228\"\u003eA collectible stamp\u003c\/strong\u003e, issued from a different corner of the Once Kingdoms each month.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"tyv0q3\" data-start=\"3294\" data-end=\"3416\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3296\" data-end=\"3371\"\u003eA handmade replica of a dragon scale recovered during the latest survey\u003c\/strong\u003e, prepared for your own collection and study.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3418\" data-end=\"3561\"\u003eEvery month’s correspondence is folded, stamped and sealed in Pendleberry before beginning its journey across the old roads to the Outer Realm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3563\" data-end=\"3846\"\u003eEach dragon scale is handmade for that month’s survey, so no two are ever quite alike. Some catch the light in unexpected ways. Others bear curious textures or markings that seem almost to tell stories of their own. These are precisely the details a good naturalist learns to notice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3848\" data-end=\"4099\" class=\"\"\u003eIt is my hope that, over time, your shelves will begin to resemble those of the Archive itself: a drawer of dragon scales, a stack of well-thumbed field notes, a growing collection of stamps from kingdoms many in the Outer Realm believe exist only in stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3848\" data-end=\"4099\" class=\"\"\u003eDo keep them well. They may be the only proof in the Outer Realm that the Once Kingdoms are still here, waiting just beyond the old roads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4450\" data-end=\"4538\"\u003eIt is a curious thing to hold in one's hands a letter that has travelled between worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4540\" data-end=\"4596\"\u003eHappily, curiosity has always been my favourite flavour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4598\" data-end=\"4608\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e– Lune\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45916598173766,"sku":null,"price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.pendleberryarchive.com\/products\/field-naturalist","provider":"Pendleberry Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}