Might seem a good idea for the Syggax now, but I'm pretty sure they'll be
surprised in the spring...

<---------^--------->  Loc:    Frozen Lake in central Rothikgen
|                   |  Exits:  northwest, north, northeast, east, southeast, 
|        vvh        |          south, southwest, west
|     vvvvvvhh/     |  
|   vvvv+----+.hh   |  This icy flat is the frozen surface of a lake;
|   vvv/vvvll..h.   |  blindingly bright when it is sunny and freezing when it
<   vv/vvv*lll...   >  is windy. A pure white blanket of snow covers the ice
|   v/vvvDlwl....   |  in many places. The ice seems to be pretty thick, but
|   /vvvvvlbl....   |  there may be weak spots around. Everything is
|     vvvvv....     |  featureless, cold and white.
|        ...        |  
|                   |  
<---------v--------->  

Site of a Syggax outpost construction