Outside Chronos

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Outside Chronos, there are a number of locations that those living in town can access and communicate with, though the house phones only work within Chronos itself.

North: To the North, there is a Mountain area, where people often go camping. The winters are harsh and often has blizzards, so people generally avoid it during the snowy season. There is a small cabin which the 'park ranger' lives in to keep track of who is visiting the Mountains, in case anybody goes missing.

North East: There is a path in/out of the lands surrounding Chronos, which leads through a forest.

East: The East is home to a swamp-like area, along with an old seemingly abandoned mansion, a post office and the school residents of Chronos can attend.
The mansion is on a separate, almost hidden path and is guarded despite being 'abandoned'. Occasionally people try to investigate, usually as a dare, but are either turned back by the guards or they disappear.
The school is mixed gender and has all grade levels attending. The numbers are still fairly small though as not everyone attends.
The post office, like the one in Chronos, is ran by two people. One who serves customers and one who delivers to locations in the East and the post box outside East Chronos.  

South East: There is a farm, where a wide variety of crops is grown. Most of Chronos' fresh foods, eggs and milk come from here. There is a small family who lives in a house here, who take care of the crops and animals and make deliveries by horse cart to Chronos.  

South: There is a deep canyon out here. There may be something on the other side, but the bridge is broken and the far side is higher than the side leading to Chronos, so it is impossible to see much besides dead trees on the other side.

South West: Nothing but a path leading to a graveyard, which is run by a single person living there in a hut. People believe the place is haunted at night and avoid it while dark for this reason. There is no post office or post box. On the rare occasion that someone sends a letter to the caretaker, Chronos' postman must go out there themselves.

West: To the West is a beach, where fishermen(and women) live in huts. The fisherman come into Chronos to sell some of the fish they catch at the markets, giving them money to buy goods they need. They keep some of the fish for themselves to eat as winter brings storms that make fishing impossible. There are rumours that Pirates live in a hideout somewhere off the coast. Ferrys occasionally come to bring new residents to Chronos and the surrounding areas, or take moving residents away.