Moss Woods

Moss Woods is a large region of wooded area, named after the plentiful moss upon the trees, rocks and ground. The Moss Woods has the Moss River travelling right through the centre of the woodlands and is the official border between the Northern and Eastern Territories of the Democratic Trade Union in the novel; Cataclysm: Definitive Edition (and the original).

The Moss Woods is seen by Robert Charlton and Katrina Davenport after the funeral of Doc Samson, and then later after the escape from the Horde's War Camp.

Background & Description:
The Moss Woods is a naturally self-healed portion of the North-West in England. Due to being self-sustaining before the cataclysmic event, the woodlands were able to regrow once the event had finished. The woods flourished from the inclusion of other animals from destroyed zoos and soon the woodlands grew enormous.

Moss Woods was first populated by Pagans who lived off the land peacefully, however desiring the timber and other natural resources of the Moss Woods, Byron Sparrow attacked the Pagan settlers, either enslaving or killing them.

Byron's workers however began to die strange deaths, some caused by the plant life, by trees falling, or by the wildlife. Eventually Bryon deemed that the Pagans had cursed the woodlands and so proclaimed the area prohibited some being entered.

Upon Byron's death, the woodlands remained rarely entered by humans and was once again reclaimed by Mother Nature

Landmarks:

 * Moss River

Transport:
There is no formal transport in the Moss Woods.

Culture:
There is no culture as there is no settled population in the Moss Woods

Education:
There is no formal education in the Moss Woods.

Demography:
In 2238 there are no people who reside in the Moss Woods, this is prohibited by the Democratic Trade Union.

Race:

 * Not Available.

Religion:

 * Not Available.

Named Buildings:
There are no named buildings in Moss Woods.

Named Inhabitants:
There are no named inhabitants in Moss Woods.

Appearances:
The Moss Woods appears in the novel; Cataclysm: Definitive Edition (and the original) in Chapter 20: Can't Catch Nowt, and Chapter 24: B&B.

Trivia:

 * The Moss Woods would be rougly located where the north-west half of the Peak District is currently located.
 * The Moss River is based on the series of rivers, lakes and streams that are along the A628 road going through Tintwistle, Crowden and Woodhead in Derbyshire.
 * Originally the Moss Woods was going to be inhabited by a clan of Pagans who would have been inspired by the Celts. Darryl M. Finch-Ellis cut this out of his story deeming that this would have bloated the novel too much with action and that he could not decide whether or not they would be allies or foes to Robert and Katrina or Arch-Tiberius.
 * Darryl M. Finch-Ellis has stated that he would potentially include this Celtic Pagan-like people in a special edition if they were popularly demanded by readers.