NEW FROSTMARCHTHE ATHENAEUM
At the basin checkpoint, a military operator works beside a worn CRT, analogue controls and racks of cassettes while a guard directs freight vehicles through the mountain town.

AN ILLUSTRATED WORLD · A PLACE TO BEGIN

NEW
FROSTMARCH

Industrial towns. Guarded roads.
Lives that refuse to stand still.

The basin junction

BEYOND THE FIRST IMPRESSION

From the courtyards of Stavenbruck to the walls of Kaltbruch, work, affection, ambition and authority shape the day. Begin with a place—or with the person whose story catches your eye.

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