Loupe Falls

Loupe Falls was a prosperous town with in the temperate forest biome, bordered on the east by mountains, through which a pass led to Point-du-Farme. To the north were rolling hills of drumlins and moraines left behind by the last glacial age thousands of years ago. South and west of the town a large expanse of deciduous forest stretched for as far as a wolf could walk at a leisurely pace in five days. Beyond that, the land began to rise again and with increasing altitude, the forest changed from deciduous to coniferous.

Near the north edge of town a river flowed following the path of least resistance as it meandered its way to the sea many days travel to the southeast. As the river approaches the town, it flowed over a high granite ledge in a spectacular and roaring waterfall. The waterfall was not only a place where animals from other areas of the biome came to visit in their travels, it was also the name sake of the town. The falls were named for a prominent resident of the area back in the days before Free Game Preserves were established, when each town was populated by one species and raids on other towns for food. This memorable wolf had gone to a neighboring town one spring morning in search of dinner, found the homes of three pigs, and in the course of the home invasions ended up with his tail being lit on fire by one smart pig who had plans for longevity.

According to the rest of the story, told to local children, this wolf came home quickly from his hunt and sat down in the river to cool his sore, tail. Unfortunately, the river current was running high at that time due to a higher than normal spring run off from the snow melt, and the wolf was quickly swept from shore. Witnesses said that the wolf scrambled wildly trying to get back to shore to no avail and eventually was seen going over the falls to his death.