“But whatever the case, it’s a fun legend for us to cling on to. To have a ghastly guardian of our city…!“
– Nolan telling Audrey the ghost stories of Foxmouth in Chapter 4: The Picnic
| Foxmouth |
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| Geographical information |
| Country: U.S.A. State: Mew Hampshire Biome: Coastal forest |
Foxmouth is an old American city and the secondary location of The Lion’s Daughter. Its economy is marine-based, including shipbuilding and some manufacturing, though not to the extent of surrounding cities. Moreover, the city has fallen behind its competition, resulting in run-down infrastructure and an overall dreary atmosphere. Likewise, Foxmouth is widely rumored to be haunted. Its ghost stories have particularly been stirred by a creature called ‘the crying cougar’, which cats claim to hear screaming in the night, though cougars went extinct in the area decades prior.
Landmarks
City Center
- The union station connects to three train lines going north, south, and west. Foxmouth is the easternmost station. The outer train-yard is used for industrial transportation while an inside station brings passengers into the city.
- The library stands across from the union station where Homer Bailey works as a bookkeeper. It is built in a neoclassical style and the interior is decorated in a nautical theme.
- A theater, recently renovated, promotes plays and operas for the public. A low-brow Italian restaurant lies some distance away.
Residential
Eddie Molloy, Homer Bailey, and Betty Hansen live in an apartment near the city center.
Port
The harbors of Foxmouth overlook the Atlantic Ocean, forming a natural port. While shipbuilding and whaling has largely ceased, sailors continue to take out fishing boats into the ocean. On Sundays, a farmer’s market along the port sells artisan goods, food, and other raw materials.
Industrial
Northwest of the ports lies a sprawling manufacturing district of numerous factories that produce textiles and other clothing goods.
Woods
To the southeast of the city lies a wooded area with walking paths, a duck pond, a small stream that deposits in the ocean, and a small chapel in the center.
- ‘The George Park Murders’ were an event in which two tom cats were killed near George Park. A killer was never identified but the teeth marks on the bodies led many to attribute it to the crying cougar.
Known residents
Gallery
Trivia
- The early drawings of Foxmouth were aided by the 3D world of Marleybone in Wizard101.
- Because New Englanders are weird, characters would pronounce it “fox-muth,” in universe, but I typically refer to it as “fox-mouth” out-of-universe.
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