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Ambala (Books) | |
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Description | |
Terrain: | Mixed forest with rivers and lakes |
Climate: | Temperate (currently), Continental, possibly Polar (during the second Long Cold) |
Points of Interest: | Eagles' nest |
Residents | |
Current: | Mist, Streak, Zan, Slynella, Stingyll, Braithe |
Former: | Pellimore, Tavis, Cletus, Otulissa |
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The Forest Kingdom of Ambala, or simply Ambala, is located north of the Desert of Kuneer, and west of the forest kingdom of Tyto. This is the owl kingdom where Hortense, aka Mist, was born. This is also where most owls, like spotted owls, fish owls, etc. live. Basically, all owls but ones in Tyto, Kuneer, or the North live there.
History[]
The Capture[]
During Soren and Gylfie's days at St. Aggie's, Gylfie saw Hortense (then known as 12-8) smuggling eggs to a bald eagle so they could be returned to their homes in Ambala, proving that she was not moon blinked. After being confronted by Soren and Gylfie, she explained that in Ambala the snatching from the St. Aggie's patrols had been increasingly heavy. This caused one of their bravest owls, Cedric, to sacrifice an egg from his and his mate's nest just so he could follow the snatchers to discover the maze of canyons in which they lived. Hortense also informed that the owls who live in Ambala tell stories of heroes, which includes herself. She was later pushed off a cliff by Aunt Finny, and because of her crippled wings she was presumed to be dead. In honor of her, owls in Ambala began naming their newly hatched chicks Hortense (ironically, Hortense had stated that she dislikes her name), even if they were male. Later in the series, it was revealed that she had been saved by Streak and was now known as Mist.
Exile[]
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Star Wolf[]
After the famine and earthquake, the eagle Zanouche stated that "what was Ambala is gone". The eagle then went on to say that the few owls and eagles left there who had chosen to go west, went over the Sea of Vastness to the Sixth Owl Kingdom. Everyone that is, except her and her mate, Eelon.
Description[]
Ambala is a slightly marshy forest with both coniferous and deciduous trees. Many streams and rivers run throughout the location, which are filled with a high abundance of flecks.

A river in a forest with deciduous and coniferous trees, much like how Ambala is described.
Notable Locations[]
Climate[]
It is considered temperate: cold and dry during the winter, fairly cool in fall and spring, and warm in the summer, with an average amount of rain. After the events of Frost Wolf and Spirit Wolf, the climate drastically changed, leaving it frozen and thus afflicted by famine. A large earthquake may have destroyed much of the land, as many Ambala residents were said to have left to find new homes, some fleeing to the Middle Kingdom. [1] After twenty years, the land has returned to its original state.
Inhabiting Species[]
Flora[]
- Owls
- Spotted
- Barred
- Great Greys
- Fish
- Eagles
- Flying snakes
- Blind snakes
- Rabbits
Fauna[]
- Sycamore trees
- Other deciduous trees
- Other coniferous trees
References[]
- ↑ Star Wolf, page 68