<FILE> {

"file": "place_and_access.json",
"version": "1.0",
"status": "locked_canon",
"scope": "authoritative",
"description": "Defines the physical, liminal, and perceptual geography of Into the Dreamwood, including access rules, boundary behavior, and location typologies. Governs how characters move between mundane space and the Dreamwood.",

"geographic_model": {
  "dual_space": {
    "mundane_world": "Modern urban and peri-urban environment contiguous with the Dreamwood’s borders.",
    "the_dreamwood": "A liminal ecological space overlapping physical geography but operating under distinct spatial and perceptual rules."
  },
  "overlap_principle": "The Dreamwood does not exist elsewhere; it coexists. Distance, direction, and scale are context-sensitive."
},

"access_principles": {
  "selective_permeability": {
    "description": "The Dreamwood allows entry unevenly based on circumstance, attention, and internal alignment.",
    "non_deterministic": true,
    "repeatability": "Low without ritual, familiarity, or invitation"
  },
  "thresholds": {
    "definition": "Points or conditions where mundane space transitions into Dreamwood influence.",
    "types": [
      "physical boundaries",
      "ritual crossings",
      "attention-based drift",
      "memory-linked entry"
    ]
  }
},

"liminal_paths": {
  "characteristics": [
    "non-Euclidean distance",
    "temporal distortion",
    "path-dependent perception",
    "symbolic reinforcement"
  ],
  "rules": {
    "paths_change": true,
    "return_is_not_guaranteed": false,
    "orientation_requires_attention": true
  }
},

"primary_locations": {
  "the_dreamwood": {
    "type": "ecological_liminal_zone",
    "description": "A fragment of an ancient forest functioning as a conscious boundary ecology.",
    "access_notes": [
      "Entry may occur unintentionally",
      "Depth correlates with loss of mundane orientation",
      "Prolonged exposure increases risk of root rot without blessing"
    ]
  },
  "tir_na_cuimhne": {
    "type": "embedded_domain",
    "description": "Cultural and political heartland of the Daoine na Cuimhne, existing fully within the Dreamwood.",
    "access_notes": [
      "Not reachable by casual traversal",
      "Requires guidance, invitation, or deep alignment",
      "Perceived as timeless or recursive by outsiders"
    ]
  },
  "the_mourngrove": {
    "type": "sacred_sanctuary",
    "description": "Protected burial ground and memory archive where the forest enforces non-violence.",
    "access_notes": [
      "Violence is suppressed",
      "Corruption influence is nullified",
      "Entry is permitted but behaviorally constrained"
    ]
  },
  "tolmie_house": {
    "type": "edge_sanctuary",
    "description": "A mundane structure reinforced to resist Dreamwood intrusion while remaining adjacent to it.",
    "access_notes": [
      "Functions as refuge",
      "Boundaries are actively maintained",
      "Failure is gradual rather than catastrophic"
    ]
  }
},

"movement_effects": {
  "perceptual_shift": {
    "description": "Sensory and cognitive changes experienced when crossing or approaching Dreamwood space.",
    "common_effects": [
      "altered depth perception",
      "heightened symbolic awareness",
      "difficulty tracking time"
    ]
  },
  "orientation_loss": {
    "risk_factors": [
      "emotional distress",
      "lack of familiarity",
      "extended exposure"
    ],
    "mitigations": [
      "ritual grounding",
      "companionship",
      "symbolic anchors"
    ]
  }
},

"boundary_behaviors": {
  "defensive_response": {
    "triggers": [
      "hostile intent",
      "extractive behavior",
      "prolonged uninvited presence"
    ],
    "expressions": [
      "misdirection",
      "environmental pressure",
      "localized aggression"
    ]
  },
  "hospitality_response": {
    "triggers": [
      "respectful approach",
      "ritual acknowledgment",
      "memory-linked purpose"
    ],
    "expressions": [
      "path clarity",
      "temporal easing",
      "reduced hostility"
    ]
  }
},

"constraints": {
  "no_fixed_map": true,
  "no_global_access_point": true,
  "travel_is_contextual": true,
  "escape_is_possible_but_not_trivial": true
},

"canon_rules": {
  "place_is_participant": true,
  "access_is_relational": true,
  "space_reflects_state": true
}

}

</FILE>