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The Formation:
Mist formed when moisture-saturated air cooled—warm air meeting cold ground, sea breeze meeting land, temperature dropping after sunset. The conditions varied by season and location, but coastal and highland regions experienced mist regularly, often unpredictably.
The Density:
Mist ranged from light haze (reducing but not eliminating visibility) to impenetrable fog (visibility measured in feet, sometimes inches). The density determined travel difficulty—light mist was manageable, dense fog was genuinely dangerous.
The Duration:
Some mists burned off quickly (morning sun heating the ground, dispersing the moisture). Others persisted for days (especially coastal fogs reinforced by continuous moist air from the ocean). The duration determined whether travel was briefly delayed or required navigation through extended obscurity.
The Movement:
Mist was not static—it drifted, thickened and thinned, created pockets of clarity surrounded by obscurity. The experienced mist-walker watched these patterns, took advantage of brief clearing to reorient, adjusted route based on mist’s movement.
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