Open | Building Plot

[the_effect_she_has]

WHO: The Inquisition
WHAT: Building!
WHEN: 28th of Cloudreach, through the first week of Bloomingtide
WHERE: The river valley below Skyhold
NOTES: See here for details.

Welcome to the Great Building Project of 9:42, Dragon! So you've come to help construct some living structures and barracks? Excellent, there are several areas in which everyone's help is needed.

Clearing

The Mage Council themselves have dedicated themselves to clearing out the valley, and flattening it as well, so buildings can be constructed. They'll need all the magical help they can get, honestly, and even that will include people to help clear away the wood to be used for building, as well as the stone and other materials. It will be a lot of heavy lifting, carrying, or being able to drive a cart.

Building

Of course there is the building. Holding up walls, hammer and nails, thatch on the roofs, cutting out awkward window where necessary. Putting together fireplaces and firepits. The deft of hand and light of feet are the ones who can climb the roofs, move around without any problems to haul up sod and other things to plug the holes on the roof to make for a snug small hut, or a long and clean barrack hall.

Healing

And of course, there are accidents. Someone accidentally hammers their own hand, falls off a roof, gets a splinter in their finger. The healers themselves are going to need fresh water and herbs brought in, as well as food brought to keep them going.

Fetching/Carrying

Messages need to be brought back and forth between the builders. Water needs to be brought to the thirsty, as well as food. There are a million little things that need to be done to complete this great endeavor, so feel free to help out whatever little way you feel you can.

Katniss

Katniss is everywhere.

There's not a place you won't see the slender young woman, dark hair pulled back in a braid that is coming out in wisps. Dirt smudges her face and hands, but there's a faint smile on her face and no matter what she's doing, she's humming softly. At her heel is the wolf pup, who trots along beside her faithfully, and stands guard while Katniss is up atop a roof, hammering.

She's carrying water to give to people who are building, as well as food. Lifting bundles of stick and rock out of the way, or walking with a builder, murmuring softly over the plans.

Need to talk to her? Just snag her. She'll be glad to stop and talk to anyone who is helping out here.

Comments

Christine | open

[aceso]

While she'll come lend a hand if called upon, Christine prefers to stay off to the side, sitting just outside a tent to await those who have injured themselves. She rolls up bandages and mixes poultices with a pestle and mortar in an effort to keep busy, but with most injuries, she asks if she can heal the person with her magic. With the go-ahead, her eyes glow blue as she calls upon her spirit partner Faith to assist her.

And off and on during the day, she can be heard warning people to take more care out there.

"Next time, do not go up the ladder without someone holding it. Am I understood? Good. You may go." A sheepish scout hurries out of her tent and she follows, crossing her arms and shaking her head.

Re: Christine | open

[sunshinethroughgrey]

Well, she gets to keep that look on her face, as Bethany appears with a floating pallet, and another sheepish looking soldier on it. Bethany gently maneuvers the pallet around, giving Christine a wry look.

"This gentleman decided that he was strong enough to haul an entire stone I pulled out of the field with his own two arms, instead of getting a wheelbarrow. Surprisingly enough, he dropped it on his foot. Would you mind taking a look?"

[aceso]

"Indeed?" She says to Bethany, before giving the man a penetrating look, as if she can determine where this flair of stupidity came from. But a moment later it dissipates, and she moves down to his boot. "Well, I take it you are fine with magic, considering you allowed yourself to be carried here?" As she speaks, she unlaces his boot laces by hand, being as gentle as she can. Getting the shoe off could prove painful, and if he's truly broken toes or his foot, the boot will have to be carefully cut away instead.

[sunshinethroughgrey]

Bethany covered her mouth to hide her grin, as the soldier sputtered, "Oh, no, miss no, I just thought ... you know ... couldn't have been that heavy, if you're lifting with magic, and aaaaaaaaaa!"

He made whimpering noises as she tried to get the boot off, and Bethany winced in sympathy, but she did finally manage to get it free. The foot itself was ugly - already turning black and blue.

"Maker's breath." Bethany murmured, her brown eyes widening.

[aceso]

"There, there," she replies soothingly. "It was a mistake, but it was good of you to help." Once a patient shows they're in pain and not trying to play it off as nothing, Christine's demeanor will always turn to sympathy.

The spirit that helps her can see further than she can; can she how and why this man hurts, and with Christine's eyes glowing blue, it means the spirit is assisting her, giving her power and information at the same time. Faith is able to tell that the bones aren't broken, which Christine has already guessed. Being a healer means she is used to the sounds people make when in pain, especially those unused to it. There would be far more gasping, screams, and tears if his bones were broken.

"It is not broken," she relates, eyes still glowing. "But there is damage inside. Hold still for me and I will repair it." Her hand rests just above his foot, giving him a moment to accept this before the hand gently touches skin and she pushes her healing magic into him.

[sunshinethroughgrey]

The soldier whimpers, but Bethany watches with avid interest as Christine's eyes begin to glow blue. This is clearly another mage who works directly with spirit magic - and someone else who can help her. She watches, as she runs her hands over the soldier's foot.

The soldier nods, although he looks nervous, and at that point Bethany steps forward and takes his hand. "It's going to be fine - she knows precisely what she's doing."

[aceso]

Christine smiles faintly as she works, pleased that Bethany is there to comfort the man. Some of the damage will still look like it's there, as bruising is hard to fade, but the pain will be gone, and the bleeding under the skin will be over, and those are the important bits.

"What is your name, ser?" she asks conversationally, though her focus does not stray from his foot.

[sunshinethroughgrey]

"Corporal Danner, miss." He said through gritted teeth, squeezing Bethany's hand all the harder as she worked. Bethany herself watched as the blood vessels began to heal, keeping her attention from Danner, and then back to the magic being used.

[aceso]

"Well, Corporal, my name is Christine, and it will not take long to heal this at all." After saying that, she focused on his wound, using some of her borrowed energy to add a stronger amount of pain relief to her healing.

After close to a minute, she moved her hand back and the glow in her eyes faded away.

"There. Will you gently rotate your foot for me and tell me how it feels?"

[sunshinethroughgrey]

The corporal physically, and mentally relaxed when the pain began to alleviate, and he gave Bethany a slightly tipsy smile. "You're right, miss! She's quite good at this healing."

"See? I told you the healing tents were the place to go." Bethany beamed back at him, watching Christine finish up.

Danner, for his part, moved his foot back and forth, "Feels good as new, miss!" His eyes were wide with amazement, "Like I never dropped a rock on it at all."

[aceso]

It's always a relief when a person doesn't shy away from magical healing. While Christine knows the basics when it comes to non-magical healing, she'll always prefer that which comes naturally to her.

"Good. I am very glad to hear that. Here is your boot." She hands it to Danner to put back on. "Do be more careful out there, yes?"

[sunshinethroughgrey]

Danner smiled at both of them, before he put the boot on. He pushed himself out of the cot, putting the boot back on. "As you say, miss. No more large rocks for me."

Bethany waggled her fingers, as Danner waved his hand as he headed off.

[aceso]

Christine watches him head off before addressing the mage who brought him.

"It was good of you to bring him over, Miss...?"

[gatheringstorm]

Korrin doesn't need healing when she heads over to the tent, overhearing Christine with the scout and raising an eyebrow as he passes. "How many idiots lectured does that make so far, or have you lost count already?" It's still morning, but she doesn't have a lot of faith the number is especially low.

[aceso]

"Ah, less than ten, but more than five, I am afraid." Christine gives her head a brief shake. "Instead of working together, they are showing off, trying to one up each other or show the mages that hard labor is just as good as magic. And then they wonder how they are getting hurt."

[gatheringstorm]

That has Korrin rolling her eyes. "Yeah, I've some of that sentiment about mages when I've been around energizing stuff. And then acting like I don't the right to be exhausted when I just spent hours moving blocks around, same as them." Well, not exactly the same. But it's still strenuous, nonetheless. Then she snickers. "I think I know where some of it came from. Metaari's been walking around shirtless while helping out. Anyone seeing the amount of muscle has to feel inadequate by comparison."

[aceso]

Were she not also a mage, Christine would probably be as ignorant as those they're speaking of, but she does know the strain they put their bodies through when exhausting their magic.

"Oh?" she asks, exhaling a laugh. "So has Sam. I wonder what they think of a mage taking his shirt off to work."

[gatheringstorm]

That gets Korrin snickering and she glances in the direction of where she last saw him. "I think they were confused. One one hand, he's a mage so they shouldn't enjoy watching him. On the other, he's...very well defined. Who wouldn't enjoy the show?"

[aceso]

Christine raises an eyebrow and then sighs, looking away.

"It is completely unfair that he is attractive, you know. I have come to think of him as a kind of... brother, I suppose. Therefore he should be unattractive. Perhaps with a hooked nose or blemishes. It is very rude."

[gatheringstorm]

Korrin chuckles, not about to deny that Sam is easy on the eyes even as she has no interest in him herself. Not the way things are going for her now. "Extremely rude. I suppose someone will have to draw blemishes on his face while he's napping, then. You know, as a way of evening things out.

...don't tell Sera I said that, she'd probably put something extremely vulgar."

[aceso]

That gets a laugh out of Christine and she dips her head in agreement.

"That foul-mouthed woman always speaking of arrows? I can promise you I will not tell her. I do not dislike Sam that much."

[gatheringstorm]

"Arrows or butts, yes. And I'll refrain from that, I promise. Sera's fun, but restraint isn't her strong point." And as much as she wants to tease Sam, that would be going a bit too far. So, she'll rein it in, just a little.

[aceso]

"Then let us thank the Maker she is not a mage." Though if she had been a mage in the Circle, they both know how she would have ended up, had she no restraint.

"Overall, the day is going well. I am looking forward to seeing these huts completed."

[gatheringstorm]

Sera, a mage. Now there's an image...though she'll gladly refrain from thinking about her in a Circle. That's just too cruel.

"Same here. It's been a long time coming, so I'm just glad it's finally gotten to this point. I'll be helping with moving in once everything's built, but one step at a time."

[aceso]

"That is very generous on you. I wonder when you find the time to sleep. You are always rushing to and fro with some task to do." And this is coming from someone who is near-obsessed with her work and has few hobbies to fill her time. It's all work, work, work.