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

[samahl]

Cyril offers the water to Metaari and offers him a half smile. He seems a bit wary but not unfriendly. "How have you been?"

[el_tybs]

Sam blinks. "Well then I'd have to plan on running then. Not sure I can fight you off."

[samahl]

"Are you kidding me? With those arms? I'm pretty sure you could."

[samahl]

Cyril is more than happy to help as many of them with the water as he can, even flirts with a few of them as they do.

When they've given him some space, he considers James. "When do you think we'll be able to drink water without second guessing it again?"

[judgemewhole]

James looks pensive at that, before he takes another drink. "Well, depending on the reputations of myself, Cade, Alejandro, Lara, and Bellamy ... it could be later this month, it could be a few months. I hope people believe my word, but I can understand their wariness."

[samahl]

Cyril's lips press together at the mention of Cade, but he's completely avoids saying anything about the man. "I would think so. We still have to use the water, it is vital after all."

[judgemewhole]

The reputation of Cade, alas, is probably going to be the major sticking point for most of the elves here, especially the Dalish.

"It absolutely is - so the more people see others drinking it, the more it is going to fade into the history of this place. Where it belongs."

[samahl]

Cyril gives James a small smile. "Interesting turn of phrase there, 'fade into.'" Now he's just giving James a bit of a hard time.

[judgemewhole]

"Yes, well, as one who wasn't forced to look into it ... I suppose I can say it with no irony whatsoever." He smirks at Cyril, arching an eyebrow. He sees what you're doing there.

[samahl]

"How did you manage that?" he asks. "Unless you just didn't bathe the entire time?" Still teasing.

[gatheringstorm]

"It must have been so bizarre to someone not a mage. Hell, I saw dwarves freaking out because they're not supposed to be tied to the Fade at all and then that happens. I felt so bad for them." Korrin won't name names, but her mind strays to Rachette, regardless. Hopefully, she's gotten over that. "If you want a more positive experience, I'm sure our Spirit Healers can help out there. But I'm just as glad keeping them on their side of things, personally."

[el_tybs]

"Well you're a lot more agile. I'm pretty sure you'd get me tied up or something." Not to mention that he wouldn't want to fight Cyril, or off in that matter. "You're good with traps and such right?"

[judgemewhole]

"Honestly, it was raining so much, I just stepped outside and washed off the dirt and grime that way." James shrugged, one corner of his mouth twisting. "With everyone being sick, there was no one on the ramparts to see me wandering about with a bar of soap."

[dragoon_pride]

“Of course. I wouldn’t want to undo what’s already been built, after all. We’ll have to find a place to show off our new combat skills to each other, in that case…” Kain is looking forward to doing more. He knows the true test of those abilities will be when he actually gets out to a real battle, but even before that, he’ll take any excuse he can to use them. “I’m glad to hear that people aren’t making such a fuss about you using your magic, though.”

[fleurdesel]

"Building and remodeling takes resources, money, and favorable weather. Carting what we need up the mountain will be difficult enough- I have no idea how to even begin to make any of the repairs to the stone of the Keep." That is best left to the dwarves that know stone best. "But we are making progress. By next winter we should have enough to prevent another rash of illness."

[gatheringstorm]

"It helps that this benefits them, makes the day pass a lot faster. I always figured that if you can't appeal to people's morality, appeal to practicality. One or the other tends to come through. Though if I were tossing fireballs around, it'd be a different story. Even the more lenient ones don't want to be anywhere near that shit." And honestly, Korrin can't blame them. Magic to non-magics, especially battle-magic, must be terrifying.

[gatheringstorm]

"Next winter...it's weird to think that long ahead, when we're dealing with that could tear Thedas apart. But life doesn't stop even for tears in the Veil, does it?" It's also weird to think about having settled in any one place for that long, if one could call using it as a home base between missions 'settled'. "Speaking of illness...sorry I was such a monstrous pest during all that. I'd like to think I'm not that awful a patient, usually, but...the Veil stuff on top of it was too much."

[dragoon_pride]

"I'd hope they'd learn eventually just how useful it is to have someone capable of shooting fireballs on their side... But you're right, about being practical. Sometimes, that's the only way anyone will listen..." Kain is all for being realistic as much as possible about things, and he'd hope that if and when it came to the world's survival, more people would be able to get along with magic. It was never a question back home or in the war, and sometimes he still finds this world's views so strange.

[fleurdesel]

"...I have not truly been able to think that far ahead since the murders at the Spire. It seemed too miserable a thing, to dare to look forward to a time when things might be better. I never would have imagined this." Where they are now, what they can do. What they are doing. "I have had worse. I, myself, have been worse Renot. You are forgiven but do not allow it to happen again, yes?"

[gatheringstorm]

"Believe me, I feel the same way. They don't have to love battle magic, just not freak out when it's being used from their side. But, I'll take any form of progress, you know?" It's annoying, to take comfort in so little progress, but Korrin's seen what people forcing their hand accomplishes, and wants no part of that.

[gatheringstorm]

After a momentary sheepish expression, Korrin promptly salutes. "Yes, madame. You have my word." If she has any coherency or willpower, she'll hold to that. Any sickness which would compromise either will hopefully be rare enough that she doesn't have to worry about encountering it again. "I never bothered to think that far ahead before; another road, another job. There's not much planning to be done, in that case. But I've already put down some roots, so it doesn't sound as weird as it did before."

[fleurdesel]

"I will hold you to it. Likewise...I give you mine to rest more." Not even 'when ill' just- more. She'd been running herself ragged, continued to do so even now, but she cannot ask of someone what she is unwilling to do herself. There is much work to be done but for the first time in a long, long while...she feels she is somewhere she can safely relax. With people she can trust. "It feels strange, calling this place home. But it feels just as right."

[gatheringstorm]

"Good." Glad that Adelaide doesn't place limits on that, Korrin smiles. Because she absolutely will take notice and encourage rest when there's not a crisis situation at hand. When there is, though, she won't be hypocritical about it since the Vashoth woman will be the same way. "It does, doesn't it? Never thought I'd say that about anywhere in the South, especially, but there you go. There are worse fates than having a decent home base, surrounded by people that more or less accept you for what and who you are."

[dragoon_pride]

“Right. And that does sound promising, given what I’ve seen and learned about this world… Tolerance of any sort is a step in the right direction.” Kain hopes that’s something that’ll continue. There are more important things to deal with, and the in-fighting has to stop. “We have a true enemy to face, all together, after all…”

[fleurdesel]

"I think...Even with everything that has happened, even with everything that is to come? I feel more worthwhile here than I did in the Spire." Something she'd never admit to her students. "Some facilities could be better and I would like to have a proper office instead of making use of a table in the library but what we are doing, what we are building, the people I have met? It never would have happened without the war. I never would have met you- and that would be a shame."