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

[judgemewhole]

James climbed up, and immediately had to balance himself, and remind himself that he was a terrifying Templar warrior. Templars were not afraid of abominations, demons, blood mages - or heights.

He had heard this particular building was to be the barracks, and considering how open the offer to help was ... he and his men jumped on the chance to help out their fellow soldiers. So, there he was, following Varric to where they needed to be.

"Right." He took the board easily - strength was not his problem here - and moved to align the board neatly. Sticking one nail in his mouth, he held the board in place while he hammered the other one firmly through, then the other.

"I certainly hope they thought of buying tar, or something like it, to seal the gaps." He said conversationally.

[hugeinorlais]

"I think the mages are going to pour it on after we shingle it," Varric replied and traded the hammer for the bucket of nails he had in hand. He affixed his board and then shifted to align another.

"I can't decide if it would be better or worse if they did all of them at the same time," Varric added, idly, as he hammered his side down. He passed the hammer back to the human and glanced back at the other skeletal structures that were going up around this one. "On the one hand, less chance of falling off a building because of fumes, on the other, if they tar everything at the same time we'll be able to smell it up in Skyhold it'll be so bad.

"Also, that just sounds like a recipe for a lot of burning buildings to happen all at once."

[judgemewhole]

James held the bucket, letting the other man hammer his board into place, and on they went down the line, securing the planks into place.

He snorted softly as he hammered his side down, then handed the hammer back to the dwarf. "Maker, please no. That's all I need, running around dispelling magical fires on all the buildings we just put up, because some young apprentice doesn't know his fire spells."

He gestured around, "We have enough people - let us take the time to do it right and not ... set ourselves aflame."

[hugeinorlais]

"You say that like setting your project on fire is ever plan 'A'," Varric quipped and cocked an eyebrow at the human.

As predicted, the two of them finished the section fairly quickly. They had enough nails to keep working, as buckets of nails generally didn't run out at speed, but he'd cut enough planks to know they didn't have to be sparing with them, not when it came to roofs. They'd need more before long.

"Besides, the real danger would be the whole...lifting vats of hot tar into position part."

Varric planned on staying far, far away for the whole duration of that.

"But look on the bright side, at least we're not thatching anything. I can tolerate nature for the greater good, but heaping bales of straw and sewing them to a roof is well past my limit."

[judgemewhole]

"I am from the Free Marches - it might never be plan 'A', but it certainly seems to happen enough for an alternate." James retorted dryly, as he continued to follow Varric down the way.

"Mm. Yes, I do believe I shall be helping on the other end of whatever they are doing that particular day." He for one, was not looking to have himself covered in boiling tar, thank you.

He smirked faintly, before he nodded down the way. "It seems they have it well in hand, so no fear there."