The Strip - Chapter 2: MossicesSpring 107With the workers sated, time will tell when we will have abundance of food and booze for the strip.
The manager's office building looks unsafe so its log walls are gutted out, including the "sky" bridges on the second floor.
The farm ceilings became the flooring for the obsidian building, and we start to build up from here.
On the 10th of Granite, an elven caravan from Totoiki arrives and we use this time to move all rags to the trade depot. We have so much rags that we only needed to trade half for all the worthwhile items the elves brought.
Mid-SpringThe Forgotten Beast Mothi Nomaracmot has come! A huge eagle composed of Crystal Glass. It has large mandibles and it squirms and fidgets. Beware it’s webs!
I was worried for some time because my initial security assessment cited the stairs have vulnerable areas that are exposed to the caverns below.
Upon further study, these stairs are sealed off from the rest of the strip by constructed floors.
SummerSummer arrives and the obsidian building's 3rd floor construction is underway.
Perhaps an evil omen shows itself because on the 11th of Hematite, Lorbam Duradbed, a Farmer has been possessed! He crafted an obsidian coffin.
On the 27th of Hematite, we have a grand opening for "Mossices", our first tavern on the strip. Mossices showcases ample room for dancing and performances, a buffet and bottomless beer garden. The second floor has rooms open to citizens and visitors alike with a more private dinning area. The third floor houses the penthouse suites for our high roller members. Our chefs also feature masterful strawberry roasts!
On the 10th of Galena, the old manager's building has been retrofitted with obsidian walls. Two decent offices were created for the manager and record keeper, and the remaining floor space is dedicated to "The Learning of Stumps" library that is open to the public. Scholar Inod has been appointed as our first scholar to administer the library. The second and third floor are apartments for the manager, record keeper, scholars, scribes, and other workers.
Early AutumnI worry that we lack chickens to breed because how can we have a beer garden without serving chicken wings? I review the animals and found out Zefon has a pair of breeding turkeys! I contracted with Zefon to house his pets in an exclusive golden nest boxes! I was correct in my assumptions, the turkey hen laid its first clutch of fertilized eggs. In time, these will do in lieu of chicken wings.
I am keeping an eye out for the goose hen, another pet of Zefon, to lay fertilized eggs if we ever obtain a gander.
Speaking of the deviled-eggs, a dwarven caravan from Atis Sedil has arrived. The liaison met with the mayor Goden. I managed to request, "bring metals!"
With half the rags left over in the trade depot, and about 26 barrels of prepared food, we got everything useful from the merchants, including 14 steel anvils to be melted for armor.