1st Slate
As the sun rose the Dwarves of Flamebanner were already hard at work. Down in the Decorator's workshop Ushat was carefully carving a battle scene into a piece of Undead bone. The piles of material had begun to dwindle as the pile of decorated objects grew ever taller. Those who had taken the time to admire the beauty of what they hauled had noticed recently that the Decorator's designs were changing.
Where before he had created scenes of the fortress being founded or images of flies which he loathed, now he had begun to carve elaborately detailed scenes of battle and the slaughter of some those who had dared threaten Flamebanner in the past. Dwarves had begun to comment on how Ushat's designs had taken on the same quality and attention to detail that had been seen only once before in the fortress: By the dead Master Engraver Barbarossa.
The other Dwarves congratulated the Decorator on recapturing such designs, not knowing how close to the truth their comments actually came.
Meanwhile, the Forgeworks was filled with stifling heat as the smelters worked under Dungeon Master Ilral's supervision, turning useless junk into valuable metal. Nearby, Kol's hammer rang against the anvil as he shaped a red hot piece of iron into a sword blade. All the Warrior's gear had been melted down and reforged, becoming better then before. Swords, spears and axes had sharper blades while armor was made thicker and stronger in order to turn aside more enemy attacks.
Up on the surface the Elves were packing up their wares as Atir looked on. The tree loving race had delivered another bounty of berries and plants that would be turned into mouth-watering meals by Goden, who had taken over the rebuilt Kitchen. As the fortress still lacked workers he had also taken the role of Brewer and set the improved Still to producing wines from the plants that Zasit had begun growing once more.
Just inside the fortress doors the sounds of grunting Dwarves could be heard from the Barracks as Kanet and the other Warriors practiced their wrestling while they awaited new equipment.
Though the inhabitants were still living rough with no furniture the fortress was returning slowly to life...
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Topic: Flamebanner: The Battle of Flamebanner! (Read 133187 times)