For as long as their have been dwarves their have been dwarven dreams. And in those dreams there have been the desire to possess the largest and grandest palace in the tallest mountain. Unfortunatlly earlier dwarves also have had these desires, and short of mass regicide, a modern dwarf nowadays has little chance to fufill his dreams.
But there is one thing that modern dwarves have that old style kings and queens do not.
Science.
There will always be taller mountains. And logically, the best place and way to find these mountains is to go "up". Shortsighted royalty may be happy with what they have now, but there are certain dwarves that will do whatever it takes to reach their dreams.
These dwarves have come together and created a fortress, dubbed "Clubhall", this fortress has one sole purpose. To realize the hopes and desires of all those who have looked into the sky wanting more.
But how will they do it? They cant climb the sky, and even if they could there would be no way of getting supplies to this fabled place.
Thats where their dwarven science comes in. Why do all the work when you have machines that can do the work for you? Perhaps you could build a vessle larger than any water bound ship, larger than any land bound wagon, and then make it
flyA bold claim to be sure, if it weren't for the stuborness in all dwarven kind such a project would be scoffed at and forgotten. but no, it is possible, it has to be possible.
But first, to build such a vessel, a fortress capable of handling such a vast vehicle must be constructed. And that is where we find ourselves now.
Obviously such a creation cannot start on the ground. If we want it to fly we must construct in the sky. Thus a platform will need to be built to handle the construction of this megaship
The first half is nearly complete, there will be two multiple story platforms parallel to each other and horse collared so the ship can be built inbetween.
With that, we start construction of the second platform. This beast-ship will be built on both sides to increase building efficiency. And if the worst should happen, the building facility will not be harmed in the chaos.
With both platforms complete, construction starts on a way to connect them as do they not hinder the building process. Not an easy task, and the slightest mistake could cause the farthest half of the construction platform to plummet to the base of the mountain.
At last, the Construction platform is completed. Any ship built under its care will sure be blessed on their maiden voyage. And with the dwarves traveling into the unknown, they will gladly receive all the luck they can get.
Construction of the vessel has not started yet, as the design process is far from complete. The ship will be able to hold 50 dwarves, and all be taken care of nicely. This ship will be at least 3 stories tall and house an engine bay, crew quarters, a proper helm and various other amenities that a crewman could ever need.
Will dreams become reality? How will Armok treat those that dare to trespass in the sky where no dwarf has attempted to go?
Only time will tell.
(Will update once ship is complete. May take a while though, so hold on to your seats.)
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