Fort Weyr

With most of the mud and muck cleared from the bowl and the rain finally starting to let up for real, there are murmurs of temporary measures being put in place to keep the lake from flowing out of the Weyr and on its merry way. With the mess cleared up, attention begins to turn properly to the discoveries made over the course of the exploration of the break in the bowl wall. It’s lucky that the Smiths are on hand, for their assistance will be required for more than damming-up the lake for now, especially if efforts are to be made to make the new rooms discovered functional once again.

Even with the lake prevented from flowing away, it’s obvious that it will remain a murky mess for a while yet, as water begins to circulate properly again and set everything to rights. The shoreline, however, requires more hands-on work, with riders and residents alike being assigned to the collection and deployment of materials to restore it to its former state.

Rumour has it that there might even be a Glasscrafter or two roaming the Weyr, called in to look-over the roof of the recently-discovered solarium.

Posted to Fort’s BB Sun July 25

This post was submitted by Kaida.

On day 28, month 3 of turn 23, a contingent of Istan riders turned up again to help with digging out Fort’s bowl. This time though they were accompanied by none other than Ista’s own Weyrwoman and her gold Safriath.

The day proved eventful, with different groups splitting off from the main working party, finding interesting remnants of ages past that were buried under the earthslide the knocked out the western end of the bowl hundreds of turns ago.

Among the discoveries:

* A ‘pillar’ or promontory in the middle of the open space between the northern and southern sides of the opening in the bowl. B’kaiv, Kaida and Ch’son of Ista did much of the digging around the pillar which seems to extend all the way to the bowl floor and appears to have carved shelves on it.
* T’rev and Nenita cleared off the top of the ’stair to nowhere’ that apparently heads off into the bowl wall where a broom closet and an old solarium can be found as well as several side passages that remain unexplored. Ista’s Weyrwoman and Flint’s wingleader also found a box of what look like old letters and records on a shelf in the broom closet. This item has been turned over to the Weyr’s harpers for safe-keeping and proper handling of the items inside.
* M’try and Vanissa stumbled through a crack in the bowl wall on the southern side of the mudslide and found an underground room that might once have been a bathing cavern. Darkness prevented the pair from exploring further, but plans are afoot to explore with ropes and lights and get it all figured out in the next few days.

For logs of the exploration, check out the first part here: http://community.livejournal.com/fortnc/21132.html and T’rev and Nenita’s exploration of the stairs here: http://community.livejournal.com/fortnc/21394.html. Other parts of the exploration to follow on the FortNC LJ.

Hey there Fort! The Southern Bowl has been edited to accommodate the mudslide – the Lake Shore, Herb Garden and Lakeside Grove are currently inaccessible and a mudslide room has been opened on that end of the bowl. The room is set up with several ‘easter eggs’ and we invite all to come explore the room as part of your cleanup RP and see what you stumble upon.

We’ll also be doing some further cleanup RP on Sunday that will lead to some specific discoveries that all are welcome to join in on.

day 19, month 3, turn 23 of Interval 10
Four days after the landslide, the skies cleared up, the sun came out and the Weyr bustled about cleaning up the mess, ushering in exhaustion and rampant muddiness. Even the pools in the hot springs were somewhat taxed to keep up with all of the residents and riders washing down after massive efforts to dig up mud. A few more days have been spent digging and discussions are continuing concerning how to deal with the fact that Fort is almost entirely missing one end of the bowl. After only a brief reprieve, the rain has started up again, though its efforts are being seen as far more helpful this time as it starts to wash yet more muck down the mountainside and away from the Weyr.

If the rain keeps up like this, it could just wind up taking care of all the cleaning on its own. The only problem is; what will hold the lake in if the earthslide is all gone?

The frequent rain that spring has brought with it might have been fun for any dragons with a fondness for playing in the mud, but the whole affair became distinctly less fun for everyone at Fort when, early morning on day 9, month 3, the weather’s onslaught resulted in the collapse of the earthslide occupying the southwest of the bowl. Thankfully, nobody was hurt, though a number of the Weyr’s herd lost their lives in the incident.

With the earthslide having collapsed, a sizeable portion of Fort’s bowl lies open, with debris scattered down the slope to the weyr and through the bowl itself. At present, the lake is little more than muddy soup and its shore will definitely need cleaning-up in the near future. Word has it that candidates are being set to clean-up duty in place of some of their usual chores, alongside riders and anyone with a spare hour willing to donate their time. As some semblance of order is restored, the Weyrleaders are seeking assistance from Smiths and the Minecraft, looking to the Halls for options. Will the bowl wall be left as is? Dammed up? Or might there now be access to something worth exploring?

Though the bowl itself has altered quite dramatically, images for Between remain notably unaltered, being that the star stones and tooth crag that serve so often as reference points for travel to Fort are still intact. Any riders using a broader image are being advised to stick to using one of the two aforementioned features for now.

After days of hearing testimonies and deliberations, Astivan, Heir of Fort Hold, along with his mother, Astrella, pronounced their sentences upon all parties involved in the conspiracies which had gripped Fort Hold over the past several months. Before a general convocation of all those involved, Astivan relayed the decisions reached by himself and his mother.

• Esraval of Fort Hold, Eidee of Ruatha River and Rivellan of Fort Sea Hold were convicted of conspiracy. Esraval and Eidee were sentenced to exile, however, Rivellan, having been fingered as the instigator behind the conspiracy as well as the murder of Lord Savilan of Fort Hold and the attempted murder of Astivan himself, was sentenced to be executed immediately.
• Leoren of Four Sons was convicted of conspiracy to murder and attempted murder and sentenced to exile. Rumor has it Astivan himself favored execution, however his mother convinced him to agree to exile, perhaps out of respect for Astivan’s betrothed, Leoren’s sister, Fiorella.
• Jaeyi, Journeywoman Baker, was found innocent of the charges of treason for which she was imprisoned and given a complete, unconditional pardon by Astivan and Astrella, who also beseeched the Craft to accept the pardon and allow the baker to retain her rank and position at Fort Hold. It was made known at that time that the journeywoman would be taking a leave of absence for an unspecified amount of time to recover from her recent incarceration.
• Isobel of Fort Hold, wife of Esraval, was also found innocent of her husband’s machinations, and both she and her son were offered asylum at Fort Hold.
• A number of Fort Guards were also convicted of conspiracy and raiding, and were sentenced to be exiled. Those responsible for the murder of the crew of the ‘Scudder’ were sentenced to execution.

Though the trials and sentencing helped to clear up much of the confusion surrounding Fort Hold, some questions still remain. What will Isobel do with herself and her son with her husband exiled for life? What will happen between Astivan and Fiorella now that her brother is to be exiled for attempting to murder her betrothed? These questions and others may yet be answered in the months to come, as the grim task of picking up the pieces falls upon young Astivan’s shoulders.

The rumors have been pointing to it happening for a little while and on the 14th of month 12, the rumors have turned to reality. Lord Esraval was detained first thing this morning, put under arrest by his own guards no less and then marched over to the Harper Hall for questioning. News from the hall points to a nasty web of lies, deceit and collaboration between the former Steward and Holder Rivellan of Fort Sea. As a result, both men are now being kept in lockup, replacing jailbird-now-flown, Jaeyi.

With these detentions, Astivan as Heir, takes control of Fort Hold again with the support of Lady Astrella. Word has it that the young acting Lord will pronounce judgment on the conspirators and that he is already moving to ‘clean house’ at Fort Hold and amongst the guard corps presently terrorizing Fort’s roads and small holds.

On the 10th of month 12, Rivellan was put under house arrest, with a guard contingent from Fort Hold on watch and riders from the Weyr put on special watch to keep the Holder of Fort Sea from escaping his own hold. The rumor as to why? Apparently, he’s behind the heir’s recent bought of ‘illness’ which wasn’t illness at all, but poison. The trail of evidence also implicates Leoren of Four Sons, Fiorella’s older brother. To add insult to injury one might say, three days later, the traitor Jaeyi vanished into thin air from her cell at the Hold, amidst a rising tide of resentment and frustration over increasing crackdowns by Fort guards in the entire region to ‘keep everyone safe’.

It might take a few days to notice, but after the evening of the 22nd of month 11, Fiorella, the Weyrleader’s foster-daughter starts turning up around the Weyr again and seems to be staying with the Weyrleader or in a room in the dorms, depending on whom you ask. Harpers are often more frequent visitors at Fort and several groups of riders have been dispatched to fulfill special duties, keeping track of guards on the roads, while others have been set to keep a close watch on the port at Fort Sea. What’s that all about? Aren’t the troubles with that hold long over? Either way you slice it, it can’t be pleasant to be hanging out in the late autumn weather as the cold closes in around the more northern stretches of Fort Weyr’s coverage area.

It might take a few days to notice, but after the evening of the 22nd of month 11, Fiorella, the Weyrleader’s foster-daughter starts turning up around the Weyr again and seems to be staying with the Weyrleader or in a room in the dorms, depending on whom you ask. Harpers are often more frequent visitors at Fort and several groups of riders have been dispatched to fulfill special duties, keeping track of guards on the roads, while others have been set to keep a close watch on the port at Fort Sea. What’s that all about? Aren’t the troubles with that hold long over? Either way you slice it, it can’t be pleasant to be hanging out in the late autumn weather as the cold closes in around the more northern stretches of Fort Weyr’s coverage area.