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_The outside of the cave appears to hold the evidence of a battle. Piles of rubble, cut down trees, muddy terrain, and remnants of tents and cooking areas scatter about the fields.
One in passing, would not think much of it. Just another peice of scorched earth in the Nars, which has seen more than its share of battles. But if one stops for more than a moment, and silence the sounds of their plates, armor and blades, they will hear evidence of more.
Nearing the mouth of the cave one can see what looks like two towers shaped out of the native rock, with a large opening blasted out for what appears to be a gate. Its as if the rocks themselves were reshaped.
As one's peering eyes adjust to the darkness, the shapes of many dwarves can be seen moving across all the structuures, all working as busily as they can. Some work from scaffolding, others from ladders. Some are even lowered and raised by some ropes and pulleys that are attached to Rothes, who's handlers move the beasts until the workers are in the exact place they need to be.
Beyond the gates, a smaller group of dwarves moves over a large Stalagmite (from the floor) formation of rock. They chip away a small opening inside the rock and stuff some smaller wooden powder filled charges in the hole. One dwarf yells out in warning in the cave, the other workers quickly taking cover. Once done yelling his warning, the dwarf lights the fuse and runs around a rough path carved into the rock formation so that he is well on the other side.
The blast rattles and shakes the cave, sending bits of rock flying up and away from the stalagmite. The dwarf runs back, disregarding the bits of rock that pelt his helmet as they succumb to the forces of gravity. He admires his work, and as the dust clears, one can see that the charge has created a continuation of the rough step around the structure.
The work continues as the dwarves work to mold the existing rock formations into one peice structures, just shaped and formed to appear as buildings. No seams, no layered rocks, just finished on the outsides.
Light pours in from the diamonte-lined shafts in the ceiling. The cave never appears fully dark and is busier than the camp ever was on the ouside.
The dwarves sense the end of the work is near, and this motivates them to work even harder if possible._
