Telli arrives in Oscura for an extended stay.
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Delivered to the banshee this week is a large bag of chocolates with a note attached.
"Dank yuhs Mr Lucy fer stoppings bys… if need anytings... juss poke Telli okee?"
The following week Telli and a number of the dark hammer patrons are fast at work constructing reflective metal cones. It seems the stout dwarf is pressed and working well past her point of exhaustion. If asked why the rush she simple replies...
"Da plants gots planted a little earlies... so now we gots ta play catch ups afore dey wilt and dies... dat'd be a waste and a durn shame.."
Wiping some sweat from her brow she goes back over to the cone construction area lending her back and shoulders to wherever she can. Word quickly spreads Telli's looking for Benji and none to pleased his absence of lately.
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_Weeks and weeks overdue, the pale elven wizard Lucidious finally makes an appearance to the farm. An annoyed expression is already settled upon his face as he arrives, glaring at the works he is now now seeing for the first time. He seems about to protest all the work being done, but the elf manages to refrain from speaking his initial thoughts and simply begins a slow stroll through the various pathways that make up the farm area, taking in all he sees.
Having explored the area in its entirety, and having walked off his moodiness as well, a much more agreeable Lucidious takes up a position in the center of the farming area and goes about casting a series of light spells, varying the brightness, color and hue with each casting. After a time of careful experimentation, Lucidious stands with a point of light held aloft in his outstretched palm, turning it about to observe the amount of light it gives off to the surrounding area. The light easily bathes a large section of the farm in all directions in a calming pale blue moonlight, bright enough to keep the area well lit for surface dwellers, but without the glare of torchlight or daylight.
The pale elf speaks to himself then “Though a poor substitute for true sunlight…mm...”
Chewing on his lower lip in thought, the elf retires to the Banshee to consider how best to proceed…_
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Telli grins at the approach of Justicar and later MAythor.
"Wulp da crops is set…. and da rows planted juss fine danks ta all da farmers and workers down here... and dat lady wid da purple hair."
"Coulds definately use yuhs Maythor and da fellers froms da dark hammer. We gots some scraps a metal down here and Mr Benji's supposeds ta be down here ta helps… buh mebbe he juss busys. Telli'd be happies ta personallies pays fer any a da labors and materials yuhs kin might need ta gets dems shutters mades."
Telli waves to the group as they head back to the dark hammer hopeful their progress will start swiftly. She then turns her attention back to Justicar.
"Only real ting could use yer helps wid is mebbe givings Mr Lucy a poke or two abouts da lightings on da crops. I figure wid da shutters and da angle of da light... we cans keeps most a it on da crops so da naturals lights don'ts boder ems too bads...mebbe yuh could poke him fer me ta get dems gems or light structures pouring der light perminentlies...?"....
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:Maythor stops by to see how the farming is comeing With the other Masters of Dark hammers with him: Yee need us tee make anytings yee know who tee come see lass. Yee need shinneeee shields tee make light come down we kin do dat en mer. :Maythor salutes her and all the others working there and returns to Dark hammers with the other Masters talking of supply stocks and such on the way back into Dark Hammers:
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Justicar stops by to see how Telli is doing.
I see things are progressing well. Are things to your satisfaction?
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Telli grins kindly and nudges the bottle back to Mercy.…
"Yuh shoulds prolly drink it kin... in honor of one a yer umberlee follers who's one bit closer ta death. Saw lasts nights dats dey lets evens hinnak jumpers foller da sea wench a yers. Put ups a fight she did... buh in da end... Chauntea still stronga...
By da ways... didn'ts realize yuhs follers shackededs ups wid da undead gods... yuh ain't cozyings ups wid deaders is yuhs...kin..."
Telli picks up a pitchfork thrusting it into the dirt turning it over before changing the subject abruptly....
"How's yer fear a Ogre's comings... dey ain'ts causings yuhs any lack a sleeps I hopes... kin…"
The last word rolls off Telli's tongue her evident lack of sincerity in the sisterly term.
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With predictable goonish self-satisfaction, Mercy, dwarven priestess of Umberlee stomps over to inspect the shrine, grinning and Telli - and kindly soul she is - offering her a bottle of home-made 'Riskey' to water her plants with. Or herself.
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um… you don't actually need mirrors as such, some polished metal plates should be as effective, and alot easyer to make, not to mention cheaper.
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Telli stops working on one of the rows to speak with Justicar as he approaches.…
"Hey ders miste-.....Justicar. Were makings purdy good progress heres. "
Telli motions to the purple haired woman helping orchestrate the farmers and planting of rows.
"All were waiting on nows is Mr Benji and some a da mirror workers ta helps constructs somes mirror cones to reflect da artificials lights ta da ground. Dat and... waitings on Mr Lucy ta helps makes somes a dems gems perminentalies glows fereva. He mentionedededs he'd like ta enchant sometings more perminents dens juss somes lousy gems. Sometings bigger likes an obelisk or sometings... but... if he doesedededs dats wull need ta makes sure its channeled right onta da crops so yuhs people ain'ts jarred by da light. Since yuh saids der nots usedededs ta its."
Telli taps her foot looking around as if half expecting Benji and some of the mirror workers to arrive as well as Lucidious.
((Benji and Lucidious feel free to post in this thread about some of the thing we talked about. I don't wanna put too much action/words from your characters into this if I can help it.))
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Justicar and his retinue our said to stop by periodically to see how things are progressing
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sets the farmers in to groups and sets a group working at each row, turning the earth and setting out the plants in columns going down accross the rows so each row has the same stuff in it
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Telli grins among her trips back and forth gathering things.
"Yuh and I on da same page… already Gots Mr Benji comings down. Buh nots fer dem shutter tings....wull see if he can muster sometings like dats... how abouts yuhs keeps wid dese farmers and gettings da soil turned over and rudy... Telli's gonna go see if Miste-....Justicar can lend us somes mirror workers. We need ta set up some a dem cones yuhs was talkings abouts.... I'll boder Mr Lucy abouts makings dese gems lasts longers."
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To enchant them you got to touch them as part of the process right? That would be hard if them where stuck in the roof, what about some sort of shutter arrangement? like metal curtains as it where, I hear that mister Benji is quite smart, he should be able to work out something of the sorts.
nods and sets to work, organising the farmers and assisting where needed
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Telli grins pulling open her side satchel on her beltloop as the contents within glow.
"Already aheads a yuhs der… gots me friend ta enchant dese rocks. Buh I likedededs where yuhs tinkings is... Telli didn't tink abouts dose cones idears... buh... since talkings wid Miste.....Justicar... he mentionedededs folks down here ain'ts used ta lights. So dose cones is a GREAT idears... abouts makings dese gems perminents...
Telli thinks tapping on her lip...
"Dat prolly a bad idears.... We'd need ta cover da cones whens we wanted da plants ta rests... cause too much lights is as bads as no lights. We can juss haves dese gems glow a good eights hours or so's... Heck Telli'd do its ifs Chauntea givedededs her grace backs ta her. Would only takes a blessings in da mornings and a blessings in da afternoons. Dat'd gets us arounds eights hours.
Telli's gonna go talks wid Mr Lucy... he mights knows a moonlights spells Mis-... Justicar saids... Why don'tcha gets workings on makings dose cones tings.... We'll juss do its over da tests boxes fer nows...till we cans figure outs whats da best way ta lights dese lil fellers ands whats least likelies ta hurts da Oscuran fellers eyes.
I'll go talks wid me friend Mr Benji...he coulds prolly helps wid da mirrors parts... and I'll go talkedededs wids Mr Lucy abouts dat moonlights spell."
Telli waddles off happy at their progress before turning around halfway down the road
"Oh yuh....have da farmers plants da same plants in da sames spots in each a da testings boxes… I wants Lettuce, Raddishes, potatoes, tomatoes, ands somes mushrooms in ems fer nows…
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The purple haired woman comes up with a suggestion on afternoon of the last day of the week end
bit of a what could be considered a insane idea, it shouldn't be to hard to have an object enchanted with the daylight spell, then permanency so it don't go out, and set it in the ceiling. That would light up this place, which might get you lynched. However if you where too say… put a metal cone around it focusing it on the fields or one per-field, factoring cost. The inside of the cone should be polished up to be almost mirror like, to reflect more light in the right direction. Plants do need their light after all.
what do you think Madam?
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Telli gladly takes the purple haired womans help as she finishes sketching a map and sets it atop the altar to Chauntea. Telli enlists the womans help in making a flatbed to section off some of the farm for experimentation. The two work diligently through the weekend as they await the workers return hopefully refreshed and full of vigor. Once they arrive its back to business… with the dirt hauled it needed to be tilled and worked over for ample use.
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Though the workers spend the weekend resting Telli seen still toiling in the farm for the duration of the weekend calculating and making notes on a map.*
During this time a purpled haired woman politely offers Telli any assistance.
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Telli blinks seeing Mord, nods and goes about her business not lingering on her thoughts for too long. Rumors speculate to how long "George the Rothe" will last with the rate in which he's being worked. With a full weeks worth of dirt hauling. dumping and spreading the workers task is only a portion complete. Telli asks the workers to take the weekend off to enjoy their loved ones so they might come back at the beginning of the week rejuvenated and refreshed. Though the workers spend the weekend resting Telli seen still toiling in the farm for the duration of the weekend calculating and making notes on a map.
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As Justicar moves though the area Telli may recognize Mord at his side, now and then. Mord says little but nods politely at Telli when he catches her eye.
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Telli seems too busy to bother with those who gawk and stare at her attempts to improve Oscura's food outsource. Each day Telli pushes herself and those working under her to fill rows of dirt deep enough to support root growth. Breaks are taken to rehydrate and regain strength. Nights are spent sleeping in the mithral mug until morning where she continues to push herself and the group gathered focusing on working together to bare through the tasks before them.
