Norwick Rebuilding
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Zoma could be heard in a grumpy mood upon hearing Horbag's announcement.
"Drats….I get to be the food taster again in another of Horbie's experimental cooking. Undead meat! Can you imagine!? Sigh At least I'm eating something... thats dead this time. Last time I had that K'maris tentac- ::Shakes his head:: Nevermind.
Time to fast... because when I'm hungry enough, I'll eat anything heh."
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Horbag hears of the mystery undead animals
Hmms, mes knows how worksis alls sorts da dangerous meats…..mes been cooksis da bad meats sinces mes was buts a slims elf of a girls...if anys get some dis meats, give it mes, mes will finds ways get it cookeds.
Till dens mes wills make sure da peoples Norwicks is feds. Da Rats and Bats and da Guardians will make sure of it, fears nots.
stomps off back to the Rnb
"Rats and Bats,
because when you are hungry enough, You will eat anything."
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Hunters and woodsmen traveling in the Rawlins have been reporting an eerie feeling of late of being watched. Periodically movement will be heard near them though no one seems to be about. The goblins are seemingly restless about something and are often seen in bands mumbling about something in the woods. What exactly is unclear. Quite a number of deer that have been killed have almost immediately risen back as zombies and attacked the hunters. Several other types of game have been reported having a similar affect. No one as yet has ventured into trying the meat from said creatures.
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_Ragnhild is often seen assisting her fellow Guardians in their work to aid the citizens of Norwick, of course adding her own personal favourite way of lifting people's spirits by making sure there's an ample supply of ale. Often accompanied by her two girls Lycka and Asha, Ragnhild distributes food and ale alike to any in need, her sunny demeanor perhaps spreading a little bit of well needed joy to the townsfolk.
She also seeks out Lucidius and Dwin, bearing rolled-up parchments and a choice few bottles of fine wine and ale._
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Gulir can be seen limping around Norwick drinking with one hand and his axe in the other. Any time he spots the ghost of Frago he points and laughs.
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_When time permits from escorting the caravans back and forth, the grizzled old Guardian known as Yarchum Ammathwood is regularly seen tending the sick and the wounded, sharing blessings of Arvoreen to all who accept them and generally supporting both physical and mental well-being of the lackluster inhabitants of Norwick.
Tiredness sometimes seems to almost take over the old halfling, but somehow he just keeps getting new energy to extend his help to those who most desperately need it._
"Arvoreen provides", is the most often heard answer when people offer him their thanks.
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_As time goes by, a series of consistent chain of caravan and wagons with the Guardian insignia can be seen entering Norwick to drop off food supplies before returning its journey back to Jiyyd.
Several Guardian members are then seen busy distributing food to the people of Norwick who moved in, priotising the sick and children first and then to the adults and the militia.
Curiously, the parcels and crates of food supplies has a "R&B"(Rats & Bats) restaurant logo franchise stamped over it._
"Hot stuffs," One Norwicken could be heard commenting on the food while wiping and rubbing his teary eyes and nose. "…either I'll be able to drink a lake dry after finishing this bat wing, or dance around naked in the coldstone mountain to turn it indecently naked from its snow toppings."
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After a small caravan including a huge clay golem, various humans and gnomes, and a few cartloads of books enters the Keep, a small number of large earth elementals are presented by Keeper Genzir to the construction crews, along with offers of Translation spells for the workers to use to communicate with the elementals.
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Maya can be seen routinely in Norwick, helping with general manual labors. Occasionally, Maya has a little Elven girl in tow who answers to the name “Yana”
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In recent days, Corana has been accompanied by a man that some may recognize as Shido. While she patrols the town and looks after the workers and their security, she sends her assistant Shido off to aid the workers in their manual labor - anything from running supplies to lifting logs and stones. She will occassionally assist him with a strength spell for particularly difficult lifting, but for the most part, she simply barks orders at him as she passes by. Whenever he appears ready to reply to her commands, she simply raises an index finger to her mouth to silence him and continues on her patrols.
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At night, thick banks of fog move into Norwick obscuring vision to only several feet. The fog clings to everything with a deep bone chill. Guards huddle around fires whenever possible and whisper about figures moving in the fog. People seem to stay in their tents whenever possible instead of braving the fog. Periodically people are heard complaining about tripping for apparently no reason as if their foot was grabbed only to find bare earth while other tell tales of the feeling of 'hands' brushing against them in the fog only to turn to find no one there. Campfires don't seem to be as warm or bright anymore and night cooking seems to take longer as if the very heat of the fires is diminished somehow. A certain unease prevails at night but nothing seemingly out of place in the mornings is reassuring to some.
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_With corpses properly buried or put to fire and most of the rubble removed from town, workers now focus on repairs to the inner walls and the north gate. Tents have popped up all around town, some belonging to workers from the dwarven hold while others shelter townsfolk waiting for their homes to be rebuilt. Norwick guard are busy about town, not only working as peace keepers and defenders, but also doing what they can to help in the reconstruction effort. Thankfully, groups in legion colors seem to be patrolling the rawlins while norwick focuses on rebuilding.
Even while work to repair the walls goes on, every building still standing in town seems to be going though a review by a team of dwarves lead by Dwin and Calendel. Some buildings are left to be rebuilt later, though most are marked to be torn down in hopes the lumber can be salvaged for use in other projects.
Overall, the town now has a tightly knit community feel to it. Each day, the entire town goes to work, most able bodies doing heavy labor, guard duty and hunting. Cooking for all the workers and townsfolk is a huge chore, going on from dusk till dawn. Hunters bring back fresh kills to be slow cooked over one of the the many cookfires in town for hours. Meaty stews are worked up in other pots with added potatoes, onions and whatever fresh vegetables can be brought in that week form jiyyd's farmers market. Loaves of bread are carted in daily from the dwarven hold, as well as a constant stream of alekegs that seem to go empty before midday even rolls around. Often norwick supply runners manage to pull from the extra stores from great hall in the evenings, returning with a keg of dolvak stout or a few crates of the chancellor's wine to go around with supper.
At the end of each day the chancellor emerges from his office to review the expenses, sometimes sending runners to the dwarf hold or jiyyd to deliver change orders or to make payment agreements. Those who manage to catch a glimpse of the chancellor can see plainly he is still full of worry with the costs being as high as they are and no relief in sight. Regardless, work continues in norwick and progress is being made._
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Bagnar is seen armound Norwick and the hold getting drunk and offering drinks to his kin. He also heals the Norwickians whenever he can, and follows Dwin's orders.
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Eranden has been patroling looking for possible new attacks. His mind has been troubled by seeing all the distruction that has happened to his new home. He yearns to see Norwick return to normal with people living in town. One day he would like to see a memorial built to all those who lost or gave their lives for Norwick. He tries to keep from thinking of revenge to those who did this and his missed shots at Corde during the battle.
Eranden (Newbie Ranger)
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Locrian spends his days helping the common man, however possible. Satchels full of apples, pears, and wild grapes are commonly found strapped to each of his shoulders. Oddly enough the warrior wears no armor these days, nor does he carry the long-battered shield upon his arm.
There are some that would find this disenheartening.
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*Although Z helps with the rebuilding of Norwick when he can, the majority of his time is spent dismantling a large, poorly constructed, wall cutting through the middle of his farm near Norwick.
As he (and his summoned elemental) take it apart, he tries to salvage as much lumber as he can so that it can be used to rebuild Norwick.*
When he finishes removing the wall, he also removes the ramp leading up to his property near Norwick ((Keep the one near Spellweaver)).
Last thing I need is folks wanderin' up here and tramplin' me crops…
///Developer in charge of reworking the South Valley map, when you do your update, please remove the wall cutting accross Z's land just northwest of Norwick and the ramp near the Norwick entrance. Thanks.
Z
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Kalith seems to be trying to help out around the newly liberated Norwick but is oddly staying away from the Militia and no longer wears Norwicks Militia Insignia.
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Mord can be seen often consulting with Dwinn and Calendel as the Militia rotates between guard duty, patrols to the wood and clean up efforts. The variation in routine, as well as a recent pay seems to have everyone in good spirits.
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A number of people dressed in the blue and black armor of the Legion can be seen regularly patrolling Norwick's southern boundaries, making sure nothing accosts those fixing and cleaning up the town.
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Micah Shilon has been spending a lot of time in Norwick since the retaking, and can often be found healing those who get injured, and doing what he can to remove rubble and check for structural stability in those buildings remaining standing.
When asked about his reasons for being here, he simply shrugs and replies: "The will of Isis is that all can live in safety. I merely do what I can."
