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asgardchrysalis2019-07-22 10:57 am
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Repairs are Hard Work
In the chaos of the dragon, much of the city was burnt, collapsed or otherwise rendered uninhabitable, and it woke the part of Turgon that built two cities of his own. Over the last month, he took plans to the Gods, and then to the natives, and he has most of a structure of a house up now, and is working on the plumbing and the roof. He started with clearing the rubble from the roads and making sure they are wide enough, making sure there were spaces for public gardens later. As he works, he's been teaching the natives, who have proven quite keen on helping out and learning this new skill.
Maybe he should see about getting some defensible walls up too, later. He has the plans out for those.
Of course, he can't fix a whole city by himself! His kin are in and out - although only Finrod and Elrond built in stone the way he did. And he is very willing to accept any help from anyone else, either who knows something about building themselves, or just to put willing hands to work.
[ OOC: So this is a mod-approved long-term project to fix the city! Anyone is welcome to join in, and
I've stuck a couple of headers under the cut if people would like to pitch in. Feel free to tag each other or create your own starters. This is scheduled to go on as background for the next 9+ months or so, with the first house being finished in (at this stage) about 3 months, and the first residential block in about 6 months after that. OOC plot post is here and IC comm post is here ]
City Planning
Turgon has papers spread out before him on the table covered in architectural drawings and planning designs. It is clear from them that he has done this before. The main roads are wide enough for two horse-drawn carts to pass, and run in clean, mostly straight lines, diving groups of houses and interspersed with plans for gardens. The houses have several rooms in a few basic designs, and he is quite happy to go over his ideas with anyone who is curious. Often, he can be found explaining to the natives he is teaching why one configuration would work better than another, or asking them which they would prefer.
Building a house
He's just as often found with tools in hand, either teaching anyone who cares to learn how it's done, or helping to put up a wall or fix the roof. As much as is possible, he tries to use what is already there, rather than pull things together from scratch. He might call over for a hand to pass something up to him, or help him pull a beam into place. It also might be useful to remind him he needs to take a break from time to time too.
Planting gardens
Of course, one can't always be building! He also has plans for the gardens, and he can get one done now, at least, in between working on the first house (the first one is always the slowest going, but he has faith that the natives are picking up quickly and the others won't take as long). He plans a fountain in the center, and has laid the foundations for that, and is happy to discuss what trees and plants would work best, or to get some help in planting them!
Maybe he should see about getting some defensible walls up too, later. He has the plans out for those.
Of course, he can't fix a whole city by himself! His kin are in and out - although only Finrod and Elrond built in stone the way he did. And he is very willing to accept any help from anyone else, either who knows something about building themselves, or just to put willing hands to work.
[ OOC: So this is a mod-approved long-term project to fix the city! Anyone is welcome to join in, and
I've stuck a couple of headers under the cut if people would like to pitch in. Feel free to tag each other or create your own starters. This is scheduled to go on as background for the next 9+ months or so, with the first house being finished in (at this stage) about 3 months, and the first residential block in about 6 months after that. OOC plot post is here and IC comm post is here ]
City Planning
Turgon has papers spread out before him on the table covered in architectural drawings and planning designs. It is clear from them that he has done this before. The main roads are wide enough for two horse-drawn carts to pass, and run in clean, mostly straight lines, diving groups of houses and interspersed with plans for gardens. The houses have several rooms in a few basic designs, and he is quite happy to go over his ideas with anyone who is curious. Often, he can be found explaining to the natives he is teaching why one configuration would work better than another, or asking them which they would prefer.
Building a house
He's just as often found with tools in hand, either teaching anyone who cares to learn how it's done, or helping to put up a wall or fix the roof. As much as is possible, he tries to use what is already there, rather than pull things together from scratch. He might call over for a hand to pass something up to him, or help him pull a beam into place. It also might be useful to remind him he needs to take a break from time to time too.
Planting gardens
Of course, one can't always be building! He also has plans for the gardens, and he can get one done now, at least, in between working on the first house (the first one is always the slowest going, but he has faith that the natives are picking up quickly and the others won't take as long). He plans a fountain in the center, and has laid the foundations for that, and is happy to discuss what trees and plants would work best, or to get some help in planting them!
