Tal nodded back at Hawthorn, a flicker of a tentative smile breaking through his attempts at being Stern and Leaderly at seeing the graceful beauty join the undertaking. He didn't know Zavien, but as people broke away to grab tools and supplies from the piles, Tal hopped down and headed over to offer his hand. "Thanks for comin' out, Zavien. I'm Tal, an' this is Hawthorn," he added as the courtesan joined them. "He knows his way around King's End, so stick with him an' y'won't get lost." His grin kicked up a notch as he grabbed a nearby bag of the white stakes to mark the path and handed them over. "We'll start out with puttin' some rocks down here by th'docks, t'stabilize th'ground an' let you guys get a head start. Try t'keep th'route as short an' flat as y'can, but if y'run into somethin' that'll be too hard to go through, well, we'll just have t'go around it." He shrugged at the prospect, too much of a pessimist to assume it would all be easy. "Use your best judgment. We'll be followin' behind you as quick as we can!"
With that, he headed over to the digging team comprised of various citizens and other NPCs to grab a shovel. One team was digging down several inches before a crew followed behind with sand and gravel to pack down into the new road bed. Behind them was a third group ready to place large, flattish paving stones down, creating a sturdy roadway for carts and heavy loads coming off the ships at the Exchange.
The survey team had a choice to make: to head West towards the Queen's Gambit first, or to head Northwest towards the Dreaming Well. The western path looked flatter, but also potentially swampier, while the northwest route was drier but hillier.
Round 1!
Building Team is making a sturdy start to the road while the survey team works ahead!
Survey Team needs to decide what direction to go, and decide how to deal with the difficulties in the terrain, depending on which direction they choose. Go around, over, or through? Or come up with your own solution!
Survey Team posts first!
With that, he headed over to the digging team comprised of various citizens and other NPCs to grab a shovel. One team was digging down several inches before a crew followed behind with sand and gravel to pack down into the new road bed. Behind them was a third group ready to place large, flattish paving stones down, creating a sturdy roadway for carts and heavy loads coming off the ships at the Exchange.
The survey team had a choice to make: to head West towards the Queen's Gambit first, or to head Northwest towards the Dreaming Well. The western path looked flatter, but also potentially swampier, while the northwest route was drier but hillier.
Round 1!
Building Team is making a sturdy start to the road while the survey team works ahead!
Survey Team needs to decide what direction to go, and decide how to deal with the difficulties in the terrain, depending on which direction they choose. Go around, over, or through? Or come up with your own solution!
Survey Team posts first!
