Craftedabbey - 203 Early Winter by Cypress

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• Δ 136. The Abbey of Saint Urist
  ...is now complete!
  It took us most of the year to mine and process the limestone required to build this massive structure, but now that it is done, we can look upon our work with pride. It is twelve stories tall, on a base that is twelve by twelve, made entirely out of blocks of kimberlite and limestone. It is most certainly a fitting tribute to Saint Urist.
  
  The Abbey, from the north
  - Cypress
• Δ 105. The Tower
  This tower, again made of limestone blocks with kimberlite stairs, will be capped with the church's bell tower. It will also be the site of our donation ledge, where unneeded objects may be cast out of the abbey, for use by our alarmingly growing migrant population. - Cypress
• ¶ 17. Introductions and intangibles
  I realize, much to my embarassment, that I did not introduce myself last time I wrote back to the mountain home. I am Zuglar Soundhall, record keeper and brother superior of this abbey. It is my job to write reports bound for the Mountain Home.
  Since this is a home of the faithful, we do not measure all of our achievements in stone and monies (just an awful lot of them). To that end I am happy to report two marriages within our fair walls, one of them my own.
  On a not so happy note, we have had...migrants. I have attached a note concerning them, but suffice to say that these profit seekers are no pilgrims. More on them in their own note - Cypress
• Δ 17. The Sanctuary
  The focal point of our abbey, the Sanctuary is our dining hall, and our meeting hall. It currently holds three statues to saint Urist, and will, in the fullness of time, hold many more - Cypress
• Δ 16. Migrants
  The first one arrived in the summer, after our first letter was sent. The poor dwarf arrived with nothing, expecting to find riches. He found no such thing, and had no interest in joining the monastic life. So we tossed our only axe, some plump helmets, a bed, and a pick over the walls, and wished him luck.
  And he persevered. Shockingly well. Well enough, in fact, that the following winter brought a rush of immigrants. We gave them what we could, which was not much, and watched them build. They are seeking riches, it seems, dragging stone out of the earth to build temporary homes, just stable enough to allow them to work, to cut down the forests and feed their fires. And I applaud them, for while they are not monks, or even interested in matters of the divine, they Will provide interesting stories, and as a chronicler of Saint Urist, that is worth it's weight in gold. - Cypress
• Δ 15. Moat
  We dug this shortly after my last letter was sent, before the first of the migrants arrived. We felt that, in case a large monster were to arrive, we would need the moat to hold it at bay, lest it destroy our walls. - Cypress
• Δ 12. The Refuge
  This cave is where we mined all of our limestone. It is quite a bit bigger than last year, and once we are done it will probably be converted into storage space. For now, however, it is our living quarters, until we complete the rooms in the abbey. We have, however, moved the dining room up to the sanctuary. - Cypress

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Map details:

• Fortress Name: Craftedabbey
• Map Year: 203 Early Winter
• Author: Cypress
• Submitted by: Cypress
• Date Added: 25/01/2010