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Rorikstead, Skyrim, Monday Morning

Now that the sun is out, the temperatures in Rorikstead have picked up - now they hang somewhere around the freezing point, not below it. The Nords are out in the village already, wearing short-sleeved shirts and dresses as they go about their business.

The sunlight also shows the extent of the problems the dragon has caused: several homes are missing walls or have singed or partially-burned roofs. Plenty of work to do. Get a hearty breakfast and get cracking!

[ frostfruit rooms | bathing | common room | bard | rorikstead work | sales | outside rorikstead countryside | adventuring | ooc ]]

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The rooms of Frostfruit Inn are sparse, containing twin beds for the students and queen-sized beds for the adults who requested them, a table and a dresser. Each room also contains a bowl of local fruits and vegetables, and is lit by wall sconces made ofgoat horn. Bathrooms... ...well, there's the communal hole-in-the-ground which is, mercifully, within the Inn itself. '

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The tubs aren't set up strictly within the inn, but right outside, at the back, where weaved dividers shield them from outside view. There's five of them, and Mralki is doing his best to keep each one filled with hot water while the majority of the Fandomites are at the inn.

If he's not here, you might have to go find him, though, as hot water doesn't hold forever at these temperatures. At least there are some fires nearby, to keep both you and the spare bathwater warm.

The large common room is the heart of Frostfruit Inn. On one side sits a bar, where you can order drinks and local delicacies from Mralki. There is a large fire pit at the center of the common room to keep everyone warm, while tables and chairs line the walls of the remaining real estate.

A bard roams the common room, strumming her lute as she sings various traditional songs of Skyrim. Dance, or request a song!

Today's job is the roughest of the lot: a chunk has been taken out of the Cowflop Farm farmhouse. Fandomites will be spending the morning helping one burly Nord fix the house's frame, then stacking up heavy stone bricks to make up for the walls that have been knocked down. Parts of the old framing have been scorched down to the core, so be careful.

In need of a break from all the work? You could go shopping. This travelling salesman offers the finest of handmade Nord fashions, at least in Whiterun Hold, if that's more to your liking.

For some measure of 'finest'. Don't actually expect anything embroidered or made of fine fabrics here.

Edited 2014-10-06 07:29 (UTC)

If your part of the work is done, or you're simply not working, you could always go for a stroll. There's a broad expanse of tundra right around the small town that offers a nice view for anyone who might want to wander around. Beautiful flowers stick up from the grasses and if you walk for long enough, there's a small brook or the foot of the mountains to stare up at.

Not interested in helping, walking or shopping? Well, there's plenty out there for you to poke at with sticks, as per the fine Nord tradition of adventuring. You could pick a fight with the Forsworn at Serpent's Bluff Redoubt, or attempt to avoid being used as a baseball by the giants of Talking Stone Camp. And then there's that dragon in the neighborhood*...

* the management advises against going after the dragon. even if you kill it, since you are not the dragonborn, it will return to life the next day.

Edited 2014-10-06 07:32 (UTC)

And that's post #1!

Post #2 contains EXCURSIONS and will go up in a couple of hours. Mmm, Blackreach.

Atton was pretty quiet today. The work was pretty mindless, and he'd have complained about it any other day but today-- today he welcomed it.

Didn't exactly want to be tempted to dump his poodoo on anyone, so lugging stones from one side to the other seemed about his speed.

Liara had less trouble adjusting than she had anticipated. There was something about this... being so far away from most... that sat well with her.

Unfortunately, she had forgotten what having a roommate was like.

So she was sitting on her bed now, reading a book on Mayan archaeology she'd picked up, trying to stick to her own little bubble.

Mara woke up in her own body. "Oh, thank you!" she said to the ceiling, looking grateful.

Mara could do this a lot more easily than she was actually showing, but dropping the stone on her foot had been completely an accident.

"Sithspit!" she yelped, hopping around with her leg up in the air.

Anakin took a break and bought himself a fur-lined cloak.

Because he was cold.

And whiny.

He put it on top of his other cloak (and his outer tunic, inner tunic, three scarves, and two pairs of gloves) and was starting to look like a much rounder version of himself.

Barry had spent part of last evening making arrangements with a vendor back home which included overnight delivery to a specific location on the island of two large packages.

Barry had then spent the rest of the night modifying the equipment he did have to create a portal to said specific location.

"If I get burned at the stake for being a witch I'm so haunting Joker for the rest of his fucking life," Barry grumbled as he pressed a button on his tablet.

A rip in the fabric of space in time opened up with a loud "THPPPT". And from this make-shift portal came two large Porta-Potties which thudded onto the ground. And since these were top of the line models they actually flushed and had heaters inside.

And also plenty of toilet paper.

Barry let out a satisfied grunt and started working on setting up his solar power generator so the heaters could work.

[Toilets supplied with permission from Admins]

Edited 2014-10-06 10:57 (UTC)

Despite the lack of sleep (Let's face it: Barry didn't sleep much anyway.), Barry was working hard on making sure the framework was secured with new wood and stone. No collapsing allowed on Barry's watch.

Nathan knew he'd spend most of the day outside but he couldn't help but stop in the common room and enjoy some fruit before heading out. While being inside wasn't his first choice, this place was different. It was warm and quiet and cozy. He could deal with it.

Travis hadn't really planned for working out in the cold but he was there, doing his best. This body was much better suited for manual labor than his old had been, at least. He could stack bricks fairly easily. Soon enough, the cold was forgotten.

As soon as he'd eaten something, Nathan was out and wandering the countryside. He'd bundled up as best he could and was walking slowly, occasionally bending down to look at the flowers or look over at the mountains in the distance.

Considering he'd been angry for nearly a week now, channeling that into manual labor was almost welcome. Every so often he stacked bricks a little harder than necessary or hitting something a little harder than was needed with a tool but he was getting stuff done.

"Someone's been digging too far into the mammoth," Atton observed as he watched Anakin pass on by.

QUESTION: What's the Rorikstead attitude about magic? Like, can Anders heal people and such or is it going to get him burned as a witch?

Edited 2014-10-06 12:47 (UTC)

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Rorikstead, Skyrim, Monday Morning

Frostfruit Inn

Frostfruit Inn - Rooms

Frostfruit Inn - Bathing

Frostfruit Inn - Common Room

Frostfruit Inn - Bard

Rorikstead

Rorikstead - The Work

Rorikstead - Wandering Salesman

Outside Rorikstead

Outside Rorikstead - Wander the Countryside

Outside Rorikstead - Adventuring

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Frostfruit Inn - Room 10

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