>>6119716Action 2: Dig out acoustic tunnels
>Honored council of Terra-blessed Habitun, Seers and respectable personages all, the Skald's guild greets you on this fine overcast day to propose an effort, though expensive, is nonetheless expansive for our race's future endeavors, while remaining in-line with sacrosanct Terran teaching that venerates...[1]>We respectfully request a few sets of acoustic caverns and tunnels throughout the rocky mountains to better practice our craft in, that we may in time perfect long-distance communications between our communities come the future move to the underground per the Seer of Shadow's commands, hallowed and...[2]1, 2. The platitudes go on for nigh-three fot of precious papyrus in shrunken runes nigh-unreadable as if meant for Skrit eyes. Council deemed them worth striking from record to save on storage space.
"Habitun Council Public Issue Proposals: Eastern Quadrant, Level 8, 5th Wall, Shelf #14, Issue #55302"
>This project is a foolish, dreadful waste of resources. I shall agree to it with zest under the following conditions:>- A contingent of 8 men per tunnel required. 4 to work each end. The closer the men provided are to the ratio, the faster the tunnels will be completed.>- 4 mature trees per tunnel per day, 2 for each end of the tunnel. Fire setting should shave off some time in rock faces.>- 2 Medqa per tunnel. Less is acceptable. They will act as beasts of burden on excavation.- Foreman Age Bani's reply to Council order to fulfill Skald Guild proposal concerning Acoustic Tunnels
>Your proposal to utilize the secret potion quickening tree growth in accelerating mining efforts by dropping seeds into crevices afore they are crystallized is archived.>You may demonstrate it within the next month under foreman Age Bani's. Should he praise it sufficiently, your request for a member of your house to be joined with a member of honored house Katan will be elevated in consideration.>You will be allotted a contingent of 50 Medqa for the effort. Do not disappoint.- Excerpt from Habitun Council reply to house Hitab patriarch Bever Hitab's annual report
>The council finally sees worth in your efforts. You may rejoice at your leisure.>Effective immediately, you are to temporarily transfer control of the project to Stige Stige Sukon until your current duties are concluded.>Said duties involve accepting the proffered contingent of Skrit diggers, as well as one of the Shadow Queens produced.>The former may be used to augment excavation and reinforcement efforts of Foreman Age Bani.>The latter may be used in their secretive capabilities to scrutinize and locate optimal dig locations and paths.>Succeed, and your this will combine with your achievements so far into a moste agreeable justification for elevated privileges over the city of Bikube.- Missive to Brother Saffer from the Habitun Council