>>6299374>>6299374>Action 1: Continue Golem ResearchThe first lessons of rune-bound stone was now turned toward metal. Forge-masters made a variety of frames shaped out of different metals and alloys while anything from stone to wood to even metal itself where used as the hide of this new type of golem to bear rune-carvings without breaking, while scribes quarreled over how to bind command into the cold metal frames.
>Action 2: Improve the BallistaEngines of war were hauled from their bastions into the open yards, where smiths and engineers bent their craft to refinement. Ropes of hardened sinew were twisted tighter than before, while the arms were banded with iron, horn, and layered timber to test their strength. Some craftsmen raised heavier frames to bear the strain of monstrous bolts.
Others turned their skill to a new design. From their forges came the Drakkarim, a repeating ballista fitted with a tall magazine of quarrels and a claw drawn by chain and cam.
>Action 3: Create the Antimagic RuneSome of the runelords of the Urotti With aid from the Habitun’s observatory sought to master a new rune.
By reshaping the rune of shattering, the dwarves theorised it could be modified to unravel spells cast by mortal hands seeking to reshape the land and mortal alike into unnatural things. Alongside it, the rune of the mountain would draw in any wild and chaotic magics to channel them into runes of holding that would bleed the power away, harmlessly.
>Rumors in the HallsRails near one Gong Station are said to grow warm even when idle, as though fire stirs beneath the metal.
Children in the east play at “golem games,” stacking stones and carving crude runes—one heap was said to have shifted before toppling.
Hunters returning from the high passes claim the ice giants have been seen further south, their shapes gleaming by moonlight.
Folk complain that ballista trials rattle their homes, though the engineers dismiss it as grumbling.
A peddler swears one of the rune-statues blinked when a spellcaster walked too near. None believe him, for his tongue loosens after ale.
>War movement 2 full shield hosts march to the aid of the Elves under the direct command of Brodhok Ravotum of clan Aviz
>Intrigue Dwarven sentries would keep an eye on the border of the Vitruvians from key lookout points looking for any signs of any movement
