A construction

A lot of slaves can be seen at the road that leads to the Shadowdale Woods. They carry all kind of goods one would need to finish the construction of the wall. Workers, being already there would set up quickly a construction ground and go on under the orders of the architect and the wall grows quickly making it hard to enter Shadowdale unseen. The construction ground himself is heavily guarded even skymages can be seen patroling the area more often now.

// This is the result of a Ig that happened a some time ago already, i apologize for the delay in making a post and makeing it happen IG

*Taeron walks around the forest during yet another one of his regular patrols and he freezes in his tracks. He blinks a few times, staring at a massive wall.*

The hell....? There was no bloody sign of anything like this here a few days ago... Not even a tiny stone. And now they got a wall here? What kind of foul sorcery is this?

*The barbarian watches the construction from a safe distance*

The hells, all four skymages are here. I wonder who's guarding the castle up in the hills.

Edited by myself

///guys keep in mind its not raised from nothing but the result of rp that has taken place a long time ago.. by now the wall would be entierly finished but to be fair i posted that it still under construction.and there is a long way to go till it would be finised .Its no the zhents players fault but mine that it was only posted today. I also never said all skymages,not mentioning a number here are there all at once..so please read carefully.

/// sorry - that was an IC quote and Taeron does tend to use exaggerate and it by no means means that I believe that all skymages are there.
No offense meant or anything.

DM Iribaar wrote:

///gand there is a long way to go till it would be finised .Its no the zhents players fault but mine that it was only posted today.

//The wall is still under construction, as a result of player RP that happened some time ago. It is not finished, but it is ongoing and guarded. So, let's go based on that. You can assume that one Skymage is stationed near the wall at all times, and that a contingent of Zhentarim troops is stationed at the wall, overseeing the construction. ICly, the Shadowdale Northern Vales would seem to be less frequently and thoroughly patrolled, watchtowers seeming either undermanned or constantly overworked and exhausted, the bulk of the forces stationed there having been shifted East to oversee the construction. There have been a few other IC changes to the Zhent deployment, but that needs to be discovered ICly.

//tl; dr: You are presented with ongoing construction on the road leading to the SD Woods. It is guarded, and there are many slaves and soldiers busy at work. What do you do?

/// Just to be clear - is this wall around the entire shadowdale (including the Shadowdale North and Northern Dales? Or is it just a wall-in of the Shadowdale Center?

/// Furthermore - the screenshots look like it's reaching all the way to the Shadowdale woods location (the second screenshot). Am I right?

\\We'll be posting here with the precise extent of the the wall, and what PCs can see, soon.

The Zhentarim forces work quickly, mobilizing a contingent of troops to secure their borders. Wooden balustrades and a few scouts can be seen at the edge of the wood, near the road that leads out of town, serving as lookouts and a first line of defense ((Shadowdale Woods)).

The bulk of the heavy construction seems to be focused within the Zhentarim borders, next to Storm Silverhand's abandoned farm. A Skymage oversees the labor, sometimes on foot, but often shouting instructions from his Wyvern mount. Workers and slaves scurry about, terrified of the beast and the Skymage's ire, and focus intently on dragging stone and setting mortar for the permanent fortification. Zhentarim swordhands, and the occasional Sergeant, patrol this region more heavily, often whipping slaves in passing.


\\This is an IC thread. For OOC concerns and queries, please start a separate thread, or send PMs. We will have an IG update and screenshots that accurately reflect the construction live shortly.

Iwean monitors from the woods (Hide Mod 28 Move Silent Mod 26). He watches to see how much woods are being cleared for the wall security. He takes note for later reporting to Songbird the number of trees needing replanted. Offering assistance of course. He goes to great efforts to avoid interfering with the work.

Among the crowd, a shock of flaming red hair can be seen as Acting Commander Unterminox walks among the slaves to inspect the work. She offers blessings to the overseers and can be seen having lengthy conversations with the Skymage and Sergeant before returning to the city.

Celovar is seen in Shadowdale Woods keeping his distance, watching the construction sight.

Each passing day the slaves continue on with their hard work..implementing stone after stone and even huge logs..always closely watched. The materials slowly run low and the progress on the wall stagnates a little.
Oddly enough the zhentarim seem to have no intentions to cut down the nearby forest to gather more materials.

*Its clear to most that the supplies of building materials for the wall have run out, and some the slaves are beeing ordered aroudn to what seems like half meaningless tasks. Rumours are that last shipment of materials for the walls have never arrived. *

Iwean will increase his monitoring of the area.

Zaburra would be seen wandering around the lengths of the wall thats present. If there were any Zhentarim archers present he'd take two of them with him providing it didn't take away any security from the slaves and the wall itself. He'd be seen standing long hours, over-watching what was being done. If he was asked what he was doing there, he'd give a one word answer "Lurking". Other than that, he wouldn't speak to anyone else.

*Still the wall is lacking materials to be build, Some of the slaves have found hours where they Ildy linger about and guards also waiting for supplies simply walks about harassing slaves and enjoying their time*

A young woman wearing red robes, and a cloak of the Zhentarim walks amongst the construction. She gives no orders nor speaks unless someone comes to her. She seems weary, as if having traveled much before coming to see the wall. Perhaps she has just returned from somewhere.

///a new Thaumaturge!!! A returning character? Is there more than one?///