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[Dandelion]

The Hall

At the heart of Rosebay stands the Hall, a long single story building with rammed earth walls, that have been limewashed inside and out for protection from weather and maximising the amount of light available, and a tiled roof. Inside it is a single space open to the rafters, and used as a multi-purpose area. Cupboard-style box beds line the long sides, where visitors and new arrivals can sleep warm and dry (if somewhat cramped), and above them a matching row of windows lets in the light. A wide door in one end wall serves as the main entrance, the other end wall being taken up by a chimney.

The end of the Hall nearest the entrance is primarily a storage and crafting area for projects that are too large to done in the houses, but need to be kept dry.

The chimney end of the Hall is set up as a communal kitchen complete with hearth, stove, and bread oven, flanked by enough benches and tables for everyone to eat at once. The tables and benches double as a place for the settlement's children to take their basic lessons.

A small door tucked between two of the box beds on the left leads into a row of small workshops for particularly smelly and messy tasks, as well as a washroom to clean up in afterwards. A matching door tucked between two of the box beds on the right leads into a small row of private rooms.


The Hall was built with Dandelion's Gone to Ground capstone, giving it this property: These shelters remain comfortable and functioning in even the most extreme of weather - the inhabitants will suffer no ill effects from the weather in all its forms. They may not be warm when it snows - but they won't be cold, won't be wet, will not stay awake hearing the wind howl, etc. One shelter protects against all potential elements / weather conditions.

Location NPC List

Moderator's Note: Players are welcome to use these NPCs if they're writing about this location.

Agnes Natter

Race: Human
DoB: 23 Ashan 670
Title: Translator, Teacher, and Cook
Skills: Linguistics 26, Cooking 26, Caregiving 26, Teaching 11, Strength 11
Languages: Fluent: Common, Common Sign. Broken: Rakahi, Xanthea, Scalveen

Agnes originally earned a living from casual labour at the docks and landing grounds, picking up languages so that she could get in first with new Flutterbus arrivals. When she grew too old for that, she set up a childcare business instead, watching her neighbours' youngest kids while the adults and older children worked, and teaching basic lessons to keep them occupied.

She still watches and teaches any children in the settlement, as well as anyone needing to learn Common Sign, occupying herself by making the communal meals when they aren't around (and sometimes when they are, too) and is glad to have found a permanent, easy, job as translator for Rosebay, now that her red hair has mostly turned to silver and her joints are beginning to stiffen.

This NPC is a Settlement NPC, and her writeup can be found here

Credit: Dandelion

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