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BoR Shipyard
 

      The most important part of any shipyard facility is, of course, the maintanence and repair area. The BoR's Naval Cliff Facility is no exception. All three caverns are designed exactly the same, the only difference being that the one to the immediate left as you enter the cove, is about three times larger than the other two. The reason for this is simple; it is not only the drydock station for the Navy's largest warships, but also, the main berth of the Fleet's flagship, the ancient and mighty Osprey, a ship so huge, it won't even fit into the opening of the smaller caves.

     The Caverns were hewn from the cliff side, by the combined efforts of Shaerl Willowstar and Haltirith Dragondgrimn, with assistance by Elisa Lioness-Starblade, Shaerl's squad of slingers, and a large crew of Dwarves, hired by Haltirith on the Legion and Guild's behalf. These caverns contain incoming and outgoing docks, mess halls, sleeping quarters for the crews of on duty ships, equipment storage buildings and offices for the ships officers
and repair chiefs. They also contain defensive emplacements, albeit small ones.

      Hidden at the back of the caverns are tunnels, also dug by Teams of Dwarves, under the direction of FoxFire Legion members. These tunnels connect, not only each cavern to it's fellows but, also, to the base of the cliff itself to the landward side, providing both means of reinforcement or escape, should the need arise.

     One other feature of the Osprey's cavern is worthy of mention: In it's "roof" is a massive opening, surrounded by mirrors, which reflect sunlight from any angle into the depths of the cavern. These beams of reflected sunlight are aimed a growths of huge crystals, which refract the light and difuse it throughout the cavern. This concept was concieved by IceAngel of the Fair, Colonel and XO of FoxFire, under then General Shaerl Willowstar. Colonel Angel also led the Teamin placing the mirrors, until her pregnancy with her daughter forced her to step aside. She then supervised the Legion members who took up the active part of the job.The aforementioned tunnels also provide a convenient means of moving the timbers, required for ship building and repair, into the caverns.

 

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