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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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