Silvermere RegionDay 1 of Grainworks Initiative
Silvermere residents were watching their timer count down when it finally hit zero.[Regional Project Voting Completed]
Winning Project: Timber Consortium
Beginning Project Activation...
Resource Commitments ConfirmedContribution Investments ConfirmedRegional Labor Allocation Confirmed◈ ◈ ◈
[Project Started]
Project: Timber Consortium
Category: Regional Infrastructure
Estimated Duration: 42 Days
Assigned Personnel: 0 / 10
Available Tasks Generated: 173
Additional Tasks Generating◈ ◈ ◈
Some people sighed, others cheered, and most just wondered what this now meant for their daily lives.
[Timber Consortium Activated]
Primary Construction Sites Designated
Grand Sawmill ComplexLumber Drying YardsRegional Timber DepotNorthridge River PortNorth Logging CampSouth Logging Camp
Additional Facilities May Be Generated During Project Completion
Future BenefitsConstruction-grade lumberBoatbuilding materialsWagon manufacturingFurniture industry expansionForestry classesAdvanced carpentry classesRare wood discoveriesRegional timber exports◈ ◈ ◈
Almost everyone brought up their area map to see where the new complexes were located, wondering if they were all in one place or spread around. (For those without map interfaces you can find the map in the author notes.)
The task list started to populate, and people began to look them over. One of the village leaders in Westward Village started to open random categories to see what types of tasks were being created.
[Timber Consortium Tasks]Forestry TasksSurvey timber standsIdentify rare woodsMark harvest zonesExpand forestry trailsLogging TasksFell treesLimb logsDeliver timberBuild logging camps
Transportation TasksBuild lumber wagonsRecruit draft animalsEstablish hauling teamsCreate timber routes
Construction TasksIf you come across this story on Amazon, it's taken without permission from the author. Report it.Build sawmill foundationsConstruct drying shedsRaise storage warehousesBuild worker housing
Forgeworks Support TasksProduce saw bladesProduce logging axesProduce chainsProduce wagon fittingsProduce mill hardware
Mining Support TasksDeliver iron oreProduce stone foundationsGather coalQuarry building stone
Trade TasksEstablish lumber contractsArrange future exportsSecure wagon routesSurvey demand
Carpentry TasksProduce beamsProduce planksProduce wagon partsProduce furniture-grade lumber◈ ◈ ◈
A furniture maker in Northridge Heights opened up the task list and read through various things on the list. Glancing through the task list, he was surprised by some and amazed by others. Rare woods interested him. He pictured the specialized furniture he could make and the system credits it would sell for. He finally filtered the list of all tasks he was qualified for and found the list had more than one hundred items on it, and items were still being added. This was going to be a great project.
A miner in the hills near Stone Teeth looked disappointed as he saw the first message come in. This was the wrong project, and now he would never get people interested in mining in the area. Finally, he opened up the task list, and after looking at dozens of useless tasks on it, he found the filter for the qualified task option; he expected nothing. But to his utter shock, he saw more than forty tasks he qualified for, and some were dependent on things he could do. They needed ore deliveries to Forgeworks, including iron, and the requested amount was so high it would take fifty miners a month to gather that much. It wanted coal and two other metals, none of which he knew where to find, as well as new stone deposits. Maybe this would not be so bad after all.
A builder in Westward Village opened the project task list and stared. They needed to build the Grand Sawmill Complex, worker housing, drying sheds, storage yards, road expansions, and bridge improvements. He immediately accepted three tasks. He had really not cared what project won; work was work.
A teamster looked over the transportation section of the project task list. There were lumber rounds, draft teams needed, freight contracts, and timber hauling. The project needed wagons. Lots and lots of wagons. He picked four tasks from the list that were available to start right away and then left to start on the first of them.
A boat builder was shaking his head at the notice. This was not what he wanted. He wanted more work, and this was just not it. The carpenter beside him looked thrilled, and he asked him why. The man asked, “Did you not read the project task list? There are five different boat-building tasks that can be taken and started today.” This project will be great. They were always short on lumber, and that would not be a problem soon.
An explorer was looking through the survey tasks and was pleased to find that there were more jobs available than he would have guessed. They had a triple-premium contract for rare wood, and he knew last week he had stumbled across a place in the forest with some different type of tree and grabbed that task off the list. He picked up tasks for future logging sites and resource surveys, all of which he could do on the way to find the rare trees.
A Lakeside resident looked at the project map. Most of the project was not in Lakeside, but two logging camps were being established nearby. More workers, more traffic, more trade. He was so happy that his village would grow; it had been too small for too long.
A Westward villager looked at the project map and saw that their village was a huge winner. Many projects nearby. The village would grow, trade would increase, logging, mining, construction, transportation, and carpentry—it was all needed, and there were plenty of tasks. He looked at the project lead positions and was happy that he qualified. The system said it would review his application and let him know when the application process completed. Meanwhile, he grabbed one of the tasks available that he would start today and went to work.
Throughout Silvermere people reviewed the task lists and accepted assignments and made plans. Some were excited, others were disappointed. But most quickly realized that the project was not just a logging mill. The Timber Consortium was larger than anyone had imagined or guessed. This was the start of a full-blown logging industry, from tree to river to mill to finished lumber, then continuing through construction, manufacturing, and regional lumber trade.
The village council for Northridge was looking through the requirements list when they stumbled upon the trade contract section. They had to find and create ten export contracts with at least five different regions. No one on the council had traveled outside the region they lived in. They had trade contracts that were set up with the help of that Mark guy that was here a week ago, but they had no clue how to find others. As a group they decided they would send an express rider to find Mark and ask him to come back and help them figure out how to do regional trades. Maybe even hire him to go find and establish those contracts for them.
Multiple members of the council applied for one of the ten main positions, and others found and accepted contracts that were in their area of skill knowledge. This was going to be an interesting time for them. They had thought this was a small thing and found that it was much bigger than any of them had ever guessed. All in all, the council was happy with the new direction that the zone was going in.