Fantasy RPG Forum - Standing Trials

Vega was more pleased than she could say with the people of Hopetoun. She was here, in the back of the communal eating area - where Serena and Arlo prepared their food. "You are amazin'," she said to no one in particular. They were amazing, as far as she was concerned. Here, stored in boxes and drawers, cleaned and prepared and labelled and preserved or dried as needed were pelts and teeth and bones. Every last bit of every last animal they'd hunted and eaten.

She'd come here with the intention of asking them to implement this but they had done it themselvesSettlement Effect: Utalitarian People: The people of Hopetoun aren't fans of waste. Every item should have a clear purpose, and ideally could be used for a few other things as well. When prey is brought back from hunts every possible part of it should be used for something. The people of Hopetoun are known for being more efficient than most, and less bothered when disaster strike and their creature comforts are lost.. Vega beamed and nodded. This, this she could work with. "Look at this, you pair." Sian and Lilly were here with her, twin biqaj women married to her twin cousins. Vega tried not to think about it too much, but there it was.

"We've got loads, here," she said, and she looked at Lily. "Can we do some baskets, do you reckon?" Lily nodded. "Definitely, Eva. What are you thinking?" Vega frowned in thought and tried to work it out. "Small, individual boxes, maybe? We could make them out of wood, but that don't seem really like a good use for it, to be honest," Lily considered. "How big?" That, Vega had an answer for. "Big enough to fit one of these teeth in it," she said and Lily smiled. "That, yes, we can do."

Vega beamed. "Great. An' Sian, can you make some pretty fabric to put in there?" Sian looked and considered it. "Yes," she said, thoughtfully. "But if we want to make this something we do large scale, we need some raw materials. Like, sheep, or cotton or something." Vega nodded. "Right. Sheeps." Sian smiled. "Sheep," she corrected and Vega chuckled. "Yeah, you've got your version, an' mine makes sense. Shurrup."

"So," Lily interjected - keen as always to avoid any sort of altercation. "What are you planning?"

"Well," Vega said, thinking about it. "I want to give Darius a gift, an' then, on the actual feast, give one to everyone what comes."

"A tooth?" Lilly asked, rather disbelievingly.

"Yeah," Vega said. "A tooth. You wait an' see. It'll make sense."

Far be it from either of them to ever argue with her, not least because she'd thump them, the twins nodded and started chatting together, trying to work out what was the best way forward.