Difference between revisions of "Logs:Discoveries Under The Mud!"

On day 28, month 3 of turn 23, a contingent of Istan riders turned up again to help with digging out Fort's bowl. This time though they were accompanied by none other than Ista's own Weyrwoman and her gold Safriath.

The day proved eventful, with different groups splitting off from the main working party, finding interesting remnants of ages past that were buried under the earthslide the knocked out the western end of the bowl hundreds of turns ago.

Among the discoveries:

• A 'pillar' or promontory in the middle of the open space between the northern and southern sides of the opening in the bowl. B'kaiv, Kaida and Ch'son of Ista did much of the digging around the pillar which seems to extend all the way to the bowl floor and appears to have carved shelves on it.
• T'rev and Nenita cleared off the top of the 'stair to nowhere' that apparently heads off into the bowl wall where a broom closet and an old solarium can be found as well as several side passages that remain unexplored. Ista's Weyrwoman and Flint's wingleader also found a box of what look like old letters and records on a shelf in the broom closet. This item has been turned over to the Weyr's harpers for safe-keeping and proper handling of the items inside.
• M'try and Vanissa stumbled through a crack in the bowl wall on the southern side of the mudslide and found an underground room that might once have been a bathing cavern. Darkness prevented the pair from exploring further, but plans are afoot to explore with ropes and lights and get it all figured out in the next few days.