Defense (job/plot)

job:

It was time for Gilles and the Sacred Order of the Flames Reach to finish the final touches up on their castle town that they have worked together to create for themselves. It had taken them quite a while to finish this, close to a year but not quite. The High Priestess of the flames felt proud of herself and her followers in this accomplishment of theirs. They had built structures and complexes before such as churches and orphanages but never have they attempted something so large and intimidating. Gilles would smile to herself as she looked upon her first settlement devoted solely for the usage of the SOFR. Sure there was a collection of villages in the country of Kou that were solely devoted to the Flames Reach but they were not originally built solely for the intended purpose of the religion they now are members of.

However, Gilles still had the now distant memory of the helio attackers that invaded them 6 or 7 months back now. They definitely seemed like people who would not easily give up what was theirs but they have also not attacked again since. They have in fact been harassed by bandits and other groups that wished to claim the castle after all of the hard work that the Flame’s Reach had been doing. Which it was clear to her and the inner circle that attacks like this would never stop so it was time to build the defenses for their new home.

They would start these defensive modifications with making their own moat. Of course being where they are in the desert country of Helio, water is a precious commodity and could not be wasted on such a trivial thing as a moat. So instead it would be a large ditch that they dig around the castle town itself. While it was not the same the trench would probe to be just as much of a defensive boon. It would create difficult terrain that they would have to attempt to cross and there was no guarantee that they would be capable of climbing back out once they were inside it.

So the next week of the construction process for this installation was spent on the trench would would be 3 meters wide and 5 meters deep. They would attempt to pack the sand so that it would not simply just fill the hole back in. This would not be perfect and would require continuous maintenance over time it would regardless prove to be a suitable defense against whatever attacks they are to face against.

Next would be the drawbridge and a window above it with a sort of makeshift fire for caldrons. The bridge would be to inhibit access but could also be used for the opposite, creating a singular access point that attackers would have to use to enter. The Port window in one of the rooms above the gate would be where they would make the boiling oil which they would pout through the window onto those that were crossing the bridge. This may seem like a dirty trick but in fact it was something that was commonly used in siege warfare. The oil would distract if not entirely kill those that it covered and could in turn be used to catch aflame turning the victims into burning effigies to warn they comrades who have yet to cross.

The special modifications for the oil would only take a day or so since it was not much work but the drawbridge would take a week alongside with the trench due to the mechanisms of the drawbridge on top of the construction of the door like bridge itself which would be required to be sturdy enough to take any of the usual forms of battering and assault.

Finally the coup de grace would be the final medication for defense of the castle. There would be small holes placed in the walls of the castle fort all around the exterior. When under attack if the other defenses were to fail they would pout oil through the holes which would coat large sections of the walls as they pour out. Once this was complete they would proceed to light them causing the exterior to light aflame. This would prevent those trying to climb the walls but also serve as an intimidation and scare tactic. While it could possibly destroy the whole structure, the hidden flames of the Flames Reach thrive designed to exit easier then enter. This was their style. They could show great beauty and mercy through their religion but they shined best when set up in a blazing flame from their great lord.

Gilles was proud in this masterpiece that her religious sect had managed to make together while there was still a battle raging in this nation against the different factions that used to be members various standing here. She was excited to see the future of this castle town that they have built together. But unbeknownst to her soon the defenses and stability of this fortified sanctuary would soon be tested. The group of nobles would shortly be returning with a much larger force then the small group of bruisers that they had used before. This would be the remaining of the forces that were bought through their small wealth and fortune and they thought that a group of bandits and religious fanatics stood no chance against the small private army.

But till that happens the Sacred Order of the Flames Reach would have a feast to celebrate their accomplishment. It would be a night of food, wine and dance as they lit a large bonfire that would be the focal point of their festivities which would even include worship and prayers. Gilles would retreat inside to the largest bedroom there which was the room for the High Priestess and her children and them alone. She had her fill of the festivities and was tired and decided to call it a night so she can rest.

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