- Mon Jan 25, 2021 12:10 am
#7501
THE CITY IS A WARNING, NOT AN EXAMPLE
What is the value of a kith’s hand?
It is in the earth they feel as they till and plant.
It’s in the roughness they get when they hammer or saw.
It’s in the skill they gain in painting, writing, or sewing.
Some amongst the Risen have looked at the city to our south with envy; a society, they see, where mindless automatons and drones do the hard work, the labor. They see it and think how much more food we could get, how much more wood, how much more stone. How many buildings could we have? How much sleep we could get with ceaseless defenders at our walls.
But there’s a cost, and we see it. It is laid bare before us.
Deep in the city you’ll find a crater. An area that used to be a bustling industrial district, now nothing but a scar on the land. We Scarhunters know this place as “The Forge''. This was where the city once produced the automatons that have caused a stir of fear and interest. It is where merely one part of the folly of the city is revealed.
For those willing to brave its depths, you might find a board; a plea from the manager of the forge to his workers to keep working, despite the fact that their friends and families are sick. Without the machines, the plea notes, the city will wither.
But what about the men? Further on you might find a note. A private one, perhaps never sent. Given the nature of scars, perhaps never written. But one that was wanted by the writer.
It pleads with the Doge (The leader of the city) to cease production, to close the factory, to put the people first. Obviously, the Doge didn’t listen. The land is a mute testament to that. See, the machines were more important than the people by that point. They brought wealth to the leaders of the city, and maybe the leaders thought earnestly that everyone benefited. Who knows? The district in the heart of the city is sealed off to us, for now.
The note says that it would be better for them to live in darkness for some time then to continue down the path they were going. That future generations would thank them for giving them a chance to survive; even if they wouldn’t be as comfortable.
Who knows, maybe he was speaking about us?
Kili,
True & Neutral News
What is the value of a kith’s hand?
It is in the earth they feel as they till and plant.
It’s in the roughness they get when they hammer or saw.
It’s in the skill they gain in painting, writing, or sewing.
Some amongst the Risen have looked at the city to our south with envy; a society, they see, where mindless automatons and drones do the hard work, the labor. They see it and think how much more food we could get, how much more wood, how much more stone. How many buildings could we have? How much sleep we could get with ceaseless defenders at our walls.
But there’s a cost, and we see it. It is laid bare before us.
Deep in the city you’ll find a crater. An area that used to be a bustling industrial district, now nothing but a scar on the land. We Scarhunters know this place as “The Forge''. This was where the city once produced the automatons that have caused a stir of fear and interest. It is where merely one part of the folly of the city is revealed.
For those willing to brave its depths, you might find a board; a plea from the manager of the forge to his workers to keep working, despite the fact that their friends and families are sick. Without the machines, the plea notes, the city will wither.
But what about the men? Further on you might find a note. A private one, perhaps never sent. Given the nature of scars, perhaps never written. But one that was wanted by the writer.
It pleads with the Doge (The leader of the city) to cease production, to close the factory, to put the people first. Obviously, the Doge didn’t listen. The land is a mute testament to that. See, the machines were more important than the people by that point. They brought wealth to the leaders of the city, and maybe the leaders thought earnestly that everyone benefited. Who knows? The district in the heart of the city is sealed off to us, for now.
The note says that it would be better for them to live in darkness for some time then to continue down the path they were going. That future generations would thank them for giving them a chance to survive; even if they wouldn’t be as comfortable.
Who knows, maybe he was speaking about us?
Kili,
True & Neutral News