Gearheart Hollow

Gearheart Hollow

This is a work in progress, and yet to be approved.

There is a secret door in Echo's Lament, where the path is at its most narrow, leading down far underground to a vast underground sea. This sea is home to many islands, the largest of which the native Animaculates call Ngahere (Maori for Forest). The geography and climate of this island is that of a primeval Northern Island of New Zealand. The flora and fauna is amongst the most bizarre in in the hedge. Dangerous hob plants of all kinds abound, some not found elsewhere in the Hedge, as do Hedge beasts of many kinds. On a high plateau on this island sits the heart of Gearheart, a fortress made of a combination of gigantic rotating gears, hedgespun devices, and steampunk tech. The zeppelins of Gearheart travel over the Inner Sea, trading with the other islands, while ships travel the Hollow's doors to dock at ports of call across the world.

Stats

• Hollow Size: 5
• Hollow Wards: 5
• Hollow Amenities: 5
• Hollow Workshop (Metal): 5
• Hollow Workshop (Wood): 5
• Doors: 5 (Doors are all water related)
  • Boston
  • Santa Catalina Island, CA
  • Venice
  • Japan
  • London
• Hob Kin: 2

Build Plan

The hollow will be built in three phases. In the first phase Whiskey and Widget will contribute to the size and wards of the hollow. The the second phase the amenities and hob kin will be contributed. The third phase will consist of the workshops.

Contributions in Phase 1

1. Whiskey, Hollow Size: 3 dots, Hollow Wards: 3 dots (total cost 3 dots thanks to Boggart Hole discount) 2. Widget, Hollow Size: 2 dots, Hollow Wards: 2 dots (total cost 2 dots thanks to discount)

Scenes (and links to logs)

1. Discovering the Hidden World Widget and Whiskey (and company) discover a secret door in Echo's Lament. It leads down to a vast underground sea with many islands. They travel to a very large island. It has the size, geography, and climate of a primeval forested northern island of New Zealand. They meet local hobs, animaculates, who are struggling, and help them create a fortified area. In return the hobs agree to allow the Changelings to build a hollow here. Widget and Whiskey find a natural plateau in the center of the island and decide to build their hollow there.

2. Planning Widget and Whiskey plan out their hollow in the comfort of Stoneheart.

3. PRP Finding help Widget, Whiskey, and friends seek out a family of Boggart Holes to help in the construction of their hollow (half-price discount). They negotiate a price, stiff but worth it, including both a medium level token an protecting the hob's homes as well as giving them a place to live.

4. Breaking Ground Construction begins. The center spire is built, the axle on which the gears revolve. The 5 gears that make up the inner keep are built.

5. The larger gear is built, the surface of which makes the inner bailey.

6. The largest gear is built, the surface of which makes the outer bailey.

7. Contribution to the Freehold

8. Hopefully, installation of Widget as Baron over the new Hollow as a Barony of Stoneheart, with Whiskey as a vizier to her as well as the monarch.