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<blockquote data-quote="jefgorbach" data-source="post: 5453362" data-attributes="member: 28278"><p>Given the "outpost" is only 5-6 people, my initial thought is its a small farmstead. The husband/wife originally settled this lightly wooded ravine because of the pretty view of the fast-moving stream below, thinking the soil would be ideal. Seasonal fur traders following the stream quickly revealed an additional revenue source. </p><p></p><p></p><p>A professional's eye quickly condemns the surrounding "palisade" as an attempt to retrofit a picket-fence into a piss-poor, but plausible, defense vs the local wildlife but little else. A pair of cows and single goat roaming freely aound the enclosed area, a tiny open-sided stable offering them shelter, while chickens cluck contently nearby. </p><p></p><p></p><p>The original three-room log cabin has several later additions, the most obvious being a well-ventilated two-story room tacked to the left of the entrance. Its sole window has a wider-than-normal ledge for transactions and a wall-mounted slate listing current furs/prices. A smoke-house/pantry lies downwind behind this main structure. </p><p></p><p>The so-called "warrior" is actually their now-grown son who spent a year-or-so in the nearest town militia before returning home to assist his elderly parents, bringing a friend or two along for companionship; staying to assit in exchange for room-n-board. His wife maintains an altar to ___ in the main room; offering service for any passing faithful. </p><p></p><p>The last inhabitant is a retired hunter who likewise offered his expertise in exchange for room-n-board along with a split of whatever additional work comes along. Accustomed to making his own equipment, he's erected a small blacksmithy downwind of the main cabin with an adjoining bedroom overlooking the ravine where he's installed a small watermill carrying water upto the compound.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jefgorbach, post: 5453362, member: 28278"] Given the "outpost" is only 5-6 people, my initial thought is its a small farmstead. The husband/wife originally settled this lightly wooded ravine because of the pretty view of the fast-moving stream below, thinking the soil would be ideal. Seasonal fur traders following the stream quickly revealed an additional revenue source. A professional's eye quickly condemns the surrounding "palisade" as an attempt to retrofit a picket-fence into a piss-poor, but plausible, defense vs the local wildlife but little else. A pair of cows and single goat roaming freely aound the enclosed area, a tiny open-sided stable offering them shelter, while chickens cluck contently nearby. The original three-room log cabin has several later additions, the most obvious being a well-ventilated two-story room tacked to the left of the entrance. Its sole window has a wider-than-normal ledge for transactions and a wall-mounted slate listing current furs/prices. A smoke-house/pantry lies downwind behind this main structure. The so-called "warrior" is actually their now-grown son who spent a year-or-so in the nearest town militia before returning home to assist his elderly parents, bringing a friend or two along for companionship; staying to assit in exchange for room-n-board. His wife maintains an altar to ___ in the main room; offering service for any passing faithful. The last inhabitant is a retired hunter who likewise offered his expertise in exchange for room-n-board along with a split of whatever additional work comes along. Accustomed to making his own equipment, he's erected a small blacksmithy downwind of the main cabin with an adjoining bedroom overlooking the ravine where he's installed a small watermill carrying water upto the compound. [/QUOTE]
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