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| === Races | Economy | Buildings & Organizations === | === Races | Economy | Buildings & Organizations === | ||
| - | ====== KEUNECKE DOCK HOUSE (HOPE) | + | ====== KEUNECKE DOCK HOUSE ====== |
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| ===== Overview ===== | ===== Overview ===== | ||
| * **Location: | * **Location: | ||
| * **Address: | * **Address: | ||
| - | * **Adjacent to:** [[River Dock Market|River Dock Market]] | + | * **Surroundings:** Nearby |
| - | * **Surroundings: | + | * **Founded by:** Ralph Keunecke |
| - | * **Founded by:** Ralph Keunecke | + | |
| - | A high-throughput river dock and processing house active in the [[beta_age|Beta Age]], | + | A high-throughput river dock and processing house active in the [[beta_age|Beta Age]], Keunecke Dock House ran two to three skiffs on the [[arla_river|Arla River]] targeting [misttail_crab|Misttail Crabs]] and [[silverscale_glider|Silverscale Gliders]]. Under one roof it handled landing, gutting/ |
| - | **Status:** **Closed 2631** after the Great War; activities outlawed under the [[peace_treaty|Peace Treaty]] (ExoHuman diet restricted to vegetarian only). Building sealed; gear mothballed. | + | **Status:** **Closed 2631** after the [[great_war|Great War]] activities outlawed under the [[peace_treaty|Peace Treaty]] ([[the_humans|ExoHuman]] diet restricted to vegetarian only). Building sealed; gear mothballed. |
| - | ===== Architectural Significance ===== | + | ===== Architectural Significance ===== |
| - | * **Construction Material:** Timber frame on river-stone pilings; shellac-sealed siding; tarred composite roof | + | |
| - | * **Piers:** Twin loading slips with rope winches and block-and-tackle cranes | + | |
| - | * **Interior: | + | |
| - | * **Lighting: | + | |
| + | * **Construction Material:** Two stacked cargo containers salvaged from the [[last_frontier|Last Frontier]], heavily weathered and structurally reinforced. The lower container rests on river-stone pilings and timber cribbing to counter seasonal flooding. | ||
| + | * **Container Treatment: | ||
| + | * **Façade & Signage:** A large, weathered metal sign reading KEUNECKE DOCK HOUSE hangs from the river-facing façade, bolted directly into the container ribs. A narrow strip of low-power industrial backlighting causes the sign to glow faintly under Hope’s perpetual twilight, making it readable from the river without overpowering the surroundings. | ||
| + | * **Roof & Venting:** The upper container’s roof has been cut open and retrofitted with steam vents, smoke chimneys, and hinged exhaust flaps, allowing heat and brine vapor to escape from the processing bays below. | ||
| + | * **Design Purpose:** Maximum throughput with minimal comfort. | ||
| ===== Building Structure ===== | ===== Building Structure ===== | ||
| * **Boat Slips (×2–3): | * **Boat Slips (×2–3): | ||
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| * **Smokehouse Bay:** Four kettles; baffled chimneys; rack ladders to loft (for Glider fillets) | * **Smokehouse Bay:** Four kettles; baffled chimneys; rack ladders to loft (for Glider fillets) | ||
| * **Drying Loft:** Net-strung racks; airflow shutters | * **Drying Loft:** Net-strung racks; airflow shutters | ||
| - | * **Cold Room: | + | * **Cold Room: |
| * **Market Door:** Rolling hatch to handcarts bound for the River Dock Market | * **Market Door:** Rolling hatch to handcarts bound for the River Dock Market | ||
| * **Office & Locker Nook:** Weigh slips, ledger desk, tally board; crew gear | * **Office & Locker Nook:** Weigh slips, ledger desk, tally board; crew gear | ||
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| * **River Crew (6–8):** Pots and nets, hauling, deck work | * **River Crew (6–8):** Pots and nets, hauling, deck work | ||
| * **Processing Crew (6–10):** Cleaning, brining, steaming/ | * **Processing Crew (6–10):** Cleaning, brining, steaming/ | ||
| - | * **Market Runners (2):** Cart fresh lots to the River Dock Market at first bell | ||
| * **Apprentices (2):** Rotate across stations; learn tally and seal | * **Apprentices (2):** Rotate across stations; learn tally and seal | ||
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| ===== Look and Feel ===== | ===== Look and Feel ===== | ||
| - | Brine and smoke cling to the rafters; steam beads on shellac-sealed walls. At first bell, skiffs nudge the piles while river birds wheel above the slips. Inside, knives whisper over scales, kettles hiss, crab shells crack in steady rhythm, and tally bells ring as carts rattle through the market hatch toward the [[River Dock Market|River Dock Market]]. Grain dust from nearby granaries drifts in and mixes with the scent of the river—work, | ||
| + | Humidity and smoke cling to the rafters; steam beads on container walls. At first bell, skiffs nudge the piles while river birds wheel above the slips. Inside, knives whisper over scales, kettles hiss, crab shells crack in steady rhythm, and tally bells ring as [[courier_drones|Courier Drones]] with boxes full of fish fly toward the River Dock Market and the Courier Station. Grain dust from nearby granaries drifts in and mixes with the scent of the river — work, weather, and commerce in one breath. | ||
| ===== Public Access, Operating Hours & Operational Rhythm ===== | ===== Public Access, Operating Hours & Operational Rhythm ===== | ||
| * **Operating Hours:** 03: | * **Operating Hours:** 03: | ||
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| ===== Player Interactions ===== | ===== Player Interactions ===== | ||
| - | **Legal** | + | **Legal |
| + | * Apply for a job at the dock house | ||
| * Arrange daily deliveries to specific stalls at the River Dock Market | * Arrange daily deliveries to specific stalls at the River Dock Market | ||
| * Negotiate bulk smoked-glider or pickled-crab contracts to New Kourou caravans | * Negotiate bulk smoked-glider or pickled-crab contracts to New Kourou caravans | ||
| * Hire skiff and crew for upriver survey or messenger runs | * Hire skiff and crew for upriver survey or messenger runs | ||
| - | **Illegal** | + | **Illegal |
| * Hide contraband beneath brine casks or in false-bottom barrels | * Hide contraband beneath brine casks or in false-bottom barrels | ||
| * Bribe a tally clerk to alter weigh slips and tax notes | * Bribe a tally clerk to alter weigh slips and tax notes | ||
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