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=== Races | Industry | Buildings & Organizations ===

====== FEDERAL WOOD PLANT (FWP) ======

===== Overview =====
  * **Location:** Industrial Ring, [[morningstar|Morningstar]]  
  * **Address:** NW Industrial Ring Road 1  
  * **Surroundings:** A clustered campus of timber facilities at the Industrial Ring’s northwest quadrant; dispatch lanes connect to the [[federal_courier_service|FCS]] depot.

The Federal Wood Plant (FWP) is the Confederation’s integrated timber campus for harvesting intake, milling, carpentry, and wood recycling. Upstream supply comes from the [[Federal Timber Yard|Federal Timber Yard]] (off-site managed parcels east of Morningstar), where trees are grown and felled under [[federal_allotment_agency|FAA]] permits and [[peace_treaty|Peace Treaty]] quotas; tagged logs are convoyed to the campus for processing. Founded in 2633 under [[supreme_councilor|Aisha Patel]] and operated by the [[federal_allotment_agency|Federal Allotment Agency (FAA)]], the FWP supplies structural lumber, furniture, civic fixtures and crates while complying with the Peace Treaty and the [[federal_waste_and_recycling_system|FWRS]] circular-use mandates.

The campus traces back to the [[beta_age|Beta Age]] as the privately run [[fogwood_sawmill_inc|Fogwood Sawmill Inc.]], which held near-exclusive logging rights in the Atrana foothills; in 2632, after the Peace Treaty, Fogwood was nationalized into the FWP. Its principal, [[hanata_ito|Hanata Ito]], was passed over for the new directorship due to destructive logging methods and later left for Firetown, becoming a figurehead in the [[individualists|Individualist Party]].

[[hussaini_carpentry_inc|Hussaini Carpentry]] (founded by [[jaque_hussaini|Jaque Hussaini]] in 2626), which cooperated closely with Fogwood Sawmill as a private company in the Free State of Settlers, was also integrated into the Federal Wood Plant through nationalization. 



===== Architectural Significance =====
  * **Construction Materials:** Timber post-and-beam over Atrana stone plinths (granite/gneiss); mycelium-brick infill; plank siding; poly-glass clerestories.
  * **Floors:** Predominantly single-storey bays: Sawmill Hall, Carpentry Shop, Joinery & Fixtures, Drying Sheds, Recycling Shed; plus a small mezzanine for ledgers and planning.
  * **Design Aesthetic:** Linear flow from log yard → mill → drying → shops → packing; covered walkways and sight-lines from a central foreman’s gallery.
  * **Lighting (No Electric High-Bays):** Clerestories and light wells tuned for ambient twilight; after-hours, hooded oil lamps and baseboard [[luminofera|Luminofera dualis]] runs.
  * **Ventilation / Acoustic Control (Passive):** Ridge vents, wind scoops, baffled walls; sawdust traps and felt screens; no powered HVAC.
  * **Energy Use (Low-Draw):** Overshot waterwheel/line-shaft drive (seasonal stream) with flywheel takeoff; back-up treadle/hand tools; kiln/wash heat via district biogas; analog gauges.

===== Building Structure =====
  * **Log Yard & Scaling Deck:** Log skids, measure sticks, bark piles; chain-of-custody desk.
  * **Sawmill Hall (Sash/Frame Saw):** Waterwheel-driven line shaft; debark benches; headrig, edger, and trim bench; slab chute.
  * **Drying Sheds & Kiln:** Stickered racks under roof; low-temp biogas kiln; moisture boards.
  * **Carpentry Shop (Rough-to-Fine):** Bench rows, planes and drawknives; treadle lathes; glue press; finishing corner (plant oils/borate bath).
  * **Joinery & Fixtures Bay:** Doors, windows, desks, bunks, crates, signage posts; hardware bench.
  * **Pole & Truss Yard:** Peeled poles, scarf joints, truss jigs; tarpaulin store.
  * **Recycling Shed (Wood Recovery):** Sort/denail, rip-down, patch stock; sawdust briquette press; mulch bins.
  * **QA & Ledger Mezzanine:** Tally boards, templates library; defect log and release stamps.
  * **Packing & Dispatch:** Crate bench, straw fill, seal press; wagon staging to FCS.
  * **Restrooms:** [[aurorasan_system|AuroraSan]] stalls (staff & visitors) with wash-basins.
  * **Yards & Waterworks:** Waterwheel race and sluice gate; tool shed; fire cisterns and hand-pump carts.

===== Look and Feel =====
Resin and fresh sawdust hang in the air; the sash saw clacks in a steady water-driven rhythm. Perpetual twilight spills from clerestories onto stickered stacks, while calm Lumi bands mark the bench lines after hours. Plane curls pile in wicker baskets; moisture marks chalked on board ends; every lift, cut, and crate is tallied in pencil and stamped in ink. It’s orderly, audible, and low-energy — craft scaled for a whole settlement.

===== Roles and Responsibilities =====
=== Staff (≈90) ===
  * **Plant Manager (1):** Throughput targets, safety, FAA quotas, inter-agency liaison.  
  * **Foreman / Wheel-Tender (2):** Mill flow, line-shaft safety, water race upkeep.  
  * **Sawmill Crew (20):** Scaling, dogging, headrig, edger/trim, slab handling.  
  * **Drying & Kiln (8):** Stickering, rack rotation, kiln firing, moisture checks.  
  * **Carpenters (24):** Rough-to-fine fabrication, lathe work, finishing.  
  * **Joiners & Fixture Makers (12):** Doors/windows, desks/bunks, crate standards.  
  * **Recycling Crew (10):** Denail, rip-down, patch stock, briquettes/mulch.  
  * **Maintenance (5):** Saws, bearings, belts, pumps, hand tools.  
  * **QA & Ledgers (4):** Measurements, defect logs, release stamps, templates.  
  * **Logistics & Yard (4):** Packing, seal presses, wagon staging, FCS handover.

===== Public Access, Operating Hours and Operational Rhythm =====
  * **Shifts:**  
    * **06:00–14:00** — Milling & drying rotation  
    * **14:00–22:00** — Carpentry, joinery, packing; kiln tending  
    * **22:00–06:00** — Maintenance, wheel/sluice service, kiln hold (no public access)
  * **Courier Windows:** FCS pick-ups at **07:30** and **16:30**.  
  * **Public Access:** Not open for walk-ins; guild/academy tours by appointment, catwalk only.

===== Services / Operations =====
Core campus operations and mandated destinations within the FWRS:

| **Stream / Process** | **What Enters** | **Primary Handling** | **Outputs** | **Mandated Destination / Use** |
| **Log Intake & Scaling** | Tagged logs from managed parcels | Measure, mark, custody log | Scaled logs | Sawmill Hall |
| **Primary Sawing** | Scaled logs | Debark, headrig, edge/trim | Boards, beams, slabs | Drying Sheds / Recycling |
| **Drying & Kiln** | Green lumber | Sticker, rotate, low-temp kiln | Seasoned lumber | Carpentry / Joinery |
| **Carpentry (Rough→Fine)** | Seasoned stock | Plane, fit, finish, borate/oil | Furniture, utility items | Schools, Healthcare Institutions, Federal Allotment Center for distribution to private households |
| **Joinery & Fixtures** | Dimensioned stock, hardware | Door/window sets, crates, posts | Civic fixtures, crates | Public buildings, FCS |
| **Poles & Trusses** | Peeled poles, beams | Scarf, jig, lash/plate | Poles, roof trusses | Plants, yards, shelters |
| **Recycling & Recovery** | Returns, offcuts, pallets | Denail, rip-down, patch kits | Reuse stock, briquettes, mulch | Shops; [[federal_organic_waste_recycling_plant_of_morningstar|FOWRP]] |
| **QA & Release** | Sampled batches | Inspect, tally, stamp | Passed lots | Packing & Dispatch |
| **Packing & Dispatch** | Passed lots | Crate, straw pack, seal ledgers | Routed consignments | [[federal_courier_service|FCS]] to settlements |

*(Off-site forestry parcels and transport are managed under FAA permits; cutting quotas and replanting cycles comply with the Peace Treaty.)*

===== Security Measures =====
  * **Perimeter Fence:** 3 m alloy mesh; staffed gate and load-lane bollards.   
  * **Fire Safety:** Water cisterns, hose reels, hand-pump carts; no-spark zones; daily sawdust sweep and slab-pile spacing.  
  * **Chain-of-Custody:** Scaling marks → ledger serials → crate seals; random audit of route labels.  
  * **Analog Alert System:** [[analog_alert_system|Analog Siren System]] tied to the [[local_sheriff_s_office_of_morningstar|Local Sheriff’s Office (Morningstar)]].  
  * **Deputy Patrols:** Scheduled Industrial Ring passes; incident logbook countersigned daily.

===== Player Interaction Possibilities (Legal and Illegal) =====
**Legal interactions:**
  * Receive a GAIA assignment as sawyer’s aide, sticker runner, bench carpenter, joiner, recycler, or QA tally clerk.  
  * Deliver sealed crates to civic sites or swap broken fixtures for repair under work orders (as [[federal_courier_service|Federal Courier Service]] employee).  
  * Assist with guild/academy tours (catwalk guiding, safety demo).

**Illegal interactions:**
  * Swap route labels or forge crate seals to divert high-grade beams.  
  * Spark arson in slab piles or kiln vents to mask a theft.  
  * Steal templates for door/window sets to equip outlaw hideouts.

===== Tactical Advice for Dungeon Masters =====
  * **Adventure Hook — Ash at the Waterwheel:** Before dawn the sash saw falls silent—someone jammed the wheel race and a fresh truss shipment has vanished from the dispatch yard. A watchman is found bruised, gagged, and stamped with a counterfeit QA seal. Fearing arson to erase the trail, the Sheriff deputizes the PCs: clear the wheel, audit stamp ledgers, and shadow swapped route labels through the Industrial Ring before the thieves torch the slab piles and disappear into the mountains.

===== Related Pages and Further Information =====

  * [[the_gamma_age|Gamma Age]]
  * [[federal_confederation|Federal Confederation]]
  * [[morningstar|Morningstar]]
  * [[Federal Timber Yard|Federal Timber Yard]]
  * [[federal_allotment_agency|Federal Allotment Agency]]
  * [[federal_courier_service|Federal Courier Service]]
  * [[federal_waste_and_recycling_system|Federal Waste & Recycling System (FWRS)]]
  * [[federal_organic_waste_recycling_plant_of_morningstar|FOWRP of Morningstar]]
  * [[peace_treaty|Peace Treaty]]
  * [[fogwood_sawmill_inc|Fogwood Sawmill Inc.]] (predecessor, [[beta_age|Beta Age]])
  * [[hussaini_carpentry_inc|Hussaini Carpentry Inc.]] (predecessor, Beta Age)