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

====== FEDERAL POTTERY (FP) ======

===== Overview =====
  * **Location:** Town Center, [[hope|Hope]]  
  * **Address:** East Northern Crossroad 2  
  * **Surroundings:** Adjacent to the [[federal_beverages_manufactory|Federal Beverages Manufactory]]

The Federal Pottery (FP) is the [[federal_confederation|Federal Confederation’s]] centralized ceramics works, operated by the [[federal_allotment_agency|Federal Allotment Agency (FAA)]]. It produces the standardized [[federal_dish_set|Federal Dish Set]] for universal issue to citizens and for service in [[federal_canteen|Federal Canteens]], workplace cafeterias, and school kitchens. Output and distribution align with [[peace_treaty|Peace Treaty]] sustainability mandates and low-energy practice.

===== Architectural Significance =====
  * **Construction Materials:** Local fieldstone plinths, timber post-and-beam, mycelium-brick infill; kiln chimneys in refractory brick.  
  * **Floors:** 2 levels (production ground floor; testing/offices upper) plus a service yard.  
  * **Design Aesthetic:** Cleanable bays laid out wheel → racks → kilns → glazing → packing in a single pass; covered walkways and a small courtyard garden.  
  * **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 at kilns, cross-breeze louvers at drying bays, cork baffles; no powered HVAC.  
  * **Energy Use (Low-Draw):** Kilns fired by district biogas/charcoal mix; hand/foot-powered wheels; analog gauges; rain-catch cisterns for wash water.

===== Building Structure =====
**Ground Floor (Production)**
  * **Clay Intake & Body Prep:** Pug mill (hand/foot drive), wedging benches, reclaim tubs.  
  * **Throwing / Pressing Bay:** Pottery wheels, jigger/press tables, gauge sticks.  
  * **Drying Racks Hall:** Stickered shelves, airflow louvers, moisture boards.  
  * **Kiln Room (Bisque & Glaze):** Two refractory updraft kilns with biogas/charcoal fireboxes; kiln carts, tongs, cones.  
  * **Glaze Room:** Mix benches, sieves, test tiles, splash curb; food-safe formulations only.  
  * **Packing & Dispatch:** Straw fill, crate bench, seal press; staging to [[federal_courier_service|FCS]].  
  * **Cafeteria Nook:** Meals delivered by the [[federal_kitchen|Federal Kitchen]] (staff service).  
  * **Tool & Slip Closet:** Brushes, stamps, slop buckets; labeled storage.  
  * **Restrooms:** [[aurorasan_system|AuroraSan]] stalls (staff & visitors), wash-basins.

**Upper Floor (Testing & Admin)**
  * **Quality Control Lab:** Durability/impact rigs, soak/thermal-shock basins, lead-free verification.  
  * **Patterns & Stamps Library:** Master molds, dies, and pattern ledgers under lock.  
  * **Offices & Records:** Orders, allotment logs, shift rosters, FAA correspondence.  
  * **Break Room:** Tea stove, benches, first-aid cabinet.

**Yard & Grounds**
  * **Materials Yard:** Clay bins under tarp, grog barrels, crate timber.  
  * **Rain Cisterns & Wash Bay:** Greywater separation; mop sink.  
  * **Courtyard Garden:** Herbs/veg for staff meals; drying line for linens.

===== Look and Feel =====
Damp clay and woodsmoke mingle under clerestories. Wheels thrum; wire-cutters sing; rows of bowls dry to a leather sheen. Kiln cones glow behind firebox doors while ledgers tally batches beside straw-lined crates. No hum of motors—just foot treadles, hand tools, steady Lumi bands after hours, and quiet voices working to the rhythm of the kilns.

===== Products =====
The Federal Dish Set is a standardized crockery set integral to [[the_humans|ExoHuman]] daily life and the Confederation’s equity goals. Produced exclusively at FP and overseen by the FAA, it is issued to all citizens via the Federal Allotment Center and stocked across the Confederation in Federal Canteens, workplace cafeterias, and school cafeterias — embodying [[communardism|Communardism]] by ensuring equal access to essential dining tools.

**Each set includes:**
  * Small plate  
  * Bowl (for soups/cereals)  
  * Mug  
  * Two clay jars with lids (food storage)
===== Roles and Responsibilities =====
=== Staff (≈100) ===
  * **Facility Manager (1):** Output targets, safety, FAA liaison.  
  * **Craftsmen & Potters (≈80):** Throwing/pressing, trimming, glazing, firing.  
  * **Quality Inspectors (≈10):** Strength/soak tests, glaze checks, stamp control.  
  * **Technical Maintenance (≈4):** Kilns, wheels, gauges, water systems.  
  * **Administrative Staff (≈5):** Orders, allotment logs, dispatch, payroll.

===== Public Access, Operating Hours and Operational Rhythm =====
  * **Shift:** **06:00–14:00** production; **14:00–18:00** firing/packing/QA; evenings for kiln holds and cool-down (no public access).  
  * **Courier Windows:** FCS pick-ups at **08:00** and **15:30**.  
  * **Tours:** Not open for walk-ins; guild/academy visits by appointment (catwalk only).

===== Services / Operations =====
Core plant operations and mandated destinations:

| **Stream / Process** | **What Enters** | **Primary Handling** | **Outputs** | **Mandated Destination / Use** |
| **Clay Intake & Body Prep** | Raw clay, reclaim slop | Pug, wedge, de-air | Workable clay bodies | Throwing / Pressing |
| **Forming (Throw/Press)** | Clay bodies | Wheels, jiggers/presses, gauges | Greenware (plates, bowls, mugs, jars) | Drying Racks |
| **Drying** | Greenware | Shelve, rotate, moisture check | Leather-hard / bone-dry ware | Bisque Kiln |
| **Bisque Firing** | Dried ware | Low-fire cycle; cone logging | Bisque stock | Glaze Room |
| **Glazing** | Bisque stock, glazes | Dip/spray, wipe foot rims; test tiles | Glazed ware | Glaze Kiln |
| **Glaze Firing** | Glazed ware | Food-safe cycle; record cones | Finished Federal Dish Sets | Packing & Dispatch |
| **QA & Stamp Control** | Finished lots | Impact/soak tests; stamp countersign | Passed lots / rework tickets | Release or Reclaim |
| **Packing & Dispatch** | Passed lots | Straw pack, crate, seal, manifest | Routed consignments | [[federal_allottment-center|Federal Allotment Center]], canteens, schools |
| **Reclaim & Grog** | Trimmings, bisque fails | Slake, pug; crush to grog | Reclaim clay, grog | Body Prep / Stores |
| **Waste Handling** | Irrecoverable shards, sludge | Segregate, dry, palletize | Inerts stream | [[federal_waste_and_recycling_system|FWRS]] (inerts) |

===== Security Measures =====
  * **Perimeter Fence:** 2.5 m fence with a single staffed gate and wagon bay.  
  * **Controlled Access:** Patterns & Stamps Library and QC lab under analog key; stamp logs countersigned daily.  
  * **Fire Safety:** Kiln watch rota; sand/blanket stations; cistern hose reels; posted cooldown protocols.  
  * **Chain-of-Custody:** Crate seals and manifests at dispatch; random route-label audits.  
  * **Analog Alert System:** [[analog_alert_system|Analog Siren System]] tied to the [[local_sheriff_s_office_of_hope|Local Sheriff’s Office (Hope)]].  
  * **Deputy Patrols:** Scheduled town-center pass-throughs; incident ledger at reception.

===== Player Interaction Possibilities (Legal and Illegal) =====
**Legal interactions:**
  * Receive a GAIA assignment as potter’s aide, glaze runner, kiln loader, QA clerk, or packing hand.  
  * Deliver sealed crates to canteens/schools (as [[federal_courier_service|FCS]] crew) or return damaged sets for reclaim.  
  * Assist with a supervised guild/academy tour and QA demonstration.

**Illegal interactions:**
  * Forge crate seals or allotment manifests to divert dish sets.  
  * Contaminate glaze bins or swap master stamps to create counterfeit runs.  
  * Smuggle contraband in lidded storage jars bound for canteens.

===== Tactical Advice for Dungeon Masters =====
  * **Adventure Hook — The Shattered Seal:** On the morning of a district rollout, QA flags hairline cracks across an entire lot — every piece bears a perfect but counterfeit stamp. The real master stamp is missing, and a crate is already en route to a canteen. Fearing a sabotage campaign, the Sheriff deputizes the PCs to audit stamp logs, intercept the bad crate, and smoke out the forger before counterfeitware floods the Allotment Center …

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

  * [[the_gamma_age|Gamma Age]]  
  * [[federal_confederation|Federal Confederation]]  
  * [[hope|Hope]]  
  * [[federal_allotment_agency|Federal Allotment Agency (FAA)]]  
  * [[federal_allottment-center|Federal Allotment Center]]  
  * [[federal_canteen|Federal Canteens]]  
  * [[federal_dish_set|Federal Dish Set]]  
  * [[federal_beverages_manufactory|Federal Beverages Manufactory]]