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

====== FEDERAL TIMBER YARD (FTY) ======

===== Overview =====
  * **Location:** East Forestry Corridor (outside the town wall), [[morningstar|Morningstar]], [[asari|Asari Region]]  
  * **Address:** East Corridor Spur, km E10 (Gate & Yard)  
  * **Surroundings:** Set along a permitted maintenance corridor with direct convoy access to the [[federal_wood_plant|Federal Wood Plant (FWP)]] on the Industrial Ring.

The Federal Timber Yard (FTY) is the Confederation’s out-of-town staging ground for managed forestry: crews muster here, inbound logs are scaled and decked, and sealed consignments roll to the FWP for milling, joinery, and recycling. As one of the few sanctioned extra-mural worksites in [[asari|Asari]], it operates under tight corridor permits and [[native_human_behavior_supervision|Native oversight]].

Formerly the [[Fogwood Sawmill Timber Yard|Fogwood Sawmill Timber Yard]], the site was nationalized after the [[peace_treaty|Peace Treaty]] and the founding of the [[federal_confederation|Federal Confederation]] (2632–2633). In the [[beta_age|Beta Age]] it relied heavily on [[manual_labor_bots|Manual Labor]] and [[maintenance_bots|Maintenance Bots]]; in the [[the_gamma_age|Gamma Age]] all tasks are performed by ExoHuman crews (Service Bots are prohibited).

**Harvest Quotas (set by Native Supervisor):**  
  * **Before the Great War:** 3,000 ha harvested / 15,000 ha managed forest (Fogwood regime)  
  * **Post-Treaty:** 1,500 ha harvested / 7,500 ha managed forest (current ceiling)

===== Architectural Significance =====
  * **Construction Materials:** Timber gantries and capstan frames on Atrana stone footings; gravel hardstand; plank sheds; poly-glass clerestories in sheds.
  * **Floors:** Single-storey sheds and open yard; a small gatehouse loft for ledgers and maps.
  * **Design Aesthetic:** Linear, low-energy yard with clear sight-lines from gatehouse to decks; all movements flow Gate → Scaling → Decks → Load-Out.
  * **Lighting:** Not installed — ambient twilight suffices year-round; no floodlights or fixed lamps.
  * **Ventilation / Acoustic Control (Passive):** Open sheds with wind baffles; cork boards in tally loft; no powered HVAC.
  * **Energy Use (Low-Draw):** Hand and mule capstans, A-frame yarders, block-and-tackle; gravity-fed sprinkle lines from roof cisterns; analog gauges and ledgers.

===== Building Structure =====
  * **Corridor Gate & Permit Office:** Guarded gate; movement permits, crew muster, corridor notices.
  * **Gatehouse Loft (Tally Room):** Parcel maps, quota boards, scale ledgers; seal stamps and route labels.
  * **Weigh & Scaling Deck:** Measuring sticks, calipers, species/grade charts; bark pile bay.
  * **Green Log Decks (A/B):** Species-sorted stacks with chocks; shade screens; drip channels.
  * **Sprinkle & Cistern Line:** Roof-fed cisterns; gravity sprinklers to prevent checking.
  * **Capstan & Yarder Pads:** Hand/mule capstans; A-frame lifts for tight turns; sling racks.
  * **Tool & Saw Shed:** Peaveys, cant hooks, saw sets; grease and resin cupboard.
  * **First-Aid & Rest Nook:** Cots, boiled-linen chest; tea stove.
  * **Native Supervisor Hut:** Liaison desk; quota seals; stop-work authority placard.
  * **Lookout Stand:** Low timber tower watching decks, corridor, and brush line.
  * **Load-Out Lane:** Wagon staging; crate and seal table; manifest post to FWP.

===== Look and Feel =====
Sap and wet bark scents hang over gravel and plank. Capstans creak, mules snort, and peaveys knock in a steady rhythm while tally clerks chalk diameters on end grain. Clerestory twilight edges the sheds—no lamps glare, only the planet’s constant half-light. Route seals thump onto manifests, a brass bell clears the lane for the next convoy. Orderly, visible, and low-draw — work done by hands, ledgers, and habit.


===== Roles and Responsibilities =====
=== Staff (≈45 yard staff + rotating forestry crews) ===
  * **Yardmaster (1):** Throughput, safety, corridor coordination with FWP.  
  * **Native Supervisor (1):** Quotas, parcel access, halt/sanction authority.  
  * **Scaling & Tally Clerks (4):** Measure, grade, ledger entry, seal control.  
  * **Log Graders (6):** Species/quality sort; defect marking.  
  * **Yard Hands & Deckers (12):** Capstans, stacking, sprinkle rotation.  
  * **Teamsters / Haulers (8):** Convoy to FWP; chain-of-custody.  
  * **Maintenance & Saw-Fitter (3):** Rigging, capstans, hand tools.  
  * **Fire-Watch & Safety (4):** Brush line patrol, drill captain, night rounds.  
  * **Gate Guards (2) & First-Aid Attendant (1):** Permits, triage.  
  * **Admin / Permits (3):** Movement logs, shift rosters, notices.  
  * **Rotating Forestry Crews (≈30 muster here daily):** Fell/limb/plant in managed parcels; not counted in yard headcount.

===== Public Access, Operating Hours and Operational Rhythm =====
  * **Operating Hours (Yard):** **06:00–18:00** (convoys and scaling); **18:00–06:00** fire-watch only.  
  * **Convoy Windows:** Outbound crews **06:15**; inbound scaling **12:00** & **16:00**; load-out to FWP **13:00–17:00**.  
  * **Permits & Curfew:** Corridor travel by permit only; no overnight stays outside town wall.  
  * **Operating Days:** Mon–Sat (Sun emergency only).

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

| **Stream / Process** | **What Enters** | **Primary Handling** | **Outputs** | **Mandated Destination / Use** |
| **Permits & Muster** | Crews, wagons, mules | Permit check, safety brief, parcel assignment | Cleared crews | Managed parcels (FAA) |
| **Felling & Skidding (Off-site)** | Standing timber (quota parcels) | Fell/limb by hand; skid to corridor | Tagged logs | Corridor → Yard |
| **Gate Intake & Scaling** | Inbound log wagons | Measure, grade, ledger, stamp | Scaled logs | Decks / Load-out |
| **Sorting & Decking** | Mixed species/grades | Species/grade stacks; chock & chalk | Green decks | Sprinkle regimen |
| **Moisture Retention** | Decked logs | Gravity sprinkle cycles | Conditioned logs | Load-out readiness |
| **Load-Out to FWP** | Stacked consignments | Seal manifests; chain-of-custody | Routed consignments | [[federal_wood_plant|FWP]] |
| **Stumpage & Replant Ledgers** | Parcel reports | Planting kits issued; compliance checks | Replant logs | FAA / Native Supervisor |
| **Waste & Brush Handling** | Bark, trimmings, brush | Pile, mulch, palletize | Mulch / biomass | [[federal_organic_waste_recycling_plant_of_morningstar|FOWRP]] |
| **Fire-Watch & Drills** | Yard & brush line | Patrol, cistern checks, drills | Incident logs | Gatehouse ledger |

*(All activities adhere to post-Treaty quotas: 1,500 ha harvested / 7,500 ha managed forest; Native Supervisor may suspend work for ecology breaches.)*

===== Security Measures =====
  * **Perimeter:** Timber palisade with single staffed gate; lookout stand; brush-clear firebreak.  
  * **Controlled Access:** Permit office and seal desk under analog key; manifests countersigned.  
  * **Corridor Compliance:** Movement logs for every wagon; curfew on extra-mural presence.  
  * **Analog Alert System:** [[analog_alert_system|Analog Siren System]] tied to the [[local_sheriff_s_office_of_morningstar|Local Sheriff’s Office (Morningstar)]].  
  * **No-Bots Policy:** Service Bots prohibited; signs posted; violations reported.  
  * **Deputy Pass-Throughs:** Scheduled checks at convoy windows; incident logbook at gate.

===== Player Interaction Possibilities (Legal and Illegal) =====
**Legal interactions:**
  * Receive a GAIA assignment as tally clerk, yard hand, teamster, fire-watch, or permit runner.  
  * Escort sealed consignments to the FWP or deliver replant kits to managed parcels (by work order).  
  * Assist the Native Supervisor with quota audits and parcel signage.

**Illegal interactions:**
  * Swap scaling marks or forge route seals to divert premium logs.  
  * Slip contraband under bark piles on outbound wagons.  
  * Jam a capstan or spark a brush fire to mask theft.

===== Tactical Advice for Dungeon Masters =====
  * **Adventure Hook — The Convoy That Came Back Light:** An inbound wagon returns half-empty; its crew swears the load was intact at the parcel line. The Native Supervisor finds swapped blaze tags and a fresh, illegal stump beyond the quota boundary. Uneasy about organized theft, the Sheriff quietly deputizes the PCs: audit seal ledgers, trail mule-shoe prints along the corridor, and cut across deck piles in perpetual twilight to recover the missing logs—and the missing cutter—before the thieves torch the brush to erase their tracks.

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

  * [[the_gamma_age|Gamma Age]]  
  * [[federal_confederation|Federal Confederation]]  
  * [[morningstar|Morningstar]]  
  * [[federal_allotment_agency|Federal Allotment Agency (FAA)]]  
  * [[federal_wood_plant|Federal Wood Plant (FWP)]]  
  * [[fogwood_sawmill_inc|Fogwood Sawmill Inc.]] (predecessor, [[beta_age|Beta Age]])  
  * [[federal_waste_and_recycling_system|Federal Waste & Recycling System (FWRS)]]  
  * [[federal_organic_waste_recycling_plant_of_morningstar|FOWRP of Morningstar]]  
  * [[peace_treaty|Peace Treaty]]  
  * [[local_sheriff_s_office_of_morningstar|Local Sheriff’s Office (Morningstar)]]