[OL - Era II - Challenge II - Cat B] Destoying the Idol

[Ross Fisher]

Destroying the idol by Ross Fisher, on Flickr

Expenses claim, August 618, Fatu Hiva, Île d'Or.

Sum: 50db.
Associated account: Padre François, priest, Temple of Hades mission.
Expenditure: Gunpowder, 5 barrels.
Reason for purchase: demolition, pagan idol.
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Your eminences,
With the official summons from the governor, the rumours in town, and the results of my own investigations, I determined that the disturbances here merited the further attention of the Order of the Faith.
My mission left Fatu Hiva in July of this year, heading into the interior alongside one of the larger streams. For several days we saw nothing but the accursed jungle that covers this isle.
However, one week after we set out, we came across a disgusting heathen idol. The thing was festooned with pagan fetishes, votive offerings, and shrunken heads. I immediately detailed half the detachment to begin despoiling the site, while the other half was sent back to town to find enough powder to destroy the thing.
They returned two weeks later with the supplies, and we set about preparing the demolition. The miners and soldiers among my conscripts laid the charges, primed the powder, and prepared the fuses. When my people had cleared the area I lit the fuses and retreated into cover.
The five barrels my people procured proved sufficient for destroying the idol. Perhaps now these godless fiends will realise the errors of their ways.

Addendum. After the idol was destroyed, we heard distant drumming. The natives among my conscripts fled into the jungle, yelling something about "Al'su". I sent men after them. We found their disembowelled remains the next morning. It was the professional opinion of the soldiers among my ranks that their deaths were at human hands, rather than animals. Such barbarism cannot be tolerated.

Your humble servant,
François

Edited August 21, 2018 by Ross Fisher

[Bodi]

Nice build, I like the idol thingy and the trees, though the Cat.B requires a 32x32 build, maybe you could expand it a bit?

And the Oleander leadership is very satisfied with Padre François's achievement, destroying that heathen idol, his fast and sharp reaction has showed the way to all the defenders of the Faith.

[Ross Fisher]

@Bodi Just double-checked, that's the maximum size for builds, not the minimum.

Edited July 23, 2018 by Ross Fisher

[Bodi]

27 minutes ago, Ross Fisher said:

@Bodi Just double-checked, that's the maximum size for builds, not the minimum.

Just checked the rules myself, and you are right! Thank you for having pointed it out to me.

[Ross Fisher]

@Bodi No worries. Thanks for looking out for me.

[Bart]

I like the scene with the gunpowder kegs and the powder trail towards the idol.

[Fraunces]

Nice build and good story as always. I am curious how you will handle the last category.

[Keymonus]

Gunpowder, a practical tool to purify pagan things! 

Your form-like storytelling is great and very innovative, keep it up!

[Ross Fisher]

@Bart @Fraunces @Keymonus Thanks!, part 3 is already written. We've run outof gunpowder, but the Padre still has some tricks up his sleeve. 

[Professor Thaum]

That's a good one... nice idea the powder trail... and those shrunken heads

[Ross Fisher]

@Professor Thaum Thanks. I may copy your shrunken heads a bit more for my third instalment. Keen to see your version of this. 

[blackdeathgr]

Great story (once again) and a nice way to purify evil as others said. Building-wise I too like the hanging heads and above all the cartoon-like idol (these eyes totally do the trick)!

[Flavius Gratian]

A fantastic build! I think you've done a really good job of including a lot of detail to a quite small build! From the uneven ground, the vegetation, custom tree to (of course) the idol itself.

And as others have said, the lighting of the gunpowder is truly terrific! You really captured the moment there!

Will we get to know what happened to those who hung up the heads? or were they already gone when Padre Francois arrived?

Looking forward to part 3!

[Ross Fisher]

@blackdeathgr @Flavius Gratian Thanks! Part 3 is in the works. It's about to go down!