Fifteen minutes later, Misty and Rain, the Dryad furniture makers, were at the entrance to the upgraded workspace, staring at the area in wonder.
"This is incredible. So much space. Greetings, Guild Leader Karl, Priestesses. What did you need us for today? Please say that it’s a full decoration of all these buildings. Business has been slow lately.
Everyone spent their money exporting items for the Bomgon war, and most of them haven’t returned yet, so there’s nobody ordering anything." The elder Dryad explained.
Karl smiled at the excited Dryad. "Not all of them. Some of the new residents have their own furniture.
First, we need you to do the orphanage building for as many as you consider reasonable to house inside. If you can make the top floor double dorms, two beds in each of the large bedrooms, one on either wall, the others can be much higher density.
Then, single rooms for how many? Priestess?"
"Just me. We’re short on clergy, but the older children help out, and we pay them until they go off to find their own work. It helps get them ready for the world." She replied.
"Alright, a suite for the matron on the main floor, I think. Then suites for the older kids at the top, so they pass by all the younger kids and their supervisors on the way down. We will let Matron Blackclaw sort the sleeping arrangements, but we will need plenty of beds, work benches for school work in the common areas, what else?"
"A nursery. Many will drop off newborns at the Orphanages. Then a convalescent room for the Red Dragons. It is customary that they give birth at an Orphanage, as the Church raises all of our children." The Red Dragon Priestess added.
Misty smiled. "Don’t worry, Matron. This will be the greatest Orphanage that you’ve ever had the pleasure of managing. Will this be the teacher?"
Sapphire shook her head. "I am one of the new crafters for the Guild. I will call on one of my brothers to teach here. A strong male influence helps balance the attitudes of the children and keeps them from acting out."
"If you have trouble recruiting one, tell them that we will provide them with access to the Guild Library. It’s not the biggest they’ll ever see, but it’s better than two shelves in their room." Karl offered.
"That should be enough. Our God approves of spreading knowledge, so teachers aren’t too hard to find." Sapphire agreed.
Misty looked over the small town in the cave. "How many of these rooms are in use?"
"About three dozen. Talk to the craftsmen, and they can tell you what they need and what unit they’re in. It’s all on the Guild’s tab." Karl explained.
The two Dryads took off. Misty headed for the orphanage, while Rain went to the sculptors’ area to take orders for the upgrading of the houses. Her mother would have her hands full with the big project, but the Dwarves were usually pretty spartan in their requests, so it would mostly be beds that they wanted.
Dwarves even preferred stone or metal couches with cushions on them, instead of wooden.
If there were Demons, it might be more work for her as a Dryad, but she saw a lot of short people.
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