Keymonus Posted November 9, 2020 Posted November 9, 2020 Fort Arltrees, November 620, El Oleonda The battle for El Oleonda had ended without a clear winner, with Carno and the Lotus Empire holding more or less the territories they had occupied before. However, the war ended with a clear loser: the city of Jiangkai was burned to the ground by the retreating troops, leaving behind most of the civilian population. While plans for the reconstruction are at the very beginning, some of the inhabitants relocated to Fort Arltrees, the only nonhostile settlement in the area. Since no local brewery had been established in Fort Arltrees yet, some of the Lotii refugees started a lucrative business, quite new in the New World: the brewing of the so-called vin de riz, or rice wine. This unusual type of booze is weaker than whisky or rum, but stronger than wine or beer: despite an initial diffidence for its strange, milky appearance, the Oleander colonists soon started to appreciate this new beverage. The preparation of the rice wine begins, quite obviously, with rice: the seeds are cleaned, polished and wrapped in towels... ...then the wraps are put over big cauldrons of boiling water, so that the rice inside is quickly steam-cooked. In the following step, rice is mixed with water and with a "starter", a secret mixture of rice, yeasts and molds. The blend is continuously mixed as it ferments -roughly for a couple of weeks-, then the "wine" is filtered and stored for maturation, first in barrels and then in bottles. Lieutenant Dubois, the local governor, had initially some doubts about allowing the Lotii refugees to permanently settle in Fort Arltrees... but, after all, that had never been his own war, nor a war of his nation. If they wanted -or needed- a new start, as the other colonists, they would've been welcome. Another perspective: A little altar, dedicated to the cult of the ancestors. From what governor Dubois could understand, it is something similar to the "lararii", little altars dedicated to the household deities in the Faith. The counter, with different types of liquors exposed. Bird's eye view: ---- A medium factory for Fort Arltrees, one of the first buildings using bricks instead of wood. Basically I started building a traditional brewery, then I remembered the nice "Asian" decorations I had bricklinked a long time ago and never used... and this is the final result! About the process described: this is the basic process for the production of several "wine rices" although I skipped several peculiar steps, and "adapted" others to my bricks. I think it could actually work even in "my" modified version, but don't try this at home! Quote
CapOnBOBS Posted November 9, 2020 Posted November 9, 2020 Oh this is awesome, really livening up the town! Quote
NOD Posted November 9, 2020 Posted November 9, 2020 Interesting and educational story with good photos. Nice Asian decorations. Quote
Fraunces Posted November 10, 2020 Posted November 10, 2020 Very interesting build with many details to enjoy! Quote
Khorne Posted November 10, 2020 Posted November 10, 2020 As the others have said: interesting choice of building! It's nice to see the Lotii/influences throughout the building and figures. I always like these 'process' builds that explain how something is made. Quote
Keymonus Posted November 11, 2020 Author Posted November 11, 2020 Thank you, guys! It is actually something unusual here in BoBS, and I'm glad the Lotii invasion brought some new vibes to our world. P.S. I hope not to stereotype too much the East Asian culture while depicting the Lotii... I'm doing what I can to give them a little more dept. Quote
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