Chapter 13



  A special service of Thanksgiving was celebrated in Cathedral.  There was a feast in the Great Hall in the inner ward and one around the roasting spit in the outer ward.  There was merrymaking in the Monastery's Garden Center with wine and cheese, and a lot of ale drinking at the brewer barrel in front of the castle entrance.  It began a happy time for all; they were happy to be alive.  According to the monks' census taken around that time, there were 178 happy and healthy citizens, 94 adults, 27 students, and 57 young children.







  The whole town was aglow with a new light.  The orchard was doing well, producing apples, honey, and beeswax.  The wax was used by the candlemaker shop that was built next to the market in the outer ward.  The Castle, chapels, and Monastery were all aglow on cloudy days and on those long autumn and winter evenings.  That's why the castle became known as Candlelit Castle. 

 A few of the oldest villagers we talked to remembered those days, eager explorer.  They were light and happy days.  The Lord and Lady's first and only son was born; he was the sole heir of the Castle.  You guessed it, eager explorer.  The boy was my husband, Ranco's, grandfather.

Hi All !

sorry i did not work on this today , i had to make a big big 20 quart cookpot full of spaghetti sauce!
(it was so full i had to fill 2 more pots lol - i bought really too much vegetable lol)
so i spent the day/evening on that LOL

I started to add ChooChoo yesterday, not finished yet.

Chapter 12







  And then the sky grew dark and the wind picked up.  A dark ominous cloud hovered over the hills across the river to the east and a swirling funnel formed touching down and traveling toward the river and settlement.  Everyone outside ran to the castle for cover.  The funnel veered south when it came to the river and then turned west and traveled along the foothills of the south mountain, tearing up trees as it went before suddenly dissipating into nothingness and leaving only stillness and forest destruction behind.
   







The Castle and the village had been spared.

Quote from: catty-cb on October 07, 2025, 11:31:54 AMIt will have to wait till the weekend 

Here you go

https://worldofbanished.com/index.php?action=downloads;sa=downfile&id=716;t=1760248126

Chapter 11




  Work began almost immediately on expanding the Castle further.  An archway was constructed in the wall of the outer ward to the area just below the Cathedral's.  The new area would be sheltered from the north and west by the castle walls and would receive full sun in the morning and midday: it would be a perfect spot for an orchard with honeybees to pollinate the fruit.  A lower wall was built on the east and south sides of the area.  Four patches of apple trees were being planted, tables for beehives were set up, and workplace sheds were being built, weather permitting.   A jam house was built close to the archway leading to the outer ward; there were berry bushes planted along the north castle wall.  Jam would be made from the berries and honey; the apples would go to the ale-making barrel and into winter storage.



  By the time spring arrived, 2 small houses were being constructed across from the jam maker.  It was then that the soothsayer issued a dire warning.  The alignment of the planets and stars was not good; it was an ill omen.  The soothsayer had a bad feeling that something bad was about to happen.



  Though any kind of attack on the castle was unlikely, the guard towers watch was doubled.  Fearing an outbreak of some disease, a bitty hospital was built across from the herbalist healer.  Fearing for the health of the unborn child, the Lady of the Castle took to her bed; the monk's doctor visited daily. A stillness settled over the Castle and village as if everyone was holding their breath waiting for some to happen.  All was still, not a leaf moved, it was the calm before the storm.

I think only 1 thing left to add : The Dock Set

and after adding more new things that wasnt included previously

Added the Corner First Floor Business

wasnt to bad to do i added everything i did back in time

Apothecary, Bakery, Blacksmith and Grocery
Library, Pottery Maker, Shoe Maker and Tailor
Barn, Stockpile and Tavern


And I did it for all the textures

Something is missing on those screenshots is The Theater

Another big chunk made

Medieval Canal Done !! All textures, all sizes

Medieval Canals done

I am super happy, i didnt had too much trouble to adapt it They are so amazing ! with the water flowing like the rivers... Magnificient !
and as you can see in the screenshot... trader came and got to the trading post

Hello

While i had to fix some toolbar icons cause i found out they were not showing (the stone fences) i took the opportunity to get rid of 1 toolbar, 1 extra click, not really needed.

so i placed everything at the desired positions in the toolbars. I had to do it cause it was ticking me ^^

Here the final Decoration toolbar, direct at the root, just before to remove toolbar

Decoration Toolbars Fixed

This mod is so huge, i really struggle sometime for hours to fix something. the worst is when you get an error. the toolkit is very a piece of shit  LOL. The developper could have done way way better with that

Chapter 10




  Work on the castle expansion and cathedral was slow going; the laborers had far to go to gather stone.  A lot of stone was needed; the wall was long and the cathedral quite large.  A tiny quarry was dug not far from the fishing pier.  The area under development was enclosed with the extented castle wall and a corner watch tower.  A guard and his family moved in while the cathedral was being completed.  Many remains were moved to the walled cemetery and work had begun on constructing stone crypts.





  It was late autumn of the following year, just before the first snow that the Castle's cathedral and surrounding area was completed.   The first service was especially meaningful because thanks to the monk's herbalist healer, the settlements overall heath had improved, and the Lady of the Castle was at long last expecting their first child.