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'''Saint Welby''' (Saints of Buildings, Architecture and Hand Tools)
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'''Saint Welby''' (Saint of Buildings, Architecture and Hand Tools)
  
 
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[[Image:Welby1.png|frame|left|<center>St. Welby ''floating'' to set stone</center>]]
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[[Image:Welby5.png|frame|right|<center>St. Welby with mortar and trowel</center>]]
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Much research in the archives and libraries of Barad Gardor have produced just a small bit of information on Saint Welby, the patron saint of Buildings, Architecture and Hand Tools.
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It appears that he came from a family of stone masons or cutters in the hills of Anfalas.  As a child he worked with his father and brothers.  He had an interest in the hammer and chisel and was adept at making a round stone square before the age of 10.
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He is credited with devising methods to increase the stability of fortifications in the major cities that circle the Silver Lake.  His method appears to be that he used interlocking stones and a much more stable mortar.
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It was said that he could "float on the air" to achieve the leverage necessary to accomplish his task at hand.  There are reports that he could design and construct a three story building in just two days.  Although he did not profess to follow the ways of the Great Father, his association with the Holy Earth and Stones, and his ability to maintain The Order of All Things through construction, a legend seems to have been formed around him. 
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Though not widely known, several clerks in the administration of the city of Barad Gardor swear by his abilities and note that some of his buildings in the city still stand to this day.

Revision as of 05:12, 8 September 2008

Saint Welby (Saint of Buildings, Architecture and Hand Tools)


St. Welby floating to set stone
St. Welby with mortar and trowel

Much research in the archives and libraries of Barad Gardor have produced just a small bit of information on Saint Welby, the patron saint of Buildings, Architecture and Hand Tools.

It appears that he came from a family of stone masons or cutters in the hills of Anfalas. As a child he worked with his father and brothers. He had an interest in the hammer and chisel and was adept at making a round stone square before the age of 10.

He is credited with devising methods to increase the stability of fortifications in the major cities that circle the Silver Lake. His method appears to be that he used interlocking stones and a much more stable mortar.

It was said that he could "float on the air" to achieve the leverage necessary to accomplish his task at hand. There are reports that he could design and construct a three story building in just two days. Although he did not profess to follow the ways of the Great Father, his association with the Holy Earth and Stones, and his ability to maintain The Order of All Things through construction, a legend seems to have been formed around him.

Though not widely known, several clerks in the administration of the city of Barad Gardor swear by his abilities and note that some of his buildings in the city still stand to this day.