“ Every city that falls is merely the shadow of one that has long since broken.” Tolumvire     First Hive Day of Decadre, 126 HR For the second time in a few days, Factol Terrance visited the Great Foundry. This time, however, he did not cross the entrance hall towards the forges, but towards the Green Hall. He wanted to meet there with his colleagues Erin, Sarin, Ambar and Rhys, as well as with the Chosen, as there was some news to share. The large hall, directly adjacent to the entrance hall, was one of the most prestigious locations on the Foundry grounds and was often used by the Godsmen for meetings with representatives of other factions. It was deliberately designed as a counterpoint to the heat and noise of the forges. The room was spacious with a very high ceiling, supported by a filigree framework of dark green lacquered steel struts that spanned the hall in elegant arches. Nothing in the precise construction was purely decorative, and yet the builde...