Factory Fleet

The project demanded weavers, dyers, and tailors to meet clothing needs; metalworkers and woodworkers for tool production; and alchemists to provide reagents used across several onboard industries.   As their numbers grew, Wiqi Hupay proposed bringing cooks to streamline daily operations. Asoca expanded the crew further by adding carpenters, masons, and furniture makers. Madam Duquesa, ever thorough, recruited a few remaining clerks from her city to handle recordkeeping and basic education.   By the time the fleet set off, the endevour had grown to over two hundred people. As they traveled, their mysterious processes and remarkable goods astonished local communities who have never known how anything in the south was made. The fact that so many high value things were coming from the boats turn them into some nebulous magical box in their minds.

Barges

Each barge was fitted with a tarp that covered most of its length and transforming the them into houseboats; complete with cabin, bunks, as well as communal spaces.   Though concealed from view, the sounds and smells of industry inevitably leaked into the surrounding air. When the fleet arrived at a new settlement, the barges were moored and bound together. Asoca’s personal entourage controlled the vessels connected directly to the wharf, ensuring that curious locals couldn’t wander into the rest of the floating factory.