[The image is of Equius, standing just outside of a gas station and garage. He's oiling one of a score of weapons that are hanging on the racks behind him. Almost all of them are medieval in style, but a few qualify as somewhat modern, in an early 20th century sense.]

As we have sent others to Utgard for supplies, it dawns upon me that we can expect final onslaughts within the next lunar cycle. Or, at least, i hope to see this war we have spoken so long about. As the last of the Alternians to remain behind, I would not wish to linger here this long and not rain a hailstorm of death upon my foes.

However, I have been stockpiling weapons, equipment and the like for this inevitability with the alchemization abilities that Freyr has graciously donated to my person. Some specific stores such as explosives are depleted entirely in the dealing with that massive ice fissure, and any medical supplies already in the hands of the medics. However, weapons have barely been touched. If you have not gotten weaponry from the armaments available through shrines to new arrivals, speak with me. I will find killing instruments comenserate to your skills. Nobody should be unarmed.

...and if anyone is interested, I wish to attempt one last exploit of note before this is all said and done. Members of Freyr, Heimdall and Freya houses only. I will require engineers, alchemizers and those who can transfer energy.

(OOC: Having inquired previously with the mods, Equius is going to try and build a howitzer, or something close to its equivalent. It's a bit of an undertaking and he doesn't know if he can get more than one, or even get one to work, but he's going to try and see if they can have something slightly more powerful to shell at the enemy on the last days than the ballista on the walls.)