Re: Strange Magic In Flight
Although none of the current crew have any experience in docking a flying ship, the controls are very responsive, far more so than they would be on a sailing ship.
There are enough hands on deck such that tossing ropes over, jumping over, and tying them around the stone bollards isn't a problem. Even before the ship touches the dock, Durek and Gierdon jump the remaining distance to land on the stone dock. They feel much better now than they did on the ship!
Although neither of them have any experience on ships, they are familiar with tying off on bollards as it is something Dwarven miners and engineers often do. Using the friction of the stone bollards and the ropes themselves, the two Dwarves manage to keep the ship from floating away... and pulling them with it! Gradually, they haul in the ropes until the ship docks with just a slight bump.
The stone dock might have started as a ledge, but it has been worked to be fairly smooth on the top. It's about 50 feet wide and 20 feet deep. In the center of the back wall is a large stone arched opening about 20 feet high.
The Dwarves decided it was a natural opening that had been worked to make it larger and then the stone archway was constructed to finish it off.
The arch has a wrought iron gate barring entrance.