Slagmovers
When there is a mine, there is slag—the taillings and refuse left over from the process of extracting the desired metal from the rock.
As the ore is brought out and processed, the taillings and slag begin to build up. This detrious is comprised of more than just rock and what was used to extract the metals, and can end up becoming quite toxic by the time everything desired has been extracted from them.
Every dwarf knows that they are needed and to not have a large force of Slagmovers invites the chance for poison to leak into the rest of the dwarven kingdom, but that doesn't stop some from looking down on them and seeing them as less than dirt.
Career
Qualifications
A dwarf doesn't need any qualifications to become a Slagmover, just the desire to get dirty and the willingness to risk your life to make sure the mines remain clean and that the noxious elements in the tailings don't leak into the rest of the dwarven kingdom and make more dwarves sick.
When looked at closely, it often looks like this profession takes advantage of the downtrodden or those who can't get any other job, either because they were a criminal or because of falling between the cracks.
Payment & Reimbursement
Being a Slagmover can be a lonely job and not many find love after they start down this career path. The thought of being so close to someone whose skin is soaked with the chemicals and mystery metals that can be found in tailings often chases any prospects away. But when a Slagmover does find a significant other, and the Slagmover eventually passes away, the widow/widower will be give a "grief package" which consists of:
- a hefty stipend of gold sinters (dwarven currency),
- food cooked by the miners and their spouses,
- clothes for the children (if there are any),
- a sack of coal to help keep the fire in the fireplace going, and
- a plaque that thanks them for the Slagmover and the family's sacrifice.
Other Benefits
Honour: Despite the fact that this profession is viewed as being extremely filthy and a literal death sentence in the long run, it is seen as an honourable profession. Honourable because those known as "Slagmovers" risk their lives and lifespans in order to ensure the miners who carry the ore to the surface and extract the metal from it keep their health intact.
Perception
Purpose
Slagmovers' main job is to clean up and move the tailings from the mines after everything that can be extracted from them has been extracted. They handle dangerous byproducts and seal them away so that it cannot contaminate the groundwater.
Social Status
This is not a sought-after profession. Most would rather die than go to work as a Slagmover either because of the health risks or because of how low on the social totem pole they are. Many elitists are overtly cruel towards them despite knowing fully that these men and women are the only ones standing between them and a slow and agonizing death thanks to the toxins in the tailings.
Operations
Tools
- Pick axes
- Shovels
- Wheelbarrows
- Minecarts
- Blast furnaces
Workplace
Slagmovers work in the dank and dark, in the places where mining tailings are placed and in the heat of the blast furnaces that at any moment could react to something in the slag and explode. It is not a kind place to work and makes mining look fun.
Dangers & Hazards
- Constant exposure to toxins
- Long and grueling work hours
- Dark, damp, and gruelling conditions
- Rock falls
- Tunnel collapse
- Furnace explosions
Alternative Names
The Cleaners, Slageaters
Type
Sanitation
Demand
Staple
Legality
Legal
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