Bob used to balance the books for the Empire. Alas, there was a spending scandal involving the Minister of Natural Resources and some untendered contracts for coal shipments from overseas. It turns out the Minister had a cousin from the Nords that happened to have some nice recently discovered veins of Nordwegian coal. While the coal itself was of an acceptable quality for service to our economy, the bidding process (or lack thereof) was not in establishment with Article 42c of the Minerals Importing 'N Exporting (MINE) act. Part of Bob's job was to vet the contracts for natural resource procurement, and it was he that noticed the discrepancies during the contracts review process that only resource providers from the Nordian conglomerate Nordwegian Minerals had been considered for the deal. Bob immediately reported the issue to his superior in the department of Finance as required by law.
That afternoon, Bob was fired from his position in accounting and escorted from the Ministry of Finance. He was barred from ever again holding a position with the state. He was put on a no-sail list by the Department of Adventure Security. Apparently the Minister of Natural Resources has another cousin… who happens to be the Minister of Finance. Yeah, well, corruption is a bit of a problem in the Empire, given that there are no justice buildings available for construction. We’re working on it.
Rather than being dispirited by his new found career change, Bob embraced the change with verve. He started a new business of freelance prospecting (founded 27 levels ago!) and bribed a friend he knew for a position at Geologic Nordic Open Mining Excavations Incorporated (Ticker: GNOME, profits up 37% last quarter due to some recently acquired government contracts), a wholly owned subsidiary of Nordwegian Minerals. Bob wasn’t at all concerned that he had no qualifications whatsoever for his new position. After all, corruption is a bit of a problem, but we’re working on it.
Bob now earns a more comfortable living than his former life in the accounting offices of the Department of Finance. Ironically, his attention to detail that made him so especially suited to his contractual oversight duties before have benefited him immensely in his new role finding mineral veins. He gets to travel regularly which isn’t a problem even when you’re on the no-sail list if you know the right people, which most everyone does because.. well, you know - we’re working on it. He is paid better than what he was being paid as an accountant since the company he works for is so bent it makes his pick-ax look straight, and Bob’s track record for winning government mining contracts has put him in good with the right people. Oh, and all of it is tax free. Not for everyone else mind you, but some of it isn’t even reported as income by GNOME, and arrives under tables and in non-descript envelopes. As for the rest, it turns out Bob knows quite a bit about how to navigate the bureaucracy of the Finance department.
The A list of Geologists
In a world where the all father tells you what to do (when he logs on), 4 geologists search for fortune and fame. Agricola, Anning,Von Abich, and Ambrose. They patiently await the masters call to find whatever he may wish. Agricola, who is quite Jolly, seems to beat the others to the riches every time. Anning and Von Abich are just getting started, but already Ambrose finds more copper than others! The great All Father feeds him manuscripts, and through his learning, he increases his skills daily.
I named all of my geos after famous geologists in History.
My geologist’s ~ Serg and Gio ~ cousins from the old country. Where they were so poor they couldn’t afford a whole name(so their families slit one~Sergio). Hoping to strike it rich someday, they came to the new land looking out for each other as well as searching for new resource deposits.
I named my geologist george after a long time friend. George is an interesting fellow being from the mainland and all, he was quite content working for King Ludro of Mapleton across the sea to the east round bout a thousand miles away I figure. Courtiers would bicker and Lords and Maids would do their daily familiarity if you know what I mean. Well George being a sensible type of fellow grew to despise the mundane of everyday life in the old country. He heard about a young man by the name of RodneyTah and remembered bumping into him once at a gala, he was all about this and that and some off hand adventure in the Isles to the west. So one day George packed his bags and walked out of that posh existence headed for who knows what, armed only with his pickaxe and his knowledge of rocks; And a lot of hope mind you , he was giving up quite alot to go off adventuring. But off to adventure he came too the little town where RodneyTah had set up a modest township.
His heart pounding he was ready for the challenge that lay ahead and Rodney no worse for the wear was happy to welcome George to his township. Since his arrival they have been constant companions at the dinner table drinking a tankard or two of some good ole ale and singing songs of their adventure.
The greatest geologist who ever lived : Haroun Tazieff
I named my geologist after the greatest geologist who ever lived : Haroun Tazieff. I was the first geologist to visite a volcano lava lac.
Tazieff later served in French Prime Minister Laurent Fabius’ cabinet as secretary of state for the prevention of natural and technological disasters in 1984.
With the spirit of this great man to help my geologist ... sure he'll find some gems
my geo name is Eratosthenes. I like his name, but he was a real geo.one of the first, he was born 276 bc , he lived for 84 years, (in those days that was unheard of) he coin the word geography, he determine the size of earth by using a well and the summer solstice, he was only 99 miles off from the actual size of the earth. When he lost his sight he killed himself by starving himself to death. That's a bad mofo!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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