"A stone cutter fashions large hunks of stone, for ease of transport and in preparation for construction."
- —Stone cutters of the Old World.[1]
A Stone Cutter is a person who cuts stone from a quarry or who shapes and carves it for use.
Overview[]
Once marble has been quarried, it is cut into manageable blocks by stone cutters. The Witch Hunters have kept an eye on the Stone Cutters' Guild ever since Carlos Marezus, a skilled Estalian marblesmith, was discovered to have placed hidden carvings of ruinous marks on the stones he sold.[1]
Marble is used in opulent residences and grand halls. Where large deposits are discovered, a quarry is constructed to get at it. Quarries are used to mine stone and marble in particular, as it is the most sought-after kind in all the Old World. In each of the regions in which it is found the stone has different patinations – a greyish blue near the Grey Mountains, while marble from foothills of Wurtbad it has a distinctive green line running through it.[1]
The dread castles of Sylvania are made from stone shaped by stone cutters, under von Carstein's thrall. The workshops of Sylvanian stone cutters - often known locally as Brimstone Cutters, for they build the lairs of fiends - are full of large cutting blades and grinding machines. Such contraptions are taken or bought from itinerant imperial engineers who have more interest in seeing their contrivance working over who actually ends up owning them and for what ends.[1]
Although highly sought-after in the Old World and highly abundant in the north, Norscans themselves have little use for marble. It is, after all, primarily used as a decorative construction material - and the Northmen are more interested in destroying rather than building. They do not overlook its value, however, so know that such an in-demand resource has its uses in trade in the rare occasions when they can’t get what they want simply by taking it.[1]
Dwarf stonecutters can slice through and shape stone as if it were wet clay. There is no race better at such work, although the High Elves are oft to challenge that assertion, claiming they were crafting stone and pottery of thousands of years before even the Dwarfs. Dawi craftspersons dismiss this as the jealous barbs of Elves - they know their wares are the world's finest.[1]
Source[]
- 1: Total War: Warhammer (PC Game)