Pit Prop for Mine Shaft Reinforcement

A wooden timber, split along its grain from age and pressure, jammed between the collapsing tunnel walls to prop up the sagging ceiling. Its failure is heard before it’s seen—Captain Revere gasps as the ground gives way and the timber snaps under the sudden weight, accelerating the roof collapse. Brazen immediately orders reinforcements, his voice cracking over the chaos, but the damage is done; the prop’s splintering under Revere’s feet becomes the first evidence of Frontios’ crumbling infrastructure.