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[Leonidas]

In a 42.04 world, I built up a fort, retired it, and started a second fort in the same civilization. I was surprised to find that most of my migrants were skilled dwarves from the old fort.

That was an accident. Now I want to do it on purpose. So I'm wondering which dwarves in a retired fort are eligible to migrate to a new fort. Can assigned nobles migrate? What about soldiers in squads? And what about scholars assigned to libraries?

[PatrikLundell]

The only one I know won't migrate is the expedition leader. From that I'd guess the mayor won't move either. You could hope the parasites won't migrate, but I wouldn't bet anything on having that much luck (on the other hand, I don't think you get nobles with other sites as their holdings as migrants normally, the get assigned while in your fortress already).

Note that my experience is with immediately retired "bridge" fortresses (i.e. embark and retire immediately) only.

[knutor]

I wonder what would happen, besides a wet bottom if I put on my dirty cheater britches.
 And...

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changed the civ's setting in dfHack of everything in an entire goblin siege before retiring and restarting. Goblin Migrants!