The human caravan gone, the dwarves were back to work. The second floor now starting to take shape. The miners, engravers and masons had been working around the clock to carve out extravagant rooms. Many were hoping that the room they worked on might soon be their own. Little did they know that being in charge of the fortress had given Kate a big head. When Yanlin, one of the engravers enquired she replied that the rooms would be for the new nobility that would be coming soon. The word soon spread and with it, discontent. They had come here to escape the nobility, not to carve out their summer homes. Kate then made an announcement. These rooms that they were carving out were indeed for nobility, but it would ensure that the nobility and the workers would be kept separate. No demands from any noble would reach the ears of any worker.
Everyone knew that noone could keep the nobility from eventually coming here. So this seemed a fair alternative. Work progressed as the miners dug out the area the engravers would smooth the floor and walls and the rest of the workers would remove the stone. This continued throughout the Autumn. The dwarven caravan had come. Only food and booze producing items were purchased this pass. The winter came and went without incident. All the while the dwarves endured back breaking labor for nobility that had not even come yet.
As spring came, a mood struck the metalworker Pheobos. The man took over the metalworks, and demanded silk. Sadly there was none. His only hope lie in the damnable elves and their caravan. He was doomed. The elven caravan had nothing but rope reed cloth. The goods were seized, and the elves left, but this did nothing to help the poor smith. Slowly, but surely he went insane. The lack of foresight during the last caravan had cost poor Pheobos his mind.
Kate, sure that the goblins would come again with the human caravan, ordered into existence a formal military. There were plenty of volunteers. Crispin, Kyrist, Barrack, Kyterra, and Neosen were each chosen to be the leaders of one the five squads. Everyone knew that had it not been for his wounds Zigzag would have been chosen above anyone to lead a squad. So, in place of that, they elected him to be the Capitan of the Guard. They were sure he would thank them, if he wasn't in a coma.
A short time after the formation of the military the first child of Dangersound was born. Ablel Lashglowed and Ablel Pageticked gave birth to a baby girl. Not to be outdone, Kib Roughnessvalley and Deduk Mutelantern also gave birth to a baby girl. Shortly after a caravan appeared on the horizon...
Ok, so that is up to now. I will try to add more detail and story into the reports, but sometimes a season passes and nothing happens but work. Suggestions are completely welcome.
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