Winter was uneventful except for the macaque visit. Spring came, and with it buzzards. I've dug a tunnel leading to a hole over a former mine room to make an underground farm. Currently growing plump helmets.
Spring has arrived, and with it, love is in the air! Our starting miners married (grats, Ron) just as the calendar turned. Not to be outdone, Asën the miner and Rovod the stoneworker tied the knot immediately after.
More migrants!
Dakost Tansazir, craftsdwarf.
Mörul Ruthöshstukos, brewer (Aramco will no longer perform this function) and single mother.
Zefon Artobfikod, 4-year-old son of Mörul.
Kol Dodókzaled, 7-month-old daughter of same. Talked with a sibling recently, apparently.
Glemt Akmamunib withdraws from society... She sat quietly drawing a quarry and shining metal bars. Not even a month later, Godentost had its first artifact! Àlildodók, a copper spear. It is circled with bands of alunite, and carved with an image of itself. You just don't see craftsdwarfship like this everyday. If it were to sell today at auction, I'd say it would be worth at least 7920 dorfbucks {Antiques Roadshow sound}. We now have a high master weaponsmith and a legendary weaponsmith. I sense a theme for this fort's future industry...
Àlildodók will go in a sealed warehouse on top of the bridge until a proper place for it or a proper champion comes about, and Glemt will get her apartment next for her accomplishments.
Lastly, elves. They came and told us to limit our tree fells to 111 per year and called me a butcher. We agreed anyway because I don't foresee us needing to cut 111 trees very soon and we still aren't prepared for even a hippie siege.
Lastly lastly, apartments.
Z-level 131:
Orkun's apartment is the one with the red door, and yes it is realgar. This leader lives on the edge! There are two nearly-unfurnished ones on the edges of the shot as well, they are Kol the woodcutter's and Mörul and her family's, respectively. The one beside Orkun's belongs to Urist and Eliza.
130:
Reading from upper-right to lower left: Ron and Mafol's apartment, Aramco's apartment (that's a kitchen and a quern in there), and Oddom's apartment (dwarves are carrying his latest trinkets to the depot).
129:
These ones are now more fully furnished and belong to, right to left, Bim Ometsåkzul, Ghaz Koganegen (aw, he's in love with his upstairs neighbor), Glemt Akmamunib, Asën and Rovod, and Ònul Koganakath.
128:
The two on the right don't have their beds in them yet, but will go to our remaining homeless dwarves. The one on the left end is Ineth the soapmaker's, whom I have also decided to give the glassmaking labor since his apartment is made of sand, and the one to the right of it is Minkot's.
EDIT:
Another update: Aramco and Ghaz are in love!
Urist Imiknorris, THIS! IS... YOUR DWARF!
'Urist' Kodûbuk has been ecstatic lately. He talked with the spouse lately. He slept in a good bedroom recently. He admired a fine Door lately. He has complained of the lack of chairs lately. He was caught in the rain recently. He admired own fine Bed lately.
He is married to 'Eliza' Matchships. He is a worshipper of Âtast.
He is sixty-three years old, born on the 1st of Malachite in the year 988.
His hair is incredibly straight. His very long sideburns are neatly combed. His long moustache is arranged in double braids. His very long beard is neatly combed. His very long hair is braided. He has a broad body. He has very low cheekbones, and he has a recessed chin. His somewhat broad tall ears are fuse-lobed. His narrow bronze eyes are incredibly close-set. His teeth are tangled. His head is somewhat short. His hair is charcoal. His skin is dark brown.
He is quite susceptible to disease.
'Urist' Kodkûbuk likes anhydrite, pig iron, fortification agate, caps, beds, cats for their aloofness and giant toads for their strength. When possible, he prefers to consume dwarven ale.
He has a great sense of empathy, a great deal of patience, a great memory and good intuition, but he has poor creativity.
He is somewhat reserved. He prefers to be alone. He is assertive. He doesn't need thrills or risks in life. He appreciates art and natural beauty. He loves new and fresh ideas. He takes time when making decisions. He starts to stutter when he's surprised. He needs alcohol to get through the working day. He does not mind being outdoors, at least for a time.
Eliza:
(Most of the same things that Urist has. She's been ecstatic.)
She is married to 'Urist' Blotlances. She is a worshipper of Âtast.
She is seventy years old, born on the 28th of Hematite in the year 982.
She is average in size. Her slightly close-set turquoise eyes are bulging. Her lips are very thick. She has very low cheekbones, and she has a very narrow round chin. Her extremely long upturned nose is extremely narrow. Her somewhat narrow tall ears are very splayed out. Her hair is clean-shaven. Her ears have nearly fused lobes. Her teeth are gapped. She has a clear voice. Her nose bridge is concave. Her skin is brown.
She is remarkably flimsy.
'Eliza' Tadzuglar likes pyrolusite, native silver, morganite, elk horn, rope reed fiber fabric, war hammers and bucklers.
She has a natural inclination toward language, a sum of patience and a feel for music, but she has a poor memory, a very bad sense of empathy and quite poor focus.
Gods (our civ really seems to like circumflex accents):
Âtast is the goddess of thunder, storms, rain, lightning, trade, and wealth.
Thetdel Odês Thuveg (Thetdel the Monger of Pigs) is the god of festivals.
Rithzâm is the goddess of fortresses.
Deler Onolerib is the god of jewels and minerals.
Zes Zimäkil is the god of fire, volcanoes, mountains, and metals.