One of the new recruits was battle tested and ran full ahead of the entire army, taking on a Forgotten Beast on their own. They were promoted to Vanguard at once, and were pivotal to killing such a formidable creature with ease.
This beast on the other hand has proved impossible to dislodge. So far we've lost 16 Dwarves and an entire squad over 3 attacks, during which the only damage the beast sustained was that one Dwarf managed to rip its shell off before she died of her wounds. All deaths were caused by incineration.
9 squads stand at full strength, 5 at below full-strength/have lost their officer, 2 are all but wiped out. Of the 9 squads at full strength only 5 can so far be counted on to hold steadfast, part of the issue with dealing with the firebeast is that many of the new recruits couldn't stand the heat of the fire or the sight of their comrades being burnt and so they fled instead of fighting.
With Amberfotune having run out coffins unnecessary conflicts are to be avoided.
Transferal or riches into the slade vault is taking place. A tunnel is supposed to be dug from the former amber vault (now ice Fortress) but there is a considerable lack of available miners due to death, insanity and many of the miners preferring ice duty to mining duty. The lowest level of the slade vault is entirely devoted to rough and cut amber opals.
The second level houses all manner of gems, precious metal bars and coins as well as valuable silk brocades and bolts of fine cloth.
The third level would house the Fort's masterwork armour and weapons; unfortunately it has none. It just houses weapons and armour.
The fourth houses the same as the second, gems, bars, coins and silk riches galore.
Moving the barracks into the booze stockpile was an innocuous choice that was supposed to allow soldiers to not die of frostbite when the outdoors was hit by a blizzard, but it's also had the effect of concentrating dissatisfied soldiers in an enclosed space surrounded by other heavily armed and dissatisfied soldiers. It seems I don't need the goblins to show up to see a good fight; one of the more recent brawls has involved one Dwarf trying to bite through another Dwarf's bronze breastplate.
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