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Man of Paper

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Poor Elf
« on: September 05, 2010, 07:23:38 pm »

The first elven caravan arrived at my fledgling fortress. I've finished digging out basic housing, stockpiles, and workshops on three separate floors, I and am planning the strategic and cautious massive mining operation of the floors beneath them. I receive the announcement stating that the merchants have left on their journey. While I was planning out my expansion, I notice a teal (I think that's the color) "E" wandering my fortress.

It has been two months and she has not left. This means, in my mind, one of two things.

1) She's an elf that has seen the light (or darkness) and wishes to convert to dwarfism.
2) She's a dirty scumbag Elven spy and should be killed slowly and painfully.

There is plenty of evidence supporting the second option. I constantly see her around my workshops. She has also wandered into the stockpile floor, my lowermost level at the moment, and I believe she is eying the supports I set up to ensure that the fortress does not collapse.

What shall I do with the filthy surface-dweller?

And please, no big awesome ideas. As much as I would probably like them, I'm a severe newbie (I've been playing for a week, this is my first multi-level fortress, and only my third or fourth to last past a year and a half without anyone going hungry or getting thirsty). I haven't encountered magma in my DF existence. I do have a brook and a child's grasp on digging and construction.
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Re: Poor Elf
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2010, 07:26:11 pm »

It MAY be the diplomat, and they MAY be looking for your expedition leader, and they MAY go on a rampage if they can not find them.
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Re: Poor Elf
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2010, 07:28:06 pm »

Would they have diplomat as their title? This one just says "Vadane Sethethebe".
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Re: Poor Elf
« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2010, 07:30:48 pm »

Oh well... It could be an Elvern Adventurer that wondered onto your map. That happened to me once, but the adventurer was Dwarvern.

Or it could be the new age retro Camcae, a bad ass, tree cutting Elf that became the king of a Dwarvern Fortress due to awesome bugs.
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Re: Poor Elf
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2010, 07:33:45 pm »

Cacame wasn't a bug AFAIK - it's intended for members of other races to be able to get leadership.

What is she listed as on the creatures screen?  Friendly? Merchant? 

I say let her stick around.  Maybe she'll help defend the fort or something
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Re: Poor Elf
« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2010, 07:39:14 pm »

Two things, likely to prove how new I am at this game and the forum:
I have never seen AFAIK anywhere on the tubes. What's it stand for?
And how do I view the creatures screen?
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Re: Poor Elf
« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2010, 07:42:00 pm »

Two things, likely to prove how new I am at this game and the forum:
I have never seen AFAIK anywhere on the tubes. What's it stand for?
And how do I view the creatures screen?
To answer both:
AFAIK = As far as I know
2nd: Press u
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Re: Poor Elf
« Reply #7 on: September 05, 2010, 07:45:33 pm »

Aha, she's a merchant that has been forgotten, apparently. And there's four hoary marmots. Thanks for the help with that.
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Re: Poor Elf
« Reply #8 on: September 05, 2010, 07:55:45 pm »

Teal tends to indicate diplomats, but I've noticed diplomats sometimes change to "Merchant" in the unit screen if ignored for long enough (or otherwise driven nuts).
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Re: Poor Elf
« Reply #9 on: September 05, 2010, 07:57:50 pm »

Keep your eye on that thing, I once just habitually popped it open, and was like "Ho shiz, those are going to kill me"

As it turns out, hippo's are quite lovely!
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Re: Poor Elf
« Reply #10 on: September 05, 2010, 08:19:31 pm »

Keep your eye on that thing, I once just habitually popped it open, and was like "Ho shiz, those are going to kill me"

As it turns out, hippo's are quite lovely hats!
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