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Grumbledook

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Strange Diplomat
« on: December 28, 2010, 07:49:52 pm »
I've just gone to 31.18 and got a settlement to 70ish dwarves, and I get a 'chameleon fiend diplomat' turning up. Now I'm really not sure what to make of this... Apparently I should 'beware it's deadly blood', but it's currently trying to have a meeting with one of my nobles. Should I be worried? No 'Chameleon Fiend' civilization on the civs list either... and nothing on magmawiki.

Don't know if this will make a difference, but the thing got ambushed by goblins before reaching the fortress - I chased them off but now it's injured and bleeding everywhere, and it's blood is deadly.

Will this be 'fun'?

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Re: Strange Diplomat
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2010, 07:56:20 pm »
Basicaly, a forgotten beast was all like "Tired of these caves, lets go to the surface!" So he found a way out, and went to hang around with some humans. The humans were all like "Yea, he is a cool guy! Let's make him a diplomat!" and then he went to vist your fortress.

He is freindly enough, unless he starts to bleed...
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Re: Strange Diplomat
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2010, 07:57:44 pm »
Wall yourself in, build a magma trap.
Or get a dwarfwash by your entrance.
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Re: Strange Diplomat
« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2010, 08:00:18 pm »
Occasionally, humans elect demons as their diplomats. All he wants to do is sit in your mayor's office, comment on how nice the place is, and leave.
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Grumbledook

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Re: Strange Diplomat
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2010, 08:17:26 pm »
That fits with what's happening, thanks guys.

Humans are... freaking weird
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Re: Strange Diplomat
« Reply #5 on: December 28, 2010, 09:21:50 pm »
Before you go, tell us exactly what the poisonous blood does to those exposed to it. Station someone no one likes to stand in it. Then report back to us.
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Re: Strange Diplomat
« Reply #6 on: December 28, 2010, 10:04:18 pm »
Skewer him with traps near your entrance, not enough to kill him, just to coat your spears with his blood, said spears should be able to use his blood on all future enemies! 
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Re: Strange Diplomat
« Reply #7 on: December 28, 2010, 10:51:20 pm »
Quote from: Max White on December 28, 2010, 07:56:20 pm
Basicaly, a forgotten beast was all like "Tired of these caves, lets go to the surface!" So he found a way out, and went to hang around with some humans. The humans were all like "Yea, he is a cool guy! Let's make him a diplomat!" and then he went to vist your fortress.

Not a forgotten beast tired of the caverns - a demon escaped from Hell, and he tricked the Humans into thinking he was their God.
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Re: Strange Diplomat
« Reply #8 on: December 28, 2010, 10:55:01 pm »
And this is why I love humans. They are the one non-dwarven race that has redeemed themselves to me. Excluding monsters.
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Re: Strange Diplomat
« Reply #9 on: December 28, 2010, 11:03:47 pm »
Quote from: druid91 on December 28, 2010, 10:55:01 pm
And this is why I love humans. They are the one non-dwarven race that has redeemed themselves to me. Excluding monsters.

which... includes everyone BUT elves, right?

But yeah, the first time I had a demon diplomat, my whole guard stationed outside of the meeting room, just in case. I was just waiting for him to get pissed and start throwing things. Instead he talked (in very big words) about how nice my little outpost was. Then he left. I have to tell you though, the guy is pretty intimidating. Every time one of these guys comes to one of my forts I will station guards outside of the meeting.
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Re: Strange Diplomat
« Reply #10 on: December 29, 2010, 07:52:49 am »
He's a building destroyer actually, so you'd better beware him walking around your fort rasing doors brindges floodgates workshops and the like. if you have any doors holding watedr or magma you'd better kill him outright. sieging humans bring even more meat and stuff than trading humans
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Re: Strange Diplomat
« Reply #11 on: December 29, 2010, 09:16:09 am »
Quote from: nanomage on December 29, 2010, 07:52:49 am
He's a building destroyer actually, so you'd better beware him walking around your fort rasing doors brindges floodgates workshops and the like. if you have any doors holding watedr or magma you'd better kill him outright. sieging humans bring even more meat and stuff than trading humans
That bug was supposed to be already fixed.
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nanomage

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Re: Strange Diplomat
« Reply #12 on: December 29, 2010, 09:41:11 am »
that's cool, still i'd suggest killing him! He's bloody demon after all! you never know what he is going to do, and sieging humans really are of more use than trading ones! :)
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Re: Strange Diplomat
« Reply #13 on: March 01, 2011, 05:06:25 pm »
Quote from: Angry Bob on December 28, 2010, 09:21:50 pm
Before you go, tell us exactly what the poisonous blood does to those exposed to it. Station someone no one likes to stand in it. Then report back to us.

Ah... I'm not playing that fort anymore, but I don't remember anyone ever getting sick from the blood. The office where the meeting took place was totally covered in the stuff as well, so not a danger.
"Would be great if their blood was deadly though" thought Urist McLovesMoats
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