So, I just now realized that my civ screen shows my current Dwarven civilization as having no important leaders. Searching around, this seems to be cause most often by the civ being wiped out and my dwarves either being the last survivors or just made out of thin air. The thing is though, when I checked legends and checked the current year map, my civ seemed to have a sizable chunk of land. Is it still possible that they were all wiped out? Or did my King/Queen just die recently and I started my embark before a new one rose to power?
I love the added difficulty it could bring of having just a few dwarves surviving in an arctic wasteland on their own, but at the same time, I would really like to be able to elect barons and eventually have a king and such. Is it still possible to do this, or am I stuck without those features? There are other Dwarven civs, maybe I'll get lucky and be able to trade with one, but would I still be able to get the question for electing a baron?
I'm just wondering if anyone has some more experience with this. It's just upsetting that I chose a great embark site, spent a bit of time working on my fort, only to realize that I can't get some later features because I chose the wrong civ. Right now it's summer, so I guess I'll continue playing till the fall and see if a Dwarven caravan shows up.
Edit: Looking at the historical map again, my civ does have a big chunk of land, but it seems to be shared or contested with a couple other civs. Also, the last event listed for my civ, besides the creation of my embark, was an ogre or something similar becoming an enemy in 469, almost 600 years ago. I guess maybe my civ is completely wiped out.
Double Edit: Just now got a small migrant wave of 4, each with pets. I think that if my civ was wiped out I'll get one more, and that's it, correct? Time to press on!