Log of Kikrost Shipshimmer, Soldier
As the official record keeper, the people of Trappedappear have nominated me to write this report to you, Queen Vudtharmafol. I, Kikrost Shipshimmer, shall detail the entirety of our fortress and describe our current situation to you in full, as was requested of us.
This is one of the two entrances to the fortress. Here, you can see the military barracks and our training room. Our military is five strong, each equipped in iron taken from the blessed hematite we found in the side of this mountain. We have two axedwarves, a hammerdwarf, a miner turned soldier, and myself, using a dagger I took from a dead goblin snatcher. It is an unorthodox weapon, but it is surprisingly good at piercing armor and has served me well. The bridge is controlled form the dining room further in, and serves to seperate attackers into more manageable waves. The ramp in the corner leads to a small space with emergency rations, should a siege last longer than expected.
This here is the fortress proper. It is built along the same hematite vein as the military barracks, and follows a galena vein further into the mountain. The long tunnel you see leads to underground farms for plump helmets and pig tails. Our dining room is a save haven where civilians retreat during enemy attacks, and contains levers for sealing off the vital parts of the fortress. To the side, we have the bedrooms, with the standard four dwarves to a room setup. Most of our spare time is spent in these rooms. The rest of the area is taken up by various workshops.
Our tomb is, thankfully, unoccupied at the moment, but ready should it be required. We also keep unused artifacts here; we found it fitting to keep our greatest works with those that have died for us here. Our trading post occupies a large part of the hallway, which leads to a pasture for our animals and a refuse stockpile. We have been unable to put forth effort to secure proper grazing area for our animals, due to the constant freezing temperature, and so several have unfortunately died due to the lack of appropriate food.
The only attacks we have suffered are a few skirmishes with the nearby stranglers and a few kobold and goblin thieves. None of the attacks have ever been successful; all advances on us so far have been repelled without injury. We are very low on wood supplies, and we buy every scrap we can from every caravan that comes this way. Despite this, we have managed to get the bare minimum done, with every dwarf getting a bed and a decent amount of fuel being produced. We humbly request more shipments of wood in the future.
The only other feature is a cave complex that leads underground. We have yet to explore it, but we will do so eventually.
We are going strong, our population having evened out at thirty, with five children bringing our population to a respectable number. As per your orders, another report shall be made in a few years, and we will continue to accept the yearly caravan and give them tidings of our fortress.
In your name,
Kikrost Shipshimmer, Soldier and Bookkeeper
OOC:
I accidentally hit the "invert colors" command on my screenshot, and it looks
awesome. I shall make use of it immediately.
Anyway, I'm having a lot of fun. My strategy of treating every dwarf respectfully and building compactly has provided a unique-looking fortress, in my opinion. I'm having a great time with this.
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