27th Felsite:I have ordered the charge just as the undead start worrying at the door. We could have brought them down from the ramparts, but someone had left something in the door, propping it open. The undead were drawn to it like a moth to flame.
The soldiers are making quick work of the undead. But I did witness a harrowing site. One of the warriors was apparently a mother and carried her baby into battle. I just watched it get torn apart by the ravenous undead. And some of the dead walk the halls, from where I don’t know. Dogs are making work of a wren man skeleton as I record this.
3rd Hematite:It was a hard battle, but the 40 or so undead have been laid to rest. At a heavy cost though. We lost some valiant warriors.
Felcis, Roboboy, Spishaban, and
Ashearu all fell in battle trying to keep the zombie horde outside of the fort. The Village Idiot and 8 others have also fallen. It is also with great regret that I received Spishaban’s note after his death. For you see, I released
Gigmaster from his watery prison in an attempt to stem the undead tide. And with our military in poor sorts at this time, I cannot bring myself to punish him. We need every dwarf we can get, even ones that may be vampires. To that point, I have recruited all the Exiles into the military.
18th Malachite:… Weremoose…. Going to send our two known vampires and our one suspected vampire out to take care of it. Monsters should deal with monsters. Besides, if we don’t take care of him he’s going to ruin our waterwheels.
Currently he’s lying face down in the river. Hand it to the vampires they are efficient.
21st Malachite:New beast, has come, rifling through the western caverns. Seems to not have noticed us for now.
24th Malachite:Crap… He found an entrance from the caves to the fortress. One dead dwarf and another being mauled. Sending troops to deal with it. And that was quick, it is now dead by gem vault.
3rd Galena:A stonecrafter has gone morbid. The recent series of disasters seems to affected him in a special way. Lets see what happens.
10th GalenaA donkey bone door, fresh off the donkey. I mean that, he just dragged the donkey there not a day ago and came out with a door.
15th Galena:After a few deaths I have locked up all the vampires.
Gig, Twangy, and
Zargodia will be locked in prison for the rest of their days.
XanatosGambit will be missed, he was the latest victim.
16th Galena:There has been a vampire outbreak. I should know, recently I have been craving blood… There are others like me.
Slowpokez is currently locked in his room off the hospital for the safety of the general public. A cook I have been working with in close proximity has shown signs as well. Having him assigned to a prison cell. A few children have also shown signs. I think I may need to lock myself in my chambers for the safety of the fortress.
And look at the timing, the dead walk again and are descending upon us. And at the same time they are descending on the elves who were apparently laying wait in ambush. For all their annoyance, the dead have been very useful in outing ambushes. Good lord that’s a lot of elves. 12 squads, all beset by the walking dead. Gives me time to seal ourselves in.
There is a one armed wrestler outside the walls…. I have no idea how he got there. He is strangling elves with his one arm…
4th Limestone:The dead roam outside again. Thankfully my power project on the surface is complete and this time the door is sealed tight. They can have the surface for now. So many elves have joined their ranks since the failed siege. Their pets too have risen.
Nemica has been missing for a week now. Last sightings had her sprinting out of the fort before the dead and elves and dead elves arrived. One can only assume she perished outside. I think I have successfully quarantined all the vampires. I myself haven’t eaten or drank in almost a month and I feel fine, well other than the nagging hunger I feel when I hear others outside my door. My daughter has joined me in my chambers, having also been afflicted. I cannot allow this infection to spread farther if I can help it.
On the bright side, the one armed wrestler has returned to us. Gave him the custom title One Armed Dervish. Despite losing an arm in combat, he seems pretty chipper.
1st Sandstone:Another beast in the caves.
And migrants have arrived in the midst of the horde of undead on the surface. If any make it to the front gate I will let them in, but I imagine they will all die out there.
Beast found a way in. I’m pretty sure this one can fly. Sending the troops in again.
Beast wasn’t killed, but horribly maimed and thrown off the prison bridge. Currently festering in the cavern pool below.
12th TimberMost unexpected, a caravan approaches. Why, if they plow through the zombies I may do some trading.
18th Timber:They made it, and took out most of the undead in the wastes. Traded for all their food and drink, need to shore up our supplies. World is getting worse for our kind, and who knows when the next caravan will come.
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Crap just keeps happening. And I have no idea when it started, but vampirism has definitely spread, as I was not a vampire when I started my turn, but now I am. Final push tomorrow.
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Topic: [Succ. 34.11+] Watchedgleam (necro-, demon- and vampire-con; free elf-delivery!) (Read 80808 times)