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Wait for the next release. I want usable mugs damn it!

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We can use the current one. I like the big trees and slightly smarter dorfs.

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I'll take .34.11 thanks. I want to know I'll get to kill things for sure.

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[Talvieno]

Thanks, guys. Kinda felt bad to draw it to leave it at such a cliffhanger ending. But thanks, Splint. You too, Xahnel.

Reudh, I didn't say when it was taking place. I'm careful not to - fixes continuity errors pretty often. It could've happened pretty soon after the sexy spawn episode... I figure the hallucinogens would have lingered in Lord Reudh's system for a while.
   And she actually does/did look like other dwarves in the fortress, as I've explained previously. In the raws, male elves have beards, and they're the same height as dwarves (thus why dwarves can wear the clothes the elven caravans bring). They look like dwarves except for their ears (in canon), and the fact that they're less robust. But I imagine it varies. Vanya could pretty easily pass as a dwarf.

[Splint]

I think i figured out some of the military's outlook on war:

Kill your enemy, but do not hate them.

Except when it's a spawn. Then hate the SHIT out of it.

[Xahnel]

Welcome, Tal. Seems Vanya is destined to set the worlds on fire. And she's taking the army of spearbreakers with her.

@splint: not even the goblins?

Random non invader goblin: AAAAAAHHH! THE SHEDEMON! PLEASE DON'T SPITROAST ME!
Fischer: okay.
Goblin: wait, i though dwarves hated us.
Fischer: at this point, i don't give a crap what you are, long as you aren't The Enemy.
Goblin: ... I'm not the enemy?
Fischer: then welcome to spearbreakers.

[Splint]

Spearbreakers: In a sea of hate and intolerance that is a medieval world, a place fueled by bizzarchitechture and drugged booze is the most accepting shithole in the world.

[Reudh]

I think it's a more "You're so worthless as an enemy that you are our friend", kinda like Palau and the US.

Also I'm in Tinychat.

[Reudh]

12th Sandstone 208

The strangest thing happened today. A human crossbowman refused to leave the fort today after the rest of the humans from Gugiromon.

He came up to me and asked me a few things.

"So... I don't really want to go back home because Gugiromon is having serious trouble with the Spawn... those terrifying beasts... We've lost a full half of our land to them and they're beating on the doors of our last fort before the capital. Everyone knows that Spearbreakers have been holding off the Spawn for some time, and not just succeeding, but thriving. Some say the gods themselves are protecting the fort. Some say that one of them is incarnate here. You may call her... 'Fee-sha.'

This is an official request of asylum... I will defend Spearbreakers with my life. I will worship Fee-sha as no other."

What could I do but let poor Iki in?

"You're in, Iki. We dwarves don't often trust others, but stick by the Count, me or First Squad and you'll do fine. Fischer will see to it you're trained well."

Iki smiled, and went to join the crossbowman squad.

[Splint]

And thus a silly gimmick would be born: Groups of people begin seeking safety amonst the dwarves.

[Reudh]

13th Sandstone 208

Iki has settled in well but upon seeing Fischer he quailed and refused to fight. He's now taken up his post as a Bowyer and part time bone carver.

[Splint]

AKA Something unusual happened. I've always been able to assign things to a squad so long was there was a dwarven sergeant.

[Xahnel]

We need one of every race now! Goblins, kobolds, barbarians!
You lurkers, this is a call to you, a chance to write!

[Splint]

The only easy way to get a barbarian or goblin would be to be a little forceful with a snatcher or slaver. And a kobold would be less so... On that note, and off-topic, how do giant olms breed?

[Aseaheru]

Random non invader goblin: AAAAAAHHH! THE SHEDEMON! PLEASE DON'T SPITROAST ME!
Fischer: okay.
Goblin: wait, i though dwarves hated us.
Fischer: at this point, i don't give a crap what you are, long as you aren't The Enemy.
Goblin: ... I'm not the enemy?
Fischer: then welcome to spearbreakers.

PLEASE USE THIS AS A QUOTE.

[Splint]

I have decided to jump past the low points in my part of the timewar story and am giving you a heads up as to what is happening with Sewaturet. Eris has manipulated two third world countries and a large number of rebel forces into assailing the city as a unified force, while Parasol has moved to try and seize the city to deny a stable supply route for an attack on thier in-dimension corporate front. Ballpoint hs done the same, but as you can see from this report, has bitten off more than it can chew with the troops it has deployed. The next update will focus on Ecem and his team's attack on the capitol building.

Also, if any of you have ideas for how I can write Koth's death to be suitably dramatic, please enlighten me.

Also Bonus points if you remember who Thili Craftchasm is.

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Standby, connecting to Sattilite Array... Conneceted
Connecting to G1 Database, standby.... Connected.
Sewaturet Overview
Current status: Under Siege.
Belligerent parties

Defenders:
Sewaturet Self-Defense Army (SSDA)
Sewaturet Regular Army (SRA)
Sewaturet Aeronuaghtic Corps
Civilian Milita forces
UNKNOWN, REQUIRES CONFIRMATION: Stone INC. Contractors may be on site assisting defending forces.

Primary Aggressors:
Unknown number of belligerant revolutionary cells.
Kingdom of Sariphose - 1st and 3rd Sariphosian Armies.
Ivory Confederacy - 1st and 2nd Armies, 7th Shock Corps, 8th Artillary Corps.
- Light armor expected amongst third world powers involved in attack.
- The Ivory Confederacy has brought several large siege guns and have fired on the city walls.

Secondary Agressors:
Parasol Industries Security Division personel and various other forces under parasol employ:
- Nemean Private Security Corporation (PMC)
- Executive outcomes (PMC)
- Lernean Cybernetics Security Division personel
- Traxus Heavy Industries Security Division personel
   - Enemy forces well equipped with numerous medium armor units, personal battlesuits with vertical propulsion capability, and man portable Anti-Air systems.

Units currently deployed to city:
1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Ariel Assault Companies
1st, 7th, and 8th Urban Assault Companies
1st and 3rd Gunship Corps

Total Force Commitment at present:
855 COntractors, excluding ariel combat units.
60 Octavia IFVs
100 Moghopper Gun/Dropships

Casualties Sustained at present:
371 Contractors WIA.
159 Contracotrs KIA.
17 Octavia IFVs Lost, destroyed, or damaged beyond repair.
23 Octavias requiring light to heavy repair.
13 Moghoppers lost to enemy fire.
Cmdr. Arkur Tradewater Confirmed KIA
Cmdr. Ecen Mountainfog Confirmed KIA
- Cmdr. Thili Craftchasm has assumed command of ground operations.

Overall Situation Report:
City's Main gate is open, but currently held by elements of the SRA and SSDA.
Two breaches have been made in City Defense Wall:
- Northwest Breach caused by Attacking Thrid World/Insurrectionist forces. Currently held by SSDA and civilian militia.
- Western Breach caused by Parasol forces. Currently held by NPSC AND EO forces.

Ground Forces pushing on Capitol Building near city center have become encircled by both defending forces and Parasol employed personel And requesting reinforcment.
Assault Group A has ceased communications, all personel presumed KIA. Objective was to destory/Sieze northern artillary battery.
Assault Group B has reported unable to continue assault on southern artillary batteries in face of heavy resistance and repeated ambushes by civilian milita.
Assault Group C confirmed to have been annihilated while attempting to size the large foundry near the city center.

RECOMMENDED COURSE OF ACTION:
Total Commitment of four ariel assault companies, six urban assault companies, and four gunship corps.
Deployment of Recovery Teams 3 and 5 to capitol building in fastrope assault.
 - Recovery Team objectives:
   - Seizure of any useful information on central foundry.
   - Seizure of Head of government/state; Force ceasefire with defending forces.
   - Following Ceasefire, assist in removing Parasol/Other enemy forces from city.

Assign following objectives to forces already present:
- Defend positions until further notice.
- If able to sieze useful assets, units are allowed to act at squad leaders' discretion.

[Xahnel]

Very nice report, Splint. I see bad things be happening.

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I just issued a challenge to the Slender Man through youtube messaging, to play his own game with a face cam. I hope he accepts.
(explaination: there is someone with an account with that name, and i wanna see them dress in the suit and get jump scared like everyone else. Because lols.)

[NCommander]

Wait? We had a human migrate to the fort?!

(I'm not caught up on the thread, but I thought that could only happen under very very rare luck (i.e., king of the dwarves turns out to be an elf.).

If previous experience with multirace forts are any indication, expect to have issues assigning him room/squads/etc. Biggest issue is that since he's a large creature, he can only wear armor and such that is 'large', but the game doesn't allow you to assign it.

(and secondly, I don't think I'm dorfed, and since he doesn't have a nickname, I'd like to claim him :-)).

EDIT: Joined the tinychat while I catch up on this epic.