This is a small hide-bound journal with the name 'Cynm' carved into the cover. It is covered in blood.
Cynm's Journal, Entry 17
Today I became a military dwarf. With all of the recent casualties, the overseer has decided to draft basically every single dwarf in the fortress who can fight. I was put into the Ironbreakers, under the command of Feb. I'd never met the dwarf before, and he seems quite competent, if not exactly sane. I have no idea how anyone could be expected to train so many new recruits in the intervals between attacks here at Spearbreakers. I've heard rumors of a Spawn Combat Simulator, I wonder what that will be like.
Cynm's Journal, Entry 18
No more wondering. Not fun. Can't write, too sober.
Cynm's Journal, Entry 19
Training is over, now comes the real test, there are spawn outside, I can hear them howling. The Ironbreakers are being sent out to meet the spawn. I can only hope that we are ready.
There is a gap in the entry here, denoted by a blank space and a smear of dried blood.
We were ready. We faced the Spawn on the blood plains of Spearbreakers and won. There was blood everywhere, barbarian, spawn and dwarf, but mostly barbarian and spawn. One of the Morningstars died, I didn't really know him. I hope that's the last of the spawn we see for a while.
Cynm's Journal, Entry 20
A human siege has arrived, dozens of humans on bears. I've noticed that bears seem to be inordinately popular with the armies arrayed against Spearbreakers, it's strange. Anyway, humans charged the gates, humans turned into fine red mist and assorted chunks and giblets, remaining humans fled. No dwarf was even hurt.
Cynm's Journal, Entry 21
We had to fight more spawn today, but not the invading kind. Ranger and AussieEvil both turned into spawn and had to be put down. I didn't know Aussie, I'm not even sure he was in the military, but I knew Ranger. I was sad to see him go. We have a new recruit, Dorsidorf, here's hoping he lasts.
Cynm's Journal, Entry 22
Migrants, eight of them, arrived today. I don't know any of them but Asea sounds familiar, I can't think why.
(OOC, I'm assuming that my dwarf took part in the fighting.)