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[Bralbaard]

Heh, this story consists of 65k of symbols. I think that's a damn lot, I never wrote so much. I'm glad I ended this story.

That's definitely the longest story we have so far, and the longest distance covered as well, quite an achievement.
Thanks for dragging my corpse all the way back to civilization. I'll update the turn list.

Also I had not posted this yet, but before dying, my last adventurer learned a new thing about Tongsrace; besides the demons we already knew about, a lot more is wrong with this place:

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Also, is there any news about your turn yet, broken?

[Bralbaard]

Allright it's been ten days since Broken last posted, We'll move on to the next player.

[Bralbaard]

And the next player.. I've PM'ed Eric Blank

[Aseaheru]

if i build a fortress in a save, and manage to upload it, can it be used?

[Eric Blank]

Ok, despite what I told Bralbaard, I found time to play today. So here's the frist four days of adventure.

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Journal of Peklod Hollowwhirled the human merchant of... Something or other.

17th Malachite, 1075

Economy's been crap lately. The nobles are foreclosing on houses all over the valley. Since I've already lost mine, and every scrap of wealth that went with it, I am left with two options; die a beggar, or die an adventurer. I always loved to roam, selling wares between towns. If I can just get ahold of some money...

18th Malachite, 1075

Yesterday was crap. After my morning's journal entry, I set out to find someone in the village that can afford to spare some change, or work cooperatively with me. No such luck. I resorted to joining the militia as a scout, as the king's men are awarded a shield and weapon as part of their uniform. I'm not supposed to get the rest of it for a few weeks, but I took an old rusty copper shield and a spear with a silver point. Today, I set off to roam around town. First objective is to pay the local criminal gang a visit and see if I can't catch a couple of them off-guard to thin the herd.

19th Malachite, 1075

Yesterday was also crap. After sneaking through the woods out of town, headed west-north-west, I ran into a honey badger. She became very angry with me, and decided I needed to be taught a lesson. It was at that point I realized I have absolutely no combat experience, and I left before taking any real training courses. It took a few hours to actually KILL the damn thing, and then I ran off before I could chop her corpse up because something else was crashing through the bushes to get at me. For all the experience I have as a merchant and scholar, I'm still just a peasant in a world of heros.

I ran, and found myself at some dwarven settlement, where I found a tomb, a hole in the ground, and a dwarven woman with an axe packing her things in preparation to go to the capitol. She let me stay the night, and explained that the tomb belongs to some hero named Bralbaard or something, who perished a hundred miles from here, and was brought back specifically to be put to rest. I thought dwarven tombs were usually underground, but nothing has been "usual" lately. I wish I'd listened to gramps; he always said the world was taking a dive, that none of this was "normal" and it was only going to get worse. As far as I've seen, worse is normal, and better is only a dream.

She let me have all the goods she didn't intend to keep, including a large supply of food and drink. Today, I'm going to grab that stuff, a large statue they left in the workshop outside the tomb, and some gems I found deep in the mines, and load it up on her spare mule. Sell it off at Dinnerwandered, fter I escort my new friend there.

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I got a hell of a lot more for that crap than I'd expected! 1087 stars or something like that. The dwarf took her mule back afterwards, but didn't ask for a part of the money I got selling it. I'm on my own again, but I found a new personal objective: bring some sort of artifact to the keep of Dinnerwandered. They didn't like the statue I brought, though. "Too boring, not enough historical significance." Yet they had plenty of eggs of animal people, and dragons. That's not really "historically significant" if you ask me. Bah. Hysterical significance this statue has plenty of, though, being a statue of a dwarf being accosted by a swarm of roaches. I left it outside the door to the keep, since I couldn't sell it and I didn't want to drag it around forever.
Apparently the keep was attacked recently or something, as there were corpses all over inside and around the keep. Some of them had pouches of coins on them, which, obviously, I kept for myself. With inflation as high as it is, I may need something around 5000 stars to actually buy my own property, and I'm going to buy it outright rather than pay annually like my mother and grandfather did. Probably no such thing as "income" outside of killing and looting anymore, and I don't want to kill and loot forever.

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Third entry today; I stopped by the dwarven ruins outside the city tonight. Not the tomb again, some other ruin I'd never heard about until I stopped in Dinnerwandered. It's a bit more impressive than the tomb was, but infinitely more of a wreck. Corpses everywhere. And the yard is infested with animals of all kinds; hundreds of them! I tried to get some hunting in, but more badgers kept showing up, and then a falcon started buzzing my head. I'm sitting in the dark of the ruins, now, a few stories down.

20th Malachite, 1075

This morning I barely escaped the ruins with my life. Dingoes and badgers, and that damn falcon again! I fought off the dogs and angry rodents, and managed to corner the falcon after it flew indoors and bonked it's head on a wall. I think it was organizing the other animals. Elven witchcraft!

After butchering one of the dogs and a badger for the meat, I made a run for it. I'm actually pretty far along the road now, towards the bandits' camp site.

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Again, another entry. Along the road I got jumped by hideous beasts! Consulting my memory of the Bestiary of Cavern Wildlife, I believe they were both troglodytes. And, better yet, I believe I've heard of this pair of quasi-bandits. Their names were Lanirrithol, the male, and Ottansobir, the female. I believe those translate to Slynoble and Mindfulrelease, respectively. I managed to take them both down. Which is lucky, because Troglodytes are almost as intelligent as any of the races composing the actual civilizations, and these two were known killers. I still don't think I have much experience, so I need to be more careful as I continue to the camp. Their corpses are pretty small, so I guess I'll lug them along with me and turn them in when I get back to town.

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There's another falcon watching me from the trees. It's up to something, I just know it!

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There are way too many bandits, and I've heard this gang knows what they're doing. I don't think I'll be able to handle this...

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Hahaha! I did it! The leader was away from the group, when they spotted me at a distance. I led them into a pool nearby, where we fought. I honestly didn't think I could do it, but she tried to tackle me and we both fell over. I stood up, and managed to get a crippling blow in. It still took maybe an hour wrestling in the mud before I could smash her skull in, but I finally did it! This is sure to get me a promotion, if I make it back!

21st Malachite, 1075

I didn't make it back to town before nightfall, but I did manage to make it inside before anything wierd happened. Still not rich enough to buy my own property, unfortunately, but the villagers were pleased to hear the bandit gang had one less for leadership, and the rabid trog couple had been lovingly married in death. Hopefully the bandit gang dissolves after this.

The ruler at Dinnerwandered, whoever the hell that actually is, will let adventurers retire there if they bring back a significant historical artifact, so that is still my goal. I've gone well beyond my duties in dealing with the bandits, so today I'll be searching for something else to do locally, beyond my commander's orders.

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I've met a fellow peasant by the name of Tode. She's been homeless for a while as well, and jumped at the chance to regain her reputation after begging for the last few months. We're setting out to see to some of the other dwarven settlements nearby. There's a fortress named Legendfountains a day or two to the west that apparently hasn't been as popular a stop for adventurers as some others. I think we'll go there.

Three notable kills, including those two trogs, and seven random animals so far. No pictures, though. Sorry.

[Bralbaard]

Ah, it's good to finally have some updates. The second fortress you visited was Sunkengem? Its not much of a fortress, I build it to quickly produce the tables for the museum. It does however provide access to the caverns, but as you have noticed, that has caused some troglodyte problems in the immediate surroundings.

if i build a fortress in a save, and manage to upload it, can it be used?

I'm not sure if this is what you intend; but you can only play if its your turn, which means you'll have to sign up. The good news is that the turn list appears to be moving quite fast.

[Eric Blank]

Sadly, Peklod never earned herself a decent house. Immortality was her next great goal, but glory is for the dead, and you can't have both at the same time, you know?

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Continued Journal of Peklod Hollowwhirled.

22nd Malachite, 1075

I and Tode are a little ways outside of Dinnerwandered. We camped for the night in a field near a village, after spending most of yesterday talking to people about the local dwarven excursions. Not much to know, I guess, besides that Legendfountains is a pretty safe locale to visit. Only one or two famous heroes have gone there, and not many petty looters. I guess we were right to choose it as a good first stop, but I also get the feeling that the villagers don't want to "send two pretty little women to their graves." They imply Tongsrace is a pretty terrible place to behold compared to Legendfountains, as many looters venture there and never return. We'll be continuing the journey to Legendfountains today regardless, and maybe scout the area around Tongsrace afterwards, ifwe don't return with enough loot to buy property or impress the nobility.

23rd Malachite, 1075

Yesterday was a drag. Spent every waking hour of the day hiking through the plains, and got ambushed by a cheetah. Had a good lunch, I guess, and we made it to Legendfountains just as the sun was setting. There was still a falcon following us the whole way. Didn't get to see it set; we talked to some dwarf claiming to be the expedition leader, who gave us the OK to stay the night, and essentially flopped on the grass, exhausted. This morning I wandered down the ramp in the north of the compound's interior to find some nicely furnished space for trading, and a couple workshops. Tode is awake finally, so we'll scout the rest of the area now.

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It's a freaking maze. I have no idea why it's even here, but it seems to be the only other thing besides the main compound. There's a bunch of tunnels winding every which way and sometimes doubling back on themselves, but not much in it but barrels of food and booze. Took those, at least, because it'd be possible to sell them at a decent price, even if they're a bit scuffed up.

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We found the end of the maze, finally. Beyond it was a staircase leading to a more impressive living space. Just a fairly grand, multi-story dining room and kitchens so far, but that's better than dirt. Picked up a couple of these carved rocks I've been finding along the way. Hopefully someone wasn't trying to use them as a trail to lead them back out. Should have made a map, instead. They're actually more like crafted gemstones, though. Gabbro, I believe. Everything down here is gabbro or dirt. Also foudn a statue of a dwarf being eaten by a dragon. According to a little description, the dwarf's name was "Doren Hotsack" and the name of the dragon, Kovest Fieryheated the Wealthy Brands of Bejewelling. That's a lot of flaming-hot family jewels! More "hystery" for the museum! There's also a statue of a mroe recent hero named Rane Roomswallowed the Incinerated Secrets killing some other human. It's quite exceptional in it's design. For a third, then, there's a statue of a little kobold killing a human, also quite exceptional in design, and a statue of another kobold being slain by a dwarf. So, from this hystery lesson I learned that: human < kobold < dwarf < dragon. Either that or that life sucks and I should end mine soon. They're not THAT heavy so I'll stuff them between some barrels of food, and make a dolly cart with little cabochon wheels and haul them back to the museum. Genius! There's nothing else down here, though, so I guess we'll just head for the surface.

Before I go, I'll at least describe all the statues in the dining hall. One of them depicts the same kobold that killed a dwarf being killed by another dwarf, the militia commander. Another is absolutely beautiful, and depicts a legendary hero's flight into the forests in 82. The dwarves keep very good records, for all the peoples of the world... I suppose the museum is our most meagre attempt to keep up with their historical libraries. I'm almost depressed to think that I'll only ever live to be half as old as any dwarf. Better off than them kobolds, I guess!

As we leave, I notice the dining room actually connects directly to the trade depot above. Damnit, I'm going blind! Eh, sun's going down now, anyway. Goodnight, journal!

24th Malachite, 1075

Today we'll be heading back to Dinnerwandered.

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Kobolds happened. I've been shot up pretty bad. One of them's in my heart, I think, cuz it won't stop bleeding, and it's really bad. I love you, mom. I'm sorry I didn't just get married like a good little girl.

The rest of the page, along with every page in the journal prior to the beginning of the young woman's journey, is stained with blood. If you weren't a kobold by the name of Shluthlarsnin Viseyearlings, you might actually care enough about the plight of Peklod Hollowwhirled, that "Amber Drip of Spinning" as you called her after she stabbed your boyfriend in the face with a spear, to learn to read those neat little scribbles in this neat little leathery-waxy-thingy that unfolds like a hundred sheets of the finest cloth. As it stands, insulting her memory sounds like a good idea, but you'll keep this as a trophy, maybe even trade it off to some bandits to let you live if you get in trouble later. There's another section between two of the pages, written in some powder on black cloth:

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To finish my adventure, I actually DID leave the corpses of those troglodytes at the museum, on a table, along with a statue outside the door. I hope that's a suitable offering, because you're not getting those statues unless you want to search all through the hills to the east-south-east of Legendfountains.  I think I died somehwere near the second brook away from it.

[Bralbaard]

Ah, some more proof that human<kobold then... 
Are you going to build a fortress?

[Eric Blank]

I am, yes. Already embarked.

Question: How should I deal with those migrants that show up as an @ and don't count towards the fortress population, on account of previously being merchants? I got my first wave of migrants; one legendary miner (!!whoo!!) and two of these losers that are still idling out there where they spawned.

I think there was a DFhack plugin that handled it, but I'm not sure.

Well, it doesn't look like the fortress will last much longer. Necromancers are a real pain in the arse. 2 dwarves and a comatose vampire are all that's left fo my fortress, and it doesn't look like migrants will have any chance whatsoever of surviving. I'll fight it out to the bitter end, though, because there are only 100 zombies around, and I'm positive I can drive that number higher. Which will make it more fun for adventurers!

[NCommander]

I am, yes. Already embarked.

Question: How should I deal with those migrants that show up as an @ and don't count towards the fortress population, on account of previously being merchants? I got my first wave of migrants; one legendary miner (!!whoo!!) and two of these losers that are still idling out there where they spawned.

I think there was a DFhack plugin that handled it, but I'm not sure.

Well, it doesn't look like the fortress will last much longer. Necromancers are a real pain in the arse. 2 dwarves and a comatose vampire are all that's left fo my fortress, and it doesn't look like migrants will have any chance whatsoever of surviving. I'll fight it out to the bitter end, though, because there are only 100 zombies around, and I'm positive I can drive that number higher. Which will make it more fun for adventurers!

"fixmigrant" is the command you want, its a longstanding bug in the 34.xx series.

[Eric Blank]

Still going. Barely. I'll probably upload tomorrow night, right as the one-week limit ends.

Alright, I got waylaid by the dreaded algrebra, but I finally have the fortress in an abandonable state and uploaded. I left out the hordes of undead purely because I hated them. The fortress still didn't get far, but it's more than just a little hole in the ground. There were a couple artifacts, a couple books necromancers left behind, and some historically significant silver goods. I used DFlair to keep it all intact. I hope.

http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=6906

It's about a 2-day journey there and back from the nearest human village.

[Bralbaard]

I've updated the map, its getting quite crowded with adventuring locations:

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I've also send Edosurist a PM

Edit: No response, Lighningfalcon is next.

[Lightningfalcon]

Will try to get staryed this weekend.  Currently at pastry shop witb phone.  Doing security for NJROTC at the homecing game, which will be lost, and then have Cyberpatriot practice tommorow.

[Bralbaard]

Any news yet?

[Lightningfalcon]

Alright, thought I was going to be taking out a bandit camp while decked out in armor and with two axedorfs as backups, but actually had my first expierence with a necomancer tower.  I think.  So... working on a fort now.