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[Quietust]

Now Athra was deep in the mines beneath the fortress.  He had snuck a look at the survey charts of the caravans, and picked an obscure spot of rock, an area that had been ignored for having no useful minerals, and with no plans for official construction.  Now he hefted his new copper pick, and swung it at the rock face for the first time.

What would the caravans know about the caverns?

[Sphalerite]

Do we currently have a jail? If we don't I request one to be built with my room, office and dining room on the same floor.

Already taken care of.

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Here we see Phones eating in his personal dining room.  Immediately next door is the goblin prisoner holding area, currently holding seven captured and stripped goblins waiting for transfer to Alpha Laboratories, and the jail, which has yet to see a prisoner as no crimes have yet been committed at Brightwater.


6th of Hematite, 56

A momentous day for Brightwater!  After round the clock day-and-night work by the mechanics, the first ocean trap chamber is ready for use.

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A dwarf of no particular regard, who few know personally, is chosen to pull the lever.

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Water crashes into the trap.  Hopefully, fish will wander in and be caught in the arrays of cage traps.

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Meanwhile, deep underground, Athra continues digging.  The other miners had made this seem so easy...

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[Sphalerite]

Now Athra was deep in the mines beneath the fortress.  He had snuck a look at the survey charts of the caravans, and picked an obscure spot of rock, an area that had been ignored for having no useful minerals, and with no plans for official construction.  Now he hefted his new copper pick, and swung it at the rock face for the first time.

What would the caravans know about the caverns?

Curse you automatic spelling correction!

[simonthedwarf]

Have you tried assigning some preferential furniture to McWhale's hovel? I heard he likes that

[Geb]

Oh dear... I don't think Ral is taking my orders about floodgates very seriously. I hope he realises why examples of fine mechanical engineering must not go to potential enemies. A dwarf-made floodgate isn't just a hinged door. They have precisely etched linking areas for that most wondrous of our engineering secrets, the mechanism.

Can he imagine the havok if an elf managed to make a mechanism? It's too horrible to consider!

[Daenyth]

How have I been healing up? And my skills? Any relationship changes?

[Sphalerite]

How have I been healing up? And my skills? Any relationship changes?

Daenyth is still walking with a crutch, as his shattered right foot is still healing.

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He is somehow still a Dabbling swordsdwarf, I'm not sure why he hasn't gotten more skill in it.  Once he's healed I'll have to make sure he gets some practice against unarmed goblins.

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He does have two actual kills.

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He still has no close friends.

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Still, he's pretty happy.

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Meanwhile, Geb took the news that the fortress doesn't have any floodgates to sell to the elves in the first place badly.  She's insisted that we make some, so we can then refuse to export them.

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In other news, Militia Commander Fritz ran into the unluckiest Kobold in the world.

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She killed it slowly and messily.

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Commander Fritz is not a merciful dwarf.

[Poindexterity]

From the journal of Dex
        It was Deduk's idea to come here. My wife always wanted our girl, Rigoth to be a great slayer of goblins, and when she heard of this brightwhatnot place, she jumped at the chance to bring us all here. I suggested a few other options not as far away or as infested with the inbred royal family, but Deduk would hear none of it. She's a very "my way or the highway" sorta girl. Maybe that's why i love her. who knows?
        The walk was long, and the evidence that we weren't the first to try to make it here was everywhere along the way, but the size of the wall made me feel a bit less uneasy about the whole affair. We've been given a decent room, even though it isn't fully furnished. Not that we spend much time there anyways. Work has been keeping us busy, so much so that we haven't really seen much of eachother or Rigoth since we arrived. I do hope that young girl is making friends, but i gotta be honest. She sees even more of the wicked ways of this world than i do, and she's even worse at hiding it than i am. Maybe her mother is right and she IS destined to walk the way of the sword.

eh, back to work, life of the worker.

[Sphalerite]

Cilob's Journal, 3rd of Malachite, 56

No sooner did the elves leave, than another group of migrants arrived, again led by former traders.  Eight in total.

There are two dwarves who've been here before.  Dodok Tholalath and Ezum Tatloshmosus, neither of which seems to have any significant skills outside of knowing the way back here.  There's also a member of that sprawling family, a peasant named Item Sakrithdatan who seems to have no useful skills whatever.  There's a married couple, Id Zegasen the metalcrafter and Zaneg Luzatedem the Mason.  Then three more single dwarves:  Rakust Niltosed the Blacksmith, Shem Limulalnis the Weaver, and Zan Itredsazir the Potash Maker.

I've attached details on all of them below.

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Rakust Niltosed, Female Blacksmith
Average in size, sparse straight hair neatly combed
Calm, friendly, relaxed, not a risk-taker
Talented metalsmith
Zan Itredsazir, female Potash Maker
Fat, clean-shaven, scratchy voice
Seeks short-term rewards.  Very friendly.  Avoids crowds
Adequate Potash Maker
Ezum Tatloshmosus, Male Trader
Weak, sparse hair, neatly combed
Can handle stress, never optomistic, likes helping others
Few useful skills
Shem Limulalnis, Female Weaver
Skinny, long poly tail, clear voice
Calm, reserved, unassertice, candid
Talented weaver, Proficient Gem Setter
Item Sakrithdatan, Female Peasant
Part of the Grand Family
Short, clean-shaven head
Social, rarely feels urges, very friendly, well-grounded, conventional
No skills whatsoever!
Id Zegasen, Male Metalcrafter
Married to Zaneg Luzatedem
Fat, sparse straight hair, very long braided facial hair
Reserved, doesn't express emotions, dislikes everyone
High Master Metal Crafter
Zaneg Luzatedem, Female Mason
Fat, medium hair
Rarely discouraged, compassionate, confident, procrastinater
Adequate Mason
Dodok Tholalath, Female Trader
Average-sized, sparse straight hair
Tense and jittery.  Overindulges.  Not a risk-taker
No significant skills

One other thing.  On my way to train another of my beloved sparrows, I spotted a dwarf I didn't recall the name of, doing something very intense in a workshop.  I'm sure it's nothing.

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[exolyx]

Has my dwarf done anything interesting yet? (Other than have trouble deciding on his name.)

[Sphalerite]

Has my dwarf done anything interesting yet? (Other than have trouble deciding on his name.)

Sadly, no.  There hasn't been much call for medical staff lately, other than Daenyth who Cain ended up taking care of anyway.

[Daenyth]

Thanks very much! Perhaps the elf lover could make some wooden training swords? Leave the goblin in his metal armor but take his weapon away and give me the training sword. It'll take ages for him to die.

[JacenHanLovesLegos]

If there are any war giant badgers left, I'd like a couple of them.

We only have one war honey badger so far, no giant badgers of any type have shown up.

That'll do if it's still available.

[Sappho]

I'll take Dodok the female trader if I may. Rename her Aira please. Have you hacked her into the fortress proper or will you let her hang around the edges of the map for now?

[BeserkNINJA]

do you have a sheriff/ captain of the guard yet because if not id love to have Higginbottom become one.