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[Dermonster]

Can I get a dwarf, perchance?

I don't really care what, as long as his name is Derm and he has a position that gets mentioned often.

[GreatWyrmGold]

My apologies for not having had time to work on the fortress this week, some emergency life stuff came up that has been keeping me completely occupied.  I should be able to get back to it this weekend.

It's completely understandable.

[Graknorke]

I vote that Erush is set aside and unable to be dorfed, he integrated into the fortress's story so far. Plus the name is flipping epic.

I second this motion!

[Daenyth]

I vote that Erush is set aside and unable to be dorfed, he integrated into the fortress's story so far. Plus the name is flipping epic.

I second this motion!

Thirded

[zomara0292]

I vote that Erush is set aside and unable to be dorfed, he integrated into the fortress's story so far. Plus the name is flipping epic.

I second this motion!

Thirded

fourthed, because he is my friend.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Finally got caught up!

...Who's Erush, by the way?

[simonthedwarf]

I request to be married to Erush. If we are both male, I request a sex change.

[Sphalerite]

Not at all. I'll take Iteb, could you rename her to Iteb McSock?

Okay.  Here you go.

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What're Saint's stats looking like right now? Friends, abilities, occupation...any mining or mechanical experience, in particular?

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No close friends, although a bunch of people kind of know you.  No mining or mechanical experience, did you want me to start you in those skills?  You are one of the best cooks in the fortress now, thanks to all those tallow roasts.

If it's not too much trouble, I'd like a short list of any remaining dwarves, with name and a sentence or two describing skills, preferences, etc. Thanks if you do, Sphalerite!

Here's the current population list:

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Founing seven:
   Phenix Esdorbomrek, Miner (claimed by Phenixmirage)
      Female
      Lover of Cain Mesirled
      Grudge with Cilob Amudaban
   Cain Mesirled, Chief Medical Dwarf (claimed by Jaron Cain)
      Male
      Lover of Phenix Esdorbomrek
   CoraiUnki Litastavux, Carpenter (claimed by Corai)
      Male
      Lover of Fishybang Onulibruk
   Fishybang Onulibruk, Engraver (claimed by Fishybang)
      Female
      Lover of CoraiUnki Litastavux
   Cilob Amudaban, Founder (claimed by Sphalerite)
      Male
      Grudge with Phenix Esdorbomrek
   Will_Tuna Edemkadol, Farmer (claimed by Will_Tuna)
   Argel Dodokzalud, Farmer (claimed by Argenflirth)

The Family:

Children of General Reg (not present) and King Kivish (not present, deceased):
   Fath Laratis, Female Miner
      Wife of Quietust Keludar
      Corpulent, clean-shaven
       Prefers to avoid leadership roles, active, guarded, modest
   Udil Inethtilesh, deceased

Children of Nish Lolordallith (not present) and Onul Rimtarvush (not present):
   Cog Agasob, Female Miner
      Wife of Rovod Berdanurist
      Corpulent, long hair
      Calm, quick to anger, friendly, unassertive, traditional
   Maxmurder Ellesttekkud, Male Miner (Claimed by Maxmurder)
      Husband of Mafol Serurdim
      Average size, long hair, recessed chin
      Calm, reserved, not a risk taker, rarely happy
   ObeseHelmet Zuntirlimar, Male Herbalist (Claimed by ObeseHelmet)
      Husband of  Stukos Avuzzedot
   Urdim Uzolmonang, Male Farmer
      Husband of Avuz Amkinetur
      Weak, long-haired
      Quick to anger, avoids crowds, relaxed, cheerful, immodest
   Etur Lorbuket, deceased

Children of Il Rulnil (not present, deceased) and (Melbil Ilraltolun, deceased)
   Quietust Keludar, Male Mechanic (claimed by Quietust)
      Husband of Fath Laratis
   Stukos Avuzzedot, Female Mechanic
      Wife of ObeseHelmet Zuntirlimar
      Short, skinny, clean-shaven
      Lives for risk and excitement, cheerful, artistic, adventurous.

Children of Fikod Othiledem (not present) and Melbil Ozorushrir (not present)
   Avuz Amkinetur, Female Mason
      Wife of Urdim Uzolmonang
      Corpulent, medium-length hair
      Nervous, overindulgent, rarely happy, open-minded
   Dodok Amdomas, Female Fisherdwarf
      Fat, medium-length greasy hair
      Calm, can handle stress, loves new ideas, trusting
   Graknorke Kadolfeb, Male Mason (claimed by Graknorke)
      Marksdwarf, Member of Alath Athellogem's squad
      Wants to explore the depths
   Item Sakrithdatan, Female Peasant
      Short, clean-shaven head
      Social, rarely feels urges, very friendly, well-grounded, conventional
      No skills whatsoever!

Children of Stukost Avuzzedot and ObeseHelmet Zuntirlimar:
   Mafol Serurdim, Female Miner
      Wife of Risen Ellesttekkud
      Fat, long-haired
      Quick to anger, avoids crowds, unassertive, imaginative.
   Rovod Berdanurist, Male Mason
      Husband of Cog Agasob
      Very muscular, clean-shaven
      Calm, overindulgent, risk-taker, non-artistic, candid, uncompromising
   Mosus Mosusid, Female Fisherdwarf
      Wife of  Higginbottom III Unibbomrek
      Corpulent, long-haired, scarred
      Doesn't experience strong urges, avoids crowds, imaginative, traditional
   Kylin Dolekendok, Male Farmer (claimed by exolyx)
      Husband of Etur Toolquick (deceased)
      Corpulent, very long braided straight hair
      Easily discouraged, seeks short-term rewards, appreciates art, traditional
   Udil Delerorshar, Female Farmer
      Wife of Domas Tobulkulin
      Scrawny, long hair tied in a ponytail
      Quick to anger, often discouraged, avoids crowds, relaxed
   Alath Athellogem, Female Militia Captain
      Wife of Dastot Flaggate (deceased)
      Average in size, long-haired
      Self-conscious, can handle stress, grounded in reality, open-minded
   Obok Shigosineth, Male Child
   Zefon Kikrostsokan, Female Peasant
   Kivish Tosedalath, Female Child
   Erith Thikutadag, Male Child
   Zasit Cilobsolon, Male Baby

Children of Cog Agasob and Rovod Berdanurist:
   Thob Asenushil, Female Farmer
      Corpuent, medium-length neatly combed hair
      Can handle stress, reserved, active, not a risk-taker, traditional
   Rakust Amithtulon, Female Mayor
      Skinny, very long dry neatly combed hair
      Overindulgent, reserved, cheerful, lacks confidence
   Mestthos Oddombecor, Female Child
   Athra Udibenor, Male Peasant (claimed by zomara0292)
   Rakust Gesisfikod, Female Child/eternal medical patient
   Cog Itebkadol, Female Baby
      
Children of Mafol Serurdim and Risen Ellesttekkud:
   Logem Bubnusatis, Male Peasant
   Likot Alathneth, Female Child
   Datan Gusilnokgol, Male Child
   Lor Rakusttumam, Female Child
   Sibrek Desisathel, Male Child

Children of Fath Laratis and Quietust Keludar:
   Higginbottom III Unibbomrek, Male Mason (claimed by BeserkNINJA)
      Husband of Mosus Mosusid
      Hammerdwarf/Flaildwarf
      Membr of Morul Cattendoren's squad
   Zulban Mafoldesis, Female Child
   Phones Delerled, Male Captain Of The Guard (claimed by Phones)
   Rimtar Ralrodim, Female Child
   Aban Berthortith, Male Child
   Amost Athelarak, Male Baby
   plus four others not present at Brightwater

Children of Higginbottom III Unibbomrek and Mosus Mosusid:
   Erush Fatheggut, Male Clothesdwarf
      Lover of  Geb Mozibducem
   Rachel Itebozka, Female Gem Cutter (claimed by dhokarena56)
   Ash Tobulkulin, Male Marksdwarf (claimed by Ashsaber)
      Husband of Udil Delerorshar
      Member of Alath Athellogem's squad
      Dead, killed in a goblin ambush
   Sigun Uzolamas, Female Mason
      Massively fat and short, very long neatly combed hair
      Untrusting, does not like helping others, dislikes confrontations
   Dumat Rutodshorast, Male Child
   Ilral Kinemas, Female Child
   Udil Vushavuz, Female Child
   Logem Rulushsibrek, Male Child
   Stukos Iluloltar, Female Child

Children of Avuz Amkinetur and Urdim Uzolmonang:
   Goden Geberith, Male Peasant
   Sarvesh Deleram, Female Child
   Kel Kadolgebar, Female Child
   Bomrek Likotkegeth, Female Baby
   Udib Unaldumat, Male Child

Children of Etur Lorbuket (deceased) and Bomrek Dolkendok:
   Adil Uzololin, Male Child
   Tulon Taranvabok, Female Child
   Rith Letmoskib, Female Child
   Sigun Komanmedtob, Female Peasant

Child of Udil Delerorshar and Domas Tobulkulin:
   Tun Absammafol, Male Child

Child of Alath Athellogem and Dastot Solonidod (not present, deceased)
   Geb Mozibducem, Baroness (claimed by Geb)
      Lover of  Erush Fatheggut

Not part of the Family:
   Dex Cerolkonos, Male Miner (claimed by Pointdexterity)
      Miner, Mason, and Glassmaker
      Husband of Deduk Kadolstakud
      Average in size, with very long, neatly combed hair
      Doesn't handle stress well, friendly, rarely happy, candid, compassionate
   Deduk Kadolstakud, Female Mason
      Wife of Zaneg Cerolkonos
      Corpulent, medium-length straight hair in double braids
      Rarely discouraged, imaginative, doesn't like to compromise, impulsive
   Fritz Cattendoren Itredgelut, Female Militia Commander (claimed by FritzPL)
      139 years old, incredibly muscular, neatly combed grey and white hair, many scars
      Adept Hammerdwarf
      Candid and sincere with others.
   Ral Mistemmeng, Female Manager
      82 years old, corpulent, clean-shaven
      Former outpost Liaison
      Friends with half the dwarves in the fortress
      Grudges with two children
      Distant and reserved, unassertive, relaxed, imaginative
   Domas Egullolok, Wallpotdwarf (claimed by Aseaheru)
      Marksdwarf, Member of Alath Athellogem's squad
   Alkemia Athammedtob, Animal Caretaker (claimed by Alkhemia)
   Simon McWhale Stukosgasol, Armorer (claimed by simonthedwarf)
      Wielder of a morningstar
      Membr of Morul Cattendoren's squad
   Saint Iridkonos, Monk Errant (claimed by StLeibowitz)
   Weiss Ironcage Tanuzol, Planter (claimed by empfan)
      wants a badger
   Daenyth Olinrodem, Hammerdwarf (claimed by Daenyth)
      Swordsdwarf, weaponsmith
      Member of Phones's squad
   Jacen Sazirrubal, Soap Crusader (claimed by JacenHanLovesLegos)
      Member of Phones's squad
      Axedwarf
   Ceilan Enasrigoth, Swordsdwarf (claimed by Pandemix)
      Member of Phones's squad
   Va'al Oddomnazom, Recruit (claimed by Lupusater)
      Swordsdwarf
      Member of Phones's squad
   Vucar Adaskeskal, Female Beekeeper
      Former outpost liaison
      Fat, splayed ears, clean-shaven
      Friendly, social, thrill-seeker, immodest
      Adequate Beekeeper, and many social skills
   Iteb McSock Ralukurdim, Female Animal Trainer (claimed by wsoxfan)
      Former outpost liaison
      Fat, with neatly combed tan hair
      Doesn't handle stress well, rarely discouraged, trusting
      Novice Animal Trainer and Leatherworker
   Iden Ushulmomuz, Female Hunter
      Former outpost liaison
      Skinny, sparse straight hair
      Calm, can handle stress, cheerful
      Various social skills
   Moldath Imushilun, Male Trader
      Average-sized, sparse-haired
      Not an intellectual, dislikes tradition, takes his time making decisions
      Adequate Building Designer
   Amost Areltun, Male Trader
      Weak, straight-haired
      Incredibly calm, social, overindulgent, likes everyone
      Novice Potash Maker, many social skills
   Boss Man Gimsigun,  Male Trader (claimed by 3man75)
      Fat, clean-shaven sideburns, long ponytail
      Can handle stress, imaginative, open-minded
      Adequate Diagnostician
   Zefon Kivishkegeth, Male Trader
      Muscular, clean-shaven sidebutns, long moustache and beard and medium-length hair
      Comfortable in social situations, reserved, cheerful and assertive
      Novice Siege Operator and metalcrafter, some social skills
   Iteth Tathurral, Female Trader
      Long straight hair
      Quick to anger, relaxed, pessimist, imaginative, incredubly compassionate
      Adequate Furnace Operator
   Kulet Asobamkol, Female Planter
      Average-sized, clean-shaven
      Nervous yet relaxed.  Does not openly express emotion.  Likes helping others
      Grower and Wood Crafter
   Deler Kubukud, Female Peasant
      Muscular, clean-shaven, with a raspy voice
      Nervous, candid
      Significant military skill - Hammerdwarf weapon
   'Derm' Udeshdastot, Male Siege Operator (claimed by Dermonster)
      Skinny, with magnificent sideburns, moustache, and beard
      Sad and dejected, self-conscious, yet somehow often cheerful.
      Talented Siege Operator
   Kadol Solamlogem, Male Woodcrafter
      Average-sized, long beard, clean-shaven head
      Easily discouraged, energetic and active
      Master Wood Crafter
   Count Ostarmedtob, Male Lye Maker (claimed by CountAlex)
      Incrediby Muscular
      Clean-shaven hair and sideburns, long braided beard and moustache
      Can handle stress, loves to take charge, loves new and fresh ideas, dislikes rules
      Competent Metal Crafter, Talented Lye Maker
      Has a daughter, but no wife
   Fikod Amostrazes, Female Wax Worker
      Corpulent, splayed ears, clean-shaven head
      Rarely feels strong urges, can handle stress, assertive
      High Master Wax Worker, also butcher and milker
   Mistem Sazirelis, Female Surgeon
      Muscular and fat, straight-haired
      Candid and sincere, uncompromising, not compassionate, organized
      High Master Wound Dresser and Surgeon
      Skilled Engraver
   Unib Dumatnish, Male Potash Maker
      Sparse-haired, long sideburns, moustache, and beard
      Rarely discouraged, enjoys crowds, uncompromising
      Adequate Potash Maker
   Dakost Othilrovod, Female Woodcutter
      Muscular, short straight hair
      Depressed, overindulgent, assertive, likes helping others
      Talented Wood Cutter
   Deler Oslanbomrek, Female Armorer
      Averagre-sized with straight sparse hair
      Clam, not a risk-taker, uncompromising, without pity
      Novice at many skills, including Armorsmith
   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
   Happythoughts Zegasen, Male Metalcrafter (claimed by MrHappyface)
      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
   Aira Tholalath, Female Trader (claimed by Sappho)
      Average-sized, sparse straight hair
      Tense and jittery.  Overindulges.  Not a risk-taker
      No significant skills
   Id Othoslorbam, Male Clothier
      Skinny, straight braided hair
      Social, not artistic, traditional
      Married to Etur Okiloddom
   Etur Okiloddom, Female Fish Cleaner
      Weak, clear voice
      Has a sense of duty
      Married to Id Othoslorbam
   Erib Bersterus, Female Fish Cleaner
      Average-sized, short straight hair
      Calm, yet quick to anger
   Athel Amemsazir, Female Trader
      Incredibly muscular
      Quick to anger, enjoys crowds, realist, candid
   Nil Keldakost, female Tanner
      Skinny
      Social, Reserved, avoids crowds, pessimistic
      Talented Macedwarf
   Ash #2 Olinlolum, male Ranger (claimed by Ashsaber)
      Average-sized, wrinkled
      Can handle stress.  Friendly, immodest
   As Geshuddeleth, Male Animal Dissector
      Fat
      Assertive, rarely happy, unconventional
      Competent Axedwarf

Child of Zaneg Cerolkonos and Deduk Kadolstakud:
   Rigoth Tishaktobul, Female Child

Child of Urist Ostarmedtob:
   Tobul Morulsuvas, Female Child
      Corpulent, straight-haired
      Overindulges, unassertive, rarely happy

I vote that Erush is set aside and unable to be dorfed, he integrated into the fortress's story so far. Plus the name is flipping epic.

Agreed.  Erush at this point is set aside as a character with enough background written that I'd rather not rename him.

may i see my dwarves stats, thoughts, etc?

Here they are.

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Don't ask me how you got Master Comedian with no friends.  Maybe you sit around telling jokes to your pet giant war sparrows.

I don't really care what, as long as his name is Derm and he has a position that gets mentioned often.

Here you go.  I do have plans to build siege engines eventually.

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I request to be married to Erush. If we are both male, I request a sex change.

You'll have to fight Geb for him.  And she has the weight of fortress law behind her.  Also, no.  Just no.

[GreatWyrmGold]

I suppose I'll take this one:

   Rakust Niltosed, female Blacksmith
      Average in size, sparse straight hair neatly combed
      Calm, friendly, relaxed, not a risk-taker
      Talented metalsmith

Does Rakust like any metals? If so, name her "GreatWyrm[whatevermetalshelikes]," replacing the [whatevermetalshelikes] with the name of the metal she likes--e.g. GreatWyrmSilver, GreatWyrmCobalt, GreatWyrmArsenicBronze, etc. If not...um...if she likes any ores, use the metal associated with it, and otherwise...get back to me on that. She'll want to import a bunch of whatever metal she likes and try to make as much and as many different kinds of things out of it as she can and is allowed to.
If she doesn't like any metals or ores, then I have no idea what to do. BTW, what kind of gems do you want for eyes in that tin sea serpent I still owe you?

[Sphalerite]

Athra continued engraving his quarters...

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The drawings were original, imaginative, and a bit beyond the tastes of the other dwarves in the fortress.  Certainly, Fishybang would never dare to touch these subject matters, preferring to depict historical events and famous dwarves.  Athra didn't care.  This was his private place, and he'd decorate it his own way.


Elsewhere in the fortress, inspiration of another type was striking.

An idea was stalking the fortress.  It was a common thing for ideas to form, needing no mind to exist, merely waiting for an appropriate host to take physical shape in items or deeds.  Often such ideas resulted in useless pieces of art, jewelry or clothing having no use other than to be marveled at and hoarded.  Sometimes they resulted in legendary weapons or pieces of armor, used by heroes of legend.  Occasionally one would find some individual desperate to stave off their own mortality, inevitably resulting in an immortal necromancer raising hoards of zombies and skeletons and terrorizing the countryside.

This idea was different, unusual, based on knowledge that dwarves were not supposed to have.  It had tried once before, and although the resulting artifact had hints of the ideas, it was not quite right.  Now it was trying again.

Mestthos Oddombecor, Dwarven Child, had no clue that he was being used.  He merely woke up one day with an idea for a really fancy ring in his head.

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It was made from very shiny magnetite, and had a sort of spindle of pig iron and steel, with jewel bearings so the entire through could spin smoothly.  It didn't seem to be good for much, but Mestthos didn't care.

[Corai]

Daww, aint that a cute little kid. It thinks its metalcrafter!

[GreatWyrmGold]

Isn't this the second artifact magnetite ring made in Brightwaters?

[Sphalerite]

4th of Felsite, Year 57: Goblin-killing day

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The military sparring room at Brightwater was not up to the standards of any of the great military fortresses of the past.  Lacking stone flooring or more than the bare minimum in armor stands and weapon racks, it was an oblong carved out of the dirt, the muddy floor patched with moss and cave fungus.  Dead plants and logs were half-buried in the mud, trampled by boot-clad dwarven feet as the soldiers trained.  The soldiers claimed they preferred training under these circumstances - after all, they'd usually be fighting goblins and kobolds outside among the mud and plants, rather than inside on the smooth stone floors.  (At least, unless things went badly wrong.)  Still this room could not be counted among one of Brightwater's more impressive architectural feats.

Today, the sparring room had a new feature.  Ten cages, each containing a goblin prisoner stripped of gear and weapons, lined one side of the room.  On the other side, ten levers, each linked to one of the goblin cages.  The soldiers of Brightwater were gathered in the room, waiting for the cages to be opened.  Nearby, other dwarves had gathered to watch this special training session.

Cage #1 opens...

Phones Delerled, Captain Of The Guard, was closest as the first cage opened.  He charged at the captive goblin thief, hacking it with his steel short sword.  From the other side, Domas the Wallpotdwarf severed the goblin's left hand, while Jacen the Soap Crusader circled looking for an opening.

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Soon the goblin was dead, with Phones getting credit for the kill.

Cage #2 opens...

Ceilan was closest as the second cage opened, but she was not the first to score a hit.  Ash the Professional Red Shirt was watching from the other side of the room.  Ash was not actually supposed to be present - the training session was intended for melee fighters only - but so eager to demonstrate his skill was the new marksdwarf that he couldn't help firing a bolt at the goblin.

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Ceilan then finished the goblin off with three brutal sword blows.

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Cage #3 opens...

One of Phones's pet Giant War Sparrows descended on the third goblin as the third cage opened.  The creature's ferocity was impressive, but despite the best efforts of Brightwater's animal trainers, the creature just wasn't terribly effective in combat.  It was enough of a distraction for Simon McWhale to get in position to smash the goblin's ribcage with his morningstar.  As the goblin gasped painfully for breath, Simon delivered a terrible blow to the goblin's abdomen, somehow embedding the morningstar in the creature's guts.

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Ceilan then finished the goblin off, putting the mangled creature out of its misery.

Cage #4 opens...

Domas the Wallpotdwarf was the first to reach the goblin stumbling out of the fourth cage.  As two Giant War Sparrows flanked it, pecking at it and preventing it from escaping, he slashed one of the goblin's legs off with his sword, then decaptitated it as it fell to the ground.

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Cage #5 opens...

Simon McWhale, muttering to himself about kill-stealers, was closest when the fifth cage opened.  He struck at the goblin as it stumbled out.  The goblin dodged and tried to run, only to run into Jacen the Soap Crusader.  Jacen swung his axe, slashing the goblin's throat and splattering blood across the muddy cavern floor.

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Fritz the Militia commander stepped in.  She swung her steel battle axe twice, completely shattering the goblin's right arm.  She then shifted target, aiming at the goblin's left arm, following her usual tactic of smashing each limb of a goblin before killing it...

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"No kill-stealing!" bellowed Simon McWhale.  He shoved Jacen and Fritz aside, then span and delivered a kick that shattered the goblin's skull.

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Cage #6 opens...

ObeseHelmet was standing next to the sixth cage as it opened.  Smiling, he took careful aim with his beloved pine spear, and delivered a fierce jab to the goblin's head.  The goblin yelped in pain, and rubbed at the bruised spot which resulted.  ObeseHelmet frowned, then delivered a slightly stronger jab.  The goblin yelped again, and tried to stumble away.

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"You're never going to kill him with that toothpick!" yelled Celian.  She charged the goblin, and stabbed her spot, hitting it in the same spot ObeseHelmet had.  Her expertly honed steel sword pierced straight through the goblin's head, killing it instantly.

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"Sure, take the kill after I softened him up for you" grumbled Obesehelmet.

Cage #7 opens...

Ash the Professional Red Shirt had by this time managed to reload his crossbow.  He fired as the seventh goblin was released, spearing a bolt through its arm.

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Flanked by two Giant War Sparrows, Domas the Wallpotdwarf then attacked the injured goblin, stabbing it repeatedly before finishing it off with a blow to the head.

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Cage #8 opens...

The goblin in the eighth cage had watched the previous seven die horrible deaths at the hands of Brightwater's soldiers.  He knew that he was next, but he had an advantage the previous ones didn't.  While the others had been meticulously stripped of armor and weapons, he had somehow managed to hold onto the large bronze dagger, his only weapon.  As the cage opened and he stumbled out, he drew it and faced his attackers.

Two Giant War Sparrows descended on him, pecking and clawing.  He stabbed one of them in the leg, driving it off.

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"Hey!  None of that!" yelled Fritz.  Pushing past the injured bird, she swung her steel war hammer at the goblin's arm, shattering the bone.  The dagger dropped to the ground.

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A flurry of blows from Fritz, Phones, and the remaining war sparrows drove the goblin to the ground.  In the end, Phones was credited with the kill.

Cage #9 opens...

Simon McWhale was in position as the ninth goblin was released, bashing it with his morningstar.  The goblin tried to flee the room, but had to run past Jacen.  The Soap Crusader crippled one of the goblin's legs with an axe blow, then hacked it's chest.

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ObeseHelmet poked at the fallen goblin's other leg with his wooden spear, which again had little effect.  In frustration, he bit the goblin in the head.

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This also had little effect.  Simon McWhale stepped in and finished the creature off, crushing its head with his morningstar.

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Cage #10 opens...

The tenth and final goblin emerged from the last cage.  Simon McWhale and a Giant War Sparrow attacked it.  The goblin managed to dodge both of them, punching the sparrow in the process.  Then Ash fired another bolt at it, piercing its leg.

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Daenyth took this opportunity to stab the goblin in the leg, further crippling it.

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Many dwarves swarmed around the final goblin prisoner, striking blow after blow.  In the end, the kill was credited to Deler, a hammerdwarf who had arrived with the last immigrant wave.

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In the end, the sparring room was left splattered with blood and strewn with goblin body parts.  The soldiers departed, laughing and joking about the slaughter.  "You there!" one of them called out to the spectators.  "What are you standing around for?  Clean up this mess."

[Sphalerite]

Does Rakust like any metals? If so, name her "GreatWyrm[whatevermetalshelikes]," replacing the [whatevermetalshelikes] with the name of the metal she likes--e.g. GreatWyrmSilver, GreatWyrmCobalt, GreatWyrmArsenicBronze, etc. If not...um...if she likes any ores, use the metal associated with it, and otherwise...get back to me on that. She'll want to import a bunch of whatever metal she likes and try to make as much and as many different kinds of things out of it as she can and is allowed to.

Okay.  She likes Mithril.  I haven't seen any onsite - it's incredibly rare in this mod - but I can see if we can import any.

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BTW, what kind of gems do you want for eyes in that tin sea serpent I still owe you?

Sea serpents have yellow eyes, so anything with the appropriate color: citrine, yellow jasper, tigereye, tiger iron, sunstone, resin opal, pyrite, yellow zircon, golden beryl, yellow spessartine, topaz, topazolite, yellow grossular, rubicelle, levin opal, or yellow diamond if you want to be really fancy.

Isn't this the second artifact magnetite ring made in Brightwaters?

Yep.  Someone's trying to tell them something.

[Corai]

I thought this was a civilized fort. You will butcher defenselessness goblins, but wont train children to defend themselves using dogs? Thats just wrong!