(Here's a chunk of it, have to limit post size due to connection.)
At the start of Summer, we've found the Fire Below. It's most encouraging, if only we could get it up here. The miners report the substance is too dense for a traditional pump-stack. Perhaps I shall ask Noface. It's certainly hot enough to work metal with, though, so I hope we can get some soon. We
need it.
5th Hematite, 16We come to a new season, yet still we've only barely gotten the recent migrants housed. Construction on the underground cottages nears completion, though I'm afraid I'll need to order more before more people arrive. Honestly, why must this take so long? Why are we so inefficient? Well, hopefully Zefon can help speed things up, as she's an additional mason.
In other news, I've ordered a room dug for the purpose of falcon breeding and training. I've got to isolate the birds from other areas, so I can be sure no one harvests the eggs. I remembered that dream and it reminded me to get around to getting this program going. Ingish says the birds will happily hunt vermin, and our cats can't get everywhere, so we'll need these reinforcements to keep the pests down.
14th Hematite, 16Our trained falcon has finally laid her eggs in a safe place, and hopefully I shall see adorable baby birds by next season. The top floor of the main entrance building nears completion, hopefully we can get the roof on soon. I contemplate building another tower, seperate from the entrance, where more of us can make our homes. Speaking of which, time to designate more apartments and cottages in the caverns. Busy, busy, busy.
17th Hematite, 16Oh, how wonderful! The last block was placed today, our third floor is finally complete! We've gotten a good start on the roof, too, so with any luck we can complete this by summer's end. Oh my, I knew those gem windows were just the right thing!
And finally the last of our migrants is settled in their cottage, as we begin to build even more. Yes, we shall have to expand rapidly down there, I fear, but I think these rooms add a unique touch to the lives of our settlers.
Cottages on rock shelf in caverns. I'll add windows to them later. NOTE: Pillar added with Dfhack to show Z-level difference. I savescummed just before to remove it.
Here you can see one cottage near the top floor of apartments
"Ground" floor of apartments, which Uggi had dug. You can also see some of that other stuff he build nearby.
Bottom floor of apartments.
It was a long four months, but now that floor is finally done. I've had complaints from people about old clothes where blocks should be, as people just seemed to cast off their garments as they became dissatisfied with them, people standing around where they were supposed to be building, claiming that themselves were in the way, misrepresentation of how many blocks we had in store... such incompetence! Such inefficiency! Surely we can do better? Ah, but to see the result at last, it renews my belief in my glorious vision...
19th Hematite, 16Things were quiet today, until a shriek suddenly came from the roof. Zefon was the only one in there at the time, working on the roof blocks. I thought perhaps we were attacked by a Roc, but then the windows began to shatter! As the gems clattered to the ground, we saw an enormous, brown lizard twisted into humanoid form, eyes glowing red and pointed teeth gnashing. Thinking fast, Reudh, who was training in the yard, ran over and locked the doors to the building. Through the door we stood and listened as the beast stopped thrashing around, and just sat and hissed for an hour
We were curious, but after the hissing stopped we were still afraid to enter. Then Noface strode up to open the door, revealing Zefon lying on the floor, naked.
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