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[Loud Whispers]

Silentthunders - A total history of the roads of justifying ~Complete Census~

This just happened.
And it's prompted me to begin recording the histories of each and every Dwarf, considering just how quickly the entire blood line of two families were destroyed in one day. Think about it, given the average lifespan of a Dwarf, just how much story are we missing in a game where the narrative is unbelievably in depth?
So I am going to create a complete census of every Dwarf that is or was a member of the roads of justifying.

Spoiler: Miscellaneous information (click to show/hide)

Some background on the naming of my Dwarves
*Addition¹
All Dwarves who have fought the supernatural and survived to the next name day are given the title Thunen, 'life', at the end of their first name. Engraving slabs that put spirits to rest count.
*Existing members of the fort - that is to say, non-migrants rarely get awarded titles indicating game kills, to avoid unnecessary honours such as "weasel" being fretted over.

Background info. -
The raven bomb disaster.
Incident 002-06 Rimtar
First siege of Eshomaud 1
First siege of Eshomaud 2
First siege of Eshomaud 3
Mother of science
Prisons


/note/
A side project is to observe Dwarven genetics.
So far every Dwarf in Silentthunders has cinnamon skin, charcoal hair and emerald eyes.
/note/
The main goal of this is to record the feats of every single Dwarf that goes on in Silentthunders. That way when the sudden death of some Dwarves ends their spotlight, they are not forgotten. Something about naming each Dwarf individually gives them more value.

Well... Let's get this started then. The census will be updated bit by bit. This is more a personal project/macro science thread than a community project, but it's more at home here than on DF general or DF discussion. It's a long work in progress, with the histories of over 120 Dwarves having to be recorded.

By migrant wave:
First wave (last updated 2nd of Malachite 416)
2nd Wave (last updated 7th of Felsite 416)
3rd Wave (last updated 26th Malachite 416)

Non-census articles
A brief explanation of how Silentthunders prepares for an end of the world siege. (Last updated 2nd Malachite 416).

[Loud Whispers]

^{Last updated - Dwarf profiles taken from the
2nd of Obsidian 415
26th of Obsidian 415
8th of Granite 416
2nd of Malachite 416}
First wave
The starting 7. The Dwarves that put the most into the Fortress, who without, would not exist. Among them are the Dwarves most skilled at what they do - and form quite possibly the deadliest soldiers in the entire Fortress. If one were to go berserk, heads would be parted from their relative bodies, people would starve, others would go melancholic and massive amounts of restructuring would have to take place.
The battle miners
These two part time miners part time stoneworks helped shape Silentthunders as it stands and provided the structure it now resembles, even being the ones to first dig into holy limestone, marble, even chert, and were the Dwarves who dug out what would make the moose pit. While largely unsung, their deeds were and still are vital to the existence of Silentthunders. The battle miners are often seen with the national syrups, guiding the few civilians to safety, and staying within the exposed headquarters. Should the main gates ever be defeated, the battle miners will fall with the HQ, ensuring all the gates are sealed, and the levers broken with them - ensuring the Dwarves within are protected forever.

Spoiler: Z.B.M. Unib Thunen Rūlsigun First Wave (click to show/hide)

One of the original starting 7 and one of the original 2 miners, Unib was one of the first Dwarves to strike holy limestone in the fort, guard it in its early days, help build the corner stones of it's foundations and the second in command of The National Syrups, an emergency militia containing valuable Dwarves.
_{Profile as of 2nd of Obsidian 415}

Unib earned his Thunen when fighting in the forefront of the raven bomb disaster, killing one raven and surviving the unkindness. He is a legendary battle miner, legendary mason, legendary engraver and one of the best architects in the fort.
Unib was one of the Dwarves amongst those in the headquarters ensuring the right mechanisms were sprung from the right levers during the first siege of Eshomamud, and later was one of the two Dwarves deemed fit to dig out the catacombs and help eradicate all of the undead. Unib killed a kea when he unearthed a kea stockpile buried in the catacombs, but mostly stayed out of the worst of the fighting. Unib has since worked on carving out the series of tunnels connecting the arid channel.
Kill list as of 26th of Obsidian 415:

Spoiler: Z.B.M. Captain Kogan Thunen Cattenudos First Wave (click to show/hide)

One of the original starting 7 and one of the original 2 miners, Kogan was the first Dwarf to strike the Earth in Silentthunders, and the first to make the foundations of the quarry that stands to this day, and was the first Dwarf to strike a non flux layer, and the first to find actual metals in Silentthunders. Tetrahedrite, but it was celebrated nonetheless. Kogan helped build the corner stones of the fort's foundations, and commands The National Syrups, an emergency militia containing valuable Dwarves.
_{Profile as of 2nd of Obsidian 415}

Kogan earned his Thunen fighting at the forefront of the raven bomb disaster, killing one raven and surviving the unkindness. He is a legendary battle miner, carpenter, mason, engraver and after learning from Unib and the combined stoneworking knowledge pool of the Stoneworkers - become a great architect too.
Kogan oversaw the headquarters during the first siege of Eshomamud, and is one of the two miners that was deemed fit to dig up the corpses of fallen Dwarves.
Kill list as of 26th of Obsidian 415

The Urists
Although no longer the only Dwarves with the title Urist, these Dwarves were the first marksdwarves to set foot on Silentthunders and defend the rest of the civilized world from the horrors that reside in the spidery forest. After every major engagement the Urists are almost by tradition always found roaming the Spidery Forest, searching for any corpses that decide to not stay dead. Many times they have saved the fort, and it is said that if there's a creature a Urist cannot deal with, mobilize the fortress for war.
The Urists earned the title Urist for being sharp 'daggers' capable of hitting targets much farther away than normal Dwarves - even being able to shoot past the normal seeing distance. Before the physical walls of Silentthunders existed, the Urists made sure no undead crossed the border.

Spoiler: Z. Urist Uvash Limestone Unkind Thunen Osthinlitast First Wave (click to show/hide)

One of the original starting 7 and one of the original 2 marksdwarves, Uvash was one of the two original proficient marksdwarves who guarded Silentthunders in it's infancy from flocks of marauding ravens and other undead.
Uvash helped build Silentthunders whilst diligently guarding it, guarding the single heavily forested route where limestone was carried from the painfully distanced quarry to the foundations of the past outpost, now the central hive cluster, and is a renown legendary mason.
_{Profile as of 2nd of Obsidian 415}

Uvash is one of the few Dwarves who regularly has fights with the undead, and is largely credited for the survival of the fort in it's infancy. So great was the proficiency of Uvash, that he soon became an elite marksdwarf and along with Z. Urist Muthkat Thunen Mubanathel First Wave, began pushing the undead back - eliminating them before they even got close to the fort.
Uvash has since then fought in almost every major battle in Silentthunders, playing a large role in the raven bomb disaster helping greatly to destroy the main swarm as well as spotting the necromancer involved, and has along with Muthkat, begun learning how to use a battle axe in combat.
During the first siege of Eshomamud, Uvash led the vanguard with the Pleated stakes that assaulted the Western and Eastern Hordes of elf corpses, later led the assault on the moose pit, and finally at the catacombs of Silentthunders, covering the various squads engaged in close combat with deadly accuracy.
As of the 2nd of Obsidian 415
As of the 8th of Granite 416, the kill list of Uvash

Z. Urist Uvash Thunen is a member of the prestigious squad, The Pleated Stakes, known for constantly battling the undead and guarding the expedition commander.
Uvash is a legendary mason, engraver, and an elite marksdwarf, being one of the two first Dwarves to be given the title 'Urist.'
Uvash has earned his Thunen multiple times against the undead, also partaking in the capture of Were-Civet 002 of infamy and legend.
Uvash earned his Limestone after personally killing four elf corpses during the first siege of Eshomamud.
Whilst not the largest creature Uvash has killed, Ravens are by far the most feared and respected, earning Uvash the title Unkind, for killing so many of the winged death.
When observing Uvash's fighting style, it was noted that instead of shooting from farthest away possible, Uvash will always prefer to run up to his enemies and shoot them point blank in the face with his crossbow whilst screaming something about polishing cabochons.

Spoiler: Z. Baron Urist Muthkat Limestone Unkind Thunen Mubunathel First Wave (click to show/hide)

Uvash is one of the few Dwarves who regularly has fights with the undead, and is credited for the survival of the fort in it's infancy. So great was the aim of Muthkat, that he soon became an elite marksdwarf and along with Z. Urist Uvash Thunen Osthinlitast First Wave, began pushing the undead back - eliminating them before they even got close to the fort.
When the fortress was in it's infancy, Z. Urist Muthkat guarded the outpost, allowing the rest of the starting 7 to set up the farms and the central hive cluster.
Muthkat has since then fought in almost every major battle in Silentthunders, playing arguably the largest role in the raven bomb disaster. Muthkat single handedly took on a splinter swarm that was heading towards the moose pit (and as a result), got heavily beaten up and almost died before being narrowly saved by Z. Urist Uvash and Z Vabok E.C. (and by extension) - Doc Tekkud Oakchanneled & Doc Onul Bloodmachine.
_{Profile as of 2nd of Obsidian 415}

Urist Muthkat killed all of the ravens bar three that critically injured him - but thanks to his distance from the necromancer, all ravens killed stayed dead, removing a large number of ravens from the arsenal of the necromancer, and saving many Dwarf lives.
Muthkat still bears emotional and physical scars from that encounter to this day, becoming a hardened individual from the murderous flock, healing from many broken bones caused by the ravens (which luckily couldn't tear his skin through his armour) and lost one of his toes to the blight, and has along with Uvash, begun learning how to use a battle axe in combat.
During the first siege of Eshomamud, Muthkat fought in the vanguard, leading the assault against the Western and Eastern hordes of Elf corpses, later against the Moose pit itself, and finally at the catacombs of Silentthunders. Muthkat entered this battle with troubled thoughts - namesakely that he was suggested by the Expedition Commander Vabok to be the Baron of Silentthunders before the siege began, but these thoughts did not interfere with his combat prowess.
The story of how his teeth were lost is oft not talked about - for fear of upsetting Muthkat who is normally cheerful - but often vocal when angry, but it goes that during the early days, the undead were taking their toll on the first wave. Most of the corpses were felled quickly by bolts, and were safely dragged onto the neutral side of the fort before they came back to life.
But slowly, the marksdwarves were running out of ammo.
On one fateful day, all of their copper bolts were exhausted in supply - and there was a single undead moose about to charge into the humble outpost and wreak havoc.
Muthkat fought bravely with naught but a copper crossbow, and in the final rungs of battle, was kicked in the face, before driving his crossbow through the moose's skull, killing it outright. In honour of his sacrifice that saved the fort, the moose pit was named after his battle.
(And the number of undead moose in the pit).

As of the 2nd of Obsidian 415
As of the 26th of Obsidian 415
As of the 8th of Granite 416, the kill list of Muthkat

Muthkat is a member of the prestigious squad, The Pleated Stakes, known for constantly battling the undead and guarding the expedition commander.
Muthkat is in a lover's relationship with Z. Vabok E.C. Thunen Thobimik First Wave. Skillwise, he is a legendary mason, engraver, and the best elite marksdwarf in the entire fortress, being one of the two first Dwarves to be given the title 'Urist,' one of the first Dwarves to gain mastery of the archer skill and the marksdwarf skill.
Not only that, but Muthkat partook in the capturing of Were-Civet 002, and Were-Opossum 003, demonstrating brilliant marksdwarf prowess I have never seen before. And the latter he did while off duty.
Muthkat was also the first Dwarf to mark the return of both wild and undead creatures to Silentthunders after the clearing of the moose pit - by shooting down a wild eagle. Whilst it still flew. And a flock of ravens.
Muthkat has earned his Thunen multiple times against the undead, even killing more ravens in the raven bomb disaster than any other Dwarf in the entire battle, and later his Limestone by killing three Elf corpses personally during the first siege of Eshomaud.
Muthkat is possibly the deadliest Dwarf in the entire fortress. - but at the same time I feel like all this killing and fighting with the supernatural has made Muthkat distant and weary in his younger years, so for the most part Uvash is given patrol duty (which he enjoys), leaving Muthkat away from the winged horror to practice archery or spar/trade ranging stories with Urist Likot Lion.
Muthkat has earned the title Unkind from his battles with the Unkindness - Ravens.
Much to his relief Muthkat's ascension to nobility in the form of Baronhood was more ceremonial than anything else, as the caravans had long since disappeared when the state of siege was announced, the liaison had time ago left unhappy and so Muthkat was only left with his military and noble duties. - Appointing titles and commanding, things he was content with doing.

He proudly holds the medal for longest name in Silentthunders.

The Grandharvest and the Greatharvest
The two Dwarves responsible for everything nature based that's not set in stone in Silentthunders. These two set up the gargantuan agriculture system that has not failed Silentthunders yet - With the stockpiles being full of 6800 plants and 7000 units of alcohol at it's peak, varying from above and below ground crops, they are two of the most valuable Dwarves in the entire fortress, capable of providing vaunting amounts of delectables for a population of several dozens.

Spoiler: Z. Ablel Grandharvest Tosidstorlut First Wave (click to show/hide)

Z. Ablel, one of the original starting 7 and the original 2 growers. She is not a professional warrior, but she fought with Z. Datan Greatharvest Oslanmostib First Wave to clear the surface of all trees, in the great Oak war of 413. Over 700 trees were felled to fuel the expansion of Silentthunders and clear any cover that might pose a threat to the safety of Silentthunders. Many seasons from that year, and the Spidery forest was still recovering from the onslaught. Even then, under the command of herself, Z.B.M. Unib, Z. Datan Greatharvest and every other building designer present at the time, roads were ordered to be built to ensure no evil trees ever managed to invade Silentthunders.
Thanks to their actions that year, no Dwarf has to this day been killed by the trees, and the trees themselves are endangered species, barring the ones held prisoner within the strong white walls of the Fortress.
Z. Ablel is also one of the two Dwarves credited for creating the grand farms of Silentthunders, and is the one responsible of introducing crops from across the world into the rotary schedule of the grand farms.
During the first siege of Eshomamud, Z. Ablel and Z. Datan oversaw the reclaiming of the sudden influx of corpses - namesakely that the animals were butchered, the moose pit was cleared quickly and the Elves were piled into the New Raven stockpile before something raised them back up again.
_{Profile as of 2nd of Obsidian 415}

She is a legendary woodcutter and grower, a talented carpenter, thresher, adept herbalist, grand master mason, a Kind of all trades in farming, and an expert craftsdwarf.
Z. Datan and Z. Ablel married in 414, and have one child so far;
Z. Tilat Vabok Alathalis Armordimples 415 2ndborn, named after their close friend Z. Vabok E.C. Thunen Thobimik First Wave

Spoiler: Z. Datan Thunen Greatharvest Oslanmostib First Wave (click to show/hide)

Z. Datan, one of the original starting 7 and the original 2 growers. He is not a professional warrior, but he fought with Z. Ablel Tosidstorlut Grandharvest First Wave to clear the surface of all trees, in the great Oak war of 413. Over 700 trees were felled to fuel the expansion of Silentthunders and clear any cover that might pose a threat to the safety of Silentthunders. Many seasons from that year later the Spidery forest is still recovering from the onslaught. Even then, under the command of himself, Z.B.M. Unib, Z. Ablel Grandharvest and every other building designer present at the time, roads were ordered to be built to ensure no evil trees ever managed to invade Silentthunders.
Thanks to their actions that year, no Dwarf has to this day been killed by the trees, and the trees themselves are endangered species.
Z. Datan is also one of the two Dwarves credited for creating the grand farms of Silentthunders, and is the one responsible of introducing animals from across the world into legendary halls of Silentthunders, and was disheartened when he had to slaughter them all.
Vabok intended to make this up to him by later giving him war pigs to breed tough boars.
During the first siege of Eshomamud, Z. Datan and Z. Ablel oversaw the reclaiming of the sudden influx of corpses - namesakely that the animals were butchered, the moose pit was cleared quickly and the Elves were piled into the raven stockpile before something raised them back up again.
It is said Datan ultimately seeks one of the greatest crops of them all - The Giant Cave Spider.
_{Profile as of 2nd of Obsidian 415}

He is a legendary woodcutter and grower, an expert carpenter, adept mason and herbalist, skilled brewer and thresher, expert craftsdwarf and a King of all trades in farming.
Z. Datan and Z. Ablel married in 414, and have one child so far;
Z. Tilat Vabok Alathalis Armordimples 415 2ndborn, named after their close friend Z. Vabok E.C. Thunen Thobimik First Wave

The Expedition Commander
The expedition leader, mayor and commander of the military. The expedition commander holds a lot of power within the confines of Silentthunders, and is the main representative of the Fortress.

Spoiler: Z. Vabok E.C. Thunen Thobimik First Wave (click to show/hide)

Vabok was the first metalsmith in Silentthunders, but by no means the best. She forged the first copper tools in Silentthunders with which the starting 7 fought the Spidery Forest with, and later began working with mechanics and masonry. She is the one who decreed that the rough wall foundations of Silentthunders be torn down and replaced with stronger smooth blocks, and to prove her commitment, she herself began shaping the blocks that would make the future Fortress large.
_{Profile as of the 8th of Granite 416}

Vabok has participated in the construction of almost every major structure in Silentthunders, and has participated in every major battle there was - choosing to lead from the front.
Vabok single handedly defeated a goblin ambush - bearing the scars on her shoulder from an arrow wound, and was elected permanent Expedition Commander on account of being branded an enemy of so many civilizations to get the point across - visitors are not appreciated.
She also played a critical role in the raven bomb disaster, being the first Dwarf to notice a necromancer was on the loose, when she was attacked by reanimated goose skins, which she destroyed, repeatedly. Without her warnings, one entire third of the military would have been unprepared and casualties would have been expected to occur.
During the first siege of Eshomamud, Vabok led from the front, leading the assault through the North gate from the front all the way till they reached the South gate and cleared out all of the undead. She was also responsible for the orders given to defend the West and South gate during that siege, and would later lead the assault on the Moose pit - being the first Dwarf to step foot on it's floors for years.
As of the 2nd of Obsidian 415
As of the 26th of Obsidian 415
As of the 8th of Granite 415, the kill list of Vabok;

Vabok has the peculiar position of being the commander of the outpost, but she refuses most praise, often deliberately directing the praise to other Dwarves, and rarely mandates anything besides more trades goods like earrings to sell to the other civilizations.
She listens to her people's demands, and tries to make everything as luxurious as possible whilst making sure Silentthunders has a military to be feared, and as such has worked with her people, becoming a legendary mason, furnace operator, crutch walker and a proficient  speardwarf, just to put herself on an equal level with her fellows.
However during the years 415, rumours started spreading as her power rose that she was becoming corrupt. After all, she seemed to be making illogical decisions here and there that were heavily resource intensive and posed no real advantage.
For example, a brass tower in the middle of the Spidery Forest with an artifact limestone door on top. She argued it would go nicely with the giant brass battleaxe in front of Silentthunder's courtyard gates.
Not only that, but she appeared to be securing her family more power too. When the liaison showed up, she was offered the necessary documents to make Silentthunders a barony.
Z. Urist Muthkat Thunen Mubunathel First Wave was suggested, and he alone. Behind her back groups of Dwarves would talk in the shadows of stone Dwarves, talking of how she was trying to get her lover to become a Baron.
The truth of the matter is Vabok originally intended Z. Urist Uvash Thunen Osthinlitast First Wave to be Baron, one of the Urists, very deserving, good leadership qualities and hard to kill - but he didn't handle well with stress, hated rules, wasn't dutiful and these things differed with Muthkat. But the seeds of doubt had been sown. After all to them, was it not the starting 7 that decided that the Expedition commander be Vabok, and she retain that position alone? Why must she not be content with the power afforded by Silentthunder's civilians AND military?
To the newly migrated, she was viewed as a power hungry individual, ruling through dangerous killers wielding the best weapons to ensure no one cold usurp her position - someone who could care less about giving them places to sleep, and would rather build silly trinkets than listen to her people. To the older majority, she was viewed as a wise and reserved tactician, leaving little to risk, and was adept at resource management, only giving housing to Dwarves once Silentthunders was safe. After all, they survived their time in Silentthunders before they were given their grand bedrooms.
When the Moose pit was invaded, many pets thought missing were recovered, much to the distraught of their owners.
Z. Vabok E.C. claimed to have no part in this. Yet there were only 9 Dwarves which knew there was a lever to drop things into the Moose pit, and she was one of them.
These events formed a divide between the newer migrant waves and the older veterans, of migrant separatists and loyalist veterans. And this wasn't helped when Z. Vabok declared under secret meetings that new migrant waves be subjected to extreme tests to ensure that they're Dwarven and not undead, and extended these tests further to arrange for new migrants to "disappear," only to be seen in the catacombs days later, or be half glimpsed fighting as a squad member of the Gray Salves, or worse.
She is known for the spears she is seen carrying wherever she goes, to always be prepared in the event of a goblinoid, Kobold or undead incursion.
She, along with the other two Urists in the first wave, often went outside Silentthunder's safe walls to ensure undead never made it close to the budding Fortress, ensuring peace was kept. She formed the squad, The Pleated Stakes, to contain the evil that permeated from the spidery forest and tried to make it through Silentthunders.
She had a mission : Let no undead pass the neutral border, and she followed it to the letter.
I have no idea when she earned her Thunen, because I can't quite seem to remember when she began fighting. I just recall there was a period when she didn't fight, and then suddenly she began fighting.
It's slightly creepy.

[Xantalos]

  Holy crap this is gonna be great. 

[daggerbite]

Holy crap this is gonna be great. 

Agreed. Posting to say I'm watching with interest. Also I thought I was going too far with tracking all the scars my military receives... you've proved me to not be going far enough!

[Loud Whispers]

Holy crap this is gonna be great. 

Agreed. Posting to say I'm watching with interest. Also I thought I was going too far with tracking all the scars my military receives... you've proved me to not be going far enough!

We must dig deeper.


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Just finished bringing the First Wave up to date, will finish more on the second wave tomorrow :]

It's funny, often we make decisions in DF without thinking about the fact that the Dwarves are the ones carrying out the tasks.

Every single one.

Often we do not question why they do it.

[Loud Whispers]

^{Last updated - Dwarf profiles taken from the
26th of Obsidian 415
_{Captain Cerol & Lor - finished}
27th of Obsidian 415}
7th of Felsite 416
_{Bomrek Keybusts - finished}

2nd Wave
All of these Dwarves arrived during an especially turbulent period of Silentthunder's history. Most of them form the leadership of the military and civilian workforce. There is very little I can say about them as a whole, as they all have such varied histories.

Give me a pick, give me a hammer, and give me my babies.
Battle miner + Hammerer = Those babies remind me of cave dragons.
Quite possibly the favoured of some gratuitously powerful god of conversation, labour and craftiness, these two are walking legends in Eshomamud.

Spoiler: Captain Nil Erith Thunen 2nd Wave (click to show/hide)

Raised in Daubcobalt, Erith trained as a strand extractor with the Ropes of decisions.
On the year of 413, mid autumn, Erith showed up to Silentthunders following promises of that thing he wants, as told by a liaison of the coincidental portals.
After saying his farewells, he ventured to Silentthunders.
Since then, he traded his theoretical strand extracting qualifications in favour of masonry, mechanics and metal crafting, and mostly enjoyed his stay at Silentthunders, personally overseeing and constructing the brass tower and the giant battleaxe outside Silentthunder's walls (after demanding Vabok to stop oppressing his culture).
He then went on to form (and later lead) the Sacrificial Constructs, constructs because he prized creativity, and well... He never explained the sacrificial part. Presumably something to do with his squad's history.
After Captain Cerol's death, and Lor's following insanity, Erith was promoted to captain of the Sacrificial Constructs, and given two new fourth wave recruits, Zuntir and Atis, and so began the history of a rapid response hammerdwarf squad armed head to foot in the finest boots, socks and hammers the fortress could provide.
Erith spent all year on duty training or fighting, all of his off time running away from ravens and hauling stone boulders, becoming tougher, faster and stronger, possibly even the toughest non were-creature Dwarf in the fort, and due to his constant fitness preservation programs, was selected for the position of fortress hammerer, earning him the title Nil - hammer.
_{Profile as of 27th of Obsidian 415}

Erith has fought in every single major battle in Silentthunders, whilst also being one of the few Dwarves that survived the first patrols outside Silentthunders. The story behind his scar is often joked about amongst the newcomers of Eshomamud, in that during the construction of the bases of some towers in Silentthunders, a Kobold thief was spotted, that quickly ran away. Erith was nearby, and being the fastest Dwarf in the fort, ran for the Kobold to teach it the price of bearing non-permitted weapons on Eshomamud land.
Death.
This Kobold was made of sterner stuff, and once Erith had caught up with it - was surprised to get pounced on by the Kobold, which had realized there would be no outrunning Erith. For hours the Kobold stabbed Erith, constantly besting him in close combat, but always failing to pierce through his cloth tunics and his cloaks.
Eventually the Kobold hatched a new plan, and stabbed Erith in the foot, before hobbling away. Erith dragged himself after the Kobold with one arm clutching his hammer, but was disappointed to arrive at the feet of a dead Kobold lying beneath Z. Vabok E.C. clutching her <+«-iron spear-»+>, flanked by the Urist Muthkat and Urist Uvash. Erith dragged himself to the hospital, and forcibly stared at his foot until it healed. For four days.
It is said this intense solitude and focus is how Erith attained enlightenment, unlocking a never seen before vault of mental knowledge and prowess. It is for this reason he was made hammerer - for he would be the best judge of any crime committed in Silentthunders, and the people would not hesitate to seek council from him.
During the Raven bomb disaster, Erith helped maintain the line - namesakely by getting pecked at by many of the ravens whilst the other Dwarves hacked them to pieces.
Erith is popular amongst the fortress dwellers, because he is considered to be easy going, handsome and incredibly friendly - not to mention legendary in his ability to cheer up others, and a true free Dwarf of the land.
However after Incident 002-06 Rimtar, whilst still taking joy in helping others, Erith became greatly more serious about his work. Before incident 002-06 Rimtar, Erith was not taken seriously by the fortress, especially after the Koboldling attack, but it is clear Erith quickly and violently showed his worth.
After killing W.C. 002-06 Datan in his bloodthirsty monstrous creature form, Erith earned the Sacrificial Constructs great respect - even fear, and it is noted Erith changed ever so slightly after watching Captain Rimtar bleed to death.
More distanced, more calculative. Sometimes even casually dismissive of death.
Z. Vabok E.C. deemed Erith fit to continue fighting, and saw fit to equip him and his squad with the best armour and weapons available, namesakely, masterwork steel warhammers.
During the first siege of Eshomamud, Erith fought at the vanguard of the West and Eastern advances, as well as the moose pit. Erith would also stand guard later at the digging of the catacombs.

Kill list as of 27th of Obsidian 415
Kill list as of 7th of Felsite 416

With the re-arrival of wild undead ravens, Erith currently roams the forest with other squads of heavily armed Dwarves looking for monsters and necromancers.

Spoiler: B.M. Rith Regkalan 2nd Wave (click to show/hide)

At some point in history a Dwarf called Rith Glovedtrails was born on the year of 288.
Then in the year of 348, she ascended peasanthood and became a metalsmith in the hamlet of Battleclasp. Wondering what stood outside the walls built by the Oil of Roars, she traveled to Daubcobalt and married a strand extractor, Erith Skullsswords.
Being simply an adorable loving couple, when Erith left Daubcobalt for that thing he wants, Rith followed with him and offered her services to Silentthunders as a wood burner and a metalsmith. Seeing as little metalworking was to be done, Rith spent the early years helping the miners dig and helping the farmers burn down the forest to make lovely charcoal.
_{Profile as of 7th of Felsite 416}

Since then Rith's become a talented engraver and a legendary miner, mason and conversationalist, even if she rarely talks to anyone. Her dormant metalsmithing skills were rediscovered when she helped build the giant battleaxe without telling anyone else, leading to her employment to help construct the brass tower.
Oh and she worships no god.
Rebel Dwarf

Captain Cerol & Lor
These two were prominent military Dwarves, who roamed Silentthunders alongside the then few military Dwarves, and showed great potential before befalling terrible tragedy. They could've even been better than the Urists if the spidery forest's influence hadn't seen fit to take them.

Spoiler: Captain Cerol Amgeshud (click to show/hide)

Cerol was born in the year 276 of unknown parentage, and after meeting a newly immigrated Lor Zoluthasob who had arrived to Coalguilds all the way from Markoars, got married. He was a prominent hammerdwarf and a good candidate for masonry work, yet was largely unknown to the Fortress, preferring to keep to himself and Lor.
After distinguishing himself as a fervent warrior, Cerol was promoted to captain, and was to lead his own squad once the promised new wave of migrants arrived.



While out on a routine undead clearing patrol, an unkindness of ravens descended upon him. The early members of the military managed to save him and destroy the ravens, but Cerol was injured and needed urgent medical attention. Unfortunately, this was at a time when the reservoir had not even been planned yet, and the brook was frozen.



In the midwinter of 413, Cerol died of thirst, ending a 58 year long marriage.

Spoiler: Lor Zoluthasob (click to show/hide)

Lor was a valuable Dwarf in Silentthunder's early days, being an ex-farmer and a carpenter, she quickly began helping set up the agriculture and build the walls of Silentthunders themselves. She joined the Sacrificial constructs and accompanied her husband as well as Captain Nil Erith Thunen Nekoldastot 2nd Wave in destroying roving undead.
She soon became appointed as the broker for her habit of both intimidating and charming people, something the merchants rarely expected to face.



When her husband was injured, Lor never left the hospital.
And sometime during the snowing Dwarf blood and watching her dead husband being hauled into the catacombs, she became melancholic, locked herself away from the fort and refused to eat or drink until she died of thirst.

Born in 276,
parents unknown,
married in Markoars,
settled in Coalguilds,
a citizen of the Roads of Justifying and the Coincidental portals,
in the early spring of 414, Lor died of thirst in Silenthunders.

On the 3rd of Galena 416, Lor and Cerol were buried beneath Silentthunders.


After the death of Silentthunder's first couple, the migrant wave naming system was put into effect.

Forge M. Olin Olonudist
Once upon a time I decided to make a Fortress forge master. For some reason I chose Olin. I assume past-overseer me had a good reason. If I did, I do not remember. Regardless, this inadvertently made Olin a very valuable worker. If there's something made out of metal in the fort, chances are Olin was the one responsible for its construction. Not even kidding there, up until the year of 415 Olin was the only metalsmith to make masterwork items in the entire fort. Partly because most of the fortress's metalworking industry was run entirely by Olin whilst the the other metalworkers trained to be forgemasters. If Fortress demand hadn't increased, Olin would still be the only metalworker producing goods in the entire fort.

Spoiler: Forge M. Olin Thunen Olonudist 2nd Wave (click to show/hide)

Born on the year of 313 Olin scraped a living as a trapper, removing vermin from Bridgemosses one house at a time.
Then in the midautumn of 413, Olin left the Papers of Twinkling to answer the call to... Something.
Olin helped build the walls of Eshomamud like all the Dwarves around him, when in the year of 414 Olin was struck with visions of paranoia, and created Velaviz, an artifact limestone door, the first artifact to be created in Silentthunders.
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Olin fought in the raven disaster and the great siege, but his greatest contribution to Silentthunders has to come from building Eshomamud's walls, metal and flux alike, as well as the brass monuments.
Olin was also the contractor for the hivecell prisons.

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The notable skills of Olin as of the 7th of Felsite 416:

Speaks for itself. Day and night Olin toils through the fires, perhaps not in blood rain and snow anymore, but he still manages to produce the finest weapons, strongest armours and most valuable furnitures to be seen in the world.

2nd Forge M. Urdim Keldarud
When I first noticed Urdim, she was a great armorsmith. But like Olin, all she did when she first arrived was haul limestone, farm and build higher. By the time the metalworking industry was underway, she was all but forgotten as one Dwarf catered to the demands of a growing fortress.
And then suddenly another Dwarf was needed, and Urdim filled the niche.

Spoiler: 2nd Forge M. Urdim Keldarud 2nd Wave (click to show/hide)

She was born in the year of 269, and moved to Chewedbooks under the employ of a farmer. On the year of 360 she married Bomrek Keybusts, an armourer and settled with him in Bridgemosses.
For 53 years they remained together, Urdim even learning from Bomrek. Then she left for Silentthunders. A good farmer was needed in Eshomamud, and she was sent on her way.
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She's built on all the major metal constructions in Eshomamud with Olin, as well as being an avid legendary mason and helping construct the majority of all the armour in Silentthunders.
Bomrek in his 50 years of marriage with Urdim taught her how to forge great armours so that she might make a better life for herself some day - and rather surprisingly, taught her how to fight with a battleaxe.

_{The notable skills of Urdim as of the 7th of Felsite 416:}

She's not up to Olin's level of skill just yet, but she's only getting better. The Fortress owes her a great deal.

Spoiler: Bomrek Keybusts (click to show/hide)

I never even knew Urdim was married. Usually Dwarf couples arrive together, and I had no reason to check the relations of such a quiet Dwarf on a normal Fortress day.

And so I checked out who her husband was on legends mode, fully expecting Bomrek to appear on a future date.

He left to hunt great beasts in the competitive fields on the year of 400. I would've looked forward to accepting an elite crossbow dwarf/part time legendary armourer into the fort, and then I saw the rest of his story.

Bomrek had died leaving Urdim in grief for years, so she moved to Silentthunders to live out the rest of her days...

[Zanzetkuken The Great]

Posting to watch and say that this is quite interesting.

[TopHat]

Good Luck with the census. Can you put up the save?
I'd like to see the dwarves for myself.
Pre- or Post- RBD.

[WellBredMutt]

Poisoning the well

[Loud Whispers]

2nd Wave finished. Looking at the 3rd Wave now.

Good Luck with the census. Can you put up the save?
I'd like to see the dwarves for myself.

For now Silentthunders is my personal project I'm keeping under wraps, trying out lots of new things I want to keep secret until (if?) the dramatic reveal. So sadly not yet.

[Thecard]

I never thought about the individual dwarves this way.  I mean, the game lets us, but it's not something we commonly think about.

[Loud Whispers]

Spoiler: A "brief" interlude on the defenses of Silentthunders and its method of construction (click to show/hide)

This was very early on in the fort's life. The Dwarves had finished constructing the ground floor (it was as easy as letting them swarm the designations), but immediately above everything had to be designated in such a way that when 50 or more masons tried building at the same time, they didn't wall each other inside/leave tiles unbuildable without reconstruction.
Here you can see towers in various stages of construction, up top the ground level hasn't even been secured yet, on the right you can see newly constructed towers with only the scaffolding finished (I always try building the scaffolding into the actual structure to save time), one tower nearly having a complete roof and on the left there you can see some towers nearly finished in construction.
Everything is built as unplanned as possible - which can sometimes make it difficult when adding new things (and require brainhurt levels of planning - like removing the ramps to the ditch required)
Oh and on the far left you can see the moose pit back when it still served as an execution tower and undead storage facility, resplendent with fortifications and doors.
Oh so many doors.


I really like doors.
This is the signature of Silentthunders, besides maybe were-civets and endless bureaucracy. Behind every fortification there is a door.
The Dwarves all travel on the passage 1zlvl below the fortifications - and as a result, nothing except fliers ever see what's inside Silentthunders, and those get shot down pretty quickly too. The only other way you can see inside is by making it past the courtyard and the Dwarven army gathered there, or look up and see a door open, only for a Dwarf to look down at you crossbow in hand.
You can't make it out, but not all of those walls are fortifications. Each wall adjoining one of the doors in the towers is a solid wall, the rest are fortifications. This is inspired from arrow slits in medieval castles, which essentially give crossbow Dwarves a 130* (roughly) firing arc from the tower diagonal faces and a 270* firing arc from the horizontal/vertical faces, whilst also providing the smallest possible target for enemy archers to fire at.
However arrow slits did not have cover. If a Dwarf for whatever reason steps away, the door will of course close and stop enemy missiles from reaching the Dwarves within, and if the corridors are too dangerous to traverse the lower levels can be used to safely resupply/reposition. Not only that, but it also breaks line of sight allowing Dwarves to actually restock on ammunition instead of charging into melee (not that they could, even if they tried).
Something even more fun is that if my marksdwarves somehow lost the ranged superiority (it'd be unlikely they were defeated, got a few elite marksdwarves - more likely they run out of steel bolts or something), the sheer amount of doors would nullify the enemy's ranged advantage, forcing them to have to split up to fight any Dwarves that failed to withdraw to the next level. And fight - very slowly, even with building destroyers. More on the defense levels later.



There's the scaffolding of the courtyard, with holes leading down to special parts on the dais below that gets bloody when it rains. The courtyard is 3zlvls high to give more of a sense of grandeur the Dwarves are known for, but in retrospect it makes things easier for hostile fliers, especially with the entry points. Alas, I will not plug the gaps in the ceiling, for the blood rain dripping through is too awesome.



This sums up just how painful it was for me to build everything, especially the citadel. Every, single, tile.


Far left, the Western gatehouse (controls the N/S passage), middle left the Southern Gatehouse (controls SE/SW passage), top right the Northern bridge (controls the NE/NW passage), bottom right the view of the Western Gatehouse on zlvl +1 and far right is the Western gatehouse on zlvl +2.
Of note is the hamstone^tm defense system showing in all of the bridge entrances and exits - when triggered the supports fail, causing a cave in of all of the walls. This generates a large 10x10 dust cloud from each hamstone pillar (the brilliant part being the Dwarves are protected by the DOOOOORS cover), scattering hostiles in a relatively non lethal manner, useful when zombies are about and you can't clear the corpses. Or maybe you want to scatter that siege that's encroaching on a caravan? Maybe just gut a bunch of corpses so you have a clear shot to that necro? Disperse offending archers?
Who cares! It's an explosive hamstone charge ON DEMAND!
*I assume non-lethal because I accidentally set one off on top of 4 civilians. This literally unfortunate accident knocked them all out flat, but no one was injured. I'm not sure what will happen if you set off 4 or more, near enclosed spaces like ditches/walls. Hint hint.
I suppose you could link them to pressure plates to make it automated, but these things can be very devastating in enclosed spaces or in sufficiently large number. I'm not a big fan of insta-gib traps, and this one is sufficiently destructive (and resource intensive-it takes a lot of scaffolding to make, kinda) whilst being all round interesting. I feel like it's very balanced, it has the pay off one might expect from an explosive. Oh and those slabs on top? Those are engraved memorials. Even in death one can serve Silentthunders well.
If you want to put the slabs of your dead on top btw, use stockpiles, don't build them. If you build them, after hamstone explosion they remain floating in the air with disturbing grace. Quite beautiful really, but undesirable for asethetics. Unless you want floating memorials that is.

In the event of an invasion where the gatehouses have been bypassed or a small force needs to be rallied (and not in the courtyard for various reasons), the brass palisade is the line of defense for such a thing.

And whenever a large force (i.e. the entire fort) needs to be rallied to go forth and smash some skulls in, the courtyard is the common rallying point, and usually the stage of battle too.
Left, the courtyard + Palisade on zlvl+1, right, the courtyard on ground level, under renovations.

As you can see the palisade is without doors, and for good reason. Let's take a closer look.

INDEED THERE ARE MORE HAMSTONES! These were actually the first hamstones constructed, and even then they're actually quite new. From the time of this post they haven't even finished linking all the supports, and you can still see the remains of the scaffolding so a test fire is not available yet. In the outer palisade they're basically your normal regular relatively non-lethal crowd dispersal hamstones. The ones on the inside of the Palisade... These hamstones are quite larger (an extra wall taller), a great deal more numerous and in a confined space. Roar in the above ground caverns.
Quick safety note: Do not build hamstones above anything other than a wall. They will otherwise wreck through the ground leaving a hole you'd much rather not have.

Chained in the front are also the resident guard humans. The only ones to have seen what's inside Silentthunders, other than Dwarves. The secrets must be preserved :|
*Note, whilst chained they do not attack anything. I am considering perching them atop pillars as sentries - there is one in particular, a bowman who would be useful in this manner. I wonder why the human caravans haven't returned with more guards ;(

In the courtyard+Palisade pic, you can see some bridges, standard lockdown bridges in case of serious OMFGWTFBBQ (never happened so far), and as with any good courtyard - once fighting their way inside, enemies are just greeted with more bolts and axes. Also a Kobold catcher being constructed in the courtyard. A bit redundant really, but it helps - especially with necromancers afoot.
The Palisade also has a bridge cover that can allow Dwarves trapped around the map to congregate around in the event of a siege whilst cutting trees/building or something via tunnels, but that's for later.
The limestone bridge is actually a weather cover stopping the humans there from falling asleep on the cage traps, but the cage traps are getting salvaged and the humans moved, so in all likelihood it's probably going to be turned into murder holes. Fun fun fun.
The chokepoint with the weapon trap is all crossbows, the room with the 5 levers in it (connected to the hamstones) leads to the citadel and the civilian hive, just in the far bottom right you can see the farm and that stockpile with all of the rock pots and wooden barrels is the original booze stockpile.


Considered on the same layer as the courtyard, marksdwarves patrol the outer wall shooting invaders and providing support to any skirmishes going on around the map.

That room with all the levers? HQ. It's in a very risky position in that if the courtyard were to fall, all of Silentthunders would be isolated and locked down.
This is my way of knowing my fort has reached the endgame, and to retreat to the next layer of defense.
The citadel and the civilian hive-those two irregular pseudo-hexagonal structures, they would fill to the brim with the last remnants of the Dwarves to defend. By this point all of the civilians would've taken shelter in the civilian hive, the grand hall or the booze stockpile, whilst the military Dwarves that couldn't make it to either fortress would lock the doors to their towers and ready their minds for death. Likewise this is the time the Dwarves that made it to the Palisade would sally forth to attack one last time together. If even this is not enough then there is one last solid layer.

See, I was of the belief that since such Fun often occurs within the abode of the legendary dining room, I thought to make it Fun indeed...

And this is just the ground level. There are two more zlvls above of fortifications, breweries and other such kitchen workshops some still under construction.
By this point the only goal is to inflict as much damage as possible to the enemy before falling. All of the Dwarves would remain in the upper levels of the kitchens (really nothing much than scaffolding and workshops so far so you're not missing much), whilst the picture shown is just the proof of the inefficiencies I put up with daily for the sake of being prepared. You know, for fortress asplosion.
If the Dwarves get to this point - even if they win, they're as good as crippled. So by this point S.T.001 apocalypse event is announced and the Dwarves pat themselves on the back, give each other their last flasks of booze and say goodbye. Because by this point the tide will have started rising, and I wasn't talking about liquids, no.
See for everything beneath the dining room is pure stockpiles. The underground barracks might hold out for longer but it'd fall all the same without Dwarves to defend it.


Silentthunders lies between the Axe of covers and The Coincidental Portals - it cannot be taken by any hostile organized force. Even if it means giving it to the corpses of those who sought to unmake it in life.

[Exlo]

Oh my goodness. This is awesome. I started reading this and immediately felt as though I needed to play DF again. (After a good 3-4 month break.) So now I've started up another fortress and am taking a greater interest their individual lives, rather than the success of the fort as a whole. Probably should have been playing the game like that in the first place though.

[Loud Whispers]

Oh my goodness. This is awesome. I started reading this and immediately felt as though I needed to play DF again. (After a good 3-4 month break.) So now I've started up another fortress and am taking a greater interest their individual lives, rather than the success of the fort as a whole. Probably should have been playing the game like that in the first place though.

Thanks. Sometimes you forget each Dwarf has a story to tell, and once they're dead that story is gone. They can't all be bloody gods of war like Tholtig, Cacame or Morul, but behind each massive Dwarf Fortress there were Dwarves who brewed the booze, sewed the cloths, worked the forges and so on AND SO ON.
Yet most of the time when people remark on their fortresses they barely get a mention beyond "and then the dining room flooded killing everyone."

Anyways important moment for the fort, I was trying to look at some slabs through the stocks screen when I accidentally fell unto the stones/blocks section and my computer actually didn't explode (too much).

10,000 marble blocks!

[Loud Whispers]

^{Last updated - Dwarf profiles taken from the
28th of Malachite 416
9th of Timber 417}

Third wave
Captain Ingish, Doc Tekkud Oakchanneled and R. Cerol were the only three Dwarves to show up in the third wave, when at that time a small outpost called Silentthunders was expecting much more... Influential support.
When questioned on why only the three of them showed up, Cerol glared ominously into the distance, Tekkud said that it was safer for them to travel through (the then more) dangerous forests in small groups and Ingish said that the three of them hadn't even shown up together, only stumbling upon each other by chance.
B.M. Manager Deler assumes these are cover stories from the Axe of covers - who may have been expecting the outpost to befall terrible tragedy early on - explaining the small group (as well as the doctor).
Dwarves to bury the dead, to heal the sick and seal the tombs.
Fortunately the crossbows were strong, and the three were greeted by a small stronghold fit with a secure booze stockpile and a decent dormitory - with stone block flooring!

Three One-thirds of the Third Wave makes for an unhappy manager
Achievements numbering from: Achievements
Ingish may or may not have influenced this data.

Spoiler: Captain Ingish Bobrurkurel Thunen Risenasiz 3rd Wave (click to show/hide)

Ingish Coalflash was born in lands unknown and grew to be a mechanic in portalbraves, attempting to create a new type of portal never yet seen before, one made not of glass but of pure science... Ingish moved to Silentthunders in the year of 413 and joined the coincidental portals with the promise of grant funds from the monarchy to pursue his projects. He has since spent his time in Silentthunders building corridors to nowhere, hamstones that rain from the sky in unholy wrath, traps of the cruel yet practical variety and spends his off time either becoming proficient with weapons, or crafting toys for the young of the fort.
As of the year 416 by civil and military law decreed by Baron Muthkat, all "toys" created by Ingish are to be tested by either;
1. A reanimated corpse
2. A live pig
3. A were-creature, 2 days before the full moon.
And if under any circumstances one such toy starts emitting horrifying screams, it is to be immediately vaporized.

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Ingish is very socially apathetic, choosing to instead focus on building, designing or training, having the responsibility of being the Captain of The Blockaded Spines, or the "Accomplished," a small skilled group of the first Speardwarves raised in Silentthunders. Talking to Ingish is like talking to masterwork mechanisms. It leaves you occasionally full of admiration, but by the end of the day you feel that little more insane and confused.
Ingish has martial prowess scarce others can boast, being a grand master fighter and proficient in many skills otherwise, but his greatest asset probably comes from his industrial skills - and his ability to teach others to do so as well. Whether it be on how to stab things good or teaching the more... Orthodox mechanics and architects his cornucopia of broken knowledge, Ingish has a certain way of getting the sharp point across.
Ingish earned the title of Bobrur-kurel, or mother lion after his constant duty to the children of the Fortress. So great was his diligence, that when young Oddom Dentedlashed Zefonbakust asked him to check her bed for bogeymen, he unflinchingly reached in and pulled out a zombie Kobold thief, which he promptly stabbed to death. Oddom no longer fears the night... Too much at least.

Kill list as of 26th of Obsidian 415


Ingish has led sorties out in the wilderness frequently with the other Captains and seems to have a natural affinity for puzzle boxes, and has put forth designs of a moving labyrinth to the stoneworkers, architects and mechanics. When asked why he wanted to make such a thing, he remarked he likes cubes, likes puzzles and likes stabby things. So the natural conclusion is something that includes all three.

Grower of crops, harvester of skulls.

Spoiler: R. Akrul Cerol Wolf Thunen Unibkosh 3rd Wave (click to show/hide)

Born the year 307 Akrul Ragslaughter appeared from origins unknown. By the year 390 she became a farmer in Glazesquash and a year later married Doctor Tekkud Oakchanneled. Soon after they settled together in Tuskcloisters for 12 years until they answered rumours of rewards and riches for skilled workers by the Roads of Justifying - and on the midautumn of 413, they moved together into Eshomamud.
_{Profile as of 9th of Timber 417}

Akrul is taller than most other Dwarves (much to her delight) and this helps her assertiveness. A legendary speardwarf of the Blockaded Spines she is as martial as she is creative, and is an inspiration to the Fort; mason, farmer and soldier who's renown reaches the furthest Dwarven lands to the South. If one looks hard enough they may find some of her legendary stone works, her signatures in the stone. Small things you wouldn't find lest you were looking for them. And if you were incredibly lucky - you might even find an Akrul crossbow, rare things of the highest craftdwarfship, unparalleled in accuracy.
Akrul has fought in every major battle for Silentthunders from the raven bomb disaster all the way through the dead siege and the Kobold corpse incident, and has been an invaluable teacher to future speardwarves, frequently leading new recruits across sorties and blockades to invading corpses.
Akrul is quite straightforward in approaching problems and it reflects in her fighting - a simple strike in one place can do all and more of the clumsy maul.

Kill list as of 7th of Timber 417


Akrul earned the title Wolf by spearheading on her own an ambush against a rare appearance of Wolf corpses, personally killing one herself and fighting with copper, steel, nail and tooth when the ferocity of the Wolves demanded more energetic fighting styles.

Another One
Ok I might have lied a bit, been DF'in all over the place