Granite 15, 129We are now in the fourth year since we arrived at Boltaura. The last year has been a bloody one. We’ve lost several soldiers to ambushes and even one to a forgotten beast but Boltaura has persevered. I’ve included charts on the citizens and the current state of the fortress. I feel sketching the layout of the fortress this year would be redundant. The only addition was the bunker and that has already been heavily documented. We have continued to grow economically increasing our value threefold and the citizen count is forty higher than it was last year. However, we have had troubles staying above one hundred and twenty citizens. Every time we seem to break that number it is then reduced by a siege or an ambush. If we are to ever have the king inspect our fortress we must help that number grow and stop it from falling. The Adamantine we have harvest this year will help our military to cut down the enemy faster and shrug off more grievous wounds that they could not otherwise survive.
Granite 16, 129God dammit. We have another vampire in the fortress. Luckily it was a hauler found drained of his blood and not a more useful dwarf. I’ve assigned the guards to hunt down this beast. Card may have the opportunity to use his hammer soon.
Granite 17, 129The vampire has been arrested and has been sentenced to four hundred and one days in prison. A witness who saw her committing the foul act has come forward and provided the evidence that allowed us to arrest the fiend. This is not good. Vampires need no food or water so she can sit in prison forever and nothing will change. The second she is released she will kill another citizen. Why the guards gave her a prison sentence instead of an execution is beyond me. Nevertheless Card will be greatly disappointed. He was looking forward to being able to strike a criminal down.
Granite 23, 129Production of Adamantine weapons is now in full effect. By the end of this year I will make sure that our entire military is fully armed and armored in Adamantine. Fishy seems to be extremely happy to finally be able to work with the revered metal. She must make sure to take the upmost care with it. We need the highest quality armor that can be made.
Slate 9, 129Somehow a giant ant queen had made it into the fortress. I ordered the militia to slay the beast and they succeeded without any incidents. I don’t understand how it managed to get in undetected. There are dwarves everywhere in the caverns but no one bothered to notice the giant ant going up the stairs. It’s no wonder the citizens keep dying.
Slate 10, 129More migrants have arrived today. This time it is an insulting wave of one hundred and twenty one dwarves. This leaves us at one hundred and thirty nine citizens. We are one citizen short of being considered for the new dwarven capital.
Slate 14, 129Two of the migrants appear to just stand at the edge of the map. They both identify themselves as traders but sit there and do nothing. If they don’t come inside the fort they’re going to end up getting killed by a giant weasel or something. Normally I would encourage such a thing but if we have a single baby born Boltaura could be considered for the new dwarven capital. Then I could execute my plan.
Felsite 11, 129I have come up with a clever plan to deal with our vampire problem and give Card the execution he wanted. I’ve had a room dug behind the prisoner’s cell and had the connecting walls carved into fortifications. In this room I have placed a ballista directed towards the vampire’s room. Card will then proceed to fire the ballista into the criminal’s room until she has been struck down. It’s a flawless plan and one Card is sure to support.
Felsite 15, 129The Elves have arrived again. I really didn’t feel like dealing with them so I just ordered the Neo to kill them. He has wanted a chance to use his new masterwork Adamantine sword in real combat. When he came back he was covered in Elven blood and seemed quite pleased with himself. From what the spotters told me I can see why.
Felsite 19, 129More stupid Elves have arrived today. This time of the High Elf variety. Fortunately I won’t have to send the militia out. A squad of Violet Xelic axebugs has launched an ambush. Xelics are one of my least favorite creatures. When they go to war they wield a weapon in one hand a shield in each of their three remaining hands. Sadly they chose to ambush a citizen’s pet pig and its piglet. Hopefully the High Elf guards can put a dent in their forces. If not I’ll let them wander into the cage traps. I’d rather not lose more militia and let them train for a while longer. The majority of them lack any kind of skill in any weapons.
Felsite 21, 129Success. The vampire has been struck down. Card may have taken several shots but he finally finished the job. With the vampire dead the fortress is now safe from him ever being released. Similarly the Violet Xelics have all been struck down or caged. The High Elves slayed a few while the rest ran straight into our cage traps. We can use them later for live militia training.
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