Tirion's Personal Log
Entry 12
New year's eve. Didn't think would miss Mountainhomes, but things don't go so well around here anymore. Brewster's year as overseer all about squandering resources, losing opportunities. Blackdiamonds intimidating powerbase, yes, but only to unarmed civilians. No match for real army. Suspect he won't let power out of his hands, will try to influence next overseer. Choice of Pan supports theory. Might get ugly.
Defense systems also substandard, Grimnir's wall still incomplete, worthless. Invading army could sieze our above ground crops and livestock in one move, without crossing any traps, gates also fragile-looking. Need to finish wall, add more traps, moat would also be good, flowing water readily available. Can't stress importance of safe underground food, drink and water supply enough. And more traps. Suggest secondary entrance, goblin grinder. Trap design relatively simple, but very effective. Hatches, mechanisms, weapon traps all readily available.
Livestock situation worrying. Grazers in unsafe, overgrazed pasture. Better butchered while fat. Egg-layers: good potential, wasted. Should make dedicated nesting room near kitchen, lock them in, let them breed, harvest eggs only after chicks have hatched. Otherwise, short lifespan... problematic.
OOC: really, Pan, it's up to you to rectify things, otherwise the first siege will wipe us out even without a tantrum spiral.
And yes, my dwarf is commenting on other areas of expertise, not just traps. He's the very model of a scientist dwarf
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