Wouldn't a tunnel be a bad idea, because I'm pretty sure that we have an angry uber-goddess of EARTH who despises us?
Because if that's the case then maybe we should stick to things not underground.
Hmmm, Never thought about that... It's too easy to her to kill our caravans with smaaal earthquake.. So yes, underground construction is a bad option
Anyway, I
dislike the mole... Maybe trade it to the dwarven god for something? He may like such a pet
And I see no threat to have mining agreement wit the dwarfs...Like you mine and get X% of the mined as a payment ( I am ready to pay up to 60%)
Just think about it. If we'll have some permanent dwarven miners here , then we'll get an economy boost (they need to eat and drink something), our mines will be protected by earth god, and we may even get some shared worshipers (Some dwarfs should like fire god) Plus some dwarven crafters may move here
Mining is not our strength. Crafting too. Let's do things that we are best at and let others to work in other fields
I propose to tell our dwarven friend about the manarack, and offer 25% (but if he haggles, agree to up to 60%) of it to his miners if they'll mine here. And gift the mole ( maybe create a female as well) as a part of the new deal