Some dwarf discovered a snatcher in the entrance. The military soon killed him, but there are more where he came from. I stationed the military in the fort's entrance where they can do the most good. Soon after, Anima grew to become a child. I'm not sure what kind of omen this is, but it definitely is one.
I'm not sure how they did it, but a goblin ambush somehow got up on the wall. I send the military to kill them, and they rush towards the goblins. The goblins are in the fort now. Tyler Durden and Pitchblende keep the goblins occupied with their crossbows while the rest of the military catches up. Microblighted beheads one goblin while Saber and NCommander kill another. The third is hit with a bolt to the stomach and flees, but Microblighted is faster and cuts off the goblin's leg. He is torn apart by the rest of the military. Ulborb shows that he can still fight with one arm while taking on another goblin singlehandedly. The goblins are all dead, so I order the military back to the gates. The refuse is dumped and the goblinite collected.
Another snatcher is detected by a kitten. The snatcher gives the kitten a slash and runs away. The idiot runs over some weapon traps and dies a slow death by suffocation. I am notified that another snatcher has made off with Samwise Gamgee. Shame. The snatcher must have got in during the ambush. Then, Mr. Strange is possessed and an elven caravan arrives. Another kidnapper makes off with some unnamed child.
Another ambush is detected by a kitten, which is quickly killed. The goblins then make for the fort's entrance, which is defended by 17 stalwart dwarves. The two groups charge at each other and collide with a splat of goblin blood. One goblin gets away, but the rest are slaughtered. Mr. Strange finishes his work, a galena mechanism. It seems like the danger has passed, so I let the military go back to business as usual.
NCommander named his flail. I traded some old clothes for all the elves' animals. I also discovered another snatcher's corpse on some weapon traps. I order some animals butchered because they were beating up the other animals.