Moonstone 27
The Noble manors and perimeter wall are finished. I expect they'll be upgraded in the future,. Unfortunately I may not have time to fully furnish them. If my projections are accurate I'll have the tavern floored before the years out. We're out of booze too, luckily we still have the well so it's a problem of luxury rather than life and death. The dregs need to work harder, I think I'll appoint a sheriff to keep the bastards in line. The ravens are back, so are the raccoons. I'm beginning to like these ravens, maybe they are on our side? They always signify bad news on the horizon but it's better to be warned of bad news than surprised by it.
Opal 5
Finally got around to finalizing a trade agreement, I ordered any kind of stone they could bring, some alcohol, and some cow, and dogs.
Opal 25
Tavern is floored, we need more doors and other furniture. I don't want to overwhelm Peregarrett but I can't get everything done in one month.
Obsidian 8
It's cold. It's very cold. The airs too dry for snow but Randy discovered when bringing water to some workers that it's cold enough for water to freeze in the hour it took to get from the well to the work site. There are some nice fat turkeys in the distance, I considered sending someone out to bag some wild game for a celebratory feast but ultimately there's too much work. We need constant influx of wood to meet our growing furniture demand.
Obsidian 17
It's time to finish my reign. Helmet says you have to make a speech when you do this. I'm no good at speeches. I'll start writing but what can I say? This is not going to be our worst winter? We are going to bury so many babies? I need to be more optimistic, the noble community is finished. The workers will come to our land to labor but sleep in their own filthy homes. The workers of Murderfarmed are incredibly skilled and apparently very interested in joining with us, our growth should go much quicker soon.
Obsidian 28
It's done. My reign is at it end. I was refurbishing my house as a prototype for the future of the noble manors.
I'll make sure Peregarret get's these blueprints, A large dining room, small bedroom, and a small study. It's not incredibly lavish but it's nothing to scoff at considering how little we had in the mountains. I should be delivering my speech. No reason to put it off.
Written transcript of the speech delivered by Pogey in the “Unkindness” tavern.
I've never cared much for speaking. I prefer to let my actions speak for themselves. We've done a lot this year. We now have all the basic means of production, in the coming months we must build industries to process the materials we now generate. We welcome our honored friends from Murderfarmed, we are happy to call you our brothers. And to you others, you who come from the mountainhalls, we will accept your presence but you are no kin to us. Be grateful for what we've granted you and keep your eyes down when we approach. My leadership is done now but my rules will remain, we will abide by the code of The Murderous Farm, we shall never return to our subterranean ways. We shall never live communally as we did in the mountainhalls, each man shall have his own roof and his own bed or he shall stay as a guest here in Ash's tavern. Peregarret is your leader now, follow him without question, obey his orders, and never forget the sacrifices we've made to make this possible. And now, a drink for every night we've gone without sleep, a drink for every burden we've had to bear in the name of progress, a drink for wound we've shaken off, and a drink for every man who couldn't be here today.