[UPDATE: See page 4 for initial results.]
I have a skilled speardwarf who suffered some unfortunate ill effects after battling a forgotten beast. All surface tissues became swollen and rotten, but she was saved by a surgeon who excised all the affected areas. Including her eyes.
She is otherwise healthy and still joins her comrades in battle, but since losing her eyes she has yet to actually manage to hit anything with her spear. She's in good spirits, though, so I think the other dwarves encourage her by shouting things like, "Wow, you just skewered three goblins with a single thrust!" while she's actually standing off by herself waving her weapon around in empty space.
I'm thinking of promoting her to captain of the guard or hammerer, as I currently have neither appointed.
My question is: When she is administering punishment in her new role, will she be as ineffective at stabbing dwarves as she is at stabbing goblins? Will she even be able to find the offending craftsdwarf who failed to make three pewter flutes?
I really like the idea of her marching around, interrogating random cabinets and goats as to their identity, until finally:
Blind speardwarf: "Ho there! Identify yourself! Are you Urist Pewterfail?"
Urist: "Um, yes."
Blind speardwarf: "You have blatantly disregarded the mandates of our leader, and thereby encourage dissent and treachery among our people. I hereby execute you for treason!"
*Blind speardwarf stabs around wildly, hitting nothing.*
Urist: "Um, er... I mean, URKKKKKKKKKKK." *staggers around loudly and collapses in exaggerated, noisy fashion*
Blind speardwarf: "Justice is delivered." *marches off*
*Urist stands back up and continues about his business.*