13th timber. Some of our livestock has gotten marginally hotter today.
A wall has been built to protect most of the fortress should the beast get through the traps.
Sadly, several dwarves are on the other side of this wall. Even more sadly, there is a flight of stairs leading from one side of this wall to the other, so it offers at best a mild inconvenience to my dwarves.
Success! The dragon has been captured! This would be a lot more comforting if the cage weren't on fire.
16th Timber.
This is not a good time, guys. If you don't want to !!go away!!, you should really go away right now
19th Timber.
After a fierce and exciting battle, Tulon Isethinod, Merchant, manages to subdue the ferocious firedrake. (That's him in the cage on the left.) The fortress owes him and his entourage a debt of gratitude. Cat slurry is on the house!
20th timber. Yet another threat to the fortress has been … reduced.
1 Moonstone. Winter this year promises to be a touch cooler than fall was. In other words, it will be sweltering. Today I concluded a profitable trade session with the dwarven caravan. The merchants seemed “ecstatic” with the trade. I think they were ecstatic with still drawing breath. Cmega has been muttering about glass all year long, so I bought some raw glass and some sand. I mean, we're surrounded by sand (and obsidian, and terrifying monsters, but those are beside the point), but I figure he will appreciate the gesture. Now, if only I could strike water this winter, this year would be truly legendary, beneath the slopes of the Least Blazes.
15th Moonstone. I hope our uninvited guest will be comfortable in his new lair, next to the caldera of the volcano.
Dastost Kegethdumat deserves to be named “legendary hauler” for his efforts in relocating our new friend.
4th Opal.
I have designated seven chambers to be dug as the final resting places for the Original Seven. I doubt they will be carved out by the end of this year. The work of a dwarf never ends. Unless she is a trader – ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaa....... -chuckle-
18th Opal.
Mountainhome has provided a list of goods that are in high demand there. Strangely, “Dragon” is not on the list. I guess we'll keep him. I hope he doesn't starve, as I have walled him into his new home. Perhaps my successor will unwall him. I would like a three week head start if he does.
13th Obsidian.
The Seven have tombs. They are still rough and unfurnished. They are being smoothed now. Furnishing will come later.
I have also posted a pair of fine sentinels in front of the main entrance to Gravecinders. Serve us well, noble warriors!
14th Obsidian. The humans are making demands of us. How typical of them. I'll let them discus their glass fixation with Cmega. That will be entertaining.
1 Granite 1055. My tenure as Overseer is up. It is time to return to my more mundane pursuits. We managed to survive two vampires, a ghostly former vampire, a dragon, and three diplomats. With no goblin seige and no migrants, it was almost boring, though the arena did liven things up during the summer a bit. I think I will celebrate the end of a year with a nice, juicy cat steak and a couple pints of rum.
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