Business Journal, 1st of Limestone, 554:
I have started this journal, which I plan to leave for the next Overseer, because I want to make sure they know what I did and why I did it and what resources are available to them when they take over. No doubt they will find these scroll covered in blood, in a burnt out, ruin of a Fortress.
This place is half death trap and half puzzle box. Well, I do like the water system. Too bad there is no water to pump. And without any water in it to begin with the rain will not be able to fill it. Also, the bar is kind of nice too. Too bad it allowed people to become so social any little wound, death, or bad feeling causes a chain reaction. Whiners!
That is one problem. Most of the Dwarfs seem unhappy and fighting each other. We need people to calm down but I doubt that will happen anytime soon. They're still working but for how long? And the magma area is, from what I can tell, totally unprotected. I found an old report of a magma crab attacking a Miner! Nobody told the public about it I assume?
And where are the millstones? Where is the glass industry? Where is the Captain of the Guard? And I can't find a medical staff!
The kitchen was cooking the plump helmets for crying out loud! I don't think there is any spawn in stock at ALL! Why would they cook the pump helmets!?!?! Brew, yes. Eat them raw, yes. Cook them? And destroy the spawn? Are these Dwarfs or are they blooming, water-drinking, tree hugging, nature loving Elves?!?!
And not one barrel was reserved for use of transporting material or food items! I had to change that, of course.
Not an ounce of sense. All business sense and no common sense.
I'm surprised the Fortress is still in one piece. I've ordered up some jobs - Stone pots, for example, hold more than wooden barrels. And rock coffers will help us save the wood for other things instead of just making chests.
I have also ordered some mining near the surface. Find a sand source, make some glass. I hear glass craft is good for trade.
I hope I can keep it together till spring. For now I am going to my bedroom to pound my head against the wall for a few hours. Than I will have to start work on correcting many of the flaws before they get out of control. Well, more out of control. At least we have lots of meals and drink. The problem is that Dwarfs like a little bit of spice. Drinking or eating the same thing will upset them as much as starving will!
And the place is a tad ugly. Not much to look at. Dead bodies seem to be everywhere!
I really can't do anything or take a proper account on what we have and what we can do till people calm down.
Hope my next entry is a tad more cheerful.
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That was a in-character entry so no hard feelings. My character is somewhat of a down-to-Earth socialist.
But, yeah, it does look bad.
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