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[TeleDwarf]

I have started updating OP to more current situation. Not much, but still better then no progress at all.

[neblime]

OOC
Cain you can certainly present it IC if you want to, it could even earn you influence!
also I forgot about coldbones... but Teledwarf said the mine flooding wasn't such a big deal so maybe he doesn't need punishment

[Cain12]

Ast "Cain" Olinasteb (0) Presents request for Jail plus possible design.

I will try to brief, as you are all surely busy with more important matters. I believe our home would benefit from having a proper jail and sheriff's office, so that the sheriff may be able to dispense proper justice, it would encourage cooperation and fairness in any law to come if we had the proper means to punish without harming, and reserve the drawing of blood for more hideous crimes.
It would of course be of benefit to the Sheriff and *nods to Kerod* her family, as they would surely agree that the hand of justice needs to be given proper representation of the authority she holds and respect she is due by the people.
I now present a basic plan, I am open to any and all adjustments, as it is mere suggestion

Spoiler: Plan (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Alt Floor 1 (click to show/hide)

In regards to placement I would suggest it be somewhere near the longhouse, perhaps next to the hospital. A well may need to be installed and buckets stored so any prisoners can have their needs attended to properly, some form of floodgate, door, or alternative may be needed to seal the prisoners in time of emergency.

Of course regardless of if you choose to go with this plan or another, I, provided there are no other duties that require my attention, would volunteer to construct it. I apologize for rambling on and thank you all for your time and consideration.

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Tried to make that short and in format, sorry about that. Its not much but I looks nice to me at least, and fancy enough for a sheriff, may have some issues with finding the right place to store food and drink, if the occupants of the cells are sealed in they may need a dumping spot in the ceiling for food, and if Kerod is married to the Sheriff as I believe he is, he would end up sharing the Bedroom with his wife, and plenty of other flaws I haven't thought of yet. So, thanks for taking a look.
Suppose justification wise Ast just wants to gain some degree of respect from his fellows, and help make his new home, in which he lost most of his close family due to lack of proper protection, a better place for his daughter, who is all he really has left. And proper law and slowly building his way up is a start. Sorry again about the length.

[neblime]

I endorse this plan for a jail.  Given that we expand it as population grows, I doubt 9 cells will be enough for long.
OOC

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I should add influence stuff about labor proposals.  You should be able to gain influence from a. good proposal, and use influence to force in one that supports your own ends.  For now I might just acclaim you for it

[kero42]

IC:

While I can in no way claim to speak on my dear Iden's behalf, I'm sure she would appreciate a proper station. I see no problems with the plan presented, though I prefer the Alternative 1st floor plan. Regarding Neblime's talk of population expansion requiring more cells, I agree that it may be needed, but I am reluctant to say that should we be in a state of so many people rebelling against the law at once, it would likely be best to impose a more harsh punishment in the form of beatings. Though I should hope things never come to that whilst I still live.

OOC:

Yeah, +1 to the plan.

Now for that character sheet I promised:

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Name: Kerod Picknotch
Gender: Male
Family Status: Married/romanticly involved, no children (last I checked)

Main Priorities (i.e, things that often influence his decision making):

Aiding the development of the settlement (including town expansion), to the standard both noble and commoner can be satisfied with. (His rather destitute beginnings here have given him a new-found appreciation of the working class, and he is relatively caring for their needs. A few generations later, when a proper noble-commoner segregation starts, his children will likely be less accommodating.)

Establishing his family lineage (Kerod II, Kerod III, etc) and home. (So his heir will be prevented from military duty unless otherwise convinced of its necessity by either the child/other dwarves. His wife's/lover's occupation worries him, but he understands its necessity. He only takes part in military work himself due to his sense of duty, and would hope his children never have need to raise arms.)

Ensuring the continued peace of the settlement (see above).

Ensuring the justice system is fair and just. (By virtue of his wife. Does not like having his marriage/romance being perceived as a political power grab, and as such is self conscious of influencing her decisions, whilst also hoping to prevent her being influenced by others. His grandchildren will likely pervert the cause of justice to their ends, given the chance.)

Compliance to the rules laid out by the council (He's weak willed, and would prefer to conform with the wishes of others when he can. He has little skill for political machinations, and is thus somewhat straight forward and honest.)

Minor Priorities (i.e, Considerations that don't come up often, but may draw his interest)

Religion (would be swayed by appeals on religious grounds, and any insanity that befalls him would likely have a religious slant. Otherwise, not particularly prone to grand gestures of faith, though he would likely support the construction the occasional shrine.

Trade (would likely agree to motions that would increase profits, unless it seems counter intuitive)

Trusted fellows (i.e, people he would support on issues he is otherwise ambivalent towards, should he see no reason to oppose)
Teledwarf (fellow councilman, leader)
Neblime (fellow councilman, has good track record of being considerate and thoughtful on important issues)
The other councillors (to a lesser degree than those above)

Extra notes:
Considering our currently developing settlement, I have decided to make Kerod the First an overall accommodating person, and leave the general level of noble asshole-ry for the future generations, who will likely be in a better position to abuse their position anyway.

It's not perfect, and I'm willing to add more details as requested, but I think I've ironed out the basics of his character.

Edit: going through previous posts for accuracy checking, saw that Kerod was only romanticly involved at the last pref screen posted, but that was a while ago, so i have left it as "Married/romanticly involved" for  now.

[Cain12]

Guess I will make a character sheet as well:

Spoiler: Character Sheet (click to show/hide)

Name: Ast "Cain" Olinasteb
Gender: Male
Local Family Status:

• Wife: Lokum Uzolrit (deceased:127)
• Children: Mafol Idenlam (snatched: 127)
• Cousins: Besmar Sulusbomrek, Zas Atirstigaz, Zasit Rigothkogan, and Degel Dastdastot
• Nephew: Nish Etestdodok
• Uncles: Uvash Desisdodok and Domas Satdeduk

Notes:
His family comes first, not that he has any left that he is close to.
He worships Dasel, and would support worship related structures.

He would join the army to protect his family, but would be hesitant to risk his life for anyone short of people he respects (people who have done notable military service, those who hold a religious position, or those who serve justice in some way or another. The nobles are included, since they are serving their king's vision from the gods)
He would prefer to keep his family together, nearby if not living in the same home.
He hopes of one day meeting his daughter, to see if she can be saved, so would insist in going out to meet her should she appear.

He has some dislike of water, and a hatred of goblins due to how he lost both his wife and daughter.

Alright if I ask for the save once the current ingame year ends? Can't really think of anything else to add, if you see any obvious things I missed feel free to say.

[TeleDwarf]

so I fired up the DF and noticed the last messages in the log:


I feel that hilarity will start soon...

And indeed. A squad of 5 goblins was spotted near the south-eastern pasture:

Spoiler: "4 Swordsgobs with one Pikegob" (click to show/hide)

All dwarves are ordered to grab whatever weapon they may find and gather at the longhall. Counsil is to grab their quivers and to climb the roof.

Goblins charged straight after the fleeing poultry.  They are advancing extremely quickly, separating from each other. It is a perfect time to sally forth and try to slay them one by one.

The first target is a goblin with a silver two-handed sword, who was so busy attacking a kitten that he ran into a group of dwarves in the south-west training yard. He is pretty far from he collegues:


FireCrazy however decided to go rambo-style: he either does not know where the roof is, or he is trying to get to the iron breastplate someone left at the eastern training yard:


He is against 3 swordsgobs this way. So we should either go for west the lonely goblin, and risk FireCrazy, or we go east to save his ass, but risk getting peasants getting slaughtered by three goblins.

[Cain12]

Well at least they are all melee units so far.

Edit:Could split our forces, would likely only need a one well trained ranged unit and one or two melee units to take on the one to the west, send the rest east, maybe leave a few at the long hall. Once the one to the west is dead they head back and assist the group to the east.
Or we could do a attack on the east then target the west, the east is a larger threat for now.

Then again I prefer to at least send someone west to help out, would volunteer Cain for it, can justify it fairly easily if need be.

[kero42]

Well at least they are all melee units so far.

Edit:Could split our forces, would likely only need a one well trained ranged unit and one or two melee units to take on the one to the west, send the rest east, maybe leave a few at the long hall. Once the one to the west is dead they head back and assist the group to the east.
Or we could do a attack on the east then target the west, the east is a larger threat for now.

These sound good, I would suggest we try to use some forces to save fire crazy, but I'll leave the order of attack t someone better versed in these things.

[Dwarf4Explosives]

I agree with Cain12. Splitting up seems like the best option. *hums the scooby-doo theme*

[neblime]

I agree with splitting our forces.  let us deliberate no further and hasten to rescue firecrazy!

[FireCrazy]

OOC:
Oh wow, good job dwarf, now you delay your character sheet even further with the possibility of death in like 10 seconds.
Right then, I'll vote for splitting the forces too.

[neblime]

OOC
teledwarf, small change to influence rules, I added building/labour proposals.  please amend the OP (if you agree)
btw firecrazy, we're lovers.  dont die, I need heirs D:

[TeleDwarf]

OOC:
Lovers are... replaceable. So heir-wise it is better for you if FireCrazy died now and you could pick someone up once you have a proper mansion.

IC: swayed by great popularity of FireCrazy I decided to send 4 migrant squads east, and only one squad west.
In the hindsight it was a right decision: sprinting is hard and combat is quick - those guys at the south-west training camp killed their goblin quite well:
One unarmed worker got his liver almost removed by the silver two-handed sword, he will likely die long before the end of combat because of severe blood loss and breathing problems.
The two dwarves wihth weapon did pretty well though. some worker with trophy bronze battleaxe roughed poor Ngokang up a bit, but was ultimately ineffective at splitting his head in two:

Spoiler: "Urvan Sulusbomrek combat log" (click to show/hide)

But there was also a highly valuable Sakzul Astelkel, hammerer, expert clothier, and most importantly my lover, who already killed a kobold thief at 127:

Spoiler: "SakzulAstelkel combat log" (click to show/hide)

There is more problems in the east though:
two goblins out of three formed a powerful fist and are about to charge FireCrazy. The third goblin spoted Urist McDwarf and decided to go for it, while relief troops are still strugling to get out of warm longhall:

Spoiler: "Eastern Front" (click to show/hide)

I feel that we need to send western squad and one of easten squads to salvage whatever will be left of Urist once they get there.

Edit: And in three swift cuts Urist Mc Dwarf is beheaded:
 

Edit: Bloody battle in the east is raging, while southward goblin was caught by Sakzul Astelkel. his fate is sealed:

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Ngoso Smosmmato evaluated Sakzul. She looked angry, and the blood on her warhammer looked fresh, he way she held it was intimidatin. He heard screams in the yard where his fellows were struggling against dwarven horde. His captain was far-far away chasing some random piglet. The fool.
Ngoso decided that it is enough glory for him and he is out of here. He tried to run, but cyberTripping placed a boltin his chest. It is kind of hard to run while your lung is punctured. He tried to run nonetheless. He ran for quite a long time, fighting off dwarves who attempted to slow him down. He slashed and stabbed and ran some more. He was going to the southern border, to the woods where he could hide from the chasing dwarves, and from that scary Sakzul. He could not run fast enough though. She caught him. She did not want him to die quickly. She did not want him to die easily. Once he made it to the last year's battlefield she managed to get a grip of him. She broke almost every bone in his body. Her friends came along too.

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[neblime]

NOOOOOO not urist!  Show the goblins no mercy!