I don't even.
Mayorial Ordinance: Obsidian Fabrication Plant Approved
17th Slate 659
A large-scale obsidian fabrication plant has been approved for excavation and assembly in Demongate, with mining works to begin immediately.
Mayorial Ordinance: Surface Cleanup
23rdth Slate 659
The surface is a fucking mess. Get some of those exotic weapons and bars into storage and remove the corpses from the nearby area.
Letter from Helgarde, Mining Guildmaster of Demongate to Wizard's Chamber of the Other Capitol
15th Slate 659
You know whom to give this to.
I have taken effective command over the fortress of Demongate from the previous overseer, who stepped down, and from Mayor Besmar Forbes. Securification is in progress. Lodgings have been excavated near the deep fortress. The conventional forges have been shut down and we are moving over to magma. Some incidents with troglodytes but no casualties. Area seems to have a goblin presence.
P.S. Next time, tell me about the fucking aquifer.
Guild's Monthly Report by Helgarde, 28th Slate 659
What a month. Firstly designs had to be cancelled because of the aquifer, then we have all the obsidian fabricator desgisns to do, and finally I have to move the whole system down two levels because we really want to keep those nice quartzite floors intact. I did, however, find a way to make the job quicker. Instead of digging out each level of the fabricator, we’ll dig from underneath.
Apparently a Legendary "Gypsum” Dealer, married to the current mayor, ran into a troglodyte. Fortunately the dwarf was in the military and made short work of the troglodyte. I think we should just seal off that area until it becomes safer.
I ordered clearance of certain items from the surface, and replaced two of the planned magma smelters with magma forges, which are now up and waiting for magma. There is still much smoothing to do.
We completed the mandate for magma-safe floodgates on time, which is good news. We are also producing many, many totems, mostly out of cat skulls, which we can sell to the elves! It isn’t like the stonecrafters are busy these days.......