-This is a marble bound journal, with the name “Krimbur” in dwarven runes, and “Corsair of Blackhold” in human letters. It's a very weighty book, and it's clear the owner spent much time among members of the dwarven legion or humans as a mercenary or brigand.-20th Malachite, 122My meat's been tasting off for the last few days. Someone's mixing dirt or worse into it and I think I know who.21st Malachite, 122Confronted Bolugd and got punched for my trouble. Never a good idea to confront a drunken uruk. The others laughed, my husband offered to make an unflattering statue, his novice skill to make it more insulting.
Declined. Told much of the meat would be legally his in the old times as he struck down the game.
One of the commons has surprising skill with masonry. Quick to carve stone to blocks. Plans for a barracks are laid by the warchief. I ask why one wall isn't solid, and he tells me he wants windows. I asked what for, and he says because he saw them in a human town, bandit controlled one. Can see the reasoning. Windows are some of the nicer things invented by man and dwarf, and better clear windows require trees be murdered. Usually, anyway.25th Malachite, 122Saw many dead frogs and newts. Got an idea, and told husband to make a grate. Asked why, and said to build a means to make ash. Bolugd expressed concern that a stone club, while more than sufficient for the olog with his great strength, would not be in the hands of an uruk or even common orc. The solution is to craft new blades for them both.
Palu has the knowledge, but requires fuel and ingredients. They will both be provided.14th Galena, 122The elder council's promised supply caravan has come. As I can tell, there is too little for us to trade. Palu went to change this with the ample bone we possess.
A pack of dire wolves made their presence known to the caravan's fletchette gunner. Not orcish, but still mighty pack hunters. Also among the animals lead here for sale to us, is a breeding pair of mighty mumaks!
Bolugd tasked the olog with striking down the dire wolves. And this evening the olog returned angry, saying the caravan took the kills that should have been his. He killed one, the caravan axeorcs slaying the other two, saying they “wanted to help” an orc who needed none. Bolugd has not stopped glaring at them with scorn since.17th Galena, 122Morbai takes the role of speaker for the clan. Some protested and said I should do so, but I pointed out she has greater skills as a speaker and negotiator than I.
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The caravan brought aluminum, steel, and platinum. No hope to purchase the mumaks. Too expensive. Would have to sacrifice armor for our own warriors to pay for even one. Morbai ettled for more varied drink and the metals, as well as a sabercat.1st Limestone, 122Monthly celebration begins, and Senshuken challenges Bolugd and Gradbul to a drinking contest. Senshuken bests both, as Bolugd vomits from brew-induced disorientation and Gradbul lifts a barrel too far and the soaked barrel slips in his hands, getting it stuck on his upper body.
I am challenged to a dart competition by the caravan fletchette gunner and our snaga, except for my husband. I best them all, and walk away with a hefty sack of shillings! The fools should know not to compete with a Corsair in skills with guns and darts.
Tada! Another shorty. So, this quick little update which covered the rest of summer, we got a barracks and crematorium mostly built, depot up, did some trade, got a replacement suit of armor made for the incomplete one we sold to the caravaneers, and we began gathering the means to make some ironbone
Macuahuitl for Bolugd and Senshuken. Gradbul doesn't really need a new weapon, that maul's been doing just fine on the local wildlife and most of that is bigger than a strangler or elf. I'd go for bloodsteel, but we're painfully short on barrels to hold blood and a lot of that wood's been going to making lamellar leather for armor and weapons.
We scored some crafting metals, some ashland glass, a bar of steel, copper, and bronze. Palu and that uruk are gonna be busy for a time. Kinda bummed we couldn't buy the mumaks, but considering their sheer size and apparently generally grumpy demeanor I can understand why they cost so much.
Anyways, I'm super eager for our first real fight though! Can't wait to see our little trio wade through the enemy. It'll probably be in winter the way things are going, and my money's on either stranglers or beak wolves, and I'm happy for it. Normally those two races are least likely to survive and I know for a fact our civ obliterated a strangler one. They'll be a nice warm up for the clan.