2 Granite
Journal of Cilob Degelkulet, AdministratorSix zombies have been spotted so far. Two undead swordsdwarves, a dwarven lasher, and a few goblins. Two of them have an uncanny resemblance to Lolor Whiplashed and Usbu Stealgoad, according to Udib Ozkakavuz, our chef, though he refused to tell me exactly who they were or why they were notable.
I've kept a cool head to reassure my underlings. I went out with the woodcutters to rescue our poor sheep, though if these horrors fail to shamble on I fear they'll be doomed anyways. Oh, gods, the migrants! How will we get more colonists if these undead bar the way?
3 Granite
We've sealed ourselves inside. I ordered the door boarded up, and hopefully that will keep the zombies out.
An air of unease suffuses the fort. We all know what's out there. Thank the gods we have a working still and some farm plots. In theory, we can simply endure forever in our muddy hole here. But the migrants - gods, this is a mess!
6 Granite
Construction proceeds on the bore. We're almost down through to stone. I've ordered everyone to take shifts shoring up the walls as a way to keep them busy and their minds off of the infestation outside. Even I've done a tour down in the hole, and I have to say it's nerve-wracking work. There's always the niggling fear in the back of your mind - what if the pump operator passes out from exhaustion at his post? Could I haul myself out in time before drowning?
7 Granite
Sounds of the yaks in pain made it through the walls today. A sober reminder that all that's between us and the ravening undead is a boarded-up tunnel and a dwarf's width in clay loam.
10 Granite
Water soaking through the ceiling. One of those damn months-long storms blew in topside. Delightfully atmospheric, and by that I mean we're now wet, cold,
and afraid for our lives.
Still - better than being sober or dead. Fellow dwarves remain cheerful.
26 Granite
Success! We've struck stone! Blessed Atir, we finally made it! Now we can get around to building a proper fortress.
In the interests of fortress security, I have ordered a maze to be dug out as the entrance hall. We'll fill it with traps when we get a decent mechanic, but for now hopefully it will confuse all but the most clever invaders.
27 Granite
Pyrite struck. Fool's gold, but welcome nonetheless as the exchange rate between fool's gold and real gold is quite acceptable.
12 Slate
WE HAVE COAL!
16 Slate
AND marble!
19 Slate
Undead still outside, and the sheep are getting hungry. We have also struck calcite in the maze excavations.
21 Slate
Orthoclase and green jade, too. Bootlungs will be a wealthy fortress, provided those maggoty squatters bugger off.
26 Felsite
Spring's in full bloom outside. Zombies are still there ruining it. Maze excavation turning up more of the same rocks and minerals.
1 Hematite
With arrival of summer, we have begun planting cave wheat to brew into some nice beer and mill into flour. We have the stone now to make a quern. And I now have an office!
11 Hematite
The zombies are still skulking around out there, the sheep are starving, but by the gods the maze is proceeding well!
Work is slow because it's so large now that the miners barely reach the new zones before they have to come back for a beer or a nap. Once it's completed though we can begin carving out the fortress proper, and begin probing deeper for more...
lucrative metals, heh heh...
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Topic: DF2014: The Succession World - Time To Strike The Earth (Read 21147 times)