The Life and Times of TheCheeseMaker, Reborn, Summer of 108Well, spring went by pretty easily, and normally sieges don't happen until at least fall, so I think summer should be fairly quiet as well.
Dammit.
Behold, the might of the goblin armies!
It's probably just a bandit siege. No matter, send in the militia!
One axe lord, who a previous overseer suspected was a vampire, distinguishes himself by punching one goblin in the face so hard that it exploded into gore, and then proceeded to hack various limbs off of the survivors. I don't care if he's a vampire or not, that was badass.
And just like that, the siege ended almost as soon as the fighting began.
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The human caravan arrived today.
This time the road they cross is covered in vomit
and blood.
We trade some meals for all the metal and cloth they have, as well as some food. Nothing much to report.
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A mason was taken by a strange mood today, let's hope he makes something good.
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I have the miners digging for adamantine. I want to be ready for when our weapon and armorsmiths become legendary and we can begin producing some masterwork weapons. It's a really intense process. Each piece that is mined is second-guessed, and you know that one mistake, one wrong designation will bring about the death of us all.
Fuck! Oh, wait, it's just a forgotten beast. It's OK everybody, false alarm!
(OOC: Seriously though, that was terrifying, I was designating one piece at a time, and the second one of the miners finished digging one of the tiles, the screen froze, then flashed to a different area and a big read box appeared. I thought for sure I had breached into hell.)The forgotten beast shouldn't cause too much of a problem, as it's trapped in the third cavern layer (probably, I'm still not super-confident about the bridge yet).
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I design a new masonry area to save hauling time between the stockpiles and the workshops.
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Chaoseed is walking around without paying attention to where he's going again. I give him his own office and dining room to try to help cheer him up, but I fear the worst.
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Migrants arrived today. Once again, they didn't have a quality armorer, and everybody was drafted into the military.
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It's a pretty snazzy statue.
...
Wait, that statue depicts the founding of Shadowgraves, and its title is
The Aching Grave.
I feel like he's trying to make a political statement, but I can't tell exactly what he's trying to say.
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Maxcat, Militia Commander: Hey Vabok.
Vabok, recent draftee: Oh, hey boss.
Maxcat: So I've noticed that you don't happen to be wearing any armor, or carrying a weapon.
Vabok: Yeah, so what?
Maxcat: Well, we're going to kill a forgotten beast in the caverns.
Vabok: And?
Maxcat: And if your not wearing any armor or carrying a weapon, you'll be killed for sure.
Vabok: I'm sure I'll be fine. And what about you? Your not carrying a weapon.
Maxcat: True, however, I happen to be fully armored from head to toe with adamantine, the metal of the gods. I plan to survive this encounter, and you, obviously, do not.
(Minute Long Pause)
Vabok: It'll be OK. I have a really good feeling about this.
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Events of the 22nd of MalaciteThe drawbridge lowered. Four dwarves stepped into the caverns. It was nearly impossible to see anything, the only light coming from the dim glow of the magma pools to the north and to the east. Giant rock pillars and mushrooms taller than the tallest trees cast enormous shadows that blackened an already dark landscape.
A roar was heard to the east, near the magma pool. The four dwarves set out, unarmed and without protection. Simply navigating through the darkness was a challenge, and quickly the three recruits lost themselves in the maze, separated from the only competent fighter among them, Maxcat.
After stopping to rest for a brief moment, Vabok looked ahead. He was taken aback for a moment, as it seemed the ground itself was moving. But then he realized what was happening. They had found the beast they were looking for. The back of its shell was made up of hard, rough rock, and was covered in the same moss and dirt as the rest of the cavern, making it nearly impossible to see. The shell looked impossible to pierce, especially without weapons.
The front of the beast was what truly made it a monstrosity. While the body looked similar to a large snake, when it turned to face them, they saw that it had no face, only a gaping mouth and row after row of razor-sharp teeth. The beast arched its neck and head like a cobra, and the dwarves saw its underbelly, covered in shining, black scales.
The three dwarves didn't stand a chance. Like a dart, the worm bit both of Vabok's companions on the shoulder, causing them both to collapse in pain. Vabok managed to attack a few times, but its shell was too hard, and its attacks were too quick, and soon the beast caught his punch with his mouth, and ripped his hand away from his body.
Tears welled up in Vabok's eyes, as he realized that these were his final moments on Earth.
But then, he arrived.
Maxcat, seeing the beast was distracted by the recruits, leaped onto the monster's back and with and an animal ferocity, bit the straight though the creature's shell
The creature let out a shriek of pain and turned to face the commander. The creature arched it's head and neck and struck once, with enough speed and strength to instantly kill a lesser dwarf. But this was Maxcat, commander of the greatest militia in the world, legendary throughout the world for his martial prowess.
He easily dodged the the first strike of the creature by jumping backwards. And when it struck for a second time, he deftly dodged to the right, then quickly skipped back so he could attack the beast. With all the strength he had, Maxcat lifted his fist and dealt a crushing blow to the back of its head, killing the monster instantly.
This is literally the entire combat log for Maxcat during the fight.
The wounded dwarves stared in shock, eyes darting back and forth between the corpse of the beast and their commander.
Maxcat looked down upon his fallen foe with disgust, his once pale blue armor now glowing red against the light of the magma. He spat and walked back to the fortress without uttering a single word.
OOC: OK, so a couple things. The fact that most of the dwarves went down without armor was entirely an accident. I was messing with the uniforms and must have accidentally deleted them for the entire squad but Maxcat. I didn't realize this until the fighting had already started. Also, I don't know why Maxcat didn't have a weapon, as he has one assigned to him, it just wasn't equipped. Sorry for the long wall of text, I just never have seen a fight against a forgotten beast be this cool, and wanted to write what I was thinking as the fight was going on. Maxcat killed a forgotten beast in practically one hit to its head. Maxcat, I did rebuild the death office, I didn't get to it in this update.
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