Turn 2 (Fortress)
1007 Mid-Spring, 24th Slate
Rocksavage, the newest, and strangest, 'fortress' of Gubellor. Apparently rebuilding a civilization of dwarves from the scraps left isn't enough. Building a string of fortresses across the world isn't enough. We need a trans-world dwarven minecart track.
OK, sure. Whatever you say.
One nice thing about this freezing climate is that it's easy to fix things if you mess up the aquifer piercing.
Hopefully we'll get it right first time, though.
1007 Mid-Spring, 28th Slate
We quickly begin work on aquifer piercing on the south side of the embark area. It turns out that there is
no aquifer there, so that went by quickly.
1007 Late Spring, 4th Felsite
Magnetite! Hallelujah. Thank goodness this embark isn't limited to useless metals like nickel, like poor Syrupgrasping.
1007 Late Spring, 11th Felsite
Sad news from the home fortress. A messenger arrived with the news that on 1007 Mid-Spring, 9th Slate, Vucar Lashedurged was struck down by the troll Mintdrinkers. He has already been avenged by the adventurer Datan Diamondgrave, although by all accounts Datan was unaware of Mintdrinkers' foul deed. Vucar leaves behind him his widow, Onul Lashdashes and three children. Our thoughts are with them in this trying time.
1007 Early Summer, 13th Hematite
Our miners have found the south-most extreme of the upper aquifer layer. They are now working to determine exactly what area it covers to avoid unpleasant surprises later.
1007 Early Summer, 22nd Hematite
Some migrants arrive. Are there any familiar faces to be found ...?
More news from the Syrupgrasping. The goblins made another assault there in late spring, 3rd Felsite. The goblins were defeated, with one (the only one?) being killed by Goden Canyonpleats.
After greeting the new arrivals we discover that all of them lived at Syrupgrasping before moving here. In fact Kadol Scalyposts(M) and Nish Swordsplatter(F) were two of the founding seven there. The others have been introduced earlier in this thread: Dobar Doorcombine(F), Sakzul Plainswheeled(F), Zas Clenchattics(M), Kol Pantedbolts(F), Logem Syrupplanned(F)
Kadol Scalyposts was born in 934
His goal is to Start a Family. He has formed a grudge against two dwarves living in Syrupgrasping, possibly why he chose to move.
Nish Swordsplatter was born in 948
Her goal is to Craft a Masterwork