It's been slow. Excruciatingly slow. A necromancer or three made it into the cage traps section of the trap system before being caught. In the engagement, we lost a dwarf. Noble Sibrek. I can't recall what his job was or what importance he really had, but I know he needs a slab. I am also somewhat ashamed that I know so little about the 5 workers remaining. Losing Sibrek put them all in a bad mood, and I wasn't sure what to do about it. Now, though, they're all ecstatic except the new expedition leader/militia commander, Udil, who is content.
The numbers of undead are slowly dwindling. They number something around ~715 now, and I haven't had the SIEGE token on-screen for a little over a year.
This place needs cleaned up...
As I type, a brave kingsnake slithers through the sand, ignorant of just how lifeless this foul desert is. I realize now that the vast majority of the undead are raven corpses. The ravens just keep coming. Their bodies pile up to the extreme, and then a necromancer comes along and... It jsut never ends. I had to get creative to seal off the frotress from the air, because the fucking raven corpses kept wandering all the way through the fort just to bite my dogs' on the ass (lower body/tail/rear legs every time) and promptly get swarmed by the canines.
My miner and her assistant are slowly making headway on hollowing out a truly grand fortress. Since this is a succession game, I wanted to show off. With a population of five, the halls will never hum with the sounds of industry and jovial life. I've got 12 hours real-time left to play this game before I get skipped, and I highly doubt I'll be able to clean up the undead or the mess, but at least I'll leave behind a big god damn cavern of a fortress.