We were attacked today by goblins and trolls. The trolls were easy to handle, with arrows and war dogs, but the goblins fired down onto the city from the mountain to our east, killing many subjects. Even killing one kid in the process of making a artifact! The main hospital is full, and the Pig Hospital has at least two wounded in it also. The horror! The horror!
On the other hand, all but one troll was killed (the live one was captured and I plan to have its cage placed next to the cage with the bitter child snatcher).
All but one goblin was killed (the leader it seems escaped after a slight wound). They did leave a ton of silver, iron, and copper which will be melted down and clothing which will be sold to...whoever is stupid enough to buy it.
So the Mega-project will start today.
1. First, a wall will be built on the mountain - it will be there not to protect us from arrows, as goblins higher up on the slopes could still fire down onto us but to keep enemies off the dome!
2. Second, we will enclose the whole city in a giant dome! Well, more of a roof. Some of it is already enclosed to protect the workshops and the roofs of the buildings already count. Only a few openings, for ramps, and doorways in some of the large buildings will allow soldiers to access the walls and the fortifications on them to fire down on any who dare approach us. True, this defeats the purpose of making a Surface Class if I enclose them but most will still work outside the walls to fish, hunt, and collect wood and seeds. I will put a few glass blocks in the dome to allow some light in.
Some statues will be up there, being on some of the buildings, so maybe I should place a roof over the roof to make a enclosed dome over the dome...hmmmm....
And I was getting bored so this will give me something to do and keep the Dwarfs busy while I wait till we can become the Capital.
Also, I figured out that the dome would be a good place to set up some war machines. But I remember they only fire at targets on their level...which seems weird.
PS- A peasant went berserk. She was a recruit in one of the military units - saw death and was wounded and lost her mother also. Was wounded in the battle and throwing a tantrum in the bed in the hospital. When she was well enough to get up went nuts, killed another patient in the hospital. The Stone Cutters, my elite force of archers, whose barracks are just across the hall stomped in and killed her in a volley of bolts before she could hurt or kill anybody else. Half the hospital is now awash with red blood. The Chief Medical Dwarf was, lucky enough, unharmed and moves back and forth between the two hospitals working on the wounded. Most should survive.
Outside of that, plus one fist fight in the jail when a planter got upset for some reason and hit a hauler (a child), it seems I have kept control of the post-battle situation.
I rarely have tantrum spirals - I am more than willing to shoot a crazy Dwarf down or lock them into their bedrooms to starve to death to save a Fortress.
I love my Dwarfs but when they start causing trouble I put them down.
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