The sauropod's being put to excellent use feeding the massive population spike of some 40 dwarves from the last two migrant waves, and I've finally run out of rooms on the bottom residential level, so now beds and such are being placed in the left wing above the majority of the fueled forges (which I should probably dismantle so I can use the rooms for storage.)
Kreia's unit was a solid pick of generally belligerent dwarves with strong sense of obligation to the fortress/crown so they're doing nicely. The massive influx of new recruits actually overwhelmed supply of weapons for a couple weeks and damn sure outpaced any armor production that can be managed. I need to do some exploratory mining to find more tetrahedrite; copper will at least stop a good deal of biting injuries and some of the flimsier elf weapons (weapons made from hardwoods like mahogany or oak will probably manage to bruise a little.)
Marksdwarf Captain Timd's unit just got thier rang up, so that makes for 10 marksdwarves. And speaking of Timd, he mooded and is now likely going to produce a piece of furniture I can stuff in the future baron's bedroom to keep her from bitching about the mayor's sweet digs.
I am
super eager to hear how the war is going and have never been so anxious for a home caravan before.
EDIT: It's going badly. Several nobles on the civ screen have become military dwarves indicating they've begun to fight the elves. Refugees are fleeing the outlands by the dozens or possibly hundreds, and the fortresses of Rimclouted and Swelterdikes have been conquered by an elven army lead by one Inale Praisemosses, though mercifully most of the residents managed to escape before the attack began. Two other armies that are ransacking the Diamond Hinterlands are lead by Nine Basinpages and Nemo Poemportal.
I really really want them to attack Spiritnets now so I can give them a
serious wake-up call, and since I have 94 dwarves, they should come a knocking come next spring.
Oh! And of course the results of the mayoral elections of the groups known as The Persuasive Avalanche and The Creative Doors resulted in the incumbents being replaced.
EDIT II: Rather surprisingly, the liaison put in an order for splints, crutches, swords, maces, ammo, crossbows, food, and a few misc. items. It's like I'm being asked to help supply the war effort, even if it was random chance!
I've also counted a total of three barons/baronesses and a count having taken up arms as axe, sword, and two marksdwarves, and Queen Thikut is a hammerdwarf. I hope she goes Tholtig Cryptbrain on some elf bitches.