Humans arrive to trade and all goes smoothly, more or less. The militia still trains, waiting for the day an enemy will come to test them besides that one group of bandits a year ago. They are impatient for slaughter, and news from home last year was that either the goblins or someone else was attacking the mountainhomes, agitating thier bloodlust even more.
One member of the militia, the currently only macedwarf Zon, is even alternating between fine and content due to a lack of things to kill (the damned ravens are stuck; bird AI really needs to be fixed,) and having to constantly talk to Iton Husbandpuncher's older child who keeps showing up between parties to pester the surface militia, and whom Zon has developed an intense hatred for. Yes, soldiers do socialize while training if dwarves hang out in thier barracks it seems.
Space for the captain of the guard has been partially made ready, a dormitory for the few children who lack rooms made, a hospital partially complete (it still needs several traction benches and a CMD who knows what the hell they're doing,) and several 'stolen' items I seized back are being encrusted with the plentiful schorl to make them valid to sell again without wasting a hauler's bin.
I have noted that the elves' civ is not highlighted in blue like the humans on the civ screen, leading me to believe I'm not on good terms with them, and my proximity to them may make for a nice battle if a war breaks out, and I'm going to make a point of knocking down one or two trees every time they visit.
Artifact-wise, I've been astoundingly lucky, with only one useless artifact, a mandrill bone amulet. 4/5 are actually useful!
Ogredem, Swampeast, phyllite hatch cover
Mishos Ner, The Beach of Lakes, alder throne
Imgozlames Kosoth Togem, Sunderround The Palace of Verses, bone throne
Rakustlisid, Tombclash, basalt armor stand
On top of this, the mayoral favorit Olin Feedclasps has been been re-elected twice now and has been our mayor for 3 years straight. impressive really. All she mandates are chairs and forbidding thier export, making her highly popular with me as well as the dorfs.