Windhoisted, my little 1x1 embark in a scorching tropical marsh, just survived its first siege - good thing it was underwhelming, considering that weapons-grade metal there is mostly silver with a little copper. For some reason, the siege consisted of 7 elves with goblin names and goblin gear. Maybe it's because there's a "Dark Elven Pits" somewhere on the map with a population over 1000?
The population is mostly Fine. There are a few mildly unhappy dorfs... and a very unhappy spinner who started several fist fights and ended up in jail. She has a bed, a booze stockpile, a food stockpile, a silver chain, and a statue there, and I designated the area as a temple for a while, but all she does is try to "Attend Meeting." At least her kids and cats visit her. She doesn't seem to notice the kids, but she sometimes "feels fondness after interacting with a pet."
A while ago, a werelemur attack killed or infected most of a squad of archers. I quarantined the bitten ones in a locked room that I then walled off, and let them kill each other until only one was left. He's still there, but he's gone catatonic.
Also, the human law-giver is a vampire. Her description doesn't say so, but I ruled out vampirism one by one in all my dwarves based on their thoughts about food, drink, and sleep, and then I checked her inventory and it has several items made from human nails. Also, the memorial slabs for the unfortunate bloodless dwarves stated that they were drained of blood by a human vampire. Now I expect her to bite one dorf a year whenever she visits for diplomacy. Sort of an annual tribute.
(By the way, this is my first ever post on Bay12, even though I've been dorfing on and off since 2009.)