After waiting for the better part of 2 weeks, it became the crab-monster just wanted to live close to us, not threaten our very existence. Duh! We called off the stations, and gave the military time to rest while we examined the goblin force topside. Just under 100 strong, touting 2-3 packs of ogres, the force even included a master pikeman or two. Scary o.o
Well, after calling off the hunting party the crab decided to surface! The checky bugger was found stalking out refuse stockpile until the manager came by to grab a bone or three. Chasing after the portly dwarf, I can safely say the crab is an even slower foreward walker than that poor dwarf is a runner! Staying one step ahead of the beast, the manager is saved by the arriving marksdwarves, who bravely engage it in melee while he flees. It also appears the Forgotten crustatean is clusmy, as it has yet to land a blow . . .
A stubborn monster, the crab continued to chase down the manager, even after he ran inside the fortress. That of course resulted in free shots for our militia. And easy kill, all said and done.
I have designated a 'Gym' of sorts. Residents will be able to pump air at their leisure, resulting in a strong populace. I hope the military will make great use of this.
On the same token, I have so many extra gold statues that I have decided to create a statue garden/zoo for the public. Using 24 golden statues and 10 cages, we will renovate the old hospital and create a hven for our stressed bretheran, so that they might live better, more fluid lives.
While designating more hematite to be drawn, I noticed our chief lumberdwarf was missing a leg, and was not using a crutch. She was
crawling out into the caverns to chop trees, her child riding on her back like she was some kind of pack animal! Disguisting. I have ordered an indeterminate amount of splints and crutches to be made from wood.
Hey, does anyone know why the armorsmiths arent smithing the iron into armor? The weaponsmith jumps at the chance to work with iron.
Also, Im ordering the production of iron serrated disks and spiked balls. We have over 200 iron bars, 0 steel bars, and Ive used almost all our copper for crafts and jugs.