alright then
The Fort has Begun.
Journal of Eric, Expedition Leader.
We have settled in the far north, on the edge of an evil glacier and a neutral tundra and boreal forest. It is cold here, and assassin droids roam freely. Or something like that.
At first everything seems normal. We've seen a few animals in the woods, but nothing that looked particularly fearsome. We begin digging our hovel immediately, and I ask Dreem to take a couple trees for lumber. Work was easy going for a couple weeks.
I bought a pair of Mareep and Galvantulas for their wool and silk, and a female Venusaur for protection. They werent especially expensive but they offer good utilities. No dedicated pokemon trainer, though, so I'm a bit out for luck as far as training them goes at the moment.
And then, the Fire Nation attacked.
A bulldrome came charging out of the woods and mauled Bratty, our farmer, to death right in front of us. We chased it away but there was nothing we could do. I order everyone to start packing things inside, including Bratty's corpse for burial, but next thing I remember is smoke and fire. All was lost, we fled into the the hovel. Muff didn't make it, I assume he burned to death, but I have no idea where to start looking for him. Bratty's corpse was also left to burn, we had no choice. We also lost our mareeps and the skiddo, nearly all our gear...
We continued to work underground as the forests burned. I heard innumerable trees collapse, and when we returned to the surface the forest was truly decimated. What was left standing was blackened by fire. We build a small shed over the ramp, and built a door there to keep animals out. Me and Bos have been trying to plant some of the seeds, to get them to grow. I'm also helping Temi and Migospel dig out storage areas.
Thankfully, we tapped an aquifer. We won't want for water, at the least. It doesn't cover the entire area, and we've reached the mudstone below.
8th Hematite
I don't understand what's going on. Migospel just turned into a mushroom out of nowhere! This is ridiculous.
He's gone to sulk in the meeting area, I don't know what to do, I dont even know what to say to him. Or if he can hear or understand me. Maybe the pokemon will keep him company.
18th Hematite
More bizarre happenings.
Migrants turned up. One is a mining droid, reprogrammed for bookbinding. His owner streaks towards us like a fireball, igniting the grass behind her; a fire monster I guess. Although her clothes wont last long she doesnt seem to be harmed. This can only mean trouble, though. I dont know what all she can participate in without setting anyone on fire.
They also brought a torracat trained for war. Said torracat went into our nesting room, laid her eggs, and immediately died in a puff of smoke. Mander the fire monster had just entered and left the room when this happened.
She's got to be contained. We can't have her killing all our animals, or us. Now how to accomplish that without her setting me on fire...
Nevermind, the problem solved itself. For whatever reason (I swear I didn't tell her to) Mander tried to walk out onto the glacier when another bulldrome attacked. The ice melted out from under her and nobody has seen her since. I assume she drowned, or was frozen solid. What a way to go...
We did manage to kill the bulldrome, and the only injury was Mander's droid, Whim. He doesn't seem to be taking her disappearance well, and has opted to sulk in the hall until we replace his foot or find him a crutch.
Oh, and Migospel finally turned back into a tortoise monster like he should be. Thank Dogamad for that!