'Billy', an untrained unarmoured recruit, vas the first on the scene due to being able to run faster without armour. He held the line, as a brave dvarf should, trying desperately to keep the beast in position until the axedvarves who actually
had axes could arrive. I think he even did some damage: I svear I heard the beasts right neck crack.
Billy's luck doesn't hold out and the Ettin pummels the poor dvarf for a bit. For a moment I feel a brush of fear, tempered only by IRON SELF-DISCIPLINE.
But at last the axedvarves Kubuk, Cerol and Astesh arrive, and the fight turns in their favor. Armed vit steel, the beast has little chance against them: the three dvarves hack away at it's body and heads for hours until it finally bleeds out.
Astesh gets the kill. So ends Mab Penasushsath the Pregnancy of Pantomiming, in BLOOD, PAIN UND DEATH!
Ze elves arrived. I traded them a pathetic gold scepter and ring in exchange for fruit und a few animals. Nothing combat vorthy: a bull, a barn owl, a goose, a goat, an echidna und a bushtit.
Hopefully zese tree lovers never find out vhat ve do in ze vood burning vorkshop in order to make refined gold. Zey vould
lose. their. shit.
In ze interests of sustainability und also not starving to death, I am allowing a few specialist farm dvarves to vork on establishing a farming und kitchen complex. I do not consider zis
nearly as import as training und constructing defenses, but I am feeling generous in light of our victory over the ettin. I vill graciously allow our dvarves to eat something fresher than trade food, even though they are still PATHETIC HYBRID CHILDREN OV VEASEL UND VORM.
Vell, zis is embarassing for all Mountainbreed. Our only vater source, a tiny stagnant pool, vas in the vay of our magnificent trenches. So... ve destroyed it.
Vell, every mistake is an opportunity. Ve vill find the caverns!
[2 minutes later]
Ve found the caverns! Und they're dry. Zat is unfortunate.
Oh vell. Ve vill vall the place off und continue downvards. At least this gives me something to do vith Eral's stupid pet kitten. Keep me up all night vith your bloody mewling, vould you?
THIS IS VOT YOU GET! I hope a giant cave spider eats you, you
PITIFULLY ADORABLE LUMP!!!
Zat's more like it!
Unfortunately, ve pierced the cavern at vhat appears to be it's highest point, far far above the underground lake. It vill take some doing to reach the vater. But vith that said, mining is vun of the few non-military labors I am still allowing zese fools to do, so it should be qvite possible to establish vater access for the occasional hospital use.
Solon, you are a PATHETIC LOUSE, und not deserving of the title "dvarf"! You should be
proud, not horrified! Zis is vhat Mountainbreed has wrought. Death, upon our enemies! Blood, gore, and- oh... oh, it does vhiff a bit, doesn't it? Urgh. Perhaps Kametec shouldn't haf built the refuse dump in the middle of town?
Oh vell. Regardless, you should be more like Kaemurl. Look at this magnificent specimen of dvarven martial prowess!
I'm not convinced ze martial trance und acrobatics vere necessary against a bunch of dogs, but it vas certainly impressive to vatch! Bravo Kaemurl on zis magificent display of overkill!
In fact, I am inspired! Our veapons stand ready: ve vill all join the hunt!