15th Granite, 250Well, we've arrived safely. I've explained why I suspect the humans were so happy with us being here.. No surprise to most of my companions I think.
Talking of companions I'll just finish off my observations on them, I chose fairly carefully from those who wanted to come on this expedition - I hope I've chosen wisely:
Shorast - Mason/engraverHas enormous energy and seems nearly inexhaustible - However, I have yet to see her use this energy on anything outside her own leisure time. An interesting character, She would be the life and soul of the party, if she liked parties. Nonetheless, we have become close friends on the journey
Shorast Melbilkirar, "Shorast Tomerights", Mason
"Yes, I want more. Is that so bad?"
She is a worshipper of Ral.
She is a citizen of The Aqua Helm. She is a member of The Communion of Amethyst. She is a member of The Crewed Hall. She arrived at Rithmesir on the 15th of Granite in the year 250.
She is eighty-seven years old, born on the 3rd of Sandstone in the year 163.
Her dry hair is incredibly straight. Her very long hair is tied in a pony tail. Her teeth are gapped. Her somewhat short head is broad. Her somewhat splayed out small-lobed ears are broad. Her peach skin is wrinkled. Her bronze eyes are slightly wide-set. Her hair is taupe gray with flecks of gray.
She is slow to tire, but she is very weak.
Shorast Melbilkirar likes native aluminum, platinum, picture jasper, gray langur leather, giant rhinoceros horn, cotton fabric, creepy crawlers for their freakish wriggling, the words of The Saffron Pregnancy and the sound of The Embraced Blossom. When possible, she prefers to consume squid, carrot wine, barley flour and pomegranates. She absolutely detests snails.
She has a deep well of patience and a great feel for social relationships, but she has a little difficulty with words and quite poor focus.
Like others in her culture, she holds craftsdwarfship to be of the highest ideals and celebrates talented artisans and their masterworks, has a great deal of respect for the law, greatly prizes loyalty, values family greatly, sees friendship as one of the finer things in life, greatly respects artists and their works, deeply respects those that work hard at their labors, really respects those that take the time to master a skill, respects fair-dealing and fair-play, values cooperation, values martial prowess, values knowledge and finds nature somewhat disturbing. She personally believes that it would be a fine thing if all time were leisure time, values honesty, doesn't particularly respect commerce and doesn't really value merrymaking. She dreams of raising a family.
She has an incredibly calm demeanor. She has great trouble mastering fear when confronted by danger. She is very impolite and inconsiderate of propriety. She is very greedy. She tends not to reveal personal information. She has an active sense of humor. She is very humble. She is slow to trust others. She is rarely happy or enthusiastic. She is not particularly interested in what others think of her. She is quite comfortable with others that have a different appearance or culture. She laughs in a distinct fashion when she's exasperated. She scratches her ear whenever she's bored. She needs alcohol to get through the working day. She likes working outdoors and grumbles only mildly at inclement weather.
Sarvesh Imikuzol - MinerAlso has some mechanical and architectural skill.
I think she will be very glad to get back underground, doesn't seem to like being exposed up here - I get the impression she's seen some pretty awful things in her career in the mountainhomes. Hopefully she will be able to overcome her fears.
Sarvesh Imikuzol, "Sarvesh Chuckedoil", Miner
"I feel just fine."
She is a worshipper of Ral.
She is a citizen of The Aqua Helm. She is a member of The Denomination of Flames. She is a member of The Crewed Hall. She arrived at Rithmesir on the 15th of Granite in the year 250.
She is seventy-four years old, born on the 7th of Galena in the year 176.
She has a very broad chin. Her nose bridge is convex. Her hair is dry. Her very long hair is braided. Her somewhat splayed out short ears are broad. Her bronze eyes are slightly protruding. Her head is somewhat short. Her hair is auburn. Her skin is peach.
She is rarely sick, but she is quite clumsy.
Sarvesh Imikuzol likes sandstone, trifle pewter, white opal, clear glass, greaves, scepters, coins, lorikeet men for their bright coloration and the words of The Saffron Pregnancy. When possible, she prefers to consume sole, plum wine and kangaroo's milk. She absolutely detests mosquitos.
She has a good memory and an ability to read emotions fairly well, but she has bad intuition and a poor kinesthetic sense.
She is a coward, completely overwhelmed by fear when confronted with danger. She very rarely develops negative feelings toward things. She lives an orderly life, organized and neat. She is unfriendly and disagreeable, and she is bothered by this since she values friendship. She is stubborn. She likes to brawl. She doesn't mind wearing something special now and again. She tends to be a little tight with resources when working on projects. She is not particularly interested in what others think of her. She has an active imagination. She is trusting. She likes to take it easy. She needs alcohol to get through the working day. She likes working outdoors and grumbles only mildly at inclement weather.
Mestthos Libashoslan - SmithSeveral dwarfs commented how lucky we were to have Mestthos join our expedition - I hope they were right. He is undoubtledly skilled and an incredibly hard worker. However he often seems a little... down and I get the impression he does not truly value his own skills or worth. I worry he may easily get depressed.
Seems overly fond of crossbows, this may be useful.
Mestthos Libashoslan, "Mestthos Axewound", Smith
"It really gets me down sometimes."
He is a casual worshipper of Ekast.
He is a citizen of The Aqua Helm. He is a member of The Safe Communion. He is a member of The Crewed Hall. He arrived at Rithmesir on the 15th of Granite in the year 250.
He is fifty-seven years old, born on the 10th of Limestone in the year 193.
He is fat. His sideburns are clean-shaven. His very long moustache is arranged in double braids. His very long beard is braided. His very long hair is tied in a pony tail. His splayed out small-lobed ears are broad. His ears are somewhat short. His hair is charcoal. His skin is peach. His eyes are bronze.
He is indefatigable, but he is susceptible to disease, slow to heal and very flimsy.
Mestthos Libashoslan likes basalt, black bronze, dendritic agate, the color crimson, cabochons, crossbows, shields, rings, cats for their aloofness, cabbages for their taste, the sound of The Sparkle of Lace and the sight of The Saturnine Luxury. When possible, he prefers to consume giant cardinal, cuttlefish, beetroot wine and oat flour. He absolutely detests bark scorpions.
He has a questionable spatial sense, an iffy sense for music and next to no empathy.
Like others in his culture, he has a great deal of respect for the law, greatly prizes loyalty, values family greatly, sees friendship as one of the finer things in life, believes that honesty is a high ideal, greatly respects artists and their works, deeply respects those that work hard at their labors, really respects those that take the time to master a skill, finds merrymaking and partying worthwhile activities, respects fair-dealing and fair-play, values cooperation, values martial prowess, values leisure time, respects commerce and values knowledge. He personally values nature and considers craftsdwarfship to be relatively worthless. He dreams of raising a family.
He is frequently depressed. He is ruled by irresistible cravings and urges. He tends to ask others for help with difficult decisions. He generally acts impartially and is rarely moved to mercy. He can handle stress. He likes to keep things practical, without delving too deeply into the abstract. He often feels envious of others. He becomes very focused during conversations when he's angry. He needs alcohol to get through the working day. He likes working outdoors and grumbles only mildly at inclement weather.
Ezum Gimkulet - MarksdwarfWill be responsible for the safety of the fort in our initial diggings. Was happy to accept the roll of Militia Commander "until someone more suitable comes along". I think she may be more comfortable as sherif or head of the fortress guard. We shall have to see.
A good shot with a crossbow, she also admits to having some basic training at stonecrafting and a dream to create a masterwork. For some reason she will not explain, she detests hamsters. She just glares when I ask.
Ezum Gimkulet, "Ezum Twistabbey", Marksdwarf
"One should always respect the law."
She is a worshipper of Onget.
She is a citizen of The Aqua Helm. She is a member of The Sect of Gems. She is a member of The Crewed Hall. She is the expedition leader of The Crewed Hall. She arrived at Rithmesir on the 15th of Granite in the year 250.
She is sixty-three years old, born on the 19th of Felsite in the year 187.
She has a deeply recessed chin. Her hair is clean-shaven. Her somewhat splayed out ears are broad. Her hair is dark brown. Her skin is peach. Her eyes are bronze. Her eyes are slightly protruding.
Ezum Gimkulet likes rutile, pig iron, pineapple opal, giant peregrine falcon tooth, thrones, earrings, rabbits for their ability to burrow and the sight of The Cardinal Gloss. When possible, she prefers to consume guava wine, kangaroo's milk and oat flour. She absolutely detests hamsters.
She has an amazing memory, a great feel for social relationships and good intuition, but she has little natural inclination toward music.
Like others in her culture, she holds craftsdwarfship to be of the highest ideals and celebrates talented artisans and their masterworks, has a great deal of respect for the law, greatly prizes loyalty, values family greatly, sees friendship as one of the finer things in life, believes that honesty is a high ideal, deeply respects those that work hard at their labors, really respects those that take the time to master a skill, finds merrymaking and partying worthwhile activities, respects fair-dealing and fair-play, values cooperation, values martial prowess, values leisure time, respects commerce, values knowledge and finds nature somewhat disturbing. She personally greatly respects individuals that persevere through their trials and labors, values artwork and values peace over war. She dreams of crafting a masterwork someday.
She is very stubborn. She is not a private person and freely shares details of her life. She cracks easily under pressure. She generally acts with a narrow focus on the current activity. She has little interest in joking around. She likes a little excitement now and then. She is often cheerful. She is slow to trust others. She tends to be a little tight with resources when working on projects. She is quite comfortable with others that have a different appearance or culture. She likes to brawl. She needs alcohol to get through the working day. She likes working outdoors and grumbles only mildly at inclement weather.
Urist Ledigath - papermakerA skilled papermaker and farmer - also can make a wooden table that does not fall over. Will be a great asset to our library. Strangely has an interest in war-hammers and dreams of creating a masterwork - Given he is also a physically impressive dwarf I'm not sure how he ended up as a papermaker.
Is used to trading his goods, so will be our broker.
Urist Ledigath, "Urist Rackscrapes", Papermaker
"Be merry!"
He is a worshipper of Ral.
He is a citizen of The Aqua Helm. He is a member of The Silvery Faith. He is a member of The Crewed Hall. He arrived at Rithmesir on the 15th of Granite in the year 250.
He is sixty-seven years old, born on the 8th of Timber in the year 183.
His sideburns are clean-shaven. His very long moustache is neatly combed. His very long beard is braided. His very long hair is arranged in double braids. His somewhat splayed out ears are broad. His bronze eyes are slightly close-set. His nose bridge is somewhat concave. His hair is auburn. His skin is peach.
He is unbelievably strong, incredibly tough and rarely sick.
Urist Ledigath likes puddingstone, gold, sard, maple wood, giant chinchilla leather, the color maroon, war hammers, dresses, giant peach-faced lovebirds for their loving nature and the words of The Musical Wisp. When possible, he prefers to consume giant buzzard and soft wheat beer. He absolutely detests oysters.
He has a very good sense of empathy, but he has poor focus, poor creativity, little natural inclination toward music and very bad analytical abilities.
Like others in his culture, he holds craftsdwarfship to be of the highest ideals and celebrates talented artisans and their masterworks, has a great deal of respect for the law, greatly prizes loyalty, values family greatly, sees friendship as one of the finer things in life, believes that honesty is a high ideal, greatly respects artists and their works, deeply respects those that work hard at their labors, really respects those that take the time to master a skill, finds merrymaking and partying worthwhile activities, respects fair-dealing and fair-play, values martial prowess, values leisure time, respects commerce, values knowledge and finds nature somewhat disturbing. He personally values eloquence and doesn't see cooperation as valuable. He dreams of crafting a masterwork someday.
He is not the type to fall in love or even develop positive feelings. He dislikes obligations and will try to avoid being bound by them, though he is conflicted by this for more than one reason. He likes to keep things practical, without delving too deeply into the abstract. He often feels lustful. He is assertive. He does not go out of his way to help others. He is often nervous. He is very humble. He prefers to present himself modestly. He often acts with compassion. He has an active sense of humor. He generally acts with a narrow focus on the current activity. He tends to be a little wasteful when working on projects. He occasionally overindulges. He sometimes acts with little determination and confidence. He needs alcohol to get through the working day. He likes working outdoors and grumbles only mildly at inclement weather.
Mebzuth Oltarkogan - DoctorA skilled doctor. I'm a little concerned though as she sometimes doesn't seem to pay as much attention to what she is doing as I might wish in someone who may be sowing me back together.
We've become good friends. To my surprise as she seems to detest those who wield power and I am expedition leader.
Mebzuth Oltarkogan, "Mebzuth Gildboat", Doctor
"I'm fine."
She is an ardent worshipper of Onget.
She is a citizen of The Aqua Helm. She is a member of The Sect of Gems. She is a member of The Crewed Hall. She arrived at Rithmesir on the 15th of Granite in the year 250.
She is sixty-nine years old, born on the 10th of Felsite in the year 181.
Her bronze eyes have very large irises. Her hair is clean-shaven. Her somewhat splayed out short ears are broad. Her hair is pumpkin. Her skin is peach.
She is weak.
Mebzuth Oltarkogan likes bituminous coal, gold, black opal, clear glass, giant rhesus macaque leather, elk hoof, the color pink, maces, floodgates, amulets, ballista parts, water buffalos for their water wallowing, bushmasters for their deadly bite, the sound of The Sparkle of Lace and the sight of The Saturnine Luxury. When possible, she prefers to consume hedgehog, fonio beer and Longland flour. She absolutely detests worms.
She has an amazing memory, an iron will and an ability to read emotions fairly well, but she has poor creativity.
Like others in her culture, she holds craftsdwarfship to be of the highest ideals and celebrates talented artisans and their masterworks, has a great deal of respect for the law, greatly prizes loyalty, values family greatly, sees friendship as one of the finer things in life, believes that honesty is a high ideal, greatly respects artists and their works, deeply respects those that work hard at their labors, really respects those that take the time to master a skill, finds merrymaking and partying worthwhile activities, respects fair-dealing and fair-play, values cooperation, values martial prowess, values leisure time, respects commerce, values knowledge and finds nature somewhat disturbing. She personally hates those who wield power over others and sees competition as wasteful and silly. She dreams of mastering a skill.
She is inattentive to detail in her own work. She is quite ambitious. She prefers that everyone live as harmoniously as possible. She doesn't cling tightly to ideas and is open to changing her mind. She is rarely happy or enthusiastic, and she is conflicted by this as she values parties and merrymaking in the abstract. She doesn't tend to hold on to grievances. She has a sense of duty. She generally acts with a narrow focus on the current activity. She prefers to present herself modestly. She is very humble. She is not particularly interested in what others think of her. She needs alcohol to get through the working day. She likes working outdoors and grumbles only mildly at inclement weather.
Finally, I suppose I should write a little about myself for completeness:
I'm reasonably sturdy, but not as tireless as some of my companions. I've got a decent brain but am otherwise average.
I spent most of my time studying in the library but I fear some of my comments about the lack of books from outside our own lands (and for that matter any books written less than 50 years ago) may have made there way to the chief sage, as I found myself "invited" to lead this expedition to set up a new library far from home.
I may be doing the old rogue an injustice though as in spite of his glee at explaining my new task to me he does seem to have been genuinely helpful in getting us equipped and ready. He also asked me to send any copies of any interesting new books back to him. In fact, I think he may be a bit more to my way of thinking than I would have believed. With his help and the Queens instructions to improve relations with the local Human and Elf civilizations we found ourselves outfitted and on the way within 2 months.
I'd not really been that curious about the world outside our walls - but I've become increasingly excited as we got closer to our destination.
Urvad Tongsrooms Urvad Olinmosus, "Urvad Tongsrooms", Librarian
"You must never forget true loyalty. Repay it in full."
He is a worshipper of Ral.
He is a citizen of The Aqua Helm. He is a member of The Fiery Doctrine. He is a member of The Crewed Hall. He arrived at Rithmesir on the 15th of Granite in the year 250.
He is sixty years old, born on the 20th of Timber in the year 190.
His sideburns are clean-shaven. His very long moustache is arranged in double braids. His very long beard is braided. His hair is clean-shaven. His teeth are gapped. His somewhat splayed out ears are broad. His nose bridge is somewhat concave. His nose is slightly upturned. His hair is dark tan. His skin is peach. His eyes are bronze. His eyes are slightly protruding.
He is very rarely sick and tough, but he is quick to tire.
Urvad Olinmosus likes saltpeter, nickel, jelly opal, cotton fabric, the color sandy taupe, traction benches, llamas for their jutting teeth, giant platypuses for their flat tails, potato plants for their edible tubers, the words of The Musical Wisp and the sound of The Embraced Blossom. When possible, he prefers to consume kestrel, potato wine and quinoa seeds. He absolutely detests cave spiders.
He has a sharp intellect and a good spatial sense.
Like others in his culture, he holds craftsdwarfship to be of the highest ideals and celebrates talented artisans and their masterworks, has a great deal of respect for the law, greatly prizes loyalty, values family greatly, sees friendship as one of the finer things in life, believes that honesty is a high ideal, greatly respects artists and their works, deeply respects those that work hard at their labors, really respects those that take the time to master a skill, finds merrymaking and partying worthwhile activities, values cooperation, values martial prowess, values leisure time, respects commerce, values knowledge and finds nature somewhat disturbing. He personally sees life as unfair and doesn't mind it that way. He dreams of creating a great work of art.
He isn't particularly curious about the world. He doesn't mind wearing something special now and again. He is quite ambitious. He doesn't focus on material goods. He occasionally overindulges. He finds obligations confining, though he is conflicted by this for more than one reason. He can occasionally lose focus on the matter at hand. He does not go out of his way to help others. He has a tendency to consider ideas and abstractions over practical applications. He is a friendly individual. When he's thinking, he has a tendency to chew on his cheek. He clicks his tongue repeatedly when he's annoyed. He needs alcohol to get through the working day. He likes working outdoors and grumbles only mildly at inclement weather.
Overall, he is untroubled by unmet needs. He is not distracted after being away from people. He is not distracted after being unoccupied. He is not distracted after doing nothing creative. He is not distracted after leading an unexciting life. He is not distracted after being kept from alcohol. He is not distracted after a lack of decent meals. He is not distracted after being unable to fight. He is not distracted after a lack of trouble-making. He is not distracted after being unable to be extravagant. He is not distracted after a lack of abstract thinking.
OOC
- Well, that's the starting 7! They all seem to get on together, everyone considers the others Friends/close Friends/Kindred Spirit except for Mestthos the smith - he considers Ezum and Urvad as "Long-term Acquantances" - he seems a bit grumpy.
I'll try to remember to use italics for Out of Character comments
@Maloy - Thanks! I'm sure the writing style will change as this goes on and I get used to writing a DF story again.