The main stairwell, which SHOULD be up/down stairs, is not in fact up/down stairs. It is only down stairs. The bedrooms, skybridge, and farming section are
completely cut off from the rest of the fort, and have been for
months now. That explains the starving dwarves. Only those of us lucky enough to be trapped in the upper section had access to the food.
That's a new design feature, one I certainly didn't make.
It definitely wasn't like that from the start, as if down stairs were mined to begin with, the miner wouldn't be able to construct all the bedrooms. Some later overseer must have
knocked out the up stairs, cutting the fort in half. I demand an investigation of this and I swear that whoever is responsible will be subject to the atom-guillotine!
I mean, after we deal with the goblin wrestler. I still have no idea how it got in. The farm areas are completely sealed. I hope goblins haven't mastered the power of teleportation.
17th Limestone: I have ordered that the correct stairs be built.
The dwarves trapped on the skybridge are still in danger from the goblin. I hope they can jump down from the down stair. The military is waiting at the bottom and can certainly take on one wrestler.
The goblin is chasing miner Ingish.
It appears Ingish has a slight advantage in terms of speed, and is getting away.
The goblin is now going after another comrade - coincidentally also named Ingish. Unfortunately, the other dwarves have fled to the side with no exit.
I will have the miner knock open this wall to give them a better chance.
Ingish has fallen. The goblin is standing there. It seems like she hasn't seen the other dwarves.
The stair isn't getting built.
Several dwarves have been cornered in the reactor chamber.
Meanwhile, the stair isn't built.
Everyone is off getting drunk!Fine, I'll have miners dig a new stair.
That is done, thank Armok.
The military marches out, followed by most of the fort in search of food.
Military's found the goblin.
It's over in seconds.
Hammerdwarf Libash Idenostar gets the kill. She's clearly unused to military life, but her boldness is commended.
Meng Duthaludil fell into the reactor during the fight.
I've ordered the reactor emergency drain lever pulled. I pray I'm not too late.
The fort at last can eat.
Urist Atirrovod has arrived to pull the lever.
The reactor begins to drain.
We were too slow.
The useless louts in the main hall have finally begun building the stairs.
However this goblin got in, it doesn't appear that more are following, but I don't want to take any chances. There are only six goblins left, none of them armed. I've ordered the Keys of Carnage to prepare for a sally.
The men are ready.
The gate is lowered!
Swift retribution is dealt.
Up the hill they go.
And just like that, the siege is ended.