PART THE SECONDNow that the siege is safely locked outside, and we are isolated from them and can proceed in relative peace, a time of restless boredom occured. I have turned my attentions to the caverns, making sure that everything us up to scratch. On the way, I found some interesting accounting records about fungiwood logs. Seems odd to me, but who am I to know?
There was a misconstructed section of stairacse wall, and now I think I know what caused this. Upon removing the offending walls, the most odd sight struck me: The most generic tree that can be. I can only describe it as a tree, the most tree-est of trees, but that is all I could glean.
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Well that;s a lot of info!
Of course, the "king" imposed another ban, doubtlessly wooden bins again.
My congratulations to you, Tricmagic!
On a more sombre hand, Delphanso reports ghosts in the depths. This must be dealt with lest more slide into depression!
Oh
OH
I'll, umm, I'll get on tha-
Huh, another one. Must be the lack of fresh air in here.
They occupy a craftsdwarf workshop
Intriguing
They work through the changing of seasons.
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And Udib is done!
They have created a beatifull figurine
We have stumbled upon another cavern. May it provide us with the wood we need!
Our time to celebrate is unfortunately cut off be some terrible news!
This ain't good...
CLOSE THE GATES!
Good thing I built the gates, too!
Oh crap.
Oh no.
It can fly
It is upon us.
It has entered the stairwell and our people are falling like cards.
I am so sorry.
Our first fatality.
One of many to come.
I am so sorry.
The king is dead... Long live the king?
Our Founder has perished...
We must wall off the stairwell. We will doom all those below to their death. I am so sorry.
Two brave dorfs, Etur Bavastérith and Uvash Avuzison, have rushed into the depths to draw the beast away. We salute you for yout ultimate sacrifice.
I am so sorry
The final moments of our king.
The final moments of our founder. They fought but could not beat the ferocity of the beast.
Delphanso is hiding in the depths, by the lower bridges. They may yet save themselves by sealing themselves off.
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The lower bridges
How could I have forgotten?
Quick! We can still save some more! Blue II will be in charge of the rescue attempt, seeing as the idiot went down the stairs
twice(confession: I forgot to screenshot this bit)
Blue II and the seveb remainin dwarves rush down into the depths. They manage to reach safety as the beast feeds on the king. They have sealed the lower stairs and are carving a passageway to home.
Delphanso, you are their saviour
The stench of miasma fills the stairs
With a heavy heart, I pick up the position of the late manager.
We must deal with the beast. We shall trap it.
A trap room is being constructed. Delphanso has a death wish if they don't leave soon.
Success! Delphanso lured the beast in before retreating. The beast is sealed
The losses caused by the beast have had an impact on some of us.
Interesting
I can feel the chill in the air
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Interesting collection of materials
A glorious shoe
May it keep their foot safe.
No I did not lock Blue II in a room for 2 months stop asking
Let us rejoice. We need every dorf we can get.
I have decided that to ensure this doesn't happen again, all levers will be accessible in a room beside the manager's study and below the tavern. Behold, the Lever Room.
Some guilds have petitioned me for guild halls. They have been assigned some vacant halls.
The year draws to a close.
I have not completed what I had hoped, and more perished in my year than I could ever predict. However, we are safe now. May our next year be prosperous.
I advise the next overseer to test the Lever Room, after all mechanisms are connected, of course
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That was !!FUN!!