3rd of MoonstoneI attempted to add some appropriately themed decoration to the farm guildhall.
However as it turns out if you just leave a bunch of plants sitting on a pedestal they will simply wither away.
I've decided to leave it, as a reminder of the hubris of dwarves and the impermanence of life, or something like that.
4th of moonstoneAnother kobold tried to enter the fort however she quickly decided to turn tail upon seeing the remains of a goblin predecessor.
(Do kobolds have tails ?)
Another kobold thief isn't so quick to run away and gets caught by a tavern keeper and a woodcutter.
They displayed unorthodox but very effective fighting techniques.
8th of MoonstoneWe currently only have a small temple that share it's space with a menagerie of Turkeys and peacocks.
While this does add a liveliness not usually seen in places of worship it does make it harder for the Gods to hear prayers addressed to them.
Especially since most of them are quite old and probably hard of hearing.
Consequently I've begun construction of a larger temple of all faiths as well as a small church to Asa, my own deity.
The new temple will be built above the old one and with directe access from the baronnes chambers as well as the infirmary/tombs quarters.
10th of OpalThe construction of the new temple is going well and... wait what now ?
An angry Marksdwarf has approached the fortress spouting nonsense.
Oh my, it turns out this is our visiting baroness consort's older sister.
I can definitely see a resemblance.
I've no wish to embroiled myself in the disputs of foreign nobles but she threaten the fort so I've dispatched the militia to dispatch her.
She didn't last long.
11th of OpalAfter some investigation I have been informed that "Swallowtender the Ruined Gulf" is in fact an artifacts crossbow currently sitting on the bottom of one of our weapons bin.
It seems this family is obsessed with crossbows... I'll be keeping an eye on her sister.
15th of OpalI've elected to display a few of our artefacts in the new temple, Swallowtender among them.
20th of OpalThe new temple is complete !
Not whishing to anger the goods with a display of humility I've made sure to incorporate a lot of iron in it's construction.
Including iron doors and hatch covers.
On display here are four artefacts: Swallowtender, a marble bed depicting the ascension of a dwarven king, a floodgate and a hatch cover.
I tried to get the artefact hatch cover installed on the stairway but my workers insisted it would risk damaging the object.
The dwarf 'Voliol' display good bardsdwarfship and has been assigned as an entertainer in the Iron Temple.
25th of OpalI've found a large smear of dog blood near the entrance.
I don't know what happened here but I'm sure the giant bat had nothing to with it, look at it.
It's too cute.
26th of OpalOh that's what's happening.
I'm sure the dogs have it handled, no need to alert the militia.
2nd of ObsidianThe church of Asa is complete !
I've made sure to include a lot of sittings for me and the other.. ahem.. 2 followers..
6th of ObsidianOur population is now 175
I'm not sure exactly how many bedrooms with have but it's definitely not enough..
Here we go again.
Everybody gets a 3x2 room but if they wanted luxuries like smooth wall and chests they should have gotten here sooner.
7th of ObsidianThe weathered plants in the farm guildhall have rotten away completely.
The pedestal have instead been filled with figurines made out of cave toad bones, symbolizing.. ahem the permanence of bones.
13th of ObsidianAhem..
So I've been spending some time in the tavern and.. it turns out with have a few interesting visitors.
One of them is a Gorlak spearman, asking about something called "the Sour Room".
I didn't know Gorlak were sentient, I put one in a cage inside the library for Asa's sake !
She seems ok I just hope she's not the bookish kind.
Slightly more disturbing to me though is learning that we currently have a couple of zombies "socializing" in the tavern.
And when I say a couple I mean they are actually married.
One is a bard and the other a monster slayer.
Am I the weird one here ?
Is no one else disturbed by this ?
Everyone seems cool with it so I'm just going to play along but I swear this position is getting to me.
Everything seems so much simpler from within the kitchen..
It's safe in the kitchen..
17th of ObsidianA group of naked elves has now entered the fortress.
They claim to be a "performance troupe" calling themselves "The Satiny Knights"...
Along with them is an equally naked dwarf with an artefact silver spear strapped to her back and a book she wrote herself in her hand.
I need to get back to my kitchen..
Everything makes sense in the kitchen..
18th of ObsidianThe naked elves, the Gorlak and the zombie bard are now having a chat in the tavern.
I remember when we founded this place just the seven of us. We.. We had dreams..
23rd of ObsidianOne of our monster slayer has ventured deep into the cavern he's entered a martial trance and slaughtered a whole groupe of troglodytes at once.
It's nice to that at least some visitors are normal peoples.
Now he's taking a nap in the middle of the cavern right new to his latest kill.
What a beautiful bastard.
28th of ObsidianThief !!
I saw him !
This human bard just walk right up to the pedestal and stole Swallowtender right before my eyes.
He won't go far.
Attack !!
...
What do you mean "no warrant" ?
But I saw him !
...
1st of GraniteThe militia commander is refusing to execute this man under the excuse that he's "not hostile" and I'm missing the proper paperwork for an official arrest.
The commotion must have alerted him though as he just dropped the crossbow on the floor and ran.
It's spring now, by the time it's over I'll have that damned crossbow in the deepest, most secure dungeon dwarvenkind has ever seen !