Up to the end of year four!
The Factional Works
Foreman's Log
27th Granite, 1053
Silver! Well, galena at least... but now we have two of the three most valuable metals besides the fabled Adamantite. I just wish we could have found some platinum. Meanwhile, we have to deal with the elves, who have seen fit to come back after the kobold... incident.
28th Granite
I'd say the elf caravan was a waste of time, except they brought lots of wood, which we've run out of since our only woodcutter was cut down by kobold arrows. I hope they don't mind too much when we run it straight from the depot to the nearby carpentry workshop and turn it into bins and barrels.
3rd Slate
Damn! Mūthkat got a lung collapsed while sparring. He's in bed resting now, but I fear his days are numbered very low... especially since we have no water.
9th Felsite
Migrants! 27 of them, including 5 children. I put 5 in the military, set two to be woodcutters, and put many of the rest on stone detailing duty. Of note were two furnace operators and an armorer- all useful skills. I think I'll put a couple farming as well. We now total 47.
2nd Hematite
Summer starts on a sour note. Mūthkat has expired from thirst. What a shame. In other news, I've decided to use the seeds that the last elves "donated" to us. I'm not sure how good whip vines taste, but maybe we can do something with them. I'm more optimistic over the prickle berries.
17th Hematite
Tobul Linemine dropped what he was doing and marched to a craftdwarf's shop much in the way the clothier did, as a dwarf possessed. I hope their fates are not similar.
20th Hematite
We've concluded trade with the humans. They brought a large quantity of meat, booze, and barrels, of which we bought them out. There were a few other odds and ends, but nothing of note. They were selling anvils at twice their value- like I'd pay that much for an inferior human anvil! Bah!
22th Hematite
Tobul has completed Lļdlek Imkethamith, Tightnessbristled the Just Delights, a chalk trumpet. It's banded with black bear leather and has an image of diamonds on it. He has no recollection of making it, however. At least he's pleased with it- even if it's only valued at 8400.
24th Hematite
Edėm Geardrun has become the fort's first Hero! She's now quite the accomplished swordsmaster.
13th Malachite
More migrants! I'm going to need to build more beds. Only 8 this time though- 5 of which went into the newly-created guard. We got away without a sheriff, but now we need a guard captain. Unsuprisingly, Ral Gripcloistered became mayor. His first act was to throw me a long list of demands. I'm sure anyone becoming guard captain will do the same.
24th Malachite
Ral's second act- forbidding the export of black bronze items. A quick check of the stock sheet indicated a total of zero black bronze bars and items, so I told him I'd be *delighted* to carry this out.
13th Galena
I have made a grave error. Ral was pestering me more about his rooms, so I pointed out he was our chief miner- he could dig out his own room of his own choosing. He nodded and scurried off. I came down later to check out his progress and was stunned. He had dug out three 8x11 rooms for himself, and he's just the mayor? This will become the standard of comparison for future nobility, and they're even pickier. I think my life has become harder. At least I'm past the halfway point, since I have a date with destiny and several busty dwarven lasses at the end of the five year period.
18th Limestone
The home caravan is here. I'm expecting some excellent trades.Ber Cloisterglides is the third dwarf to look as if his mind had be taken over. He's kicked everyone out of the forge and is grabbing materials.
23rd Limestone
I'm quite disappointed at what the caravan brought. Sigh. At least they'll have something to talk about on the way home. What? I don't want to say until it's done.Ber finished his creation: Muthirtan Angenranzar, Columntick the Fair Coalition, an iron bracelet. Quite the mouthful, it's also nice and valuable at 40800. It's studded with iron and has bands of silver and lead, as well as herring bone rings. There's a nice picture of a dwarf in Bauxite. Ber has no memory of its creation though. I think if I
worked nonstop on an item of such value I'd remember it, but there you go.
2nd Sandstone
Ye gods, more migrants! Another 9 trickled in today, making 3 waves totalling 45 dwarves this year- tripling our population. I'm going to really have to crank out the beds now. Several were drafted, two farmers, and one guard.
12th Sandstone
We lost a dwarf in a sparring accident today. Another has a broken head and brain damage, so I fear he is a goner as well.
12th Moonstone
Well well. A cry went up that there was a goblin snatcher about, and I caught a glimpse of him as he ran. As it turns out, he was Atu Tostgudsnodub, Poolplague, a local leader, and one of the most notorious goblin snatchers in the land. So we have a local enemy to contend with. Unfortunately, there were no squads in the area, and he's quite fast. I bet he'll be back.
15th Moonstone
Apparently he was scouting. A goblin spearman ambush sprung out on one of our farmers, who demonstrated his great running ability. The military was mobilized and moved to crush the menace. All told, four goblin spearman and three goblin thieves (clearly trying to sneak in during the confusion) were struck down, at the cost of a single dog. I've left the military on standby, in case there are more goblins.
22th Opal
Alåth Rampartsquirted has become our first legendary champion! Hail!
In other news, we've hit a coal vein. Our fuel worries are solved, for now.
1st Granite, 1054
A new year! Year four of the fortress begins. Our population is now at 61, having suffered some losses from injuries. I'm beginning to wonder if starting without water was worth it...
Oh well!
27th Granite
Inod Mountaintouch has been affected too. He ran out of the mason shop he was working in, ran to another mason shop (why?), and took it over. He's now shouting loudly at anyone who gets in his way as he charges back and forth, grabbing materials.
5th Slate
Inod has created Sezukgikut, Slappeddabbled, a chalk floodgate. I'm not sure what we need a floodgate out here where there's no water, but it's worth 19200. Inod's become quite the mason, as well.
Also, Slappeddabbled?
16th Slate
Good gods. 29 migrants. In 14 months, we have gone from 20 dwarves to 89. I don't know what to do with them all.
17th Hematite
In a blow for international relations, a human caravan ran into a goblin ambush. Two merchants and a guard are dead, as well as many goblins. The rest of the caravan turned around- curses!
19th Hematite
The fortress has its first baby! Olin Craftlightnings has given birth to Kūbuk Minedmarkets. I think she has her mother's beard.
9th Limestone
Another goblin ambush! This time they brought crossbowmen. One engraver is already dead, being in the wrong place at the wrong time. I've sent the soldiers to cover the entrance.
11th Limestone
The caravan sure picked the wrong time to show up. They're on the other side of the fortress from the goblins, though, so hopefully they won't get shot up.
Great- the liaison ran right into a lasher ambush.
15th Limestone
Absolute slaughter. The troops ran at the lashers on the liaison, right into a bowman ambush. Those poor dwarves were cut down in droves. I believe we lost around 16 dwarves, but more are injured and may not recover. In addition, all our champions are dead or wounded.
18th Sandstone
Dōbar Cyclonelanced has dropped what he was doing and started yelling about a great idea he's had. I hope he can find what he wants.
19th Sandstone
Our fifth immigration wave in seven seasons has shown up. This'll help with the losses we've suffered- a little, since there were only seven.
25th Sandstone
Dōbar has completed Sil Omtäl, The Planes of Liberating, a turtle shell bracelet. It's only worth 6000, but it's got nice rings and gem encrusting on it. I'm not sure about the shell spikes, but whatever.
26th Sandstone
Alåth- our most experienced champion- has gone berserk in his bed. Good thing his door's locked.
1st Timber
Ral, the mayor, has become a legendary siege operator. The other two trainees are merely fairly accomplished at it.
9th Timber
A wounded marksdwarf who went melancholy took a short walk down the main shaft today. I've sent a team to scrape him up.
23th Moonstone
Three total legendary siege operators now. Hurrah!
27th Obsidian
The latest victim of one of these odd moods is the child Doren Heatherguilds. He's developed a vacant stare, as if there were some other force controlling his moods. Very strange. At any rate, he's taken over a craftdwarf's shop.
1st Granite, 1055
My final year of leading this fort has begun. Our population took a drastic turn downward to 72, thanks to the attentions of the goblins. I'm winding up the plans to take this tournament by storm, though between the death of much of the military and bad calculations on my part, I really needed this warmup round. I'm ready for the next level, though.
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