27th Slate - Tirean's Historical Scriptures After Mother sang her inspired poetry to us within the altar room of the temple she quickly jogged to the masonry workshop in the lower levels of the Cathedral. After doing so she has refused to allow anyone but me to see her, sparing only a few moments from within her stacks paper sketches and scrap material to ask me to go and collect more things for her. It's tiring work, hurrying back and forth to get her the things she wants. Our finest-dyed cloth, the thirty-first and thirty-second blocks of Granite from the grainery workshops, Spotted webgong leather, and virtually every type and make of gem we have within the village. Most of what I bring she rejects outright, screaming and ranting of inferior quiality or going into hysterics when spotting a small bug within a log she considered using, proclaiming the poor mosquito as a termite. If I wasn't so patient a dwarf I would have long refused to have any more to do with her at this poing. If she wasn't mother, I probably would already have flatly refused anyway.
Most recently she has been asking for a shell. She says any shell will work as long as no other dwarf has worked on it. Unfortunatly we don't have any on hand at the moment. I've asked Pete to start fishing for turtles and have forbidden the rest of the food in the village until what he catches it eaten, but I'm still worried about the delay. Sarek has told me some utterly terrifying stories of insanity and suffering caused by these fey modes, heard from Ukat about the old days before our parents left their home twenty years ago.
Oh Mother...
The 2nd Day of Felsite, 1071. Tirean's Historical ScripturesJack has become skilled enough by the old standards to be an elite marksdwarf. While I'm not really sure what it means, If considering oneself above the 'petty' jobs of hauling, crafting, and cooking is part of the role I hope that I never become so good at combat. Jack has become nearly unbearable with her attitude. If the brawl between her and Illeit tonight after the latter refused to serve Jack at her table, things could get much worse in the future.
5th FelsiteEcho has eaten the turtle tonight, I brought it to Mother who immediatly snatched the glossy bone and began to work upon it.
12th Felsite - Rikker's logDirty, dusty, tired. Those three words can hardly describe how I feel, and yet they are the best I can come up with in my current state of mind. It took me two days to finish Tostalath,two days of vigorous work and mindbending concentration, but I have done it. I have created one of the best.... no, THE best cabinet the world has ever seen.
Glacies has estimated the worth of the cabinet at 85,200 gnomeblight coins. Being our trader, her word is better than any other in estimating worth. However, I wouldn't part with this cabinet should I be offered twice or three times that value. It is unique, it is special... it is MINE.I have put it in the main room of the cathedral, to stand triumphantly next to my desk and alter as I give my sermons.
There is no other place acceptable for it.
15th HematiteThe humans from Onuthpesor have returned to trade with us, Never have I see a caravan so large. Over thirty merchants, all human, with ten wagons and enough pack mules to supply a large garrison for a year. The amount of goods they carry is... mind boggling. For dwarves such as us, it is a welcome sight to see them, moreso when they tell us that they will take anything we do not need.
We welcome them with open arms and freshly groomed beards.
19th HematiteThe merchants have settled in and have begun trading, their excess of iron goods a fair trade for our surplus of cloth and leather.
More troubling news, today a snatcher was seen near the south gate. As snatchers rarely attack without help from raiders, I've dispatched Mulch, Maggarg, and Jack to their respective locations to stop the goblins should the need arise.
21st HematiteThe goblins attacked the western gate today while Maggarg was sleeping after a long patrol. After killing the guard dogs the few that were not captured in traps fled the scene, only one lasher remained behind and was caught by Maggarg and Jack.
23rd HematiteWith Jack helpign Maggarg ensure the western gate was secure, a second squad of goblin lashers attacked the south gate. While thier attack had merit, the weakness of their weapons prevented them from doing any serious harm to our guard dogs, instead merely knocking the mutts unconsious (causing them to get captured in the cage traps nearby.) Jack arrived in time to finish off the last two goblins with her uncannily accurate bolts with ease.
14th MalachiteAt long last Martain is walking, he was starting to get a little heavy. His first act was to race to the drink stockpile and grab a giant mug of River Spirits.
A strange child, that one.
20th MalachiteThe Merchants have informed me today that they need to leave today. We don't mind, having unloaded a number of items to them... including our ballista arrows that have been sitting out for years. I told them them they are always welcome to visit, as they left Sakura threw a giant party in their honor.
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