10th Slate
For some strange reason, our ballista had no effect on the elves.When we fired at them their strange, nimble bodies simply bent even further than appears physically possible. Then they had the gall to chide us on poor construction techniques!
They have insulted both our ballista, and our home! We will CRUSH them by any means neccecary.
Ukat also discovered a pair of kobolds following the caravan in today, the very same ones that had escaped us those many seasons ago. She tore the one limb from limb, keeping it alive only long enough to throw it to the war dogs, who, when given a living treat proceeded to rip the miserable cretin apart while it was still living. A grisly way to end the life of a worthless virmin.
12th Slate
It was... a glorious slaughter.
I've always wanted to say that, but really it wasn't that specacular. Unless you count a cave-in a spectacular way to die.
The first elf was crushed by the falling cieling. His body sent flying through three floors before landing, hard, in our old food stockpile.
The second elf was blown away from the impact site, sporting many serious injuries, including a very large bruise the the head. He promply began running for the hills once he woke up to find us surrounding him with picks, axes, and fists.
We now have their stuff, which includes a tame deer, a cat, two cockroaches, and a cardinal in cages.
I hear cat makes good soup.
20th Slate
Mulch suprised me with a gift today, he constructed a microline statue of a falling elf, depicting our victorious battle against the trecherous elven merchants. I have asked him to put it to the north of the depot, to ward off any foolish elves who might try and invade our home yet again.
19th Felsite
The statue is finished. In celebration, Mulch has opened a new cask of Ale and asked us all to celebrate. We drink tonight to the death of our enemies!
4th Malachite
Having determined the next expansion of our settlement, I have realized that it may be some time before we have a proper dining room. Thus I have ordered the old food stores (made unusable after the elf-crusher was put into action.) be converted into a temporary dinging area. While I'm at it, I'm also taking stock of what we have. Forwarned it forarmed.
27th Sandstone
It's been many months since I have had the time or inclination to write in this diary. My post as Bookkeeper, while honerable and just, has often kept me long nights, long after the others, even my dear Mulch, has gone to bed.
Constructions continues slowly, Mulch has been churning out blocks nigh daily and setting them in the hallow husks of what will be our forge and loom. The kitchens lower level is finished, protecting our crops from any type of incliment weather, while construction on the second level is planned for a later date.
One of our dogs, the bitch, has given birth to two puppies. Watching them play makes me think of my Mulch even more. The day will come soon when we will be wed.
In other, more disturbing news, Echo came to us the other day with the paw of a creature that none of us could place. While it had long claws, clearly used for burrowing, the paw itself was shaped almost exactly like that of the dogs we keep for companionship. Additionally, it was nearly eight inches across!
I hope whatever lost this appendage, we do not run into.
1st Moonstone
Our stocks are high, and this year's winter break shall be the best ever. I so declaire it.
9th Moonstone
The last of our projects from last year have finally been halted, the very end of which being Abods insistance to finish off what little coal she had left.
Let the partying commence!
29th Moonstone
Today Frea and Pete finally tied the knot, and by that I mean literally. This morning she donned her best white dress, bathing in the brook and drying herself over the forges as Abod smelted yet another bar of casserite. Then she hunted Pete down, grabbed him, shook him, and finally hog-tied him with a length of rope that the elves had graciously left us, and finally carried him off to her room.
I heard Mulch saying that it was "quite the way to go". I wonder if he thinks I may do something similar to him. I was thinking that I would prefer to use a -Tin Chain- over a -Rope Reed Rope-
17th Opal
Today a bedraggled deer actually made it through our the wide line of stonefall traps at our gatehouse. The poor thing dragged itself into the courtyard, it's broken limbs dragging bleeing behind it as it struggled to escape from the heavy stone still half-embedded in it's back.
Ukat, who was reloading the traps at the time, quickly put the poor creature out of its misery and onto our dinner table.
10th Obsidian
Today Mulch and I announced that we are formally wed. We decided to forgoe any ceramonies, seeing as getting seven people together really doesn't require very much effort.
I didn't dare look Frea in the eyes when we made this announcement. I'm certain she would blab the reason we married at this particular point in time. We women have a second-sense about this particular thing.