Fireheart's Journal 16th Slate
Jillian and Sarek were married today. The future of Flamebanner grows brighter with each ceremony we hold.
12th Hematite
The Humans arrived today, their wagons weighed down by goods.
I put in the usual order for metal bars, food and alcohol and traded for those items and a couple bins of jaguar and leopard leather.
10th Malachite
I joined Kornash in an expedition into the hills today to dig more supplies from the rocky mountainside. We found huge veins of Gold, Silver, Clear Zircon and Resin Opal in addition to Malachite, Calcite, Sphalerite and Garnerite.
1st Limestone
Orwen gave birth to a girl who she named Reg Wallfield.
10th Limestone
Terrible events struck today.
The merchants from the Mountainhomes arrived today. Shortly after they were sighted Goblins ambushed. 3 Wrestlers and 2 Crossbowgobs were crushed by the caravan guards.
15th Limestone
We were waiting on a slow wagon when the Goblins struck again. 2 squads made up of 8 Hammergobs, 2 Wrestlers, a Swordgob and a Guard jumped out of hiding and slaughtered the straggling merchant.
The surviving merchants who were already safe within our walls immedietly fled to the south with their guards on their heels. The cowards aren't worthy of being called Dwarves.
I ordered everyone inside and had the gates sealed. Only Wok and Hawkfrost were at their stations outside the gates. The Goblins came down into the deserted construction site and were promptly engaged by Hawkfrost. His lack of skill with the axe didn't prevent him from rending the arms and legs from 5 Goblins before they could even lift a shield in defense. The morale of the remaining Goblins was broken and they fled back into the hillswhile Hawkfrost stayed to finish the 5 he had wounded. Wok didn't even try to help his squadmate and stood in the middle of the building site polishing his sword.
While Hawkfrost's battle raged I met with out Liason and requested stone blocks, metal, boze and food to aid out building efforts.
19th Limestone
2 Lashers a Guard and 2 Wrestlers were discovered by one of Sarek's cats who was caught outside when the gates closed. The feline was apparently caused quite a scare as the Goblins vanished back into the hills without advancing.
23rd Limestone
With our territory safe from intruders once more I ordered the gates opened and we rushed out into the fresh air. The mood was only slightly ruined by the noise of several Dwarves vomiting upon feeling the sun on their faces.
The civilians went out to collect the Goblin's equipment and finish hauling the new building material inside.
Hawkfrost was hailed as a hero for his defence of the fortress. Wok was reprimanded for his failure to aid his squadmate in battle. We found Sir Nil and Vabok passed out drunk in a corner of the Dining Hall. I can't deny a fellow Dwarf his booze but I warned them that if it happened again there would be serious consequences.
After a period of mourning our dead brethren we carried Kib Duthnurezum: Merchant into the tombs. He drinks with our ancestors tonight.
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Well, that was quite an exciting time. I got nothing done on the Grand Project except for adding floor where there weren't any then removing them so I could build the walls once I had the materials.
A couple things I did notice for future reference:
Legolord: I have NO access to Cinnabar so your lever request is impossible.
Hawkfrost: I only just noticed that your Dwarf is female. Hopefully thats not a problem since its a bit late to change things now that you've gained fame in battle.
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Topic: Flamebanner: The Battle of Flamebanner! (Read 133019 times)