Spring 264.
(I was too stoned to take a picture. Im pretty sure it looked pretty much like the last one.)
Empress Urist was her old happy self again this year. The human and dwarven caravans that had come at the end of last year were guarded by fine mercenaries. Urist had persuaded their captains to combine forces in an assault on the northerners. She also provided extra gold in order to procure more troops along the way. She also sent riders to the court of Prince Byakugan, the merchant prince of Behal Ladgi. These humans had always been stalwart allies of the dwarves, and would surely provide whatever help they could.
Urist was again confident of her position. She even forgave the tax collector xczxc for being northern scum! How merciful an Empress she was!
And so when the noble Vucar something-or-other went insane and got into some crafts, Urist was delighted to see his magnificent artifact...
A PERCH bone sword??? How big is this fish you ask? Well here is a picture of the dwarfy bastard that caught it. This is actually a picture of him catching it. He just walked right in, picked it right up, and took it home with him.
It made a mighty fine meal and a mighty fine sword. Worth 51,600 copper coins it is. And its got a picture of a table and a bear on it. What more could you ask for?
The rest of the year wasnt as happy as the beginning though. Curly died this year deep in the mining tunnels. A big stone slab fell on him and crushed him. Now he is one with the stone, as all dwarves are destined to be.
Oh well...
Life moves on. He is easily replaced.