(A bit later)
The tiny packed sand dining room had never been meant to hold this many dwarfs. All 21 of the new migrants were pressed into the small space, and the heat and noise were fast becoming unbearable. Solon, in a bid to gain attention, hopped up onto a jet table and shouted “Could everyone calm down and be quiet for just one second!” The noise continued unabated. Solon turned to Inaluct. “Give me a hand, would you please?” Inaluct shrugged, and with one smooth motion brought her copper pick down on the table, nearly cracking it in half. Near complete silence followed.
“Er... yes, that's sufficient I think.” She cleared her throat. “Now, I suppose you all probably know why you've come here, so there's no need for me to explain that all over again. And yes, I know that it's madness. Our King wants madness. He wants his name to be listed in the annals of Dwarf lore as something really insane. So he gave us this task, this mad, seemingly impossible task. But hell, if there's anyone who can manage to form madness into something concrete, it's us dwarfs! We can build this thing, and in the end perhaps it will be our names that go down in legend, too! And if we-” Solon paused as she noticed a politely raised hand. “Er, yes... uh, you?” The dwarf, who looked like a farm worker of some sort asked,
“What the hell are you talking about?”
“Well, the King's project. The Bridge, you know?”
“Bridge? I thought we were here to fight the orcs!” Immediately the crowd began to swell with chatter again. “I'm just here to get away from my wife, you know”, “I was told we'd be draining the ocean!” “See, going to a dance hall is nice, but it's not flashy enough! What you need is one of these globe things - here, let me show you the design...”
“No, damn it! It's a bridge! A huge bridge!” Solon shouted. Gods! She'd been on a roll too. One of her best pep talks, she thought. Wasted. “That's it. Inaluct? Process these bastards. I'm going to bed.”
Inaluct's Official Record of the First Migrants to Greatbridge of Oceans.
(Would like to note that I'm apparently the Official Record Keeper and Secretary of Greatbridge. Won't let it go to my head. And that's a joke)
Felt I should organize this list into a few categories. Should make filing easier.
The Military - dwarfs eager to fight orcs.
Teach, marksdwarf. Assign to Cazador.
Rysith, axdwarf. Very eager this one. Very little experience. New squad.
Baltiel, axdwarf. With Rysith.
The useful few
Remalle, Woodcutter. Will be working with Solon.
Jim, Gem cutter. Calls self Groovesdwarf. Big plans, odd words, still useful. Says he is awaiting arrival of Urist Tex and his Sexolettes. Puzzling.
Lor Rimtarshin. Woodcutter, wood worker. High demand for charcoal means high demand for trees. Working with Solon.
Dunar, Herbalist. Irritable, irritating. Still useful.
The Masses
1 carpenter
1 gem cutter
1 trapper
1 woodcrafter
3 fisherdwarfs
3 farmers (cheesemaker, thresher, miller)
various peasants.
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