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[varnish]

Solon stood outside the door to Red Fortune's room, feeling awkward and uncomfortable. After a few minutes, Atis Voicedpapers, Fish Dissector and occasional doctor, stepped out.

“Well, she's not doing so well. It's just a broken hand, but for some reason she's refusing to drink any of the medicinal rum I brought for her. She also won't touch the medicinal beer, ale or wine.” She shook her head. “It's practically like she wants to be sick. She's asking for water!” Atis looked puzzled for a moment. “That, and she's requesting her dog skin blanket, her “special” dog bone doll, and something else that I'm not sure I want to repeat.”

Solon nodded absentmindedly. Something had just popped into her head. The fragment of a memory... something called “desalinization.” She'd have to force herself to ask Lord Legon about it. After all, it was high time he did something useful with his supposedly legendary skill in mechanics.


From the Journals of Solon Wardbridges, 1st of Hematite, 204

Long story short, it worked. Red Fortune got the fresh water she wanted, and I get to breathe a big sigh of relief. Much as Red Fortune scares the wits out of me sometimes, I'd hate for her to die. Especially since I was the one who ordered that inconvenient little collapsing channel dug. As Legon was so happy to remind me every time he went to work on the pump. Jackass.



It's summer now. I've got a feeling the orcs might be back. Ah well. Here's a toast to not dying of thirst! We've got better, more exciting things to die of here in Greatbridge.

[varnish]

From the Journals of Solon Wardbridges, 12th of Hematite, 204

Gods damn it, why did I have to be right.



Even worse, it looks like the orc who killed Dunar is back with them. I hadn't recognized it, but Teach pointed him out to me, and told me that the others had taked to calling that one "Incestspattered".

What.

[Eagle]

Wow. Perfect time to introduce his sister? 

[varnish]

Well, I haven't got any female siege operators at the moment, but if you'd be willing to accept another dwarf, or a male siege operator, I'd be happy to oblige you.

[Eagle]

Sure, anything goes!  I love how you flesh out your characters.

[ousire]

hey, is this fort still taking ideas for insane projects doomed to fail in the name of the king?

if so, then here is my demand!: once finished, the bridge needs grand and massive archways at either end! but these can be no ordinary arches, no. that wouldnt be InSaNe enough. you need to use magma and cast vast solid blocks of obsidian on either end. they then must be carved out into the finished arches, with every surface engraved!

if there is no magma on the map, then turn the whole surface of the bridge into a vast mosaic depicting something cool. not sure what. >_>

[Red Fortune]

PHEW! Good work! I would never of been able to establish a pump and desalinating chamber fast enough, but then again, I've never had to... She eludes death, that gal.

[inaluct]

Damn, this fort is awesome.

[Maggarg - Eater of chicke]

Perhaps pre-emptive archaeology wasn't the greatest of ideas.

[Keilden]

Needs more jails.

[Heron TSG]

if there is no magma on the map, then turn the whole surface of the bridge into a vast mosaic depicting something cool. not sure what. >_>

ooh! turn the archways into huge depictions of the sun!

[varnish]

hey, is this fort still taking ideas for insane projects doomed to fail in the name of the king?

if so, then here is my demand!: once finished, the bridge needs grand and massive archways at either end! but these can be no ordinary arches, no. that wouldnt be InSaNe enough. you need to use magma and cast vast solid blocks of obsidian on either end. they then must be carved out into the finished arches, with every surface engraved!

if there is no magma on the map, then turn the whole surface of the bridge into a vast mosaic depicting something cool. not sure what. >_>

Yes, demands are still accepted. My original plan was to have a new demand come in with each fall caravan. What with all the sieges, I've had a total of one caravan actually arrive. I love the orc mod.

No magma here, but I like the idea of mosaics. Hmmm... what kind of mosaic would a cheerfully insane king like?

[varnish]

From the Journals of Solon Wardbridges, 26th of Hematite, 204

It's odd that the orcs have become an assumed fact of life around here. A horde of vicious creature bent on killing us all, and probably aiming to use our bodies in some barbarian pancake mix? Hardly merits a comment these days. Some random herbalist was speared and used like a giant bearded toothpick? Ha! When doesn't that happen. That guy was practically asking for it, anyway.

Maybe I'm becoming callous too. All I know is that when some dwarf calling herself Renna told me she would welcome the opportunity to splatter orc heads like so many watermelons, I hardly batted an eye. Apparently the late Dunar was her brother. Revenge, etc. I need to keep track of these things.

[Maggarg - Eater of chicke]

Bearded toothpick?
Well, what with all the cats your average dwarf eats, I can't say I'm surprised.

[Katsuun]

No magma here, but I like the idea of mosaics. Hmmm... what kind of mosaic would a cheerfully insane king like?

Think of the bitter irony that a mosaic of magma would ensue. Its perfect!