New year! Spring 1116.
1 GraniteGolly gosh, to think we've been here a year already. Apart from running out of booze last year, it's all gone pretty smoothly. There was plenty of food and booze to take us through the Winter, and work on the magma stack continues (though there are plenty of problems regarding the efficiency of keeping stockpiles and workers that far from the fortress proper). The sooner it's done, the better. Regardless, now's a time for celebration!
22 GraniteOglokoog spotted unicorns while he was out cutting trees, and we all stopped working briefly to get a good look.
They're magnificent to look at. Just thinking of the things that could be made from such fine bones, and how much the humans would pay for them... it takes all I've got not to grab Carl's sword and slaughter them wildly! If only we can capture one or two, but our traps are few and far between. I've sent Zon to set up a few more immediately.
27 GraniteZon finally finished setting up the extra cage traps, but the unicorns noticed and fled. A shame, to be sure, but nothing that can't be fixed next year!
10 SlateBiff's been more and more involved in his work lately, avoiding talking any more than is necessary. It's led to some mighty fine craftswork. I might have him make everything out of gold; we've got plenty of it.
Still, I worry for his heart. Rumours have been going around.
SHE'S AT IT AGAIN?
15 SlateA veritable army of dwarves marched over the hills from the West, all eager to be a part of our noble endeavour! Twenty new dwarves, twenty new people to argue with, and twenty more mouths to feed! It'll take me a while to learn all of their names, but I'm excited nonetheless. We nearly outnumber the mountainhome - I never thought my ideals would catch on so quickly!
In less joyful news, one of the newcomers brought a kitten that they won't allow to be slaughtered. I'll have to come up with a solution. Yes... An idea comes to mind - I'll have to consult Andreus.
21 SlateLorbam Roderlorbam (we all call her Lorbamlorbam), who joined us last Autumn, ran around the halls screaming, "I'M A GHOST! OooOOoOOOoOoooOOoOO!" She went so far as to go to the stockpile, but had to settle for rattling a silk rope, as we're fresh out of chains right now.
Eventually she ran into the craft workshop and wouldn't come out until we cut some gems for her.
28 SlateLorbamlorbam decided she wasn't actually a ghost anymore, and spent a few hours chipping away at some chalk. Imagine my surprise when she emerged with a genuinely pleasant mug!
14 FelsiteElves on the horizon.
Hope they're not here to tell us how precious trees are.
19 FelsiteThese elves aren't too bad, for elves. We had a genuinely interesting discussion of the nature of wealth, and the value of various goods. Plus, it definitely doesn't hurt that they know more about what we'd want than expected.
We bought four of 'em.
Newcomers: (see the first post for their details)DanceWWerewolves, Brewer
The Silver Hammer, Hammerdwarf
Britface, Animal Caretaker
17 still to be claimed
Current State of the Fort:Visually, much the same as last time, just a bit more complete (i.e. smoothing, furnishing, etc.)
Goals:- let eagles out so they can get busy
- organise the military better, and get some basic defenses in case goblins show up
- workshop/stockpile space
- barracks/civic library
- set up remaining cage traps
- finish furnishing bedrooms (nearly done)
smooth and furnish dining roomfood stockpiles/kitchen/still(dug out now)dig space for magma pump stackset up temporary furnaces to smelt metals
- build the Pillars of Equality - several gigantic stone columns that surround the map. Each one should have a different internal feature and a different external stone colour.
- build a magma pillar (possibly one of the Pillars of Equality), that spurts magma from various holes on its sides
- build a gigantic, 3D pair of weighing scales out of solid gold
Retro, Miner:
Carl, Grumbling Swordsman:
- +2 armor (+4)
- +2 shield (+4)
Biff, Mason
Zon Fernbusts, Sexy Mechanic
- +1 mechanics (+7)
- +1 being fat (your description is 'corpulent' now instead of 'very fat'. You've gained weight!)
Samwell, Radical:
Urist McDoc, Not Really a Noble:
- +3 record keeper
- +1 bone doctor (+3)
- +1 wound dresser (+3)
Oglokoog, Axedwarf:
- +1 all defenses (+5)
- +4 woodcutting
Urist McCoy, Chief Medical Officer:
Finally:
I redid all the thoughts-screen screenshots - thought they were still too big - so they should be much easier to read now.