I recently had an immigrant arrive, with decent combat stats, a fondness for animals, and the high master animal trainer skill. since i rarely train animals, at least, it isnt a full time job, ive rarely needed more than one, and even he was underworked. so i think, instead of having them languishing away, working in the farms or partying, i think I'll form a new wing of my millitary.
Beastmasters.
animal trainers, caretakers, hunters and trappers that train, eat, and sleep in an outdoor barracks next to my several kennels. i shall train them in leather armour and whips (can dwarves wield whips?) and have them assigned each a species or squad of war animal. their duty shall be to each lead a specialised squad of animals to perform various different aspects of the millitary in leiu of a more varied dwarf-force. for instance, if my main urist mc.beefcake x10 squad is pinned down or otherwise occupied and i need to deal with a theif, snatcher, or otherwise low key threat, i send urist mc.warswallow or his good friend urist mc.huntingeagle to deal with it. most of the squads would act as a form of light scouts or skirmishing cavalry, to draw fire or to distract. this gives several idle dwarves more work and gives me a booming trade in importing and training animals.
my top beastmaster would have his own luxurious quarters, and would be armoured to the nines in the best show-armour i could make ( so gold or electrum, if i can smelt those into armour) and be carrying a big 'ol hammer. he would have the heaviest of the war animals, gorrilas, crocodiles, giant jaguars and such.
the elves shall know my wrath. they claim to be interwoven with nature, hurting nothing and protecting all, but they willingly sell intelligent animals into slavery. i free these animals, and give them the knowledge and training to strike down their evil ex-owners. my warhounds shall not hunger for elven meat, for it shall be plentiful.
blood for the blood god.
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