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[breadbocks]

Gah! Sense! It burnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnssssss us! I didn't read the profile. Also, try to make your own style. Get creative. Martini, for example, is a sort of surfer-dude hippy (Did you know spell check doesn't know hippy is a word?) hybrid who lumps his thoughs into one big mass. Catten is a half fearful half cynical dwarf who pauses quite a lot. His thoughs are more spaced out. So, plot out his mind set, and find out how you can puzzle together how he'd think, and put it down in ink. Errrr..... electrons.

[Tuxman]

Journal of Catten:

"Today... heh...

You know that dude... Pina Colada? Margarita? ...

Martini! He's the one. One fine dude. Man, we ran into eachother and... it was like... wow...

He gave me one of those... whachecallems... quarry-bush-cigars... Man...

They do taste good (THE SMOKE, THAT IS).. and I

What the hell just happened? How did I get here? And who the hell is Martini?"

[breadbocks]

You ATE the cigar? Damn it! You're supposed to put it in *magma* and breath it in. No wonder you messed up.

[Battlecat]

Cogs Journal, 23rd of Opal, 304

Today Catten came to me in a panic.  Her pick went missing while she was forging a couple more pieces of armor for our military.  The spare pick has also gone missing.  I’ve told her not to worry, Rogue will be making a couple more right way, at least the ones forged by Rogue are better quality than the ones we got from mountainhome.  I wonder where the extras went. 

On a happier note, I’m please to announce the first official wedding in our fortress.  Apparently Pawn and Urist Imiknorris have been seeing each other in secret.  They took a few moments to make it official, but they declined to have a celebration.  No big deal, Mayor Geshud Likotsat has arranged one on their behalf. 

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Cogs Journal, 23rd of Obsidian, 304

A pair of goblin ambushes just arrived at our gates.  What’s worse, there are crossbow wielding goblins among them.  This wouldn’t be a serious problem except that I just realized how exposed our guard dogs are.  I’ve locked the security gates and will be moving the dogs before I allow the military out to clean things up.  I might as well hold off until after the new years party as well.  There’s no rush since it’s winter.  The Elves won’t arrive until late spring. 

Cogs Journal, 28rd of Obsidian, 304

And so another year comes to a close.  It’s been a successful and productive year all around!  I’ve compiled my notes for the year end.  First of all, here are the core numbers for the year. 

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

 

These are the latest architectural drawings of the fortress.  Things are really starting to improve.  I can’t wait until the new years party where I’ll reveal the next phase which Catten and Rogue will be starting on excavating in the new year.    It will be our new grand entrance hall.  The place where all migrants, traders and diplomats will access our underground fortress.  Here are copies of the design drawings I’ll be presenting in just a few short hours.   

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

First we have the top view of the main floor.  I say main floor because this is the top level of a massive double helix ramp that will lead down to the same level as the Grand Dining Hall when it is done. 


Next, we have the cross section of the dome that towers over the entrance hallway.  With such talented engravers now, I think I’ll have them put decorations way up on the side of the dome in several places. 


The ramp will lead to an arched hallway leading to the exit.  Magma channels will line the entire area at this level.  It will lead up to a drawbridge across a magma moat between a pair of towers. 

The only thing I haven’t decided on is the character of the floor.  I can either leave it as smoothed native stone or I can pave it with a pattern of metals and stone.  Something to think on or even asked about at the party. 

That’s all, now it’s off to the party. 

(OOC): The above are the drawings that Cog will be presenting at the new years party.  I’m looking forward to hearing your feedback both in character and out.  I appologize for the quality of the text on those drawings, I'll have to make the fonts bigger in the future.  The notes are primarily reminders for me when construction starts anyhow.

@Syntic: Interesting write up and good points.  I actually have a huge vermin problem, probably since about a third of my fortress is carved out of sand right now.  The lack of a proper bedroom is a bug I think, none of the dwarves actually sleep in their own beds as far as I can see. 

[Tuxman]

Journal of Catten:

"Bad news and good news.

Well, I still don't know who martini is, but we do have a lot of dwarfs and we are really busy. Maybe I have the wrong name.

Also, I appear to have misplaced my pick. I left it in the storeroom against the wall, and I came back to see it gone. Luckily, another, nicer one, was forged. I am pleased with the outcome.

And, lastly, Cog revealed his plans for the entrance hall. I kind of think its a little early in the game to start construction on it, but it was a boost to spirits to see. I am impressed."

[Syntic]

I keep looking at the plans that the boss has made for the entrance way, and I can't help but think that the center of that entrance way would be a great place to put a pump stack that takes water all the way up to the top of the dome, so it fall back down creating a mist over the spirals. I wonder if he might be willing to adjust his plans to have that in there.

[nbonaparte]

From the journal of Minkot Voderith

Cog has quite the ambition. I had no idea what I was getting into when I made the journey out here. We already have a really nice dining room, I don't really see the point of carving out an even larger hall. And now that ridiculous entranceway? I don't know, I just hope he's not going to put very much metal in it. I'll stick to furniture, thank you very much.

[Syntic]

Today, I was thinking while walking about the fortress looking for more work. I can't help but think that this has the makings of an epic fortress, but isn't there just yet. I think that once the grand dining hall is complete that I'll compose a letter and send it with a trade caravan, and vote for the records of this fortress to be added to the Hall of Legends. I understand they need six votes for a fortress to be added, so I think I'll talk with the other dwarfs and see if they might be willing to send in votes at that time also.

(ooc: As I said, I'm enjoying this fortress and all of Cog's notes are enjoyable to read. However, part of the epic nature of this fortress comes from that I am sure many people are eager to see the dining hall complete. Of course if some disaster happens in game and the hall is never complete it might be epic for different reasons, but right now the epic nature I think is with the dining hall, and that this is a community game.)

[breadbocks]

Excerpts from the diary journal of Martini

Obsidian

Another kikkin' party, bros. Then cog told us he was going to have people go through this like..... cool entrance, rather than the old one. I don't quite get what the need is. The one we do have is rad, but whatever tricks the bad dudes to running away. I'm cool with it. Laters.

[Battlecat]

Cogs Journal, 4th of Granite, 305

Well the future entrance hall certainly got mixed thoughts from my fellow dwarves.  Despite that, I’ve given the initial orders to begin digging the dome and the spiral stairway.  This hallway won’t be exposed to the outdoors for quite some time, my primary interest is spiral stairway and dome at this point.  It is necessary to be rather restrained until we begin work on the first walls outside. 

Sadly, the resistance and lack of enthusiasm from some dwarves was readily apparent.  I remember the comments well from back home, “Our mountainhome is perfectly good.  Why would we want to change it” they always said.  They’re really saying, “Our home looks fine, why would we strive to make it even better?”  Well I asked them, why shouldn’t we strive to make something even better than what we have.  Does the blacksmith not strive to improve his craft?  Do the engravers satisfy themselves with simple geometric shapes?  No, of course not!  So why should the overall design of our home be any different?  No, I will not let naysayers stop me! 

At least I’ve got a group of like minded dwarves who still support the idea, if not the timing.  Things were getting a bit crowded out in the quarry.  Besides, I find it baffling that our current dining hall is considered so nice!  I think a 6x6 smoothed room with 8 tables in it is pretty simple and undersized.  Perhaps they’ll understand once it is done. 

Spoiler: A quick look at our current dining hall (click to show/hide)

Two additional notes regarding the dwarf Syntic.  Firstly he had an excellent suggestion about putting in a waterfall generator at the top of the dome.  That’s the kind of thinking I’m looking for.  I’ll certainly implement it once we find additional water sources, its something that would be quite easy to add to the design in the future.  Also, I noticed him working away on the order of metal bins I requested from Minkot.  Not the best work I’ve ever seen, but I appreciate his enthusiasm.  Could have sworn he was working at the smelter yesterday though.   

Cogs Journal, 23rd of Sate, 305

A new wave of migrants arrived today.  There are now 76 dwarves residing in Towersoared.  Many of them will join the hauling crew although there are some talented dwarves that will need to be sorted out.  Most importantly, a trained clerk was with the group which means I can finally spend more time focusing on managing the project.  I think I’ll assign some of these dwarves to start a second military squad.  Hammers, spears or swords this time? 

OOC: Seriously, this has got to be a bug.  I can’t imagine why our dining hall would be considered legendary.  According to the rooms list it is merely fine quality.  Not that I'm complaining about the artificial happiness boost the dwarves are getting.

[Urist Imiknorris]

I like the dome and spiral staircase. I just hope we have enough room for it. Or is it going to be above ground?

Spoiler: Military choice (click to show/hide)

[breadbocks]

OOC: Seriously, this has got to be a bug.  I can’t imagine why our dining hall would be considered legendary.  According to the rooms list it is merely fine quality.  Not that I'm complaining about the artificial happiness boost the dwarves are getting.

I think it just means they like it. I say a squad of lashers.

[Ochita]

((Can I be dwarfed? Any profession but with name of Elian))

[Syntic]

OOC: I think I know why your dining hall is so nice. Now I might be wrong here because I'm only going off of what I've seen you post. But if you made the mason perfect his crafting ability before making some of the furniture, then it might be that the furniture is impressing the dwarfs while they eat. Also you also might be getting lucky with something stupid such as...

Dwarf A likes slate, tables, and chairs.
Tables are made out of slate.
Chairs are made out of slate.
Walls are smoothed slate.
Doors are made out of slate.

That's just an example, but I'm fairly sure that if Dwarf A was in such a dining hall he would think it was the most awesome dining hall even if really wasn't. That and have the stuff made by a skilled mason? Really Dwarf A wouldn't be able to dislike the place.

[Urist Imiknorris]

Why thank you for your praise.