Cog’s Journal, 3rd of Granite 317Kicking off the New Year with a bang, we have had another Kobold try to sneak into the fortress. Our security is certainly flawed right now; they’re getting in through one of our incompleted towers. I’m going to have the masons seal off that access as soon as possible. The hauler who stumbled across it hasn’t been placed in military training yet, so he ran off shouting for the guards. Derm and his squad went after it and Bennet won the race. Apparently he’s gotten quite fast.
During the chase, apparently Thor came up with a name for his War Hammer. He calls it Nirmekdodok, which translates to Defenseclasp in the common tongue. An appropriate name if I’ve ever heard one.
Cog’s Journal, 7th of Granite 317Crifmer approached me today to inquire if he could craft metal furniture specifically for his own rooms. I wouldn’t deny any craftsdwarf the right to have their own furniture in their dwelling so I gave him the go ahead. I also put out general notice that all other crafters in the fortress should feel free to do the same. We have no shortage of resources save a few metals that can’t be obtained here.
Additionally, I had a visit from another member of our military today. She had two requests. One was a name change and the second was to be assigned as a miner when she wasn't on duty. I told her that both were easily done. I pulled out her file and made the changes right there.
Cog’s Journal, 16th of Granite 317Today the first floodgates were opened to begin filling one of the cisterns above the magma factory. Eventually there will be four of these. They will also act as emergency water storage in case something happens to our water supply in the caves again.
The power connections for the magma pumps will be hooked up soon. I hope we have sufficient power to run these pumps. It's ironic timing, but almost the same time I was giving the orders, Eral the mason began babble madly and dashed off to find a workshop. I believe he was struck very hard by inspiration.
Cog’s Journal, 23rd of Granite 317Today Thatdude bestowed a name on her crossbow. She named it Olumfashuk which translates to The Dispersed Meanness in common. Have to say, I like this one.
Two other notes for today. First, the interm pump exercise room is completed. I've assigned our haulers to work as pump operators to build up their strength to start and I've also put out word that anyone else who wants to use them for exercise is welcome to do so. There are only four pumps but that will at least give some dwarves a chance to get started on exercises.
Finally, with the last mechanism about to be installed, I've given the orders to activate the magma pump system for the obsidian factory. May Imketh Styledsmile look upon this with favor and let me recall if there is anything important I forgot before the magma starts to flow. But I’ve reviewed the lists and everything seems ok. I believe 14 unit deep magma will soon be flowing safely down our channel! At this rate, we will be harvesting our first batch of obsidian before the year is out!
OOC: If you claimed a craftsdwarf and want personally crafted furniture in your room, feel free to ask! Also feel free to ask if you want something specific in your bedroom to make it personal.
@Ahra: Thanks!
@Crifmer: He doesn’t have a favorite metal or color, so silver it is. We have lots of that so we’re good to go! I’ll specifically assign your dwarf a workshop as mentioned above and let him produce a few items for his bedroom. His bed will be Towercap wood which is white.
@Riversand: Nifty, glad to hear it. The double bridge airlock system with simple traps are very effective. Let me know if you have any other interesting ideas.
@Triaxx2: I’ve got a metric ton of doors. I accidently left door production on automatic in a masons shop. Not to worry about the fortifications as well, I’ve got everything planned out. The walls might be a bit more epic than the designs indicate. 
The training barracks will be on the lower levels of the tower so the military can be dispatched quickly though. Storage and military offices will be on the upper levels.
@mcclay: As per our discussion in PM, your dwarf is introduced above.
@kisame12794: Fantastic drawing! It’s coming along very nicely! Can’t wait to see it with the revised axe!
@breadbocks: Done and done. Martini has swiped a pick and begun work on his secret digging project. Scaraban will soon have the hatch switch linked up to the lever in your room. This project is going to take a while and some floodgates and stuff won’t be accessible to you. But we’ll see what happens.
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