Cog’s Journal, 18th of Slate 318The caves are safe again. I’ve been doing some inventory work and it turns out we’re running low on mechanisms. I’m not sure where they’ve all gone, but we have been doing a large amount of work incorporating them recently. I suppose that might explain it. I’ve put in work orders to start mass production again. We can always use more after all.
Also, after significant consideration, I’ve decided to implement Syntic’s idea to legally get under the Count’s skin. For now, all the count needs to know is that we will be creating him a new set of improved rooms. In the meantime, our vermin catcher can get to work acquiring some rats for his amusement. We already have one tucked away in the corner from trading.
Cog’s Journal, 22nd of Slate 318I’m really tempted to tell the Count to go hang over this one. Mountain goat horn items? Really? By law I’m not allowed to tell my craftsdwarves what materials to use, I’m lucky we’ve been able to bend the law slightly for stone. And yet he can request specific materials like this? BAH!
I’ll get Martini on the job, assuming I can find him. He only shows his face on occasion lately. He’s no doubt found some quiet nook to continue his experiments with mind expanding drugs.
Cog’s Journal, 7th of Felsite 318An odd thing happened today, something that hasn’t happened for many years here in Towersoared. For the next couple months there aren’t actually any mining jobs scheduled. The masonry work needs to catch up. As a result, I’ve inquired if the miners could spend some time working on masonry work to help catch things up. I won’t force anyone into it, but it would certainly be helpful. Current works include finishing the second phase of the obsidian factory floor, the mason’s section of the obsidian factory and the hanging tower.
In fact, I need to put out a general call. Are there any dwarves out there who object to being temporarily reassigned if work in their primary field dries up?
Cog’s Journal, 18th of Felsite 318The Elven caravan arrived today. I’ve sent out Derm’s squad as usual in case goblins show up. We don’t desperately need anything they sell but it’s good to keep the doors open. Plus, they haven’t harassed us about our abuse of trees in a very long time, so I’m quite content to treat them with a certain amount of politeness.
Events of the 19th of Felsite 318Litast the mason was working away on yet another obsidian block in the new factory. Suddenly she heard a click and then felt a wave of heat.
The magma hatches had opened! And now, hot magma was flowing freely out into obsidian factory floor while the security gates were opened. She began to run and shouted down the stairwell, “The magma is flowing! Shut it off! Shut it off! Everyone out of the factory NOW!” Everyone began running full speed to get away. She looked over her shoulder and her panic began to subside. The magma wasn’t flowing fast, in fact it was mostly just oozing. There was no pressure behind it.
She walked up the stairs to the upper floors of the factory to observe. Then she heard a click and thud of the gates closing. Then she heard a shout from below. It was the Count’s voice. “It’s off, I got it!”
She shook her head, who would have expected him to actually be useful. Then a loud crash startled her and then another and another. One of the workshops had collapsed, sending obsidian blocks tumbling into the magma. Weeks of work started melting. Cog was going to flip when he saw this mess.
Cog’s Journal, 22nd of Felsite 318What a disastrous mess! It’s a terrible loss of time but I’d be making a very different report if those pumps had been active at the time. The loss of materials has set us back a few weeks but it could have been much worse.
This is absolutely another case of opportunistic sabotage. To improve safety at the entrance to the obsidian factory floor, I had the floodgates removed and new floors installed. Two of the floodgates were in place and linked up. They were being toggled to keep factory access in place during repairs. Apparently the labels had been switched on our switches. The two gates had been linked to the magma flood lever instead of the factory access lever.
I don’t know how this happened but I am getting more concerned by the ingenuity of the saboteur. Sadly, this didn’t even take place on the work site where Syntic has been watching. It occurred in one of our control rooms instead. As soon as things cool down up there I’ll have those two floodgates removed and re-installed linked to the appropriate lever.
For future security and safety I’m going to have the miners channel out an emergency drain right in front of the factory entrances and cover it with grates. That should help prevent future issues and sabotage in this facility.
OOC: It wasn’t going to be a very exciting update today and then this mess occurred.
@breadbocks: Good ideas all around. I’ve got ideas along that line along with other fun defensive experiments. It’ll take time to set up though and I’m not feeling any particular urgency.
@Korva: Glad to hear it.
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