OOC: Seems like a good day for a second post. This is a long one! Cog's Journal, 9th of Granite, 315Well having pieced together the news from mountain home, I must say I’m glad to be here and not there. Apparently unemployment remains rampant due a government moratorium on new projects. Food production is about the only form of employment that provides a reliable income. From the sounds of things that’s going to change, although not in a good way. Apparently recent military action by the goblins severely depleted the mountain home military, so I gather a lot of civilians are going to be drafted into the military to make up the losses. According to these recent immigrants, the moratorium on migration here was lifted but minimal numbers are slipping out with the draft in place.
Apparently my little ultimatum didn’t go over so well, the nobility is fuming. But the King and nobility couldn’t justify restricting trade and travel here after the offering was delivered.
My biggest worry in hearing this is the issue with the mountain home military. While they aren’t nearly as skilled as our soldiers here, goblins have never been a problem in the past. I wonder what has changed, and whether it will impact us. I wonder if the goblins have come up with some new tactics or what. The migrants really didn’t know for sure, military secrets at mountain home being what they are.
I’ve been half considering establishing a militia program that would see everyone in the fortress assigned to a military squad for one month of training out of the year, just so everyone is capable of basic self defense and possibly even wearing armor. We probably have more than enough metal to accomplish that goal. I’ll have to bounce the idea of military training off my fellow dwarves; I don’t want to force anyone into military training if they don’t want it.
Cog's Journal, 15th of Granite, 315Syntic came by to assure me that he’s keeping a close eye on the newcomers. He expressed some concern about Crifmer but at this stage we have nothing specific to go on. I’m pretty concerned about the risk all the migrants pose although I truly hope they all are solid upstanding dwarves. For Crifmer’s part, during our meeting he expressed an interest in metalworking.
Actually no, it sounded more like an obsessive dream. Either way, he sounds like an artist to me. I’ll get him apprenticed to Minkot Voderith right away. Production of silver blocks for the skylight will be a good place for him to start acquiring the basic skills. For now I’ve assigned him to a basic room, but I suspect he’ll be producing his own furniture to replace the stone.
Two others that stand out as notable are Oddom Sigunzalud and Morul Berdalzat. They are the only married couple to arrive with this migration. They don’t have any children yet; according to Oddom, mountainhome is no place for children right now. There’s always room for more children here.
Events of 14th of Felsite, 315Zaneg the Miner was absolutely done with working out in the sun. It was a necessary job but seriously, it had been several long months of work outdoors. He was tired of it. But as he plodded along outdoors, suddenly something occurred to him. Maybe he could make something. Suddenly he stood up and charged off to the fortress. It had to be built, quickly before he lost the vision.
He shouted at the arriving Elves as he ran by. “I’ve got it, I’ve got it! It will be glorious!”
Cog's Journal, 16th of Felsite, 315So two pieces of unexpected news today. First the Elves have arrived and secondly, Zaneg the Miner has been inspired by something. He came charging inside today and claimed an unused mason’s workshop. I sure hope he doesn’t want shells.
Also, I continued looking over personnel files. Today Martini’s worksheet came across my desk. In spite of his slightly spacey demeanor, he’s been attaining a very high level of skill as a bonecarver. The only thing that’s slowed him down has been the shortage of useable bones in our fortress, an insane thing considering the number of dead goblins. Apparently taking apart goblins to make crafts is inappropriate or something.
On the bright side, our butcher has been busy making materials for him to work with. Lately he’s been decorating random stuff with bone. Apparently he’s been a bit sad since his dog passed away from old age this winter.
I also pulled out the file for Iteb Zonshar, the woodworker who came with me at the very beginning. Iteb has been hard at work producing wood products for us, although the limited supply of wood has been a problem for his creativity until recently. Lately he’s been producing all manner of colorful beds and bins as well as cutting down trees on occasion. I suspect he’ll be outfitting his room with all wood materials in the near future.
Apparently he still holds that grudge against Catten from the very first days here. I still recall that argument over the qualities of wood vs stone between them on the journey here. Oy, I’d better make sure that Crifmer doesn’t get involved in this one.
Cog's Journal, 28th of Felsite, 315Today Zaneg Kubuksanad the Miner completed his project. It is a very impressive orthoclase table. I estimate its value at 39,000 Urists. He even managed to obtain some goblin bone for decoration.
Trading with the Elves went about as well as usual. They brought loads of booze and lots more berries and plants that we can also turn into good booze. Plus we got a few new animals for breeding including another grizzly bear and a wolf. Not terribly exciting but variety is the spice of life!
Finally just to wrap up the day, I had an unexpected visit from Omen Egencog. Omen is the fourth born child of Asmel and Vucar and will be turning 12 next year. He is far more ambitious than his brother Thob and would like to begin training as a wrestler as soon as he comes of age.
I’ve made a few notes in his file for reference and we’ll revisit his assignment when he turns 12. He’s been a responsible child all these years; I get along quite well with him and I’m glad to see him taking an interest in his future. Someday, I’ll have to ask him why he hates Sazir Tishisamost the Marksdwarf so much, they really don’t get along for some reason.
OOC: So what do you think? I've started organizing dwarves into squads regardless just so I can put some shoes on their feet due to the current bugs. The question is, should I put everyone into basic military training?
@Urist Imiknorris: Glad to hear it!
@Omen: Welcome to the forums and to Towersoared! Your dwarf is the fourth child of Asmel and Vucar. He’ll come of age in about one year or so. It just fit with their third child being relegated to the hauling corps. I’ll have to see what I can do about dangerous pets. We’ve got a fair number of tame animals thanks to the Elves, including black and grizzly bears!
The really interesting part that I didn’t notice when I initially selected him: He’s actually friends with Cog, so his request makes perfect sense!
@Syntic: Good to hear Syntic is on the job. It might be worth keeping an eye on married couples that arrive. I suspect a noble wouldn’t arrive without a consort.
@Rashemd: Sounds good. We’ve got lots of empty space up there. I just need to make sure it’s not a room that’s going to get sealed off and flooded. Maybe the old dormitory/hospital would work. The title is from Wheel of Time as dragonshardz mentioned. Congratulations on your new title!
@Crifmer: Yay indeed! Am I correct in interpreting that you want to be a Jack of All trades for metalworking? You’ve got a room already with stone furniture; it can be replaced with your own works later. Heh, I can start you off with some low quality stuff and replace them with masterworks in the future. I’ll leave furnace operating off, it’s not terribly artistic and we have unclaimed dwarves for that.
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