Cog’s Journal, 9th of Slate 317Eral the Mason brought his creation into the dining hall today. He must be feeling his age as he created an exquisite hematite coffin. I value it at 32,000 Urists.
It’s a shame it doesn’t have any pictures of our history.
Events of the 12th of Slate 317Martini brushed his hands off and made his way back up towards the main part of the fortress. The hatch was in place, all that remained was for Scaraban to hook it up to the lever. A second lever inside the command center would eventually allow them to seal themselves in. He ducked to one side and watched as a hauler walked past carrying a bag of seeds towards Comp's farms. Then he quickly jogged back into the fortress to get a drink before getting down to the really major mining work.
Cog’s Journal, 17th of Slate 317Workers building walls and such near the obsidian factory have just reported seeing the first rivulets of magma are flowing over the edge and down to the factory release level. I'm so glad we installed a glass wall so we could observe magma levels. Once the magma column is full to the very top, the factory floor will be flooded!
That occurred far faster than I expected, I believe the 8 pumps we have tapping the magma pipe are responsible. This bodes well for operations here. At last a dream of 14 years is about to become reality!
Cog’s Journal, 19th of Slate 317THROW THE SWITCH!
At last!
Events of the 21st of Slate 317Triaxx looked around his new home. His bed was installed and it was officially his home, even if all his furniture hadn't been placed downstairs yet. More importantly, the stairwell to the lower floors was now open. A flying beast could enter the fortress right through here now. He gazed down the stairwell and envisioned his tower taking shape below. Very soon, the masons would be finished their month of training and would come down here.
Marble and andesite would make for a fine home and both were available in plentiful quantities here in Towersoared.
Cog’s Journal, 22nd of Slate 317Well I'd be more worried about this if it had wings. And was composed out of fire. And spread deadly dust or something. A beast appeared in the deepest cave levels. I believe it has arrived in time to throw itself on Derm's axe.
I really hope my overconfidence is warranted. Go get it Derm, put the seventh forgotten beast notch on your axe.
Events of the 2nd of Felsite 317Derm waited patiently near the spot where he had almost drowned a while back. The tick had run into the caves and dove into the lake very quickly on arrival. But he was patient and on the hunt. And so, the beastly, oversized tick finally emerged to immediately face his blade.
As the beast emerged, he immediately got two quick punches in on the beast, severely bruising and tearing the fat and muscle. Then he resigned himself to the usual style of battle with forgotten beasts, getting pushed around, knocked down, blocking the beast’s puny attacks and waiting for an opening.
His best shots always happened when Derm successfully dodged to one side when the beast charged. And this time was no different. The beast went roaring past, and Derm deftly took off its leg. In a fury, the beast redoubled its efforts, sending Derm sprawling once again. But Derm’s shield found its way to block the beast again and again and again.
Like so many beasts before it losing a limb was the final nail in the beast’s coffin. It attacked without hesitation, spraying ichor and blood everywhere. And slowly but surely it began to die. Then Derm got one final opening. The beast charged and Derm leaped out of the way. The beast slammed headfirst into a tree. Derm shook his head at the familiar sight and took this opportunity to unleash every possible attack on the beast. He carefully noted the damage done by each. The beast stood and then charged him one more time.
It collided with him and sent him sprawling again. He scrambled to his feet to prepare for the next attack. But it didn’t come. The beast turned and then slowly slumped to the ground, dead from loss of blood. Derm smiled and began the walk back to the surface. What a fine day this was.
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@Omen: Waiting and hoping. The goblins have been very quiet lately.
@Traixx2: Ahh, that makes sense. There will be appropriately low elevation fortifications for the archers throughout the walls. Derm and company are up front and personal though. Construction on your tower is just getting underway as noted above.
@kisame12794: Fantastic! I like the new axe and coloring!
@breadbocks: Consider it done! I’ve got some ideas to make it look nice. I’ll be making the walls double width so they can be smoothed from the interior without being visible to the caves outside.
@Scaraban: Same here. I’ll see about posting in character update when a significant milestone is reached.
@mcclay: I’ll see what I can do!
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