Cog’s Journal, 3rd of Limestone 317Derm returned to the fortress victorious against another forgotten beast and the miners have finished their month of training and are going to begin excavating the first batch of obsidian. I'll have to get the masons to take a short break from the tower to set up the first workshops at the obsidian factory.
Derm has specifically requested that we shave off some of the “safe” adamantium from one of the columns and put it to use. As much as I fear the dangers of the material, he has a good point. Once the miners finish their current tasks, I’ll set them to exploring the level above the nearest adamantium column to determine if it extends upwards any further than we can see and to carve an access tunnel.
Cog’s Journal, 13th of Limestone 317Today is a day of mixed feelings. Today we begin remove the old andesite block defensive wall. With the trench in place it is no longer strictly necessary for security and it will be replaced with an obsidian structure now. It also isn’t in the right place for my revised plans such as the military tower. This wall has served us well for many years and many goblins have died before it. But now it is time for it to be replaced with something else.
I expect everyone will get involved, even the children. The military will be out and about so no snatchers will survive an attempt.
Events of the, 14th of Sandstone 317Cog watched from one of the half completed buildings on the surface of Towersoared as the human caravan made its way towards the front gates, loaded down with goods. It had been a good year for trading this year; they had unloaded a huge number of stone trinkets onto the traders, who had taken them eagerly. Suddenly, he heard a commotion behind him. Syntic came bursting up the stairs carrying a paper in his hand. “We have a problem Cog!” he shouted. “This just arrived from the Count.” Syntic shoved the paper into Cog’s hands.
Cog looked at the paper, his face turning white and then red with fury. He whirled around and ran down the stairs looking for Igniz the Leatherworker and Trader. Syntic followed close behind. Igniz was resting in the dining hall before returning to his normal work. Cog ran up to Igniz. “How many amulets were on that caravan?”
Igniz looked back in confusion. “Probably about half a dozen, no more than that. Why do you ask?” Cog put the paper in his hands and stalk off towards the Count’s room. Igniz gave it a look over his face also turning white.
Cog and Syntic arrived at the Counts office just in time to see him putting his signature on a new set of orders. “Ahh there you are Sherrif,” said the count. “It appears my export ban was violated despite my ample warning. Here is the list of dwarves who will be placed in jail for allowing this travesty to occur.”
Cog pushed Syntic to one side and confronted the Count. “What exactly do you think you’re doing? There was no possible way to meet that mandate after trading was done!”
The Count merely smirked in his direction, “Now then Cog, you’re merely the manager of this fortress. The law is very specific. If a mandate is enacted, it is in full force throughout our borders at the moment it is signed into law. It’s not my fault you didn’t dispatch the military to recover our stolen goods before they escaped.”
Then the Count’s eyes narrowed and he looked at Syntic. “Now both of you get out of my office and you get to work Sherriff, I expect to see these criminals in prison.”
Cog turned and walked out speaking as he went, “This isn’t over. This isn’t over by a long shot.”
The list: Obok Morulolion, Miner: 51 Days in Prison
Kogan Kibedan, Glassmaker: 51 Days in Prison
Erith Sigunesmul, Axedwarf: 51 Days in Prison
Abyss Sibreklelum, Glassmaker: 50 Days in Prison
Asmel Loloroth, Hauler: 51 Days in Prison
Omen Egencog, Wrestler 47 Days in Prison
Zan Limululzest, Hauler: 51 Days in Prison
Cog’s Journal, 16th of Sandstone 317Unbelievable. I can hardly believe the audacity of our count to enact such an insane mandate. Fortunately, no beatings were assigned. While jail time might be boring, at least it’s not fatal. But these prison terms are high excessive over a few amulets when we have so much wealth here.
Cog’s Journal, 22nd of Sandstone 317Today the eldest child of Urist Imiknorris and Pawn came of age. Momuz Ozkakendok is going to be immediately assigned as an engraver to help with the overwhelming amount of stone work to do in this fortress lately. We’re falling behind again and a new engraver will help immensely.
Cog’s Journal, 28th of Sandstone 317That unspeakable bastard. That murderer. I can’t even begin to describe how much I want to wring that Count’s neck right now. I thought his unexpected mandate was cruel, but this goes far beyond that. We only have 5 chains in our jail; that was far more than enough for true justice in this fortress. But not enough for the Count’s madness. The Count concluded that rather than delay their judgment, the remaining two dwarves would be punished with a beating. And to boot, he informed Syntic that the masterwork steel pick was the symbol of his office since he chose not to carry a hammer.
The Count informed Syntic that unless the two dwarves showed pick marks, he would assign them to more beatings. So Syntic did his “duty” but neglected to take his strength into account. Despite his best efforts to pull his punches, the beating with a pick effortlessly killed Kogan the Glassmaker and Zan the Hauler. Poor Kogan was actually broken in half by the hit.
Afterwards, Syntic headed off to get a drink in a daze. I removed his assignment to mining and forbade him from using the pick. But for some reason, he’s still carrying it. Possibly out of guilt. I don’t think I’ve ever seen our Dwarf of All Trades less happy than today.
I hope this year ends soon. I’ve given orders to expand the jail to 10 cells. If the “nobility” is going dwarves killed over an impossible mandate, I’m going to make sure jail time is the first and only choice. I’d see the Count dead but another would come and with the presence of at least one sympathizer here word would get back to mountain home very quickly. And the next one would probably come with a mandate for my execution.
OOC: The Count pulled a fast one on me, enacting a mandate after the caravan had left the depot but before it crossed out of the region. Then he pulled another fast one by switching punishments when the jail was full. Syntic is a miner among other things. I tried forbidding the pick, but Syntic refused to drop it. Eventually he dropped it while getting a drink.
Regardless, the fortress is starting to develop a bit of “fun”.
@Omen: Yeah, you’re having a bad year. The latest development doesn’t help much either.
@Ahra: I’m very glad it worked properly; I was worried the water wouldn’t spread out far enough.
@dermonster: Sure, we can do that. I’ve made the arrangements, expect to hear more on adamantium in the future.
@Urist Imiknorris: Are you sure the door to the underworld is a consistent shape? I’m reluctant to dig into any tiles that aren’t visible from the outside until I’m ready for fun.
@breadbocks: Well there’s a lot more adamantium that what is visible here, plus there is the bigger column further away that extends at least two more levels higher than this one. Gotta start somewhere though! Even better if Urist Imiknorris is right, I’ve honestly never checked metal usage because I have absurd quantities.
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