1st GraniteIt's been about since moonstone that I have been injured. got caught off guard by a gobbo snatcher, and the damn coward slashed me, and took off with his tail between his legs. I've spent since then in a hospital bed unable to walk at all. Oh well, the past is the past, and it certainly isn't why I'm writing in a journal, oh no, I'm writing in this journal because TODAY, our old leader has decided to quit -AND- give leadership to the only cripple in the fortress. ME!! Armok do I need a drink, a strong one too.
25th GraniteI've taken the liberty to re-organize our workforce into something more....manageable. There's now "Castes", with the largest two being the farmers and peasants. The farmers handle everything from butchery to cooking, while the peasants deal with over 75% of the hauling within the fortress. The smaller castes are the miners, crafters, and metalsmiths. they do exactly what their caste name says, Miners mine, crafters make crafts, and metalsmiths smelt and forge. The smallest castes include the woodworkers, stoneworkers, engineers, jewelers, fishers and my own caste, the rangers. They all work in their own defined fields, so it's unlikely to see a fisher encrusting something with gems, while a woodworker won't detail the floor. Pretty basic and pretty ingenious if I do say so myself.
Onto more fortress wide news, I've decided to start what may be considered a semi-mega project. Turning the land-island that the stairs are carved into, and making it a full on outer keep. I'll have to draw some diagrams to really explain it, but basically the only way into the fortress is via the bridges.
27th GraniteA new wave of immigrants has arrived today, most of them being un-qualified (in my eyes) to join a caste other than peasantry. There were a few notable exceptions; An engineer, a doctor, and some skilled metalsmiths are the general jist. That's all for today.
Wish they'd stop bringin' me water, I WANT RUM!
11th SladeKivis Vocarikal has finially started on his weird little project of his, hopefully that mule will be done soon, there's much to do and he's being a dumbass. This water is killin' me!
15th SladeGreat news. He finished. Workshop is free to work. made some...amulet. Head hurts....Need booze....
7th HematiteUgh! someone just entered another mood! Damn artists and their "Inspiration." Wonder what workshop he's gunna commandeer.
9th HematiteNO!!! THE SAME DAMN WORKSHOP!!!
20th HematiteMore migrants today, only 8 this time. Nice skill pool though; 2 metalsmiths, 2 engineers, 2 peasants, a miner and a woodworker. Not bad.
20th MalachiteKogan, while shaping the keep's edges, forgot a very basic rule about digging. Don't stand where the X is. Lucky him he practically only slid down a ramp, so no injuries and no worries.
1st GalenaLike I said before, this may or may not be the first semi-mega project constructed here, but I can already tell this is gunna take everyone's help. Since the miners finished shaping the ground into a usable foundation, I suppose it's time to start the walls.
12th GalenaH-He made a dog bone door. At first I thought they were joking but....Yeah...When I can walk, I'm so kicking him in the sack....
19th GalenaA human caravan has arrived from Anthath Ret, lead by Bil Othdobelza, and according to reports (that I get daily) we've already gotten about 9 pieces of the wall done. Woo! Only 146 more to go. Also, I've requested all crafts/gems/whatever to be brought to the depot for trading.
22nd Galena A kobold thief tried to break in today but was chased off by the mayor and shot at by my ranger-apprentice.
3rd SandstoneThe first layer wall has been completed, so now I've ordered the fortress to clean out all scattered stone, a task that may be out of my reach considering this is getting tiresome for a cripple. Maybe one of these days I'll be able to take a walk on the clean detailed floors while rubbing the polished and engraved walls, or take a stroll along the keep's walls looking out into the distance.
16th TimberToday another caravan has arrived, this one is from the mountain homes. The crafts should be delivered ASAP.
17th Timber3 Goblin snatchers tried to break in today, but were found and caught in cages. This brings up 2 problems, 1 being how to get rid of them, the other, being how messed up and homeless our military is.I've re-organized the military into 2 squads, the Command squad is going to be the Marksdwarves, while the first Captain will be the Hammerdwarves, and they will train right below the dinning hall until proper accommodations can be constructed or dug. I've also ordered all beds to be placed in either A) the makeshift barracks or B) the Residential district.
24th ObsidianAnother thief was found today, but ran away as fast as it came. I've also ordered all goods to be moved to over the workshop area, to reduce the time between materials and finished goods. It's still a work in progress, but progress gained is less progress left. The stones are also being cleaned up still as well, making every dwarf busy these days.
1st GraniteAlright, i've gotta admit, this crippled thing isn't really helping me manage this fortress, I spend half the day cooping with pain, and the other half screaming for help and information. I suppose I'ma just call this quits, but I can't just leave the fortress headless, I've gotta find some poor sucker to do this, preferably someone who can, oh I don't know, WALK?! I think I hear someone.
(OOC: I got so busy writing, that I completely forgot screenshots. *le sigh* Anyway, I've got everything scattered and skewed, so have fun!)
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