2nd Granite, 128
GRAAAHHHH!!!!! This place is a disaster! It's like noone in the expedition even knows what they are doing here! They've barely scratched the surface! The deepest these mudloving surfacedwellers have dug is 3 levels below the valley floor! They all live and work in only the barest upper layers of mud! What's more, they seem to have forsaken all sense of order and descended into communistic anarchy. I found them all lazing about in the dining hall(I suppose it is a rather grand dining hall, if not fully polished), blithering. When I asked wh was in charge, they just looked at each other. I finally managed to find an "Expedition Leader", but she doesn't even have the basic amenities, or even her own room. What is with these dwarves? 60 Dwarves, and no leaders worthy of a proper title or chambers.
The room they showed me was a brilliantly elegant little apartment. Well designed complex. The deepest part of the complex, properly fit for dwarven habitation.
Sigh. This place is in need of strong leadership. I suppose I shall get precious little archaeology done in the coming months. Still, I've ordered an exploratory core shaft dug, a bit away from both the fortress AND the spire. It's hardly satisfying, but at least it's SOMETHING related to my craft.
5th Granite, 128
As I settle sadly ino my role as administrator, I notice that the farms are way the heck out in the boonies. No need to farm where the water it: We're dwarves! We bring the water to us! I've made plans for farms and dedicated food storage and preparation areas immidiately adjacent to the dining room. Such an indoor space! Its like I've seen only in the mountainhomes.