Log of "McGuinty" Egarsigun. Formerly Zasit
It looks like we need a new overseer and the guy scheduled to rule this year is dead.
I've heard of a clause in Dwarven law that allows your past crimes to be stricken from the record, in times of war. If a useful useless Dwarf dies you can take his or her job and first name.
Hahahaha, I'm the overseer now. They didn't even put up a fight... wait this seems fishy. Oh Armok, I never realized how hard this would be. I can do this though. We're doomed but at least it'll be interesting.
First order of business is to figure out what the heck is happening. I think I'll leave the previous leader to finish his meeting with the diplomat for the moment. They don't like the leaders to change in the middle of meetings.
We need more beds, coffins, support pillars, coherent stockpiles, and workshop locations. Let's see how well the military is set up too. Hm, it seems like the military was set up well but there are quite a few names scratched out of the lists. I think I get them back in shape.
Dwarven Domestic Legion
The Strengths of Clustering: Speardwarf squad (5)
Average skill: Competant
The Savage Trades: Swordsdwarf squad (5)
Average skill: Skilled
The Gilded Brothers: Axedwarf squad (5)
Average skill: Skilled
The Geared Locks: Macedwarf squad (5)
Average skill: Competant
The Orbs of Impunity: Marksdwarf squad (4)
Average skill: Competant
Dwarven Domestic Auxiliaries (for dealing with forgotten beasts)
The Abbeys of Swimming: Speardwarf squad (5)
Average skill: novice
The Puzzles of Clasping: Hammerdwarf squad (5)
Average skill: novice
The Urns of Clenching: Marksdwarf squad (4)
Average skill: Adequate
It looks like we need more marksdwarves. I think I'll look over the uniforms too before I start giving people orders.
Okay first the coffins... wait the mist generator isn't working. I think that takes priority. I'll have somebody look at that.
Multiple people have been found unconscious. No FB extract or wounds to indicate why. They weren't even drowsy. I think it's because of all the stuff in the caves that isn't forbidden. People keep going down there to pick it up. All of the cases show pus and blood on their feet when entering the caves. I didn't know what the previous overseers where on about when they told everyone to wear shoes and socks but now I think I know.
I think I've finally forbidden all of the things in the lowest cave and I gave everyone a military uniform of socks and shoes.
Oh thank Laltur it looks like the doctors are able to at least remove the rotten tissues. I hear they're working on Kogsak, one of our marksdwarves at the moment.
Good news everyone! The diplomat saw fit to elevate our lands to a duchy... More people fall unconscious every day so this gesture seems a little ridiculous.
Slate
The first casualty of the illness was a puppy being caged by Farmerbob. It was dragged over the weapon traps in the entrance and because it was unconscious it activated them.
Dwarves are piling up outside. After they set foot in the snow the illness takes hold. I don't know if it's the cold making their symptoms worse or if the cold is the cause of it.
Iden, the only one to wear their damn shoes
At least we're able to confirm (I guess once again?) that shoes help. The ones with a shoe on their left foot would only swell up with their right foot and only the people with shoes on were able to successfully recover the wounded.
The animals are attacking each other?! I didn't even know they would do that. I'm moving them to the caves where there's more for them to eat.
Our best surgeon was killed in a weapon trap due to being unconscious. I don't know how he got to the trap in the first place. Someone probably dropped him there.
Oh great now my feet are rotting. What the hell!
Onul, one of our legendary stone crafters fell unconscious on the weapon traps too. He didn't make it.
My feet healed up pretty quickly.
Felsite
A child bled to death. Her name was Aban Eshonshorast. Another one died. This one's name was Dodok ushrirnakas. I need to be more aggressive measures to stop this blight.
Inod Ducimdetes bled to death in the stairwell too.
The numbers of people unconscious in the hospital is down so I don't know why people are dying.