Just as the dreams commanded, I am now overseer of Deathgate. Not more than five minutes into my reign do I get the message that we have been ambushed. Goblins are on the bridge outside. They are few in numbers and our traps are strong, so I don't risk sending out the few untrained soldiers we have.
The voice tells me that Deathgate needs champions. It needs warriors capable of facing down any opponent. Currently we have nineteen soliders including myself. This is not sufficient. My first order of business is to create an army.
I spend hours going over the ledgers, ignoring the goblins outside. By the time I finally finish, I've created four full squads of ten and two incomplete squads for training. This gives us forty eight troops. Not enough, but its a start for now.
2nd, GraniteIn an attempt to restore some of our industry, I had a child tear down a wall that sealed off our old butcher shop. A few minutes later Obok Bimshem, a child, starts vomiting in the halls. I investigate the cause. To the horror of everyone nearby, the turkeys that we had sealed into their breeding farms were still ALIVE. And breeding. The place was covered in a foot of turkey feces.
Well, at least we'll have turkey for lunch tomorrow.
In the mean time I've ordered the hordes of cats, dogs, and turkeys caged. I'm sick of them shitting outside my door.
6th, GraniteSome dwarf named Melbil Tegirral has apparently started working on something. I think he's a weaver or something, so I'm fairly disinterested.
10th, GraniteI was right, it was a ceader earring. The voice orders me to have Melbil lashed. I abide.
Training is going well. At the very least its taking place. But a good portion of our warriors are still hospitalized and, judging from their injuries, they might take a while to heal.
9th, SlateI've ordered a tomb built for myself. Given the history of the previous overseers, I'd like to at least know that my bones will be safe.
I've spared no expense.
15th, Slatenoodle, second Overseer of Deathgate, has died.
I'm not really sure what happened. Apparently he was fighting, but I don't know what. The official cause of death was ruled as "Death by hitting a solid object." I've ordered his body entombed inside Deathgate.
As his body is carried away, I hear the voice laughing inside my head.
4th, Felsite The nightmares continue, even as I obey their commands. Both the dreams and the voice in my head have become ever present. Others have begun to worry about my sanity. They are correct to worry.
However my biggest fear is what the dreams have done to me. I once felt kinship with my fellow dwarves, however now I only feel disgust. The thought of spilling their blood and filling Deathgate with death linger in the back of mind no matter how much I try to supress it.
I am going insane.
22nd, FelsiteAfter five weeks of relative peace, an ambush has occured. I've ordered everyone back inside. As I don't expect the goblins to make it over the bridge, I leave the recruits to their training. The weapon traps preform admirably, leaving not a goblin soul alive.
As spring draws to an end, my tomb is nearing completion. All that is left is to finish adding doors. The first door is made of solid platinum and my coffin is made of pure adamantine.
Everyone will know who the Overlord of Deathgate was.
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Spring is over, a few people died, mostly noodle. Turns out my character is still mostly comatose thanks to a broken arm, shoulder, and ear. Not a lot of pictures since mostly I'm just organizing and hauling stuff while the military dinks around.
Caging all the animals has drastically helped fps. 20-25 before, 40 or so after.
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Topic: Deathgate - And We Must Scream (Finished Succession Game) (Read 866846 times)