AutumnMy nightmare changed last night. I was sitting in a great, oppulent throne room. The great monsterous figure sat on the throne. I can remember it clearly. The walls and floors were made of obsidian, magma flowed beneath iron floodgates, and golden statues adorned the room. I understood the message. This was to be masters throneroom. I've ordered construction to begin immediately.
Here's a general layout of the throne room.
Changes might still be made, but this is the general idea.
4th, LimestoneWe still haven't traded with the humans yet, since everyone is too busy hauling goods en-mass to the depo. The only progress made in the entire fort was by Rith, the possessed dwarf. Appparently he acquired whatever it was he needed. Hopefully its something useful.
I've done a quick survey of our military's training. So far things are going well, if not slow. Our squad of marksdwarves has reached novice level. The same cannot be said of the other units.
9th, LimestoneRith has completed his work. However, I'm furious to find out what he's made.
A barrel? A damned barrel? Out of adamantine? I ordered him beat.
Actually on second thought, that's a pretty bitchin barrel. Its worth 756,000 dwarfbucks too. I'll let it slide this time.
10th, LimestoneWe finally got around to trading with the humans. After some deliberation, we trade them a mountain of useful junk for some metal bars, a metric ton of food, and anything remotely useful. Although we manage to give them a ton of junk, we still have more than we need. Regardless, at least we got something out of it.
15th, LimestoneWhile I was eating in the dining hall, I heard a dwarf mention the name Armok. Why does that name seem familar? I'm sure I've never heard that name before.
21st, LimestoneWork has begun on the masters throneroom. Its slow, but hopefully I'll be done by the end of the year.
I've begun to wonder though, just who is the master? He tells me his name, but I can never remember it once I wake up. I've tried to ask the voice, but the voice tells me nothing.
22nd, LimestoneWatching the serfs work I noticed one odd dwarf slowly going about his labors. As i prepared to beat him, I noticed that, not only was his right leg mangled, but his left arm was gone. I'm rather surprised that he was still alive. I asked him how he was.
He complained of a minor injury lately.
No, I'm serious.
I may have underestimated these serfs. They're very dedicated, if not flat out suicidal
23rd, Limestone Another idiot was knocked off the bridge and died.
27th, LimestoneI recieved word that we have attracted no migrants this season. I suppose this means that either the mountainhome has been destroyed, to which I feel no sorrow, or word has reached them that Deathgate is a deathtrap, in which I feel no sorrow.
3rd, SandstoneDamn it!
We breached an aquifier as we dug out the throne room. The entire place is flooding. There's no way to stop it either, the location is a complete bust.
Despite the masters insistience, I've had to cancel the project. There isn't any other sutiable location for the throne room.
5th, SandstoneAfter noticing that the mechanic work hasn't been completed, I went looking for noodle II. To my surprise, the manager told me he was dead. Apparently she's missing her entire upper body. I don't have any proof, but I blame the previous overseers death bridge. I order it forbidden to all dwarves.
18th, SandstoneAfter some replanning, I think I can salvage the throneroom. It'll have a lake now, but it'll still be a throneroom.
Late SandstoneThe master is not pleased with the throne room. He demanded magma, not water. Alas, there is nothing I can do but punish the serfs. Still, I'll take the room for myself. Perhaps I can build the master another throne room, one deep in the earth. The voice doesn't dislike my idea, I take that as a sign of success.
16th, TimberThe dwarven caravan has arrived. Perhaps I can get something useful this time. I order our mountain of useless goods hauled to the depo.
19th, Timber
Oh fuck you goblins.
You think the master is afraid of your pathetic army?!
HE WILL SWALLOW YOUR HEART!
I order everyone inside and seal off the main entrance, forcing the goblins to take the death bridge. I wait for them to make their move as I examine their forces. There's at least a dozen trolls and probably 30-40 goblins. I'm not worried.
They're blood for my master.
24th, TimberDamn it.
It turns out, do to a major flaw in our defenses, the death bridge can be completely bypassed. This means the only defense against the goblins is a long spiraling haul of cage traps. There should be enough to catch them all, but I'm furious at the oversight. This will have to be fixed immediately.
27th, TimberI conclude the trading business with the caravan. In exchange for a giant pile of useless shit, we received a mountain of wood, some steel armor, and more food. While I'm at it, I offer about 10k worth of goods as an offering. Maybe it'll come back to benefit the master.
Autumn, EndAs a precaution, I've sealed off the cage traps. I don't have confidence that they'll catch the remaining goblins. Instead I'll force them across the trapped bridge. If they make it through, it'll be up the military to stop them.
My master will have his blood.
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Recap:
Noodle died again. My throne room got flooded. We got invaded and it turns out our defenses are by passable. Once the siege ends, I'll fix that.
On a side note, my character is really going off the deep end.
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