[Check the third post in the thread for current dwarf list. I'll update the image rather than keep making new posts which get buried all the time. Missed Killabyte on last pass, have now dwarfed her. Jogorhan, you are our immigrant high master weaponsmith, wield him well
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Once again they hadn't brought any bowgoblins, which made the siege basically one big delivery of free metal for Peregarrett. I wasn't about to question our good fortune. The marksdwarves came down off the outer walls and gathered in the courtyard of Soaplanterns, ready for action. Taup Caudata took up his position at the pillbox. Bessie could be rotated 90 degrees to fire directly up the bone road, and he was determined to get one good shot off as they came down it.
"It'll be a warning shot, see?"
"Ballistas do not do warning shots," Amante said.
Amante was back on duty; her hand had lost some strength, but unlike Endok she could still grasp with it. She did not feel that her marksmanship would suffer any from the injury. I hoped she was right; she was one of the better marksdwarves we had.
"He missed," trigg said.
"He
missed?" The ballista shot went wide and splintered on the wall.
"Oops," said Taup Caudata. He looked at the angry goblins rushing down the bone road towards him, calculated how long it would take to reload the ballista, and sensibly ducked below ground.
"Marksdwarves, get up on the walls!" I shouted. The firing began, and the screaming.
The outer gate rose, locking a group of ogres outside. We had all the goblins trapped within our walls.
"All right," I said, "let the Crystalline Oceans out." They'd get all the glory they wanted this time.
26th Galena"Have you gentlemen had enough fun yet?" I shouted down.
"Not quite," Nevyn yelled back. "There's still a few left."
The siege was broken; the ogres that had been shut outside had decided to leave, now that their goblin masters were no longer there to urge them on. One goblin remained, a swordmaster, who was being pumped full of bolts beneath the western wall. The Crystalline Oceans raced each other to get to him before the marksdwarves could finish him off.
Momuz won.
Velg had her title, and eight kills. Katana had fourteen. Zon Dumatthad had an astonishing thirty--most of which, admittedly, were coup de grace shots to badly wounded goblins.
mideg Pastimeorb the Creative Eye of Combat
Ahra Glazesoldier the Sacrificial Champion of Tarnishing
Muthkat Humorfortress the Good Pain-Ache of Avalanches
Vudnis Bluntswords the Moral Heavens of Entangling
Sibrek Presentgravel the Hairy Gleams of Releasing
Amante Rocksshowered the Amusement of Organs
Lafiel Letterarch the Stoked Conjurer of Jailers
Endok Inkeddot the Labryinthine Spy
Velg Torchmartyred the Deep Tin Embrace of Kindness
Momuz Tinwhite the Wonder of Distraction
somebody Graspedpick the Cross Sourness of Flags
Nevyn Boltedjoy the Dispersed Lake of Wires
Katana Spraypulley the Barricaded Turmoil of Smouldering
Zon Roughnesscrowd the Gloved Leaves-Puzzle of Salves
I think Sibrek (had to be female, dear gods!) wins for dirtiest title, though I'm not entirely sure what's going on with Amante either
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