Interlude 1Okay, before starting a new chapter, I think it's time to check how all the claimed dwarves fare. The order is from the 'u'nit list of the game.
KarakzonKarakzon can be considered the head miner of Evercage. When something needs to be mined he is the one who will be called out first.
All the work in mines has made him quite strong and he enjoys all the small things in his life, like seeing a great bed or talking to a friend.
The unfortunate thing is, even though Karakzon is very active and friendly, all the time he spends in mines has made him quite lonely. He was romantically involved to one of the guards but alas the guard in question died, leaving Karakzon to live his life alone with only few friends supporting him.
NineyNiney, the master architect of the fortress, haven't had much of work except producing some loose furniture. That detail has changed since the construction of sleeping tower begun, a fact that has made Niney very happy.
There hasn't been much of enjoyment for Niney in Evercage, not including the work he got recently. Nobody really understands how this clumsy, weak and quick to tire dwarf can perform such a huge and complex tasks required in his art. But the truth is that when Niney starts working with rock the result is usually something magnificent, which has also gained him a bit of trust among the personnels and guards.
Even though he hasn't had much of work in Evercage Niney hasn't gained many friends, just few of them. Most of his friends are from the early days of the fortress, including his lover.
Perhaps the lack of friends are caused by the ugly scars he has? After all, Niney was gravely injured during goblin assault at year 102. He survived, thanks to the doctors, but the scars in his stomach are terror for eyes, and thus it's possible that most of the dwarves who arrived the fortress after the incident shun as they don't know the tale behind the scars.
LecktorLecktor is one of the newest prisoner in Evercage. His profession is furnace operating, even though he knows a bit about cooking. His crime was one of the worst a dwarf can commit, which is murder. Lecktor is considered as sociopath.
Lecktor loves art and is comfortable in social situations, even though he doesn't trust other easily. That's why almost nobody knows anything about him, as he has only one friend inside the fortress.
MetalheadMetalhead belongs to the respected guild of smiths, being well respected among his co-workers due his skills in every field of metal forging.
During his life in Evercage Metalhead has also produced artifact, iron amulet called "The Fall of Crowns", which also happened to be the very first artifact created in the fortress.
As he spends most of his time underground working in forges Metalhead has begun hating sun, which is only normal for dwarves. Most of his enjoyment comes from talking to his family, admiring fine work of art as well as spending time with his pet.
Speaking of family, Metalhead has wife, the dwarf called Bayar, and three sons. He also has a cat as pet, which is only understandable due his fondness towards those feline creatures. Besides the family and the cat Metalhead has no other friends, which may be explained by his striving for excellence.
DohonDohon is the captain of the guard in Evercage. He hasn't seen much action in battle yet, mostly due lacking own squad, and thus his fighting skills are somewhat worse than other guards who are in active service. But this doesn't mean he has been totally unemployed because it's his responsibility to lock misbehaving dwarves to prison.
Dohon has known to take care of his prisoners, which is quite surprising as it normally doesn't fall to the captain to take care of that. On the other hand one can always say that his personality isn't perhaps the most fitting for captain of the guard, as Dohon is known to avoid crowded places and is often nervous. Nevertheless he has done good job so far, and nobody is complaining.
Perhaps it is because of his duty Dohon doesn't have any friends nor family. Or then it's because he really tries to avoid crowds. Nevertheless his only companion is his pet boar, which sides him all the time.
ImBocaireImBocaire, the legendary farmer of the fortress, has known to be there from the very beginning. His solemn duty is to ensure that there is enough food and alcohol for everybody in Evercage, and during the long years his skills have grown quite much.
As he has spent most of his time in the farm underground ImBocaire has grown to hate the sun, just like any real dwarf should do. The continuous work has also ensured that he has stayed skinny, which was originally caused by all the years he spent in the jail back in mountain home. But even though he is still very skinny it is the healthy kind, not malnourished kind of skinny.
All the hard work ImBocaire has done has earned a bit of respect among other dwarves, especially among few of the original seven. It is also well known fact that he had some grudges with the former leader Keywalls, though nobody knows for sure why. Perhaps it was because of the behavior Keywalls showed towards the prisoners? It doesn't really matter much anymore though there have been few times when ImBocaire has been spotted dancing on the Keywalls' grave.
BayarBayar belongs to the troublesome group of prisoners; she doesn't have assigned job while she is still helping here and there and is even leading a small squad of her own. The squad is called "The Sorcerous Whips", though commonly it's just called as "The Mob" squad. The interesting thing about the squad is that it's formed completely from prisoners and they are unarmed.
Why was Bayar made to lead the mob squad? Well, one thing could have been that she is quite disorganized. That feature is only a positive when speaking of leader of unorganized squad whose sole purpose is to wreak havoc. She is also somewhat immodest, so perhaps other prisoners follow her in battle more easily?
As is known the mob squad was originally formed to slaughter the elves, especially the traders who ventured too close. Bayar is known to hate elves, so perhaps that was also a reason to appoint her in the leading position of the squad. Nevertheless during the years she has managed to kill only one elf, and that was during the year 103.
As the leader of the mob Bayar has also gained some respect among others. This can be seen in the fact that she has several friends, husband and three children. All in all Bayar is one of the most respected dwarf among the prisoners, though the guards still keep close eye on her just in case.
YorildaYorilda is one of the priestess of Armok and lately she has known to act as mouthpiece of the holy dwarves. Perhaps this is because she is very friendly and is able to do the negotiations with greater success? She doesn't also rush on with things and thus her decisions are usually better formed.
As she is the mouthpiece of the clergy she hasn't had enough time to actually make many friends. In fact she has only one friend, though she knows nearly everybody in Evercage. But only one dwarf can be truly considered as her friend.
StronghammerHere is a interesting dwarf. Stronghammer is the mayor of the Evercage, as well as the broker and manager. He was also the bookkeeper at one point but in the end he delegated that work to others, which is only a good thing as he would not have had enough time to actually carry out all those jobs properly.
Which traits then had helped him to gain the position of mayor? Most probably his calmness, intellectual powers, friendliness and ability to handle stress. On the other hand he doesn't trust others easily and he rather intimidate them than compromising. It has also been proven that, as the mayor is allowed to make mandates, Stronghammer fondness to certain things may be problematic. For example he like rune bronze and large gems, the mandate for large gems has already caused one dwarf to become chained in the jail.
Perhaps it's because of his position or because he like intimidate others Stronghammer doesn't have any friends inside Evercage. Of course, due his duty, he knows more or less everybody.
Alaric "The Mad"Alaric, also knows as "The Mad", is the leader of smiths in Evercage. Usually such position is given to one of the workers, but as Alaric's family is known for superior quality of items she was was given the chance to adopt the position.
Alaric moved to Evercage due some tragic accident that killed her whole family. Perhaps that is why she is a bit reserved, as she doesn't want to get friends too easily in fear of loosing them as well. Due the tragic she also has hardened herself and thus doesn't easily get moved to pity.
AhraAhra is the leader of the archer squad called "Gravel of Autonomy". He is very talented in what he does, which is guard the entrance and shoot bolts towards anything that he thinks as threat.
During his time in military he has gained lot of respect, mostly due the kills he has made. Unfortunately, as the law requires five, he doesn't yet have enough notable kills to earn a special title, but it will only be a matter of time before he does that. After all he is missing just one kill, as he already has two elves and two goblins in his kill list.
The kills are not the only thing he has done to earn the respect. After all he was badly injured in a fight against goblins ambush as he and Yegg decided to rush towards the invaders for melee combat instead of wasting time and gather more bolts. Yegg died, as well as the leader of the fortress Keywalls, and Ahra was so badly injured that nobody actually believed he would get out from hospital alive. But there he is, leading his squad, fully capable of launching deadly bolts towards anything that gets too close.
The unfortunate battle against the goblins has hardened Ahra so much that he can handle quite much today. He is also rarely discouraged, perhaps he thinks himself as immortal? Nobody knows but he really takes his job of guarding the entrance seriously, so seriously that tends to get angry when his shift at the walls ends and he someone else comes to replace him. Perhaps he feels that he failed during that tragic battle when Yegg and Keywalls died, and is now trying to compensate it?
Even though being hardened is a good trait for a soldier it doesn't go well with making new friends. Perhaps this is why Ahra has only two real friend, both of them actually belonging to his squad.
RarRar, the militia commander, is considered as the hero of Evercage. His skills with axe are legendary and during his career in military he has killed numerous beings, enough to earn him the title "Wheelsfair the Block of Sieging".
As true soldier Rar has also experienced the wounds. His right ankle was damaged in battle and it has never healed completely. Once it was even close to cause his death but luckily his comrade was able to rescue him from the goblins.
Just like Ahra Rar has been hardened during all the battles he has experienced. The damaged right ankle has also taught him to not take any risks unless necessary. Perhaps, even though nearly everybody considers him as hero, Rar has never gained any friends inside the fortress. Another reason may be that he spends more or less every hour he is awake training, excluding the moments he is either drinking or eating.
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