From the Diary of Inod Komra
27th GalenaOur alcohol reserves have surpassed 100 Urists! Huzzah! we don't have to ration out drink anymore! i've congratulated the brewers personally and told them to keep up the good work.
1st LimestoneSummer has passed without any visits from the humans... crap, i was hoping they'd find us and bring some weapons and picks. now we have to wait until the dwarven caravan arrives to expand our miner's guild.
5th Limestonewith one quarter of the workshop area dug out, Farmerbob decided it was time to dig out some proper sleeping quarters, and i don't blame him. i'm tired of sharing a bed with 47 others.
20th Limestonethe alcohol crisis is finally over diary. we now have over 240 urists of drink, and that number is steadily rising.
i've had floor hatches placed over the stairs leading down from the gatehouse. if the bridge can't close in time, then we can lock these ourselves.
we've also placed two pressure plates in the hallway leading to the pit. we've linked these with the dog cage and calibrated them to go off if anything bigger than an insect steps on it. i'm having the dogs trained to attack hostiles upon sighting them.
this trap is our last line of defense. if any goblins get past the pack of bloodthirsty hounds, then Lower Uristildom will be theirs for the taking.
7th SandstoneToday we started moving into Lower Uristildom. first to be moved is the food stockpile, the furniture and finished goods will be next, followed by wood and bar/block pile. last to move will be the animal, cloth, leather and and gem stockpiles. the armor, weapon and ammo stockpiles will be left in Upper Uristildom.
after the stockpiles will come the workshops, the furnishing of the long overdue bedrooms will be done at this point as well.
18th Sandstonethe moving is going well journal, we've got over half the supplies into Lower Uristildom now.
20th SandstoneSpoony came running to me today, told me that he had spotted some migrants, it's still cold outside, but at least i have a roof to stand under now.
eight more diary, eight useless migrants, three of which were jewelers, another two fishery workers... Armok damn it, why on earth would a fishery worker come here!? we don't even HAVE fish! at least the moving will get done a bit faster.
i've also told the Farmerbob to dig out a control room directly under the new dining hall. i'll be moving the bridge lever here when it's done.
24th SandstoneToday Farmerbob suddenly dropped his pick and started speaking gibberish! i think the spirit of the original Komra is pleased with our progress and has come to reward the one dwarf who has worked the hardest to achieve said progress.
he ran to one of the mason's workshops and kicked out one of my apprentices! he then ran about and collected three lumps of granite before beginning his construction, all the while muttering "Raltogum".
2nd TimberToday Farmerbob triumphantly emerged from "his" workshop and held up the hatch cover and exclaimed "RALTOGUM!"
Ah, there's nothing quite like renewing the memory of our kings ascension to power. and those spikes are brilliant! i'm installing this marvel in the new dining room, to seal up the control room staircase. unfortunately, Since it was Komra's spirit at work, not Farmerbob's, he didn't learn a thing about masonry and goes around like nothing ever happened.
11th TimberMove complete, Lower Uristildom is now operational, limited, but operational. Diary, don't tell the others but i've claimed one of those four room suites for myself, i'm having it smoothed down as i write. what? can't an overseer get a little luxury around here!?
i've assigned Tobul to the other suite, she seems to need the peace and quiet to help her concentrate on the records.
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