“How dare you call me a traitor to me kin.” Yelled Strongbeard to the baron. “Ye know full well I defended them miners to the last.” The baron smiled his pudgy face looking even worse, “Well take it up with the guard you will cut your head off.” “WAIT” Everyone turned in the room to look at the owner of the yell “The king” Whispered Strongbeard who immediately fell into a bow before the king. “You say this mans a traitor, and you say your innocent, well i have a way of proving this that will help my empire.” The king pulled out a great dusty and old map “Strongbeard you are to take six others and build an outpost for dwarven kind, in the place of Ancient Ashes, there you will prove your innocence and your reward is the fortress and your life.” The baron began to laugh and deep and retched laugh “The lands of Ancient Ashes??? You have no chance of survival either way Strongbeard, your doomed.” His laughter continued as he left the room. Strongbeard’s lips where pressed into a thine line as he thought about the kings offer. “Your majesty I will take up your offer and make you and the kingdom proud.” The king smiled a wish and old smile “Good i thought you would, which is why i financed the purchase of supplies with the barons wealth, now off you go and may Armok be with you.”
The memory faded away as Strongbeard looked around himself. They had arrived in ancient ashes the place of dread and so far nothing looked to bad. The caravan found itself in the middle of a wooded valley with a river running down the center. To the right of the valley stood a long hill line also covered in trees. He turned to his companions which consisted of a miner/mason a farmer/brewer a weapon/armour smith a clerk/doctor a lumberjack/carpenter and a peasent. “Well we have arrived that the spot told to us by the king and as you can see there is nothing to be afraid of.” “Not yet there isn’t” complained the farmer “Well if we can work quick then there will be less to worry about so GET TO WORK.”
I have decided to creat a community fortress to a) improve and test my skills as a writer b) show case the new Dig Deeper Gold mod and c) to have fun writing and telling a tale with my df community. All the dwarves except for Strongbeard are available to be chosen as your dwarf, as well as future migrants. If you want a dwarfing i need name, proffesion, personality, backstory (If you want), and desires within this fortress. I have embarked on a terrifying location close to enemies so expect there to be fun immediately. And welcome to ANCEINTASHES.