Dangerous as that forgotten beast seemed at first, the military took care of it with ease.
A nearby craftsdwarf happened to get caught in the fray and was gored to death by the creature, but a nearby marksdwarf managed to pummel the creature into submission with his bismuth bronze crossbow before he got out of hand.
I was expecting there to be more of a fight, but at least it was interesting to watch.
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Late SummerOh my armok…
What in the world just happened?
One moment ago, all the animals were in their cages, nice and safe from the extremities of the outside world.
Next thing I know, I hear a loud *CREEEEAAAAAK* followed by the chaotic cries of dwarves and animals as 16 cages simultaneously open themselves.
Beak wolf hunters (they look like giant ugly wingless birds), goblins, rhesus macaques, and a massive minotaur all come stampeding about in the zoo now gone crazy.
A trio of dwarves also happened to be inside on break and the moment they sensed something wrong, they dashed behind the nearest door and locked it behind themselves.
Unfortunately, one of the dwarves must have been a bit too slow since before she managed to reach the safety of the other room, she found herself flying as an angry 800 pound bull-man hybrid collided with the poor girl.
Luckily, the minotaur decided that the beak wolf hunters and goblins were more interesting than chasing after a couple of booze beards, and so the zoo then engaged in a most spectacular free-for-all brawl.
Though the beak wolf hunters were many, the minotaur flung them aside one at a time like chickens.
A goblin crossbowman feeling that the commotion was invading his personal space decided to take a potshot at the giant bull creature, but missed and only alerted the Minotaur of his presence.
Needless to say, massive death via ({giant cave spider silk sock}) ensued.
(no really, the combat reports go on for at least 7-8 pages with the exact same lines.
...
Fearing that the minotaur would become too powerful from all of his easy kills, I sent the military to finish him off.
One of the soldiers slashes off the minotaur’s left arm and sends it flying.
The now bleeding minotaur tries to run off, but only meets a miserable end as another soldier kicks him in the head and ends his miserable life.
And it was all because I just happened to pull that extra lever right by the training room...
Absolutely ridiculous.
yes I am aware that I'm going a bit slow, but now that its the weekends, I should be able to get most of the remaining year done.