Journal of 'Zanziik' Asobushul, Order of Guthsak Igathotung Dok Nuglush, 12th Hematite, 10The fortress suffers from a ridiculous amount of idle workers, because of previous specialization efforts. Hauling requires no specialization, and coupled with the enormous size of the new fort, the lack of haulers under the current system can mean waits of days on end for the construction of buildings, the smoothing of floors, etc. I will be overhauling the system and giving idle dwarves more duties.
Journal of 'Zanziik' Asobushul, Order of Guthsak Igathotung Dok Nuglush, 17th Hematite, 10Fievreux has been elected Mayor of Sarekmorul and I am working closely with her to coordinate the running of the fortress.
Journal of 'Zanziik' Asobushul, Order of Guthsak Igathotung Dok Nuglush, 22nd Hematite, 10We have struck the river wall and released water into the aquaduct. It is working its way now to the well. Many are lined deep underground, waiting for the chance to clean themselves in the newly available water.
Journal of 'Zanziik' Asobushul, Order of Guthsak Igathotung Dok Nuglush, 5th Malachite, 10Fievreux has banned the export of rope reed goods from the fortress. Fine by me, we mostly just steal rope reed from the elves anyway.
Journal of 'Zanziik' Asobushul, Order of Guthsak Igathotung Dok Nuglush, 8th Malachite, 10The well is full and 12 migrants have arrived, among them three stonesmiths, a high master weaponsmith, two children and several haulers. Our population stands at 119.
Journal of 'Zanziik' Asobushul, Order of Guthsak Igathotung Dok Nuglush, 2nd Galena, 10Tirist Okirreg has struck into the magmapipe and released the magma that will fill the upper level of the Great Temple with Guthsak Igathotung Dok Nuglush's glory. Praise the miners!
Journal of 'Zanziik' Asobushul, Order of Guthsak Igathotung Dok Nuglush, 8th Galena, 10Journal of 'Zanziik' Asobushul, Order of Guthsak Igathotung Dok Nuglush, 12th Galena, 10A human caravan from Tokdaanthath has arrived. Fievreux has gone to meet with their traders. We desperately require iron to melt to begin crafting steel armor and weapons.
Journal of 'Zanziik' Asobushul, Order of Guthsak Igathotung Dok Nuglush, 22nd Galena, 10Another birth gives us a population of 120. Praise to Armok.
Fievreux has concluded trading with the humans. She purchased every piece of iron from them possible, but it was not much. The items will be designated for melting and converted to iron bars.
I wish to take a moment to detail a dream which I experienced last night, and which I hope does not prove to be prophetic.
In the dream, Guthsak Igathotung Dok Nuglush visited me and Her glory was beautiful and terrible. I covered my eyes as soon as she entered my vision, for Her visage is too much for any mortal to comprehend. When I had prostrated myself before Her, She reached forward with her celestial paw and touched my hand, and the ecstasy of the contact sent me into a fit wherein I saw the military of Sarekmorul, naked and unarmed, slaughtered atop the Golden Bridge of Crustypeanut by a goblin horde outfitted in iron and glinting in the fading sun. In an instant the vision changed, showing me the innards of the fortress which we have worked so hard to create. Fires raged deep within, workshops and apartments stood ransacked and bloodied, corpses of children lined the floor. Above the bodies stood beasts terrible in their power, forgotten to myth and legend.
Without steel a dwarf is underequipped to face the devastation that She visits upon us as frequent challenges. I fear that this dream means that Sarekmorul shall be ironless, and thus, steelless. We MUST think of something to deal with this potentiality.
Journal of 'Zanziik' Asobushul, Order of Guthsak Igathotung Dok Nuglush, 24th Galena, 10Work on the mysterious construction has finally begun... We had all the materials needed, it just took time to gather them from across the large fortress.
Journal of 'Zanziik' Asobushul, Order of Guthsak Igathotung Dok Nuglush, 28th Galena, 10*sigh*
Journal of 'Zanziik' Asobushul, Order of Guthsak Igathotung Dok Nuglush, 1st Limestone, 10