Shakespear Fortress Chronicles
20th Slate 54
Mayor Ablel ZuntirdishmabThe workers are done with the dining hall and we have moved all of our foods and drinks into the large stockpile beneath it. HBL has produced a number of beautiful gold statues, they really fit into the hall's atmosphere.
Ahra has deduced from geological data that there must be an expansive cavern somewhere beneath us. Exploratory mining tunnels have been dug, but we haven't discovered it yet. We all know that caverns are usually rather dangerous because of what lives there. We have been told horror tales of the loathsome abnormalities found in such places, such as the hideous Giant Cave Spiders. But we will be prepared, and the Blockaded Lashes are ready to fight any invader.
Talking about invaders. Some goblin thieves tried to sneak into our fortress recently. Of course, they fell prey to our cage traps and are now imprisoned in Shakespear. We will see how to punish them later. No regular goblin soldiers have been seen yet, but we rarely leave the fortress, and only for short moments. I am considering some plans suggested to me by the new Mechanic, Arzun. Some of his ideas concerning fortress defense are rather good, though risky. His most ambitious plan, a magma-based invader killing device, could be helpful, but there is barely any room for the necessary tunnels around our entrance. I might consider creating a new one. The old emergency entrance from 51 will not be reopened, since it's more of an escape route to be taken in times of need. We have a whole mountain above us, so we might just dig upwards.
A stone crafter created a fascinating sand stone bracelet.
Now that the first levels of our necropolis are complete, we can start filling them with coffins. Poor Litast has been stored in the morgue long enough. I do not dare think about how fast they will fill up. We have had only one unnatural death so far, and I would be thankful if it stayed the only one. But I know that it won't be like that. It will be worse.
Talking with the dwarves of Shakespear, I've learned that most seem to be content with their lives. They are proud to live in our ever growing fortress, and some look up to us as role models. It seems that we shall become historical figures in the future. Litast's death has set me thinking. As I recorded in a previous entry, I was contemplating what would happen to us in the case of our demise. Clearly, if one of us seven founders died, he/she should receive a glorious mausoleum to remember the world of his/her good deeds. So we must make sure that seven pompous tombs are built at the heart of our necropolis. I have mandated the excavation of a third catacomb level, where our tombs shall be. ... But it is too early to cloud my mind with such horrible things as death and burial. There is so much time yet to be lived.
Titus Andronicus, the creepy engraver, has created a set of engravings detailing the structure of our fortress. I will append a rough sketch of them to this entry.
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So, as you can see from the screenshots above, my fortress building style is mostly vertical. I'm definitely not the best designer, but it works for me. I've added some small comments so you can clearly see what is what (not easy if you aren't used to tilesets, I know).
I've also done a few Overseer renders, if you like that kind of visual input.
Our embark square, as you can see, this volcano is pretty massive.
A better render of the mountainside, this thing is HUGE! And yes, the black stuff is the volcano sticking out of the slope.
Our fortress entrance!
I'll try to have more pictures added to the text from now on.
So here's a few questions to you, Shakespears and Shakespearettes!
1) Marksdwarves. I'd love to have them, but I've had some rather discouraging experiences with them in my last fort. I'd appreciate suggestions about how to train and use them properly.
2) Danger room. Should we have one? Right now we're fine, but you never know.
3) Thieves. What shall we do with them? What is the cruelest method of execution that works on goblin thieves?
I'd be thankful for any kind of input!
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