The events of 10 Granite, 12The dwarves had been using those chapels which had been already completed for quite some time already. But now that they were all complete, it was time for a final unveiling. Sirian smiled bitterly to himself, thinking of his failures as an overseer. The military was weaker than when he started, and the expansion was only fleshed out, not nearly completed as he'd hoped. But at least fate couldn't take this away from him.
- Ögred - The goddess of rainbows, the rain, and trees. Represented by a moat of water, as if from a fresh rainfall, wooden floors and a wooden pillar shaped like a tree.
- Nirmek the Healing Blockade of Sanctuaries - The goddess of fortresses. Represented by statues of fortress life (clockwise from the top white statue): A porcelain statue of a forgotten beast, a copper statue of the founding of Frozenvictims, a copper statue of Lloyd Fisher engraving a masterful engraving, a porcelain statue of Nix's appointment as militia commander, a copper statue of Sirian's appointment as militia captain, a copper statue of Sirocco II engraving a masterful engraving, a porcelain statue of Uggi's promotion from Sheriff to Captain of the Guard, and a copper statue of the founding of Frozenvictims.
- Rab Furnaceheated the Flickering Spark - The god of volcanoes and fire. Represented by a moat of lava around his porcelain statue. Some say that Rab himself filled the moat in honour of his chapel being completed first.
- Enor the Bright Color - The God of jewels. Represented by a copper statue surrounded by gem windows.
- Kol - The god of trade and wealth. Represented by a copper, a silver, and a gold statue, the main metals of currency.
- Sirian's private chapel to Kol - The site of his half-season-long fast and prayer, with a copper statue to Kol and a porcelain one of himself in his days of glory to remind himself of his goals.
- Erib - The god of metals. Represented by a floor of copper, silver, gold, and rose gold. The rose gold tile is underneath the platinum statue dedicated to Erib in memory of axedwarf Kogan Ropephrases.
- Äkil - The god of minerals and mountains (who takes the form of a male hoary marmot). Represented by claystone mini-mountains which resemble many of the nearby peaks and by statues made of various types of stone available in the fortress.
After, the celebrations began. First on the program was an arena match between a few goblins and some of the militia. The goblins had been stripped of the weapons, and the dwarves had left theirs behind. It was to be a wrestling match to see who was the dwarfiest. Each militiadwarf paired up with a caged goblin. Sirian, too, faced one down, despite his condition. He was determined to have one last hurrah.
When the bell rang and the cages opened, the other goblins pounced on the dwarves, but Sirian's didn't. Instead, he stooped down and took something out of his leather boot. A knife! Unable to flee, Sirian decided to take him on. The goblin was quick, a thief who had tried to snatch some child of the fortress. Sirian lashed out with his crutch, never quite making contact, his artifact copper greaves slowing him down. The goblin, unlike the rest of his comrades, kept his cool. The Overseer, unlike the rest of his comrades, did not. After one overextension, Sirian lost his balance, and at that moment, as if to insult the already-crippled dwarf, the goblin thief stabbed his hand, severing nerves and leaving it a useless appendage. Crying out in pain for the first time since his crippling injury, Sirian fell to the ground, and instantly, two other dwarves sprang to his aid, getting similar, though less-grave wounds in the process before subduing the offending goblin.
Sirian knew his days in the military were over.
As he sat in the hospital a few minutes later, he contemplated his reign. Now that he could not hold anything, he was useless to the fort. No more could he wield a sword, as he loved, nor could he issue anything better than spoken orders. He credibility was significantly diminished since his promises weren't fulfilled. He teared up thinking about it.
He called over the nurse attending to the other wounded from the arena fight. "Go tell Sirocco 'n' the mayor that I'm givin' up the Ov'seership. 't's time for some new blood. We don' need ol' folks li' me 'roun' anymore, 'specially when 'ey're useless."
The nurse excitedly ran out of the room, leaving Sirian to his bitter thoughts.
At leas' when I die, thought the old dwarf,
I gotta a coffin 'lready waitin' fer me in th' new catacombs.
He looked up at the ceiling. Bitter thoughts of a bitter old dwarf.
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