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[KingStrongbeard]

Was thinking the cheesemaker, but if you were planning on using that one, guess the fisherpony.

Working on the machine Freisden will use to kill somepony. Will take time as I'm still waiting on Cryptson to dig out the area, bedrooms taking up all of his time. The fisherpony is fine as your victim, but I think the Female Earthpony wife and mother, might lead to more fun, but if the victim having wings or a horn is important to you, the fisher it is. Since a drop won't work well on fliers, I'm going with an upright spike trap (probably menacing wooden spikes as metal is scarce), tied to a lever, on the other side of a clear glass window (giving you an excellent view of the carnage). As I stated before, I'll use burrows to make sure Freisden pulls the lever, and not somepony else.

[KingStrongbeard]

New claimed pony description

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Charity's Journal 20th Hematite, 95
Construction has officially began upon Thundersplinter's tower. We will hopefully finish it by the end of the year, but it is difficult to give a specific time-frame, many ponies are helping out with actual construction. Khenal, has been assigned as a permanent secondary carpenter during his down time between training. Although Starkey hasn't given him much time to do anything other than eat, sleep, and train, and that time which he does have, he almost exclusively spends on training on his own. One has to admire his discipline.

Charity's Journal 10th Malachite, 95
New immigrants. 11 of them, Better order more beds from Thundersplinter, don't think she'll like that. 
Quick summary of the new guys, We got a Unicorn Ranger, she has a very pretty voice. An earth spearpony, sending her right off to Starkey. A pegasus fisherpony, not much else to say about her. Pegasus stone-worker, we don't really need anymore stone workers, but he does look pretty tough, so I sent him to Otik, he'll learn to shoot quick enough, he's married to a unicorn who's never done a day's work in her life, don't know what I'll do with her. Female pegasus weaver, don't really need another weaver, guess she can learn to shoot too. She's married to an earthpony lasher, and blacksmith, whom I'm sending to Starkey. Pegasus farmer, she seemed a little paranoid when I was interviewing her. Another pegasus with no noteworthy skills, told him to report to training with Otik in the morning. An earthpony metalcrafter, not that we have any metal for him to work with.

And finally, a Royal pony unfortunately he also, lacks any useful skills, he's apparently worked as a wood burner, and cut his own wood when he did so, he's also a decent stone carver, but we don't really have much need for more of those skills. I'm tempted to just have him report to Starkey or Otik for training. I'll think it over, in the meanwhile he can help clear more of the jungle.

Charity's Journal 11th Malachite, 95

That idiot who got cut by the first snatcher is finally about to leave the hospital soon. Unfortunately, Freisden says he's going to need a crutch in order to walk around, the bastard should thank his stars that he's got wings, at least this will hopefully teach him to grab some bolts before running off to a fight.

Sorry there where no updates all week, I had left my flash drive with the save at my parents house by accident, and only just now got it back. There will be more updates later this weekend.

Updated pony list

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Claimed:
1. Charity Female Unicorn Overseerer
2. Cryptson Male Earthpony Miner
3. ThunderSplinter Female Carpenter/woodcutter
4. Starkey Male Pegasus: Militia commander
5. Khenal Male Royal pony
6. Friesden Female Pegasus Cheif Medical Pony
7. Nicolta Tesla Male Unicorn Gem cutter/dabbling engraver
8. Firelordsky Male Earth Pony Farmer
9. Cinderspark  Female Pegasus: weapon/armor Smith
10. Pillomino Female Pegasus: Mason/Stonecrafter/Architect
11. Ironya female unicorn weaponsmith
12 Benoni Male Earthpony Farmer
13. Theropod Watcher Male Unicorn Engraver
Available for claiming:

First wave
Female unicorn Legendary bonecarver/broker
Female Unicorn Legendary Glazer
Female Pegasus markspony and militia commander of the 1st airborne squadron

Second Wave
Male Unicorn Gem Setter

Third Wave
Male Earthpony Doctor
Female Unicorn Seamstress
Male Unicorn Spearpony
Female Unicorn Lasher
Female Earth Pony thresher and mechanic
Male Pegasus Stoneworker
Female Pegasus Cheesemaker, uh, I mean airborne squadron recruit
Female Earthpony farmer/beekeeper
Male Earthpony Carpenter/woodcutter
Feamale Earthpony peasant married to above carpenter and mother of the two that follow.
Male Unicorn foal, around 3 years old
Female Royal Pony foal, around 1 year old.
Male Pegasus chef
Male Pegasus Fisherpony (doomed to be murdered by Friesden)
Female Pegasus crossbow pony (currently in hospital with her hoof cut open).
Male Pegasus Blacksmith
Male Unicorn Siege Operator
Male Unicorn weaver
Male Earthpony hunter.

Forth Wave
Female Unicorn Ranger
Female Earth spearpony
Female Pegasus Fisherpony
Male pegasus Stoneworker/markspony
Female Unicorn wife of above, hauler
Female Pegasus weaver/markspony
Male earthpony Lasher/blacksmith
Female Pegasus farmer
Male Pegasus Markspony
Male earthpony metal crafter (might make him a miner, since metal is so scarce)
Male Royal Pony woodcutter/burner/stone carver possible military recruit, undecided.

[Darkening Kaos]

From the diary of ThunderSplinter,

Early Malachite:
I had not even finished the last work order for beds, when Charity came into check up on Khenal's progress and inform us that more migrants had arrived, she chatted for a while and as she was leaving, left a new work order for more beds!  She also told me that the tower is under way, we will finally be able to get those fliers under some sort of control - I don't want to have another 'incident' like the last one, I am still plagued by bad dreams even after all these years.

No time for a lengthy entry, lots of ponies demanding comfy beds for their rooms, and it sounds like Khenal has broken another chisel, he's lucky that he is getting better at making the blocks or I'd ask Charity to re-assign him to a workshop where he can't break tools - and I'm still looking for the mallet he lost last week.

ThunderSplinter.

[OOC]
Can we get a list of our ponies major skills?
[/OOC]

Edit: fixed an idiot mistake.

[Dsarker]

Friesden's diary

We have nearly done it, we have! The trap is nearly completed. Now to send that earth pony the mayor saddled us with away and we can lure our prey into our trap. Soon we shall be able to extend Khenal's wings properly. Haha. HaHa. AHAHAHAHAhahahahaAHAHAHA. Our precious will be more useful. HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA.

PS. HAHAHAHA!!!!

Friesden.

[Khenal]

Khenal's Book, Chapter 3

I am most certainly not cut out to be a brewer.  I have no idea what to call what's inside that barrel other than...  I dont know!  I chiseled "Do not open Ever!" into the side as a precaution so nopony would try to drink it before it can be disposed of.  Hopefully it'll get dropped into magma or something.  Even worse, I managed to somehow snap the handle of the mallet I used when I missed the chisel.  I've gotten better at the very basics of woodworking, but I clearly need more practice before I can graduate from blocks.  I told Thunder Splinter I had lost the mallet and I plan to replace it.  More accurately, I plan to pay for the replacement.  It's not like I have the skill to actually make a new one.

There were a bunch of new arrivals recently, and several of them have joined the military!  There's even another alicorn around!  Well, another full grown alicorn.  One of the families that immigrated a while ago had an alicorn foal.  I didn't think genetics worked that way, but I am obviously wrong. 

The new recruits (though they look pretty experienced to me) looked surprised that I was in the military.  I was so excited to learn that one of them also used a spear!  There was the usual period of awkwardness of ponies who don't know me, but we seemed to get through it quickly, Starkey's training sessions are too exhausting to allow for that.  We traded tired smiles with eachother when Captain Starkey dismissed us for the day.



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Heh, Khenal is going to freak right out when those "proper" wing extensions appear.  Please make it clear if they are proper functioning wing extensions or grisly ornaments when you put them on.  Either way should be interesting to deal with.  I'll use the pony creator for the new pony tomorrow.  For now: Bed.

[Dsarker]

Oh, they should work...heheheha...hahahahahahahah

[Khenal]

Awesome.  In unrelated news, here's the new pony!

Theropod Watcher, our new engraver!

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[Theropod Watcher]

Awesome! This thread is shaping up to be really great. And thanks so much Khenal!

[KingStrongbeard]

Charity's Journal 16th Malachite 95

A flock of Honey Badger Pegasi have been spotted south of the wall. While they haven't shown any hostilities toward our settlement yet. Starkey has decided that dealing with them will be an excellent training opportunity for our new recruits, and I have decided to allow this little hunting trip of his.

Charity's Journal 17th Malachite 95

The ever increasing pile of Honey Badger pony/pegasi corpses has been taking up all of our butchers time up. They are butchering them slower than we are acquiring more of them, most are rotten before they even get to the chopping block, perhaps we should set up a second butchers so two butchers can work at the same time.

Charity's Journal 18th Galena 95

A caravan of traders has been spotted in the jungle making their way towards us.  Hopefully they will have metals to trade us. I'm sending Starkey's squad to escort them in, while stationing the First Airborne Squadron on the walls. It would be unfortunate if the Diomedian's were to strike now, and I will not be caught unawares.

Charity's Journal 19th Galena 95

While no ambushes were spotted before the traders arrived our Unicorn Ranger reported seeing a tentacle pony (a scout? or another snatcher?) while she was returning from hunting, she chased it off and hit it once in the leg with a bolt, but it managed to escape as well.

Charity's Journal 8th Limestone 95

Another Diomedian foal snatcher, got all the way inside our walls, and down the stairs, but bumped into Starkey as he was leaving the barracks to get a drink, it managed to get a few hits in on some of our less experienced recruits, though nothing life threatening, before it was killed, just inside the foundations of the wooden tower. I'm lead to believe that it was Khenal who finished the thing off with a stab to the head with his new Steel Spear, he should thank Ironya for her craftponyship, and Cindy for that copper peytrel that saved him from a bronze dagger to the heart. Only injuries worth reporting was from one of the recruits from the Markspony squad that got to close, he's in the hospital with a cut on his hoof, looks like we'll have another limping Pegasus.

Charity's Journal 22nd Limestone 95

Strange, our stockpiles seem to be missing certain materials, including a clear glass window I was planning on installing in the dinning room, three high quality stone mechanisms, and the copper spear Khenal used to use. I've asked around and nopony knows where they've been placed. I had a talk with the haulers about proper procedures and hopefully this sort of misplacement won't happen again.

Charity's Journal 27th Limestone 95

Now we have a missing pony. Nopony has seen efim the fisherpegasus since early yesterday. We assume he met something unfortunate while fishing, but strangely nopony saw him leave. He was last seen heading down toward the inside of the fort. Regardless, I'm sending the airborne squadron out on patrol, maybe they can find him, or what's left of him.

Charity's Journal 12th Sandstone 95

We've decided to add a public shower to the lower dining hall,  unfortunately, Ironya and her husband Firelordsky have moved into the room directly above where we want it to go, so the water is going to be flowing through half of their room. Hope they don't mind, there room was over-sized anyway.  We'll be tapping into that aquifer, (glad to get something positive out of the thing) and draining the water into the cavern lake, it seems to flow a long way away from here so it shouldn't flood the caves.

Charity's Secret Jounal 12th Sandstone 95

Cryptson, that wonderful stallion, has dug off a second small tunnel from the main water route for the shower, in order to redirect some of it to our room, for our own private shower, it's good to be the Overseer.

Charity's Journal 2nd Timber 95

More ponies have arrived. Only eight this time. Pegasus brewer, although I think she'll do better in the crossbow squad. An earthpony High Master Armorer, I wonder what Cindy will think about this, first Ironya shows, up and makes better weapons, and now a Master Armorer shows up. He's also married to an earthpony knife-fighter, sending her off to see Starkey for assignment. Another, earthpony metal crafter, but with less experience than those we already have, he's a bit of a tough looking guy though so, we're drafting him too. An earthpony butcher, an earthpony tanner, and an earthpony dyer. And a pegasan fisher pony.
 
Addendum

Speaking of Pegasn fisherponies, efim has not been found yet, dead or alive.

[OOC]
Can we get a list of our ponies major skills?
[/OOC]

Yeah, I can do that with the next update. What in particular are you interested in? Just the labor and combat skills? Or did you want to see the social skills as well?

As you may have guessed from the above, Friesden has succeeded in luring poor efim to a grisly fate as the copper spear repeated sprang from the ground cutting him to pieces as Friesden repeatedly pulled the lever, again and again, I have the complete combat logs, if anyone wants to see them, but they aren't that interesting and it took five pages of stabs to kill the Pegasus, final blow was a stab to the upper body, which pierced an artery near the heart causing instant bleed out.

I haven't moved the body yet, it's sitting behind a locked door. Friesden any requests of what I do with it?

I did however take this screen-shot of the aftermath. It seems that the window and all the walls are just coated with blood now. The pony in the picture is Friesden just seconds after his victim's demise. Doesn't he just look ecstatic. You can't see the body at the moment because it's displaying a piece of his clothing, but I can assure you he is there, or what's left of him is.

[Dsarker]

Friesden's diary

They all suspect us. Do you suspect us, diary? Do you? DO YOU? I can't abide traitors in our search for greatness. Now to clean the wings from the pegasus. We're good enough as a surgeon to attach them fully to Khenal....just have to wait until he's injured. Waitwait. We must seal off the trap. After removing the body. At night, when the pegasus patrol is asleep, we must dump the body, without the wings of course and let the badgers eat it. We must find the next badger pegasus swarm and lure them to the body.


Khenal will be so happy with the wings! Now he'll be able to lift off from the wall. We can't wait till he's injured. We must dose the alcohol again, while they're off patrolling. They wouldn't understand us. We must do this... WE MUST!


PS. We know you don't trust us, Diary, but we wouldn't hurt you! We promise!

Love, Friesden! XOXOX

[Darkening Kaos]

[OOC]
Can we get a list of our ponies major skills?
[/OOC]

Yeah, I can do that with the next update. What in particular are you interested in? Just the labor and combat skills? Or did you want to see the social skills as well?

Only the labour and combat skills, thanx.
[/OOC]

From the diary of ThunderSplinter,

Early Limestone.
"Snatcher!"  The alert sent a chill through me, and it had sounded close, Khenal was out on training with Starkey so I had to fend for myself if the foalsnatcher made the mistake of heading my way.  Thankfully the all-clear was sounded soon after and Khenal was prancing around with his still blood-stained spear, despite his attitude, a lot of ponies are grateful for his growing skills in combat.

Late Limestone.
Almost everypony has been asked to keep an eye out for one of new migrants, we're getting so many ambushes lately, it wouldn't surprise me if the fisherpony is in a Diomedian cooking pot somewhere, but I hope the searchers find him.

Early Timber.
Finally.  All the beds on order have been finished and I can now relax with a good drink and some cupcakes - absolutely nothing could ruin this moment, not even the sound of Khenal breaking yet another chisel.  (Fortunately he's in combat training so the workshops are blissfully quiet)

Addendum.
Spoke to soon, diary.  I was just settling down with a second serving of cupcakes when Charity informed me that we have more migrants, she didn't even have to tell me to get back to work making more beds.  Sometimes, only rarely mind, I wish Khenal could be trusted to tackle more complicated projects without constant supervision - I wonder how Starkey copes with him?

ThunderSplinter.

[thetyler101]

Odd request, but can I have the little royal pony kid? Got a good story to go with him I think. Lets name the little snatcher bait, Venture.

Hi book!  My name is Venture!

My Mommy gave you to me today cause she says I'm so special for learning too wright so young and stuff. I didn't know what to wright so Daddy said to wright about how we got to new home. We walk a really, really REALLY far with a bunch of other ponies to get here. My legs were SO tired and I don't know how to fly but mommy says there are pegisusses that can teach me in new home so it's OK. There's another pony here that looks like me with wings and a horn so I got really scared. Even more scared then in the hot scary forest cause I thought he was going to take me away from mommy and daddy again like the other ponies with horns and wing that got all loud at daddy, but mommy says that pony is OK so Im not so scared now.  Daddy says that we had to leave old home because the other ponies with wings and horns were angry that mommy and daddy were earth ponies but that’s stupid so we went away one night with a bunch of other ponies so we can go be a family together because that important and I don't want go away from mommy and daddy and my brother forever.

I don't like new home very much. The forest is really scary and hot and wet and there are all sort of scary things inside it. All the ponies live in the ground witch is really funny because ponies should live In houses not in the ground!  Me and my brother want to play outside but mommy and daddy say it's not safe so we have to stay in the ground all the time.  It's really super boring in the ground cause there’s nothing to do and me and my brother can't go into most of the tunnels cause were not old engulf yet and daddy and mommy are always working and stuff so we just got to sit and be bored and stuff. Some times we can play tag or catch with rocks but the adults tell us to stop running so that sucks too. Some times the Adults yell SNATCHER and then we have to go hide until the mommy or daddy find us so that’s fun except that there always crying wen they find us but I don't know why.

I have to go book, somepony just yelled SNATCHER so I have to hide again.

Bye!

Can I also get some info on the other foals in the fort too, especially the sibling? (brother until noted otherwise) Thinking I might get some crazy kid antics up in here!  Cutie Mark Crusaders Fortress Foals! YAY! 

[Khenal]

Khenal's Book, Chapter 4

I don't like badgerpegasi.  Apparently, neither does Captain Starkey.  He had us hunting them for training for the last few days.  Moving as a squad took getting used to, but we've killed several of them.  The bodies are waiting for the butcher.  I think I'll stick to fruits and veggies for a while.  It just feels weird to eat badgerpegasus meat.


Chapter 5

The caravan was spotted today, and we were dispatched to escort them in.  Everypony was on edge worrying about a possible Diomedian attack on the caravan.  Happily, all was quiet.  I think the caravan brought a lot of metal, we've been getting new equipment.  I really like this new spear.  I'd love if it never had to be used, but I know it will help protect GlitterGlen.


Chapter 6

Snatchers have returned.  One was spotted early and chased off.  The other, however, actually made it down almost past the barracks!  Captain Starkey spotted the would-be foalnapper and yelled the warning before giving chase.  He had it cornered and we finished it off.  I christened my new spear with Diomedian blood and brains.  The others are giving me credit for the kill, but I think the Captain had given it a mortal wound already.  All I did was make it stop moving.  I'm just glad the Captain was the one to spot it.  I didn't notice until later that night, but the Diomedian had given my new copper armor a good gash.  If anypony but the Captain had found it, I fear somepony would have gotten that dagger in their heart.

I noticed something else concerning that night: my old spear was gone.  At first, I thought it was simply melted to be used as something else, maybe even my new armor.  But the other old equipment was still in the armory.  I hope I'm just being paranoid, but I can't help but be concerned.  I don't know why, but it's disappearance reminds me of the strange business of those wooden wing extensions.  I really hope it's nothing.  After all, it's been a long time since I've woken up with anything weird on my wings.




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Awesome! This thread is shaping up to be really great. And thanks so much Khenal!

No problem!  I like that pony creator, and I like having pictures to associate with the ponies

[Dsarker]

Friesden's Diary

Now to dye these wings we have, yes yes! We must order dye...but what justification can we gi- We've got it! We need proper uniforms so that if some bad stuff happens the blood won't be seen! Red dye will be ours!hahahahahaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!


PS. We know you're reading! Look behind you!
PPS. Hahahahaha! Got you! Hahahaha! Actually, there is something behind you now. Just close your eyes, it'll all be over soon....HAHAHAHAA! GOT YOU AGAIN!
PPPS. Did you really think we'd do it? Hahahaha! We only do it to useless pegasi...are you a useless pegasi? No? Then you don't need to fear us! HAHAHAHAHAHA!

Love, Friesden.

[KingStrongbeard]

I like the idea of the Cutie Mark Crusader Fortress Foals Yay!
Here is Venture's info and below is her Big Brother. I think ponies grow up faster than dwarves? In my other fortress I think it was around 5 or 6 years of age, so Venture's Big Brother is nearly grown, in I remember correctly. Also, the only other foal in the fort is Ironya's baby pegasus boy, which I posted awhile back. It's still a newborn and thus sticking to it's mother but I'll be sure to note when it becomes a child. But don't worry, I'm sure there will be plenty of kids running around soon enough.

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In other news. Khenal now has a pet war dog named Rithul Istabaratol.

And Starkey now has a war Grizzly Bear, that recently gave birth, she's named Etol Astelrithlut.

I've decided to include in this update some of the god/goddesses of the fortress, for reference, in case anyone cares.

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And finally a more detailed list of the skills of all the named ponies.

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Some ponies are pictured twice do to number of skills.















If I missed anyone let me know and I will remedy that.