24th LimestoneMore migrants. A badger boar and one of our surgeons got into a little tussle. It was rather interesting.
22nd SandstoneA rabbit gave birth to some bunnies today. They are probably the one cute thing left in this hell hole.
1st TimberA month till the dreaded winter.
10th TimberThere is a fucking ghost chasing around one of our weavers. It appears that no one ever properly dispose of the body of our favorite maddwarf, Tobul the animal dissector. Oh and there is miasma in our food stockpile, so that is nice. They probably all already blame me for this.
14th TimberAnother caravan. I wonder if we were to give their Tobul's body, would we still be haunted? The rest of the fortress would probably declare this is irresponsible, so I probably won't do it. The caravan wouldn't probably want a dead body in the first place.
15th TimberOur liaison from the Mountain Homes is also name Tobul. Funny.
20th TimberInteresting story, today I was walking through the hallway when I came upon a small kitten. The name of this cat is Sodel Amostasas and it has a very distinctive meow. Hmm, it appears there is a ruckus outside, I need to finish this story a bit latter.
The Ambush"Someone pull that lever! The goblins are almost right on top of us! We can't let them cross that bridge!" As he shouted orders it almost felt like to Hussieevil that he was in charge again. The feeling became fleeting once Cappstv arrived on the scene. "What is going on here?" The current overseer asked. Cappstv's voice sounded like it should belong to a dead man, even more so then the howling cries of the spirit of the late Tobul.
Aussieevil turned towards Cappstv and bit his lip. He looked into the dwarf's eyes, and saw a great emptiness. He never before seen one dwarf change so much. Aussieevil pointed up and said, "Goblin ambush." Unfortunately Cappstv's attention was deverted away from him and towards the liaison, who wanted to finalize some documents. So Aussieevil repeated himself, but this time with more emphasis,"
THERE IS A FUCKING GOBLIN AMBUSH!". This got Cappstv's attention.
Concurrently, a dwarf by the name of Iteb Olinocig was running towards the lever for the bridge. He knew that great glory was upon him, for he had the whole fate of the fortress in his hands. The simple fisherdwarf knew that once this task was complete he would be known as the hero of Silverfires. That was, until he wuss out when he saw just how sharp those goblin's swords were. The fate of the fortress then rested in the hands of not the coward Isteb, but the dwarf caravan's guards.
The goblins were now crossing the bridge. Work was still being done on the art gallery. Tobul the Ghost was still haunting. JohnnyDigs just completed another masterpiece. Life was still carrying on as normal in the rest of the settlement. And life would still go on, all because of one speardwarf from the caravan who went by the name Libash Loloretas. As soon as the goblins got over the bridge Libash entered a martial trance quickly took out a goblin swordsman and a spearsman. The rest of the ambush party took this as their cue to leave, and ran back over the bridge as Libash chase them around the surrounding area. The lever was then pulled, and the goblins ran back home.
"Well, it looks like it has already been taken care of, Hussieevil." Cappstv said with even more bitterness then normal. He then made his way out of the scene, leaving Aussieevil wondering just why he made that dwarf overseer.
25th TimberThe ruckus was a goblin ambush. The cat is dead, no need to tell that story now. The caravan will be leaving us soon.
1st MoonstoneWinter. Cold bitter winter. Of course it doesn't get too cold here, but that doesn't matter. Winter is a feeling, not just a season.
20th MoonstoneThe water freeze today.
22nd MoonstoneGreat. We have snow now. Fortunately none of it is sticking.
24th MoonstoneThe snow is sticking.
14th OpalI decided to make the little trench below our bridge into a moat. Won't be much use in the winter, but it might drown a few goblins in the summer.
15th Opal. Day of the Accident
The AftermathHe drifted in and out of consciousness. He lay in a pile of his own vomit, and look up towards the sky. The bridge was raised, just like how he order it to be before he set out on his task. There was no reason for anyone to go near where he was at. He couldn't shout loud enough for anyone to hear him.
Aussieevil was the first one to notice that he disappeared. But this didn't alarm him, for Cappstv would go for months without showing his face. Life went on without the overseer just fine. On the 28th of Opal while Cappstv drifted back into unconsciousness once more, Ustuth Kalurudil gave birth to a little baby girl. For the first time since the beginning of the reign of Cappstv, hope filled the settlement. Hope, which did not reach Cappstv.
Towards the End of WinterI am currently writing this message on a piece of rock I found with my pickaxe. It is slow and tedious work, but I am still doing it anyway. I have no idea what the date is, but I know spring is going to be here soon, and I know when that happens the ice is going to melt and flood this trench. I am going to drown. This is my fault, just like everything else. I will not see Lafiel's tomb be finish. I should have known. I always fall through with my promises, I always do.
No one is coming to save me. They all hate me. If you find this rock, and if you found my journal, well I hope you were entertain. Because I wasn't.
The Drowning of CappstvOn the 8th of Obsidian all the snow melted. The ice didn't melt with the snow. The consequences of this became well known when on the 12th of Obsidian a beekeeper died of thirst. Still, the rest of the settlement was in good shape, for unlike the beekeeper, they didn't need just plain water and had plenty of alcohol left.
Then, on the 14th of Obsidian...
After the moat was filled up with water someone finally decided to take initiative and let down the bridge so everyone could fill their buckets up with water once more. And as they cross the bridge, one of them notice a downward slope leading into the moat. And on this slope was the body of Cappstv. When the water flooded the moat, he manage to float towards the slope.
The woodcutter who found him picked him up and drag him back towards the fortress. On the same day, a party was thrown, and another dwarf withdrew from society. Oh yes, that was a very eventful day for the month of Obsidian.
Soon they figured out that both of Cappstv's arms and his right leg were broken. He was going have to rest for a while. On the 25th of Obsidian the dwarf who withdrew from society created his artifact, an ashen bracelet by the name of Nosingodur. At the same time SirAaronIII began to clean Cappstv's wounds.
1st GraniteThey tell me it is the first day of Spring. I guess that means I will have to select an overseer sometime today. I still can't believe that I am alive. I kept that rock, and transcribe it all into this journal. SirAaronnIII says I am pretty broken. I feel broken. But strangely, I don't feel empty anymore. I guess I might just see that art gallery get finish. I shouldn't be writing now, I just rambling. I need more sleep. Anyway, I hope my journal entertain you. I am going to start a new one, I feel like I need a fresh start. Maybe someday, I will come back to it and it will entertain me too.
OOC:
Here is the save:
http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=4459
