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~from the diary of Dobar Eturanan, Militia Commander~
Year 102, 10th of Granite

Limul Sakrithkeskal has gone missing.  I'm in charge of the search party. What could have happened to him?

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~from the diary of Momuz Avuzaral, Mayor~
Year 102, 14th of Granite

Elvish traders arrived yesterday.  They had little of interest.  Wooden armor? Really!? We can't use this junk.  They didn't even have any exotic animals for sale.  I traded some stone crafts for fruits and vegetables and clay, so it they weren't completely worthless.

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~from the diary of Dobar Eturanan, Militia Commander~
Year 102, 19th of Granite

We found Limul drowned in the river. He must have fallen in while fishing. Unfortunately for the family, we have no way of safely recovering the body. I think the fisherdwarves will stay closer to the fort entrance for now on.

~from the diary of Momuz Avuzaral, Mayor~
Year 101, 19th Galena

My quarters are now officially outfitted with furniture and adornments worthy of my position. Dastot even carved a masterful statue of me and placed it in my private dining room. I suppose I'm starting to sound vain, but they chose me. I deserve it.

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~from Vucar Mistemgamil's Exploratory Mining Report, 7th of Sandstone,101~
We have struck a vein of silver.  While following the vein, I broke into yet another section of cavern.  This cavern isn't bare like the last one. There are huge fungus trees and other vegetation as far as I can see.

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~from the medical notes of Zulban Thabumkilrud, Chief Medical Dwarf~
Year 101, 24th of Sandstone
Patient: Cog Egebral, Hunter
Notes: The patient suffered minor injuries from an encounter with a wild camel. He was bitten on the left hand, tearing the skin, but causing no permanent damage beyond minor scarring. The animal kicked him, breaking the patient's third toe on the right foot. He's lucky the hoof didn't meet his head. He'll be fine.

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~from the diary of Dobar Eturanan, Militia Commander~
Year 101, 5th of Moonstone

Great news! The miners finally found a source of iron ore in the form of hematite.  Now "The Savage Axes" can finally upgrade to real weapons and armor.

OOC
I will be getting back to this. As you might imagine, the end of a semester is quite a busy time for a grad student.

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~from the diary of Momuz Avuzaral, Expedition Leader~
Year 101, 1st of Granite

That Dobar fellow volunteered to lead a militia here at Jewelvessels. I admire his enthusiasm, but we have yet to encounter any metals suitable for forging weapons and armor. For now, all we can provide are wooden shields and training weapons.  I honestly don't know much about military matters, so I told the others to do what it takes to get him what he needs to get a simple barracks up and running.

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~from the diary of Dobar Eturanan, Farmer~
Year 101, 1st of Granite

The expedition leader is letting me start a militia! So many things to do! The carpenter needs to make some shields and training axes. Of course, I need a sparring partner.  I can't believe it. I can't wait.

@SlyStalker
Not quite sure.  A new overseer may take the next year, pending.  'Goals for the next year' post incoming.

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~from the diary of Momuz Avuzaral, Expedition Leader~
Year 100, 10th of Obsidian

Yet another strange mood. This time it was a young woodcrafter named Bim Kilrudbudam.  This is what he created:
Unlike Tosid, Bim suddenly became a master!  His skill will prove valuable for trade goods.

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~excerpts from "The State of Jewelvessels, First Year" document~

Wilderness Report

Wildlife spotted:
Ravens
Eagles
Alligator Snapping Turtles
Two Humped Camels

Minimal threat expected from surrounding wildlife.

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Incident Report
Year 100, 20th of Opal

A pair of kobold thieves were spotted just south of the outpost's entrance.  They quickly fled after being discovered. Nothing was reported stolen.

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Ongoing Projects

Mausoleum
*Area already excavated
*Smoothing to be finished at a later date

Well, Cistern and Floodgate System
Well in place. Levers to floodgates linked.
Cistern cleared of debris. Walls smoothed.
Final connection to system to be channeled


Housing
Standard individual rooms
*To be smoothed, more rooms to be added
Noble suites
*One suite excavated, smoothing in progress

Stocks, Wealth, and Population

~from the diary of Momuz Avuzaral, Expedition Leader~
Year 100, 23rd of Limestone
The outpost liaison and the trade caravan from the mountainhome came on the 15th of Limestone. We hadn't prepared many trade goods, but we brought a pile of mechanisms to the trade depot in hopes that we could procure some supplies.  With some haggling I got us some barrels of alcohol and a couple bins of cloth.  For next year I requested leather and cloth: we are lacking in livestock at the moment and Tosid has proven woefully ineffective as a hunter.  I also requested gypsum plaster for our future hospital as it is hard to come by out here.
The liaison gave me a list of production requests.



6th of Sandstone
Seven new migrants arrive

~from the diary of Dobar Eturanan, Farmer~
Year 100, 6th of Sandstone
After days of travel here we are finally here in Jewelvessels! I've always wanted adventure in my life. Perhaps here I can become a warrior in the Fortress Guard and face the wilds!

~from the diary of Momuz Avuzaral, Expedition Leader~

Year 100, 1st of Hematite

Summer has begun and our outpost is well underway.  I will act as the broker when trade caravans arrive, though we have been far too busy to even think about trade goods.  This is a daunting endeavor for just the seven of us.  The mountainhome promised to send migrants within the first year though none have arrived thus far.  We could use the extra hands, especially with the palisade we are building.  The surveyors seem to be right; in our early excavations the miners have struck a vein of of native gold as well as kimberlite, which we are told may contain diamonds. We have been fortunate not to encounter any hostile wildlife. Just a couple alligator snapping turtles that spooked the livestock.  Nonetheless, I fear it is only a matter of time before our little outpost draws unwanted attention. Everyone is starting to tire of sleeping in the grass and eating straight from the food stores.  A dormitory and dining hall area have been excavated to remedy the problem. We don't have time for individual rooms yet. Two simple offices have been set up. I have assigned Tun Eshtandeleth, one of the miners, as the bookkeeper. He is a lazy lout and perhaps counting our stocks will teach him some discipline. Vucar Mistemgamil, our other miner, will manage work orders.  It should give her something do when she's not digging.  These positions are all tentative, of course. I'll gladly hand them off to someone more qualified. I've been tending the underground farm plots and we just harvested our first batch of plump helmets.

Below are some sketches of our outpost thus far:
Surface
Entrance Hallway
Farming & Storage
Workshops
Offices + Dormitory and Dining Hall (in progress)