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Engraver. Nice steady work.

Mine is one of a bunch of quick little things I drew in Paint and then saved as jpg.

For some reason, I liked this one. It just grew on me.

-train your own lashers equiped with the whips of the goblins you kill (untested)

I let my militia pick their own weapons. My Militia Commander chose a bronze whip I bought off the humans.

He doesn't have as many kills as the spear/sword/axe wielders in the army but he is the one generally leaving the swath of crippled enemies behind for those guys to finish off. When Sica the Hydra came he was fracturing its skulls and managed to bruise its heart, liver and a lung through its fat. And nothing beats seeing him knock arrows and bolts out of the air with the whip. Lightsabre indeed. I should custom title him 'Jedi Master'.

Among other things:
He is unbelievably strong, extremely agile and indefatigable.
He has an astounding feel for the position of his own body.
No drawbacks.
Legendary Lasher
Legendary Fighter
High Master Dodger
Expert Shield User
Professional Armour User

Oh, and he's a Legendary Clothier due to creating Laudworn the Angry Murder, a giant cave spider silk dress.

Sorry, went off on a tangent there but yeah, lashers work.

My favorite Ironblood quote (from fairly early in the story):

A child pulled me aside today. He asked me why it was so white outside.
I told him that everything was covered in snow.
He asked me what was below the snow.
I told him that bones were below the snow.

This is Nist Akath. This is where the undead come to find rest.
This is where they come to find my kindly axe.

I use three-dwarf squads (currently have 7 in a 121 dwarf fort). I let them choose their own weapon and just run with whatever they want to use. My Militia Commander chose a bronze whip of all things. My first real champion, an axedwarf who had 12 kills when the rest of the fort combined had less, has since lost his axehand and now fights on with his steel shield alone. The same steel shield which after his 'disarming' has so far has taken the life of 2 goblins, a troll and a hydra.

I'm crazy interested in geology now. And as a result have learned that eastern MA (in the US, where I am) used to be part of Africa back in the day (WAY back in the day). Good stuff!

Definitely the second one.

I'm throwing syllables to the wind here, I just like the way this flows:

Fisherdwarf crouches in the shallows
Soon a wriggling catch will be in hand
Great wings blot out the sun

Dwarf Fortress: Bad Decisions Make for the Best Stories

Apologises if this one was already used, I haven't read through the whole thread.