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11th Moonstone
While over seeing the pitting of goblin prisoners the squad stationed in the pit room saw a large force of goblins appear to the north of us, we are besieged! Unfortunately I don’t believe the bridge at the tower is hooked up yet but the siege doesn’t look so big. I guess now we know why there hasn’t been much goblin activity lately.



12th Moonstone
The head count of the siege force has been completed.
16 Goblins total
11 Goblin wrestlers, one on a bleak dog
5 Goblin swordsmen

16th Moonstone
   I walked up the stairs to the partially built tower where Catten’s squad, The Murky Busts, was waiting to rain death upon the goblin force.
   “Do you think we’ll hold?” I asked bluntly.
   “Aye. They don’t have any archers so between our shooting and the traps we shouldn’t have to big of a problem as long as no one goes charging them unless they’re in the base.” He clapped a hand on my shoulder. “Just think of it as one of those times when we had the series of ambushes.” I nodded stone-faced, knowing this trail could possibly be the most important battle for the fort.

18th Moostone
   “Open fire!” Catten commanded and four crossbows fired with deadly precision at the invading forces. I watched, horrifyingly fascinated, as goblins began sprouting bolts from arms and shoulders, one taking a two bolts to the chest. Soon five goblins lay dead on the field and the rest were in retreat. Only a few of the fleeing goblins had wounds, mostly arm or hand wounds where bolts had hit, but one lagged behind with a bolt in its leg.
   “Get the Violet Smiths out there.” I shouted, the other marksdwarf squad headed by Iden. I watched as the Smiths closed in on that last goblin and saw Olin fire two bolts finishing off the straggler. The fort shook with the cheers of the dwarves, they had survived, and without any injuries! “All forward!” I shouted and most of the fort poured out to congratulate the military and clean up the siege. Out of 16 goblins ten got away but considering how well we handled it we were ecstatic.



3rd Opal
The clean up is done and we have partied well into the night and through most of the next day celebrating our victory. Soon we’ll have more bone bolts to train Iden’s squad and we’ll begin training the melee squads soon as well.

Holy shit first siege eva! I didn't even relize I had that high of pop yet, once everythings said and done I'll let you guys know immediatly how everything turned out.

Its great for satisfying nobles.

I don't know if that would work but I would presume that if you made a fort abandoned it and went around in adventure mode and gathered things if you put those things in the fort I would think that yu could use them when you reclaim.

Not sure that this really counts as a megaproject but I'm building a tower out of steel (not sure how high its going to go) and I'm slowly going to be pushing out steel furneture, floors and walls (unless its in a metal or gem spot), ect. Basiclly a fortress of steel 

Hmm for some reason the wiki doesn't like just hitting enter to move things to a new line.  Apparently it either needs you to hit enter twice (which gives a little space between the lines, like your season headings) or it wants a line break tag (I used the
 html tag)  I only did the first year because I'm really tired and need to go to bed, but just stick it after your dates and it should work fine.  I feel like that's the least elegant way to do it, but... meh.

Ok thanks I'll do the editting later and add pictures at the same time.

I've noticed, sometimes, military dwarves will revist the last site at which they were stationed, even when they are off duty.  Do you think that might be it?  They eventually get it out if their system and go back to doing whatever.

Hmm I don't think thats it but I had to put them back on duty due to ambushes, I'll have to try and test that later.
Anyway whats really annoying is the children that follow their parents(military) and don't respect the only soldier go outside order.