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What a classic game, and a classic system. Ah, the good ol' days, where it was all about gameplay instead of promotion and graphics exclusively...

My dear Armok! Construction couldn't be done at any quicker a pace! This is utterly amazing! This'll be a longshot from the "toy" ship (as pointed by little Zas) I had with me at nearly all times.

We have already established the base of our ship, our bottom deck. From here, we should be able to safely rally our materials for further construction as time passes. We have disengaged the starter beam, seeing as it poses a bit of a hazard, being a 2-step construction built rather high.

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Our old friends from Enemenisa (Elves) have visited lately. For a share of our famous Plump Helmet Roasts, about 38 of them, We've gotten many materials we much needed, as well as many more seeds cloth, a replica of our ship (not the project analog), arrows, and etc.; as well as some redroot dye to help make our flags.

It seems they don't mind our production thus far. No complaints; but I guess we're sticking to some sort of limit unwittingly? Anyhow, we have fans of our project, and that's nice.

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DAMN IT ALL!!!! NOT AGAIN!!! THOSE GOBLINS ARE GOING TO CARPING DIE!!!!!

An ambush occurred RIGHT AT THE MOTHER-CARPING SITE!!!! Nobody was prepared! We're down to 19 dwarves now. WE. NEED. HELP!!!

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Correction, make that 16 now. The 6 of us remaining from the original expedition, Kid-Genius Zas, and our crafters. At least we still have a building crew. As for unfortunate Minkot, he was fortunate to have been unconscious when he got pierced through his back, into his heart by the pikeman (that bastard is still alive. ). Kulet has almost met his lover again, had it not been time for that bastard to return from whence he came.

Unfortunately, NOW of all times, we finally got our well setup in order to minimize these encounters.

Damn it all, With the "dye" of our comrades, we can paint the outside of our ship with it in their honor. When the time comes, justice will come down upon those who wronged us like the fist of our angry god; our ship will be his divine enforcer; His gauntlet.

Milord The ship will now be forever christened as the "Bloodfist, the Sky-Fortress of God". But I personally consider "Armok's Gauntlet" to be more fitting to the justice that'll rain from the heavens.

We are at carping war with those damned goblins. They will pay for the blood they've spilled with their own!!! Milord I request no, I DEMAND we have troops oversee our project and guard it well.

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It's about damn time those new recruits arrived. I'll be assessing our new blood right now...

Here's the list of what we have that's new:
 
6 Peasants
Stoneworker
Soap maker
Fish Cleaner
Woodcrafter
Potash Maker
Woodcutter
Miner
Fishery Worker
2 Stonecrafters
Gem Setter
Blacksmith
Bowyer
Jeweler
Glassmaker
Engraver
 
1 Cat
2 Horse foals
1 Mule
 
Which totals to 38 dwarves here. and 4 new pets.

Let's see... 38 (total) - 16 (of us) = 22 (new recruits). I'll get a little more background info on them later.

As for the post-mortem report (our brave warriors):
Ilral Ecemsodel (Tubeshield), "Broken Mirror" Minkot Morulgamil (Pagetrusts), Degel Okolkikrost (Voicestockade), Besmar Asteshorrun (Cudgelroar), and Tulon Taronathel (Yellring). They will be remembered in a ceremonious pyre, and their likeness etched in our memorial; after their blood has been drained to stain our construction a glorious tint. The pride, blood, sweat, and tears that go into this project.

They have all died fine deaths, and will be missed.

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Olin Stinthadgur (Theatherbowel) has been in a rather crappy mood lately. I wouldn't blame him. Most of our hamlet DID come under attack. Those damn elves must've lured the goblins, I've concluded. We'll have to avoid trading with them from now on. They brought nothing but bad luck since they arrived.

Good news, the bottom-most deck has been completed, and the structure is plenty stable. We're working on the mechanics of the gateway system and are also planning on moving our trade depot to within the ship, where we can monitor, and lock out the invaders if they persist.

--Foreman, "Cid" Kalrethdakost

IT HAS BEGUN!!!

P.S.- I had another dream about that... crystal thing. Think of it as a hyper-advanced abacus, only it does all the calculations at light speeds. With a bit of gold, copper, crystals and gems aligned properly, this ship could even operate on it's own. I've heard names uttered about such things in my dreams; The name that came to mind the most is "Chenjesu".

Despite the blues hitting everyone after the invasion, we decided to carry on, hoping to put this all past us. We have to be either a little more low-key about all of this, or mock-up some sort of deterrent.

Regardless of how some of them may feel about it, we'll need to draft some dwarves to keep watch over the land. In the meantime, we'll supply them with some ammo. Someone must know how to craft something that can be used. We only need to subdue the goblins enough so that our close-combat fighters can finish them off.

Once we have at least the skeleton of our ship ready, we should be capable of focusing our defense grid at the site, rather than the field. Considering operation costs (Time and values), we have to keep it small and simple. No elaborate devices, nor extensive walls.

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Aside from a thief visiting, we have made great progress, everyone has gotten over the past, and in the meantime, we have some sentry's in place, and thus far, only a batman was a worthy encounter; Ilral (Ecemsodel/Tubeshield) sure enjoyed the slaughter.

A local batman within our nearby pit has been a menace lately; so much, we've named him Morul Udibarban (Syrupcradle). That thing has been piercing our walls with it's loud scream. I so want to kill that thing; but why not do it with some overkill when we finish. Huh? That sounds just about right. It's not a good kill unless it's overkill.

As well, other resident batmen were also named: Zas Ushatison (Basementplanned), Alath Medenrigoth (Tribecrafts), Libash Cerolbecor (Lenstempts), Solon Degelabsam (Galleysearch), and Inod Vathsithalath (Squarebolt). They ply the sky, interfering with our plans. They must be stopped.

Speaking of which, our dry-dock is almost ready for installing a bridge so we can get started at last. Our walkway, is ready for mass hauling and mass construction. I send within this letter a request for more assistance, and a supply of booze; we've been running dry lately; as well, requests for some chains; our well is delayed due to a lack of one.

Our small scratch army cannot secure us for long; as well as our project may not be done in as quick of time as planned while we are short-handed.

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Success!!! We have finally finished the primary structure of our dry-dock. She is built solid; perfect for supporting our massive undertaking. The drawbridge system is also implemented as well; so now, we can choose when it is a good time to dock or not, provided someone is in the control room. I'll see what I can do about making a remote control system for it as well. I keep getting strange dreams of crystals and machines fusing together into something utterly... awesome. It's hard to explain, but it can revolutionize our way of thinking. It seems to be related to my other dreams of including some interesting devices into our project as well.

We will set forth constructing our ship beginning this new year. Cheers, and happy new year!!!

--Foreman, "Cid" Kalrethdakost

We can finally begin!!


P.S.- Also included is a blow-toy Zas has made for you to celebrate with him. It's made from the remains of a blowgun with a notch and some cave spider silk he came across while walking the plains. It seems we have a league of inventors in our humble hamlet.

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Note: It hurt my ears when he tooted it. It should garner some attention in the future. Being a little tyke, he gave it a silly name of a Kazoo. I think he's going to make more of them and if some other kids come along, they'll try to make us a battle anthem with them.

...That ought to sound interesting.

P.P.S.- Upon completion of the structure, my confidence has returned. I think your prayers of our success have been heard by the almighty Armok. I'm sure he's as anxious to wear this gauntlet as much as we are to work on it.