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The children of Strong Towers have been sent to live in the caverns four have been injured by cavern beasts, two were eaten by cavern beasts, one drowned another only to have fragments of his own shattered bones pierce his lungs suffocating him, three are in the hospital throwing nonstop sleep tantrums and one has been abandoned for killing a child who tried to murder him. It's been three months.

Depending on where he is and what type of ghost he is you can turn this bug into a feature. As a professional ghostologist when a ghost stands right where they were killed they aren't usually a problem for anyone. Build a temple around him and fill that temple with the blood of the earth, make that ghost your channel to the spirit world.

You might notice this is all happening really fast, you have no idea. This isn't even thirty minutes of gameplay, god hates these kids.

From the journal of Stodir Gravetorch

Opal 211 I don't know what day it is, the Silverypools boy says it's the eighteenth but I think we've been here longer than that.

We've abandoned the Blue Square, it was in one of the few open areas of the cavern but we're all too afraid of the frogman we've named Nishdalzat returning. There's a small space by the water but far from where Nishdalzat attacked that we've made our home.  Kol the elder isn't well. We can't move him and if nobody will go near the water to drink they certainly won't bring him bring him any. It's the same story with the other wounded, they're getting worse and nobody knows how to help them. Udib Helmgaze died a short while after the attack, I helped Cilob move her away from the camp. It hasn't even been a month and we're already on the verge of destruction, we can't last like this. 

Opal 211
 We found a man in the caverns who says his name is Avuz, since there were no Olm men he was sent to help us survive. But because he's helping us they won't send anymore food down. He's already mined an aclove with hatches in the floor. He says that big monsters can break down doors but they can't push straight up. If we cover the hatches from the inside nothing can force it's way in. He's hunting for edible plants and he'll start treating injuries soon.

Opal 211

Kol the elder went crazy when Avuz tried to help him and shoved Erith Helmgaze and  Datan Coaljewels into the water. Datan fought Kol but Erith tried to swim away, she wasn't strong enough to swim back. Datan kicked Kol in the stomach and hit him hard a few times before he could run away. Tun tried to hide in an aclove and found Udib's body worms had gotten to it, we still can't console him.  Kol craweled after us for a while until he found Lorbam wounded in the corner. Kol couldn't stand but Lorbam could barely move, Kol chased her and beat her very badly but Lorbam hit him hard in the chest and he collapsed. I tried to help him but he kept spittng up blood, Avuz said one of his lungs was collapsed fighting with Nishdalzat and the other was punctured by a broken rib when Lorbam hit him.The younger Kol, the one whose still alive, hasn't spoken since. I don't understand how I should feel, Lorbam killed my brother but my brother killed Cilob's little sister and Cilob is still my friend.  I'm not sure killing someone really matters down here.

Cyclopes aren't actually uber badassses. I had 10 unarmed migrants mob one and beat it to death with no casualties.

From the Journal of Tun Helmgaze

They gave us a stack of paper and a big block of charcoal to write about what happens, there isn't anything else to do. I don't understand why we can't live in the tower anymore with the grown-ups everyone is very sad. My mom cried and cried when we left, I wish my dad was here but he had to go to a farm two years ago because they needed lots of good butchers.
Itob says he should be allowed to stay because he made an "arty fact" but they made him go with us. It was very hard to see at first, someone fell going down the stairs and pushed everyone else down too. After a while when we could see we looked for the Olm Men but there's nothing except bones some leather and a few wood weapons and shields. Nobody knows how to use them. My sister Udib says that she saw some elf armor in the water and Stodir Gravetorch found  some elf teeth. Nobody wants to stay here.  We walked around for a while and found a big square floor made of blocks. Stodir is five and says he remembers when they tried to build things down here but monsters chased them all away. Stodir's brothers Kol and Kol are afraid of evil underground elves, I've never met an elf but they sound bad I hope the Olm men are alright.


I don't know if it's day or night or how long it's been but we all went to bed and woke up about the same time. My sister Udib went on an adventure and found a pile of mushrooms. The grown-ups dropped them through a hole in the roof to feed us. They don't taste very good. Olon Silverypools was too afraid to follow Udib and then got angry when there weren't any mushrooms left for him. He doesn't have any brothers or sisters to help him that must be sad.

2 Opal 211

The other kids said I have to write down days so we remember how long we've been here. Olon Silverypools says there's something in the water but he's just a baby. There's nothing to do down here, my sister keeps going on adventures sometimes but there's nothing down here to see except weird plants. Stodir Gravetorch and his brothers are trying to fish but they can't make a hook. Kol and Kol say that they might catch cave elfs if they aren't careful I don't think there's elfs in the water.

3 Opal 211

Kol came running to the stone square, he said that a water elf was eating Kol. Udib picked up a stick and went to the water with Rith Ivyanvil. There was an elf frog eating Lorbam Legendgild, Bomrek Pagemiles tried to help but it bit him on the arm and kicked him in the chest. Udib hit it but that made it angry and it started biting he. She kept kicking it but it was strong and hit her hard on the head. Rith started to punch it and kick it and it got scared and went into the water.We found Kol in a corner crying his foot is very hurt he said he had to jump in the water to get away. Bomrek got blood from his arm everywhere and Rith got bit on the arm too. Lorbam can't stand up and her arm and her other elbow are broken. Udib only got hit on the head but she won't talk to anyone and she won't stand up. I don't want to be here anymore.
4 Opal 211

I found Udib far away from the square, I kept shaking her but she wouldn't wake up. My brother Cilob said I had to go back to the square, I haven't seen her all morning.
Cilob says they let her leave because she had to go to the farm with dad. I wish I could go to the farm, Cilob says he does too.

I make Black Bronze crossbows (genesis), so its arguable which method is more effective.

Unrelated but Genesis crossbows have bayonets so making them out of edge metals is actually better than dense metals.

use v->i on the woodcutter.  See if he's actually holding an axe.