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Oh dear, I got caught up in the loyalty cascade? This won't end well. >.> I suspect a new Ledi may be on the naming list before long. XD

You're getting up there in successors beside Andreus, Ledi.  The eternal crazy cat dwarf;  Destined to roam Failcannon in all your incarnations, hoarding cats.

several pages are torn out, lost to the madness of the fortress

- Entry 12 -
My little uprising is going surprisingly well, but a setback has occured;  Catalyst was elected Mayor during the emergency election.  This complicates matters.  I'll have to see if he can be manipulated as easily as the rest of this demented fortress...

- Entry 13 -
Katsuun recognised that i was a citizen of The Sword of Boots today.  Last time i attempt to be social and show off our people's traditional greeting.  I mean, who doesn't like being shaken by the neck while being yelled at as a greeting?!  I managed to gut her with my pick before she could tell the other dissidents.  Unfortunately, I think Flagarus heard her scream.  I'll make up a story about them attacking me later....

- Entry 14 -
Good news, Journal!  Catalyst asked me to meet with him in order to work out how to save the fortress.  He may have mumbled something about "getting out of this armok-saken demonic hole" as well, which only bodes well for my designs.  I made up some overly complex scheme and told him to follow it to the letter, starting with the seemingly-innocuous ban on exporting silk.  With luck, he'll either leave or be dead before he even gets to the part about running naked wearing a sock for a hat at the dissidents as a sign of good faith.

Mind if That Aussie Dwarf adds a few more entries to his journal-o'-plotting?  Don't want to step on any toes or anything

Failcannon - We've killed everything else, so all that's left is to kill each other.

Katsuun was struck down by a swift blow from ThatAussieDwarf's pick, on her way to the sea. 

Man I'm going from plotter to serial killer.

I, meanwhile, was meeting with ThatAussieDwarf.  Discussing... strategy.  Well, an exit strategy, at least.  I figured if anyone here had an emergency get-the-hell-out-of-dodge plan in reserve for situations like this, it would be him.  And lo, he did have a plan!  One... slightly too convoluted to spell out here, but...  Well.  It starts like this:

Of course! With fresh socks on his feet, a dwarf is capable of anything!

A small book lies on the floor, no name on the cover save and author refers to himself in the third person, obscuring his identity from anyone who may find it.  Mainly the authorities

- Entry 1 -

If I am to sieze this fortress for my own, it will take careful manipulation of the locals, steering them towards the grand prize - the fortress and it's rumored adamantine wealth.  With this, i can send these armored fools to willingly take over the world "in the name of mighty Failcannon". Fools.

- Entry 2 -

Phase one was a success - the others believe me crippled and have laid me up in the hospital with my crossbow close at hand (the locals believe me to be a poor shot.  A matter i'll have to correct if they manage to get in here during the "heated discussions" that are probably about to occur) and a dwarf waiting on me hand-and-foot.  With any luck, the careful lies i spread amongst the locals should make them all rather distrustful of each other...

- Entry 3 -

Outside these walls echo the screams of the dying and bloodthirsty.  I may have taken it too far when i spread glue on the handle of Aik's sword right before he had to go deal with the uprising i've instigated, but it's too late now to resolve that situation. 

- Entry 4 -

Armok save me.  I was caught out of bed, on my way back from warning the dwarven diplomat of SethCreyd's treachery.  Fortunately, the idiots believed me to be simply healed and put me back to work making mechanisms.

- Entry 5 -

Andreus XII found this journal.  I'll have to be more careful at hiding it from now on.  Thankfully, he was branded as a traitor and shot (Pretty easy to pull off these days, especially if you point and yell at someone loud enough for Aik to hear.  Must remember to stay in his good books when i sieze power).  By myself and a few others.  Most satisfying to get my hands dirty for once, i must admit.  As a precaution, i've erased my name from these entries and replacing them with the simple moniker of "That Aussie Dwarf".


edit - Just an fyi; i dont want a turn, i just fully expect my guy to end up Mayor and become the "dwarf behind the player" as it were.

edit 2 - Ye gods, i just loaded the save to look at That Aussie Dwarf for fun.  Catalyst, take a look at my dwarf and tell me his personality doesn't suggest "diabolical machiavelian schemer" or "evil puppetmaster".
 

I punt a Dwarven Child into a elven forest retreat. That is all.

If you used a bridge-a-pult you could probably land the little bugger in the center of the local elven kingdom.

The fight soon spilled to involve an Alchemist named Grov trading shots with Andreus as well, as That Aussie Dwarf slunk off somewhere after suffering one ineffectual potshot.

That Aussie Dwarf - Aspiring Noble.  No charges.

Heheheh. My dwarf may be back on his feet, but he's evidently not stupid.  I think my dwarf might even be living up to his new title and scheming for control.   He's avoided all the major riots, helped kill the latest Andreu (kinda) and he's heavily armed.   Anyone want to question his inevitable nobility and authority?