3rd HematiteThe construction of the two new wells in the Magma fort dormitories have taken much longer than expected. One of the miners accidentally dug into the magma seas and fell straight into that great ocean. Ever since the incident it has taken me day and night to convince the miners that it's still safe to dig out the water pipes. I’ve ordered the dedication of a stone slab to the fallen miner at the well he perished at but no one in the fort seems to remember his name. At least no one will miss him.
On another note the two workers have starved to death in hell. Their bodies started rotting last month in a huge ploom of miasma. Perhaps their corpses will attract more demons… We’ll wait for recovery for the purpose of science.
Note to self: dwarven bodies are completely incinerated when submerged in magma. Future uses?
10 HematiteA forgotten beast has appeared. I have ordered his capture for research purposes.
Unfortunately Conan II, the work order manager, has told me that this is impossible. At least the beast is isolated away from the fort in caverns.
The resident "Noticer of Things" ,Sekra tells me, has apparently complained of the smell of miasma in the fort. The smell must be from the bodies in Hell.
12 HematiteMy assistant has bothered me about some fool who has made a pair of earrings. Damn! These wells will never finished if I keep on getting interrupted at this rate.
Note to self: incinerate fool and earrings after future dwarven incinerator is constructed.
13 HematiteAnother forgotten beast has appeared, this time in hell, obviously attracted by the miasma of the two dead workers. We need to come up with a use for these beasts. Perhaps a zoo?
20 Hematite: A strand extractor has been reported missing in the lower tunnels connecting to one of the cavern layers. Probably eaten by cave crocodiles. Future food source? On another note the damned wells are about half finished. I’ve been spending so much time directing the miners to dig through the warm rock above the magma seas that I haven’t had time for much else.
21 HematiteThe whole fortress has gone into an uproar. Osod, the forgotten beast has found a way into the fortress and is chasing dwarves up and down the grand staircase! I’ve ordered the military to the area but there’s such chaos that no one can seem to pinpoint where he is at any time.
22 Hematite:The military returned earlier this morning reporting that by the time they arrived that the forgotten beast was already gone. I’ve gone through the reports over and about 4 dwarves claim to have encountered him and fought him (Al, Likot, Athel, and the Mad Fool) but no one admits to slaying the beast. It isn’t just that no one claims to have slayed him but no one seems to be able to tell me where his corpse is. Either a forgotten beast has disappeared into thin air IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FORTRESS or every one of those dwarves are lying to me! Moldath damn them! If this is one of the Mad Fool’s tricks I’ll have him dumped into the magma seas! I can only imagine the twisted experiments that quack is doing on the beast.
Note to self: order Mad Fool to construct incinerator and then promptly incinerate self. Damn that fool!
23 Hematite:
Moldath damn it! We’re out of buckets! A hole has been opened straight into the magma seas pouring magma into the well pipes and no one can find any buckets to cool the magma down. Sekra tells me we have 43 buckets in the fort and apparently not a single dwarf has thought of using one of them. This has been a miserable month!
Note to self: tons of corpses and skulls but no buckets? Is there a way to solve both problems at once? Contract Conan II to get it done or his burning corpse in the magma seas.
26 Hematite:
The military has repeatedly complained of long patrol duty. A dwarf, apparently named Edmus, has personally complained to me. This shouldn't be a problem since nearly a quarter of our fortress is in the military. I have ordered their rations doubled until I get around to fixing the problem.
