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Vampires have had a little too much style as of late. While I don't support the idea of them being bloodthirsty killing machines, I'd rather they be more hindrance than help.

I just put all of my war animals in a pasture placed strategically at the end of my Hallway of Horror.

Yeah, a vampire should only kill their victim if the victim wakes up partway through the act, lest their victim go on to identify them.

You'd think that Dwarven blood would be a high enough proof to satisfy a Vampire's need for alcohol.

The last five forts I've played had a noticeable lack of titans showing up. My most recent fort has had three titans, two weremonitor human children, two forgotten beasts, a giant eagle, and a necromancer siege. All of this in the space of about five months.

Maybe there's gold doubloons buried underneath the mountain and your miners are pirates in disguise?

Cross training Marksdwarves with the Hammer skills is quite common. Crossbows don't make for very good melee weapons, but it'll help your Marksdwarves defend themselves if they run out of bolts and are forced into a melee confrontation.

Then again my Marksdwarves never leave their tower, which I've filled to the brim with war hounds and ammo stockpiles. I've never felt the need to do any cross training because anything that lays siege on my fort never makes it passed the traps and rabid hounds.

These humans continue to impress me. Though their beards are light, they fight with great prowess. Ever since their caravan has arrived, we have had several ambushes by goblin soldiers and they have fought off and killed every last one of them.

Our Masons and Mechanics have been working diligently on improving fortress defenses since the last siege. The tower for our Marksdwarves has been built upon and expanded to include a stockpile for our bolts and an archery range for idle practice. A secondary tunnel has been carved out of the stone and filled with plenty of traps. Unlike the other entrance, it has no gate to seal it off. Instead it leads directly into the war dog pit and is in perfect view of the barracks where all of our soldiers spend their downtime. Those unfortunate enough survive the traps will be receiving a face full of fang and steel.

Black Bears have been spotted wandering on the very edges of our territory. Traps have been placed along the outer perimeter in the hopes of securing a mating pair. No luck so far, though we have managed to secure a Raven Woman. Don't know what I'm going to do with it, but I hear the humans like to bake ravens into a pie. Perhaps I will try that. If it does not please our palate, the least we could do is trade it to the humans for more wares.

The last batch of migrants we received included a Skilled Siege Operator, so plans have been made for expanding the outer fortifications that we may include a siege tower.

Cloutship, 24th of Galena, Year Fourteen
Baroness Cerol Mengkol