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1st of Granite, 128.
My first day on the fort and Sarvesh Dorensolon, a fish dissector, is in the mason's workshop screaming for metal bars, rough gems and rocks. I hope that the fort has the supplies needed to satiate his hunger for creation.
Taking notice of the many idle dwarves I decide to assign some to gather plants. Perhaps we can begin growing some above-ground crops.

9th of Granite, 128.

Metal! We have struck galena! Hopefully Sarvesh will be pleased by this and finish whatever the hell he's working on.

10th of Granite, 128.

A Kobold within the walls?! Madness! Our squad, the newly-renamed Dudes of Hittin' are on the case. The poor blighter barely moved before being brutally shot down.

16th of Granite,  128.

Sarvesh, the determined man of steel has begun his mysterious construction! There's a large roach in the food stockpile, euch.

20th of Granite, 128.

It is done. Sarvesh has completed Stalkfray the Band of Squashing, a dolomite millstone. While the object itself is underwhelming it fittingly honours these pioneers of a new way of dwarven life by depicting the founding of our glorious Stokershoots.


It's also worth a mighty buttload.

In less exciting news I have begun construction of a new wood warehouse as the current one is full and not very efficiently placed. This new one will be placed close to the current workshops and will also connect to a wood burning furnace.


15th of Slate, 128.

Buzzards are harassing the dwarves and interrupting jobs. This is no good at all! Our above-ground crops have begun planting. Soon we shall drink the wine of strawberries and prickle berries! One of the buzzards has fallen into our cage traps. We'll probably eat 'im.

21st of Slate, 128.

Migrants. More come to live above the earth. Twenty-one of them! Let us hope they contribute well to the fort. We are now only two dwarves away from out goal of one-hundred citizens of Stokershoots!

18th of Felsite, 128.

We've struck native silver! I have also decided that as the fort is beginning to become a bit overcrowded I will begin construction on some more traditional homes, not connected to the main building.

19th of Felsite, 128.

Elves! Tree-trading point-ears have arrived wanting to trade with us. We'll tolerate them, for now, but if they think that just because we're above the ground we're going to welcome them like the humans do then they are sorely mistaken. Let's see what they've got.

They have nothing interesting. We buy some alcohol and a little bit of food (you can never be too prepared!) and ignore them until they vacate our lovely home. I wish they would listen when we tell them to leave instead of just stand there smiling at us.

1st of Hematite, 128

Summer is bearing down upon us and I place some tables and chairs in what I believe was intended to be the dining hall. Chow's on, boys!

14th of Hematite, 128

Well these dogs have been fully grown and untrained for some time. It's time for them to be trained for WAR and placed around the fortress grounds to detect and attack intruders.

25th of Hematite, 128

A new wave of migrants! A smaller wave, only thirteen, but that has brought us to over one-hundred citizens! Rejoice!

27th of Hematite, 128

What is this?! We have a Mayor? Morul Litastigam is our mayor and he is mandating the construction of amulets! What's more he's requesting HOUSING and LUXURY?! The nerve! Well then, I guess we'd better hop to it.

2nd of Malachite, 128

Excitement! Id Esshorast, Metalcrafter, has been taken by a fey mood! Unfortunately he's not moving. I believe he wants a forge, yet we have no anvil to make one. This does not bode well.

12th pf Malachite, 128

A kobold thief runs afoul of one of our hunters. A rattlesnake watches. Id has moved a single tile to the south-west.

19th of Malachite, 128

Zulban Esavuz is on a roll, Masterpieces all over the place!

24th Malachite, 128

Id hasn't done anything, still. Our new Jeweler's workshop has been constructed in a FABULOUS purple room, as I forgot that Gabbro was purple.


1st of Galena, 128

Miraculous! Id has given birth while standing around like a munchkin and doing nothing. Perhaps she'll use the child as an anvil.


11th Galena, 128

Oh no. The Savanna Titan Sod Sodgitnuk has come. I will try to bring everyone inside the walls and bring up the drawbridge as I don't believe our military is currently strong enough to repel him.

Oh no. The bridge hasn't been linked up to a lever. I send the military dwarves out to hold him off and hopefully get the bridge working.
SHIT. The windows. Those windows were a terrible idea; he just bust right on through. He's rampaging'.


16th Galena 128

Sod is still about, a few dwarves and dogs have been killed. Id has finally gone berserk, her lack of a forge to use has destroyed her. Will we survive?

YES. We will and did. Geshud Istrathalath delivered a fatal brain-bruising kick to the titan, endings its life. Three of our Marksdwarves were slain in the battle. Avuz Uzolamal, Erith Ralkikrost and Ushat Nazomoddom, may you rest in peace.

17th Galena 128

Id has been put down. Our war dogs were vital in keeping her at bay while the remains of our military arrived.

21st Galena, 128

In all this carfuffle I failed to notice that human merchants have arrived! Hope they have an anvil.

7th Limestone, 128

Autumn has come and I didn't even notice. We finally have an anvil, however. Rejoice!


13th of Limestone, 128

I have noticed dwarves shedding their tattered clothes: I have begun manufacturing of new clothes.

I have also begun manufacturing of equipment for soldiers, albeit low quality equipment: silver maces and copper armour. It's better than nothing, at least.

19th of Limestone, 128

A new squad, the Earthen Boulders has been formed. I am contemplating how I should create a barracks and where. Possibly separate from the rest of the fort: if they are outside the walls they are able to quickly respond to threats.

20th of Limestone, 128

More migrants. Wahey! Our population increases by fifteen.

5th of Sandstone 128

After the earlier disruptions the mood has finally quelled and work has begun on the all-important mayor's house. Lets hope it pleases him. Likewise, the barracks is underway.


21st Sandstone 128

I've decided to add some gem windows to the Mayor's house and some of the other houses to snazzy the place up a bit. They're in places that won't compromise the safety of the fort.

Oh my! The child Olin Likotud has suddenly been taken by a fey mood! I shall watch her closely. She has claimed a craftsdwarf workshop! Wood… wood… leather… trek into the mines for some mica… more leather… BEGIN!


2nd Timber 128

Olin has finished her work: Belalmorul, the Famous Pages, a… Birchen cup.


Tragedy! A different Olin: Olin Kolrab, dwarven baby, has died of thirst!
We're in dire need of more non-economic stone to use and a place to store it all.

14th of TImber, 128

The outpost liaison and caravan from the Mountainhome has arrived. It is near the end of autumn and I soon will be entering my final season as overseer of the fort.

20th of Timber, 128

Barracks is functional, if not nice-looking. The Earthen Boulders are scheduled to train 7 soldiers at a time for every month, to allow for break time.


25th of Timber, 128

The caravan has refused to trade with us due to a poor appraiser attending to the depot as the Broker was too busy doing everything but his job. Unfortunate, but we have not lost anything great.
From the Liaison I have requested the import of Iron and Steel, as we are currently unable to fashion higher quality metal goods, Cave spider and pig-tail cloth, alcohol, Leathers and coke.

2nd of Opal, 128

I have begun an expansion of the central fort by adding a second level to the dining hall and finally adding stone flooring. While I was tempted to make the upper walls out of silver to make use of the excess of the metal that we have I decided to stick with dolomite blocks. Likewise, I have started patching up holes in hastily constructed areas of the fortress. Consider this my term of cleaning before the next overseer steps in.


7th of Opal, 128

While viewing construction of some roofs I find mysterious spattering of kobold blood. No combat reports or kobold sightings can testify to its origins. Perhaps we should improve security against skulking filth somehow.
EVERYWHERE! This blood is flipping' everywhere! Jastayldin, I don't know who you are but you have a lot of blood for a kobold.


12th of Opal, 128

Our supply of Dolomite blocks is running low once again. Fear not, this problem will be short-lived.

2nd of Obsidian, 128

The year is ending, as is my time with the fort. In my final month I am simply smoothing up any constructions and making sure that everything is working as planned.

2nd of Granite, 129 (Whoopsie!)

I somehow accidentally went two days over (I swear I was checking the date every two seconds >_>) but all of a sudden… the end of an age?







The save file: http://www.mediafire.com/?aiob5rodp9lz78f

I hope I have done well in the time I've spent on the fort. I probably could have done more, but I guess it's too late for that. My advice to the next player is first and foremost, investing in a stronger military is probably a good idea. Also we have a bugger-tonne of silver and lead, maybe find a way to use that. Build the harbour out of it?