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Could someone tell me how to uncompress the Steelhold file? I've been having trouble doing it.

Sorry, I've been busy over the last few days in real life and distracted by disaster after another on my personal fortress Boltspire. I'm back and should start my turn tomorrow afternoon (I live in England).

Also Lorius' spirit will have go onto dwarven heaven by now.

I had to see to see Rhaken's death for myself. When I did, I couldn't let those unnatural monsters into the fortress. Yet I fell to earlier. It was only when they struck me down, that my masters, Armok and the old Gods, explained that did not wish to lose their loyal and faithful servant to their would-be usurpers. Not while the servant the new gods still walked within Steelhold. So they place me to one side, slowly healing me until I was barely fit enough to make my way back to Steelhold. I made a painful grimace as I looked at the stunned faces of the first of my followers to find me. Then it went black.

OOC: Lorius survived due to the old Gods not wishing to lose their servant to their new rivals. Plus this would explain why it took so long for Lorius to return to Steelhold.

Found my eldest son's daughter, Alatha Zane, here in Steelhold the other day? What in the name of Armok is she doing amongst these criminals and scum? Still, she seems like the good lass my son raised. And she willing to learn from me. I guess it's important to start passing on my knowledge now that I'm getting old. And an already experience criminal often make for good spies. Plus she follows the old gods like myself.

You'd better not do this to Steelhold.

Nah, that would kill the story and I really like a good story. This is purely because my best fort needs a new challenge.

Setting up levers to cause the cave-ins were plan A. How effective would the Hell Defence Force be? Same with sieges and caravans? What about thirty marksdwarves in iron armour with metal bolts, seven melee legendaries in steel armour and weapons, ten vets and ten rookies with iron armour and weapons vs flying demons?

I've tried looking on other threads, but I failed to find the answers I'm looking for. I'm planning to unleash hell for the first time. I've planning a few cave-in traps with two levels dropping into the route from hell to the surface (I'm going to cut it off from my main fortress). Once those have activated via pressure pads, I dug out a small arena. On the side leading to the surface are going to be a couple of cages containing my siege prisoners and cavern prisoners respectively. Once a pressure pad on the other side of the room unleashed them, I'm hoping that my Hell Defence Force will kill a few demons. Then my fortress, Boltspire, will lock down and become self-sufficient (which it already is, stuff from the traders are luxuries). Any surviving flying demons will hopeful by dealt with by my respectable military. If my military fails to deal with any fliers, I'll cut off the surface and courtyard, bebuild my diminished populace with children, turn Boltspire into new Sparta without all the fatalities and maimings, engrave slabs for the dead to stop any ghosts. My fortress will wait in out for years will the demons are slowly destroyed by sieges, ambushes and caravans. What do more experienced players think of my plan? Any ways to improve it will remaining morally okay for my dwarves? I like to look after my dwarves. Anyone else, however, is fair game. Especially hostiles.