Trying to finish this ASAP so there may be fewer images (I'll try to compile what I have at the end). I'd give completion time for this some 3-4 hours or so from now. Maybe more, maybe less.
Official Fortress Journal by CaptainArchmage, 11th Moonstone 1089
I executed my plan with the trapped hallway. We lost one granite door but the trolls and other sieging goblins took heavy losses, with another spearmaster dodging our bolts into the magma moat, and a troll dropping in while the bridge was being retracted. I noticed the weapon traps jammed up, and I think we should change the contents.
We carried out some cleanup outside, including the recovery of the gold statues, and I then called the dwarves inside to begin the rennovation of the entrance. The human caravan finally finished packing up and left over the surface, with the diplomat leaving through the caverns. Again. We did not clear the siege out in the for the dwarven caravan, but that means we can properly finish up the entrance. We will need to move the guard towers to do this.
The second level of the golden pyramid has been completed. Under dwarven regulations, walls, floors, ramps, and tracks are reinforced against temperature so while normal golden furniture and workshops would melt under lava, the pyramid will not. The door to the pyramid is made out of Orthoclase, which is certified as magma-safe.
The excavation of New Townbrush is complete, except for the Weaver's guildhouse, which I want to relocate. I have connected the floodgates in the magma distribution network to a control center there, and I expect that we should have a manually-operated network finished by the end of the year.
Fortress Log continuation, 17th Moonstone, 1089
AnimaRytak dismantled the bridge at the entrance, and our mechanics removed the old lever. The gold statues were dumped in the to-volcano room, but I plan to have everything useful recovered from there. I'll also have to sort our burial arrangements since we have an issue with dwarves in the undead siege being confused with our citizens, which will require filling out a lot of paperwork.
I want the new bridge over the lava moat to be made out of a proper material such as steel, which is laval-safe. However, there are not enough steel bars to do this yet. The guard towers are also being deconstructed.
Now there is a problem with the entrance. The road isn't actually symmetrical with the entrance, so rather than being able to have some large, grand towers we have to do a fork in the road. Changing the arrangements would mean realigning the foundations I made just after the zombie siege, but that is not much work.
28th Moonstone 1089, Early Winter
A giant cave spider and a giant cave swallow were spotted in the deep road exit, but I sealed the passage off before they got into the fort.
The new drain for Reactor Beta has been finished, and testing will begin now.
Moltenchannels Migration Record, 1st Opal 1089
We have received seven (7) migrants.
-Zefon Cogudesh, Former Outpost Liason (main skill trapping)
-èrith Ishlumcilob, Hunter (Polymath, has a lot of engineering skills)
-Amost Astkutam, Tanner
-Rigòth Gebrimtar, Milker (married to Amost Astkutam)
-Alåth Kadolbabin, Trader
-Obok Fikodtoêm, Trader
-Erush Tathurkilrud, Herbalist
Official Fortress Log by CaptainArchmage, 6th Opal 1089
I have settled the group of seven migrants in the outpost of New Townbrush in the depths, and I have settled the entirety of The Decent Letters down there as well. The population of New Townbrush is now 23 dwarves, with all rooms full. The quarters should be "Decent Quarters" when occupied, though I haven't yet added the cabinets and chests and satues to all rooms as I want to. There is a shortage of workshop space down there too, and we will need a place to store food. With the miners no longer occupied, I can schedule those expansions.
Reactor Beta failed, once again. I'm not sure whether it is to do with the design or something else.
Note: I have given some of the migrants a profession or title. In the case of the former outpost liason, I have just given him that title.
Nearly there, I am onto Obsidian now.
Official Fortress Log by CaptainArchmage, Obsidian 1089
We're approaching the end of the year. While Reactor Beta continues to have functionality problems, I am installing a branch of power to Lava Pumpstack 1 from the main distribution network. With any luck we will be able to saturate the lava pumpstack with molten rock, but there will be insufficient power to run both the lava pumpstack and the water pumpstack at the same time. To finish off my year, I am designating a plumbing network for water.
One of the kids got a mood. I had to slaughter another ram to produce the bones, which is kind of concerning. How do we have a shortage of bones around here?!
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