Alright ladies and gentlemen,Harvescoast year 153.The save is coming up soon1st Granite,153
Apparently,it is my turn to rule.It surely has been an eventful year the last one.We've grown 10 times our size in just two years.Wow.And now we have attracted the attention of centaurs,goblins and kobolds.Well,we all knew the moment would come.We just wanted some more time.Still,whining won't do us any good.Let's get down to
business.
2nd Granite,153
Hoooo boy,do i have some work to do.The first thing i noticed,is we didn't had a bookkeeper.I have already appointed one,however.I even appointed an office.
Ok,it's not exactly the royal throne room,but it will have to do for now.
I also gave some puppies,a bunny and a blue peahen for adoption.Why a blue peahen?Because of their wonderful coloration.
Finally,we have absolutely no fortifications to speak of.I shall build a wall above the entrance.Maybe some cage traps outside,some serrated disks for anyone who makes it inside.Fortunately,we have lots of blocks.
1st Slate,153
Overview of the month:
The mayor is an ass like always.He keeps pestering me about the crowns,his dining rooms,his office...I will try to satisfy his stupid demands(no doubt he will ban the export of crowns soon after,thus negating our work),but if he orders the punishment of someone and that someone dies or is crippled...well,a lot of accidents can
happen in a fort.
A kobold thief was caught and was mauled by our dogs soon after.His screams could be heard even in the depths of the fort.
Our fortification is ready.Now all we have to do is place some traps.
The bookkeeper is already making progress.
I noticed we didn't have a stone stockpile,so i made one.
Also,we had a birth.Congratulations!
5th Slate,153
The goblins are active again.I ordered our military outside.
12th Slate,153
Led,you ass...the fisherdwarf had nothing to do with your goddamn crown
Also,we had some more migrants.I am currently working to build decent accomodations for everyone.
9th Felsite,153
Just finished three steel helmets.I considered making complete suites of armor,but then again we already have iron armor and a dwarf can survive a hit to any part of his body except the head.Now all we have to do is make more steel.Also,i changed our meeting hall from the well to the restaurant.Far less chances to be massacred by a
goblin ambush.
14th Felsite,153
The mayor wanted a millstone,i made him a millstone.Now he imposed a ban on millstones.I guess he really likes millstones.Also,the elves have arrived.They brought some very interesting animals with them.I mobilised the military,because caravan arrival is the goblins' favourite ambush period.
Also...uh oh,our very first goblin siege.Hammermen,and a lasher on an elk bird.Better be careful.I closed the doors for now.
4th Hematite,153
We have to break the siege eventually.And while we're at it,place some traps from where they came and expand the fortifications to the well and the pasture,but for now,i recruited some more guys in the military and i'm working with Kol to provide them decent iron armor and steel weapons.I also set up a marksdwarf squad.We have many good shooters in the fort,it would be a shame not to use them.
17th Hematite,153
The vampire's sentence is ending,but i'm locking him inside forever.He will never threaten anyone again.
19th Malachite,153
Whew.The armor and the weapons sure were busy work,but we're getting there.In the meantime,the elves seem to have gone mad from the isolation.Dibs on their stuff!
3rd Galena,153
We attacked.We won,but it was a pyrrhic victory at best.Beirus is dead,along with 4 other dwarves and a baby(who is stupid enough to bring a baby to battle?).We killed 6 goblins,and captured two more.They will pay for this,i swear.
5th Galena,153
In the aftermath of the battle,i have decided we should change our tactics.We simply can't sustain the casualty rate.We have crossbows,so we'll use them.I shall build ramps going up to the wall.I shall also try to replace all of our iron equipment with steel,and i will make more bolts from copper,as well as copper crossbows(the wooden ones weren't bad,but we can do better).
20th Galena,153
Humans.That's good.Also,more goblins.Come on,not even three weeks have passed!They killed a marksdwarf,and then got beaten by our melee squad and the humans.
22th Galena,153
Okay,seriously.Two days.It's been two armok damned days,and the goblins send another squad.Thankfully,however,this time all of us were inside or near the entrance.Furthermore,their leader and only archer has been caught.Let's see how they like been shot to death.
3rd Limestone,153
The goblins are dead or captured and the humans are inside,with no casualties on our side.So far so good.If only all of our battles were that easy.
6th Limestone,153
I passed by the hospital to see how Dhoor is doing.Sadly,the doctors weren't very optimistic.I also went to see how the trade with the humans was going.Sadly,they had nothing.No metals,no weapons worth a damn,no booze.I traded some rock crafts for some plants.Hopefully,we can make drinks out of some of them and eat the rest.
10th Sandstone,153
More migrants
18th Sandstone,153
We've lost a baby to infection recently.We've got to start making soap.However,apparently Dhoor's infection has passed.Or so the doctors say.
13th Timber,153
Finally,the dwarven caravan!The last two were...disappointing would be putting it mildly,but finally we can buy what we really need.
My first masterwork!And a steel breastplate,no less!I've never been more happy in my life!
17th Timber,153
We've sold to the caravan all these cloth bins the elves left behind,and in return we took steel,metal boots,plants and booze.Lots of booze.Money well spent.
Why did nobody noticed this ruined wagon?It's full of goods,including steel anvils.
10th Moonstone,153
All of a sudden,Zasit started screaming and running to the workshops.She shoved a dwarf working at a craftsbench and did not even noticed she gave birth during all this.That was...scary to say the least.
12th Moonstone,153
Zasit started screaming something about bones,so i ordered some birds to be butchered.Whatever it takes to get her back to her senses as soon as possible.
16th Moonstone,153
Let's see what this is about
21st Moonstone,153
The artifact is finished.It is a bone door with the ascension of the queen drawn on her,coincidentally the most impressive door i've ever seen.And i didn't even knew doors could be made out of bone.However,as we examined the door,we noticed something weird about the queen:why is her smile so wide?why is her skin so pale and her eyes red?And then we looked at the teeth...
None of us said a word for five minutes as we connected the dots and reached to the inevitable implication:
I waved the mayor to go distract the liaison,and invited the rest to my bedroom to discuss the matter.
We fell on Zasit,bombarding her with questions:How did she kew?did the spirit who guided her identified itself?Was she certain of the charge?She was more confused then us,however,so we then stated discussing about the door:First,how could we base a charge that would cost us our heads based on a door?We agreed that,since the artifacts are gifts from Armok,he was trying to warn us about it.And indeed,there have been many artifacts prophecising events that would come to be.That was a gift from the heavens and could not be ignored.But what would we do with the door?The safe course would be to destroy her.Me and some others vocally protested against it.An artifact door was exactly what we needed right now.It would grant us safety and time for the inevitable second siege from the goblins.To squander that gift would incur the wrath of the divines.And gods know we have enough troubles as it is.But the next time the dwarven caravan would come,they would see the door and charge us for treason.Finally,we have already lost two dwarves on the bloodsuckers.I,for one, would not tolerate to be ruled by one.After some more debating,we agreed to install the door after the caravan left for the Mountainhomes,and do so with the painting on the inside.We would deal with the matter of the queen in due time.
14th Opal,153
Don't say door,don't say door...
I may as well be the first overseer who says he can scarcely believe the news and mean it:the vampire queen wants to elevate us to a land of the realm!complete with our own nobility and the aspect to rise even higher into position.For a second,i considered turning it down,but then i thought:what better way to expose and bring down the queen rather than a coup from her own nobility?So i agreed.First i considered appointing myself,but then i realised how vain this would look.So i appointed Zaerosz,since he was the one who brought us here in the first place.
25th Opal,153
We've finished the paperwork about the promotion to a barony,so the liaison asked me what we required as customary.I answered:coal,booze and steel everything.
15th Obsidian,153
I still have two more weeks as an overseer,so i must tie up loose ends.I bid farewell to Zaerosz and the liaison,and the moment they left we replaced the door.So many troubles because of that door,and yet it's so...marvelous.Truly such a masterpiece is created once in a thousand years.Work in the forges continues as usual.I made sure our melee squad has aceess to steel breastplate and mail shirts too,and i'm working on creating steel greaves too.Maybe one day we will be able to dress in steel not only the military,but ever dwarf in the hold.That way we won't have to worry about goblin ambushers,kobold thieves,wild centaurs and snatchers.Maybe...
1st Granite,154
This is my last day as an overseer.This has been a...colourful and productive year.There is still much to be done,but we are good.We have now a voice in the nobility of the realm,our defences are fine(and now even better with the artifact door),our stockpiles are filled with booze,food and goods and our army is getting better and better with each day.I believe we have a bright future ahead of us,but we need to tread carefully,especially regarding our new "discovery".I wish the best of lucks to
whoever comes next.
And now my challenge.Or should i say challenges?I have three:an easy one,a hard one and a very hard one:Easy:Arm all squads with steel equipment
Hard:Invite the queen and arrange an "accident" to befall both her,and her court
Very hard:Arm with steel the entire fort
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