I haven't died yet, I've just been kinda busy. Anyway, a quick update on what happened the last two days before I go to bed
Winter came, but you can barely tell. The edenian mages seem to have gotten over their urge to slaughter random tavern goers, and that wizard has occasionally enlightened someone in the inner workings of the world.
We haven't really been lucky, regardless, and a couple animals are suspected of being possessed by pretas, and I've had them holed up in an unused room. Hopefully of they get the urge to kill something again, it will be each other.
Work on the mug ended up stalling just because I haven't told anyone what to do with it, I've been focusing more inwards, setting up a library where hopefully we collect some enlightening tomes, and more stockpiles. Dug a tunnel to the magma sea, and proved the rumors dwarves spread of adamantine to be true; we haven't touched the metal yet, I was hoping to learn more specifics about the dangers that are rumored to follow.
Oh, and a caravan from the homeland arrived. They made it all the way to the depot, before something went wrong. The underbrush of the taiga is on fire again, the merchants are leaving and their wagons were destroyed somehow. But nobody can tell me what actually happened.
Anyway, we got some of the at-rt's we ordered, for free no less, because the merchants just dropped everything and turned around.
This seems to be a recurring theme around here.
After speaking to the liaison, Mayor Whim was informed we could become a barony. I managed to argue him out of nominating himself, and instead nominating Temi the miner, one of the crew that followed me here to found this place.
Oh, and the fire in the trade depot lot hasnt gone out. There is apparently a piece of lignite burning indefinitely there. Probably one of the fire monsters set it off. I'm about ready to lock them all in a room with a bridge and test what the dwarves call an "atom smasher." Just burn everything. None of it matters. Burn it all.
I'll have to just find another place to build the depot until that lignite burns away, because I cant get even the fire monsters to touch it.
A sith caravan also arrived but we dont have a depot at the moment.
We've had more vampire related deaths, and nobody's come forward with suspects.
It's frustrating, truly. Especially since the tavern is packed at all hours.
Wait, make that three
Crofica was on our guard squad, she was a valuable trainer in martial arts for our monsters. We need to find whomever is responsible for this and deal with them.
The liaison mentioned they're willing to buy scepters and amulets at higher than average rates next year, so I've asked our craftsmen to make some. If the caravan doesnt spontaneously cumbust again, we should be able to make a reasonable trade. I ordered some galvantulas, leather of various species, alcohol and raw plants, and steel and iron bars, among other things.
A fight broke out between a charmander and some other pokemon when I pastured all the fire types I was aware of in one of the nesting rooms. Three of the pokemon ended up dead.
There's been fighting going on in the tavern again too. A couple mercenaries we hired into the guard went after a couple visitors. No idea what the fighting was about, but two visitors were killed.
Oh, and grillby got tired of running around naked and tried to put some pants on. The pants were made of pig tail cloth, and now he's complaining about choking on the smoke of his own burning pants.
And finally, Temi is officially recognized as baron. It's all his problem now.
My time's up, its someone elses' problem now.
http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=12747I gotta say, I've very rarely had a fort where this many fights break out in a single year. Especially since I cant see any reason for the animosity between them.