Foul stuff is afoot my kingdom. I can smell it. The danger, it sticks to this place’s walls and demands entrance to the crevices of your mind at every opportunity. It has even invaded the air that we breathe, filling it with undeniable tension.
Amidst all of this forumites work tirelessly to fulfill my orders. They toil under their forges, sharpen their fighting skills and forge new glories beyond times past. And yet all of this is not enough.
Our food reserves are running dangerously low just as we are entering the dead of winter. The pantry is not ready. We have the animals to butcher, but not the places to store them in or the food to feed them with.
The exhausting daily routine has left many of us in a trance – one that we find ourselves unable to wake up from. It feels like the outside world has just melted away, leaving the ever so beckoning cold halls of fortress the sole reality.
Time itself stopped existing, for the only measure we have is the movement of those other than us, but who is to say that they are not also a part of you? Everything blends together and a silence descends upon every denizen of Necrothreat.
But in a short moment, a moment of a new glory being created, the stone haze was broken. Novelty flowed once more through the hearts of each forumite, filling it with renewed vigor as a new monument was erected.
Alas that was but a short moment and soon the curse of boredom reigning supreme. But the danger never left, always whispering its sweet symphony, even as darkness enveloped us all around.
And then one day, just as the very first vestiges of Winter reared their head, a scream pierced the air and our hearts were moved once more to action. The tension and danger filling the air now melting away as it gave way to something else. Adrenaline. Excitement could be felt radiating from every forumite as a determined yell roused our spirits.
“Battle stations!”
But then… Silence. Nobody came. At my orders a scout was sent and the returning report was worth pondering upon. Our enemies, having invaded our lands, now fought between each other. The politicians having come to build a fundraiser in our lands, seem to have entered a quarrel with the gamers and are now fighting without restraint. Some of the soldiers started making bets on who would win but that quickly deteriorated when gamer reinforcements arrived.
Our enemies multiply as haxxors have now entered the battlefield and they too begin battling between each other. Seeing the carnage with which they fight amongst themselves, I merely shake my head and disband the war party. We might be under siege but they had no way of breaching the fortress. Preparing for winter took precedence.
Just in case though I made sure the courage wolves were placed at the fort entrance, to dissuade any would be saboteurs. Hopefully everything went without a hitch.
Outside I receive reports from the scout that our old enemies – the trolls – have entered the fray. At this rate they would destroy themselves without us even lifting a finger. I can only hope the Necrothreader menace does not arrive, as that would spell the end of all fighting outside.
The same enemies battling outside have proven themselves truly to be the enemy I have claimed them to be – the scourge of all life. They have now taken to destroying what little wildlife there is outside, steeping so low as to attack defenseless horses, the barbarians.
Scoot tells me that they’ve probably mistaken it for an ally of the horse haxxor battling them, but that’s nonsense. The people must know that they are destroyers of life. It’s good for my ratings, you know?
Half a month later and the kitchen has been completed. It is now full equipped to deal with our low food supply issue. It is now filling our tummies with an envious speed. It is a nice sound to sleep to the last cries of animals being butchered. Brings a smile to a forumite’s face.
However that is not all that has been completed. The great religious ban has finally been enforced in its entirety. From now on I proclaim our beautiful kingdom to be secular. Long live
me!
I've been wondering this for a while, but why have we not had any Necrothreader sieges? We've gotten plenty of politicians though. This is making me think that for some reason the politicians have replaced the necrothreaders in the world space. As you can see on the embark site on the main post, there is in fact a necromancer tower in our region.
On another note you were absolutely correct. The FPS is horrendous. Playable, but horrendous. Any clue on how we can improve it?
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