And...we're back! The worst exams are over and I'm left with some easy ones next week and then I'm done and can update much more often! Isn't that nice?
Kadzar - The door's still there, its just the blood that's covered it.
BoUnCe - Sure thing, we need a professional bookkeeper, Ibruk seems more interested in lugging barrels around at the moment. Bio's up on the first post.
masam - Tarran's contracted Muenster to make windows for the cottage, but he's mostly ignored that and is helping the forgeworks.
ProZocK - Thanks! And sure thing with the gobbo, a Goblin would really bring some...something to the story.
You'll need to wait for some migrants though.
2nd Moonstone 674 - NoonThe sense of celebration that had permeated Nomekast after the death of Lerdi had culminated in a great party. For a Dwarf, any excuse to drink was welcome, and this was too good an excuse to waste. The revelry lasted well into the night, even Fori drinking far more than any Elf should, and it was not until noon the next day that the Dwarves began to wake. Spartan had been sent down to the caverns to get Lerdi's body and bring it up for butchering, while the rest of the community slowly began to get back to work, either on the tunnel, at the farm or in the forges.
Spartan swiftly made his way to the temple, humming happily to himself as he did. He reached the temple, Lerdi's blood lay smeared on its floors and walls, and the body lay there undisturbed. With two hands he lugged it onto his shoulders, and then noticed the head was missing. Hadn't it been right next to the body, where Rion had sliced it off? Wait, no it had been in the shrub...he looked over to the shrub, but there was nothing but a pool of white blood. Shrugging - or at least, trying to shrug despite the huge headless dung-beetle monster corpse on his back - the miner forgot it and continued on his way back up.
Opal 674The month of Opal had heralded many changes to Nomekast. Shin had been placed in charge of building the dining room, and being an ex-Royal architect, she immediately took this challenge like a true Dwarf, drinking into the night and preparing plans for an open air platform in the caverns with a view on the lake and then unveiling them after a brawl in the meeting area. The tunnel was only now missing specific traps, the drowning chamber and stone drawbridge with a moat having been finished and tested. The causeway into the cavern had been expanded to prevent the traffic jam that occurred when twenty Dwarves were trying to go different ways and none of them wanted to fall down into the cavern depths. The walls of Tarran's cottage were finished, the swordsdwarf having spent most of his spare time on them, and Muenster had been tasked to fit in gem windows.
On the side of supplies, Lerdi's butchering had bought much meat that would last them several months. The farm was still producing large batches of plump helmets under Fori's supervision, and alcohol was plentiful. The soldiers were now fully equipped with iron weapons, along with iron breastplates, and there was talk of greaves to be forged. Excavations were underway beneath the entrance chamber in the caverns in order to mine out more stone and to fortify the area should anything ever drive them to refuge. Stas had completed his small lair, and protected it with a large gneiss door, and some stone-fall traps. He had taken to wearing Throatground at all times and was avoiding Kadzar and Ibruk like the plague. The two strange possessions that had struck Ibruk and Stas had won the fledgling Temple a few converts, bringing the number of Dwarves following Ibruk's teaching to 11, more than a third of the population of Nomekast. In a bout of fervency, Ibruk had commissioned a small shrine to Atir Purplemines, god of Jewels in the hospital, complete with a statue of the god, since jewels were commonly held to hold healing powers.
A Dwarf, named Bounce, had taken over from Ibruk as the community's bookkeeper, keeping accurate logs of all the food stores and items within Nomekast. This had led to the discovery of several items that seemed to have vanished, including a miner's pick, and a few uncut gems. The disappearance of a mining pick was always a fear within Dwarven fortresses, as no picks meant no digging which could cripple a fortress, and so a replacement was forged and Bounce was given her own, small, office in thanks. It was unknown as to where the pick and gems had gone to.
1st Obsidian 674This was the day. Derm affixed his iron breastplate, checking to ensure it wasn't damaged in any way. Satisfied, he hefted his battle-axe. Today was the day he would go down in Dwarven history as the greatest explorer since King Astesh Lashsprayed of the Ber Dynasty who made three trips to the depths of the world before he became King in 170. Today he would explore the vast caverns of Nomekast for glory, for fame and for extra booze rations!
With a determined look on his face, he made his way down the ramp to the caverns. He crossed the bridge, ignoring the Dwarves carrying stones for Shin's dining area and then he took a deliberate left, taking him to the more unexplored areas of the caverns and away fromt he safety of the temple and dining room buildsite.
He felt uplifted as he made his way down the many ledges of the caverns, eyes searching round for danger or excitement. The rock walls were alive with a kaleidoscope of gemstones, shining meekly from Derm's torch like eyes. The Dwarf felt like all of Dwarvenkind were watching him, ready to sing his praises as he gallantly explored the depths. No one had ever set foot and laid eyes upon these cavernous walls before, and he felt confident that he could take on anything that dared attacked him.
He seemed to have been walking for hours when he arrived at a large, mostly-open area full of plants and shrubs. He heard a movement from in front of him and hefted his axe at the ready. The creature that made the noise was nowhere to be seen, but he could hear it getting closer. A loud croak now sounded from farther away. Sweat broke out on Derm's forehead as he prepared to swing his axe.
A loud snapping sound sent Derm flying off his feet and against a wall as a gigantic cave crocodile collided with him. While the Dwarf was stunned the cave crocodile attempted to bite at his chest but the iron breastplate deflected its attack. Recovering, Derm threw the reptile off him and swung his axe at the crocodile. The axe hit it in the front leg, but the tough scales of the creature stopped any damage. The reptile snapped at Derm's hand, but missed. Not missing a beat, Derm swung his iron axe towards the crocodile's throat, and pierced it through. It's throat dripping with cave crocodile blood, the beast attempted to crawl away but Derm smashed its rear leg. It continued to attempt to escape but the axedwarf tracked it down, and with another swing of his axe killed it.
But the battle was not yet finished. A load croak alerted Derm to the presence of a giant toad. The toad leapt at him, latching firmly onto his left leg and bruising him. It pushed the Dwarf down, causing him to bruise his head. But Derm didn't give it another chance, sending his axe straight through the toad's neck, slicing its head clean off.
Breathing hard, Derm went on a bit further, before deciding to lay down to sleep, he would camp here for some time before moving on and within the week would return for the New Year's a hero!
I can't upload the map at the moment because the map exporter seems to crash anytime I try.
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