Let's Play Dwarf Fortress: Syndrome Conundrum
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or a seige...Double A said:Yeah, there's another FB, isn't there?Internet Kraken said:27th Opal, 1057, Mid-Winter
Overall this is has been a pretty dull month. Nothing really noteworthy has occurred. I suppose I should be thankful for that but it can get rather boring when I have nothing to write about. Still, I can't complain that much. Work is running well, the military protects the fort, and overall things are just swell. I think we've earned ourselves a little treat.
Party! I mean why not? There's not anything important going on.
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why the hell do dorfs party at THE worst times?
FUCK YOU! I don't give a shit if a goblin is gonna cut my head off if I don't make those walls!
*5 mins later*
ohshitohshitohshitohshit!!!! I wish I had postponed the party!
*urist mcpartyingasshole has been struck down*
PARTY POOPER!greatorder said:or a seige...Double A said:Yeah, there's another FB, isn't there?Internet Kraken said:27th Opal, 1057, Mid-Winter
Overall this is has been a pretty dull month. Nothing really noteworthy has occurred. I suppose I should be thankful for that but it can get rather boring when I have nothing to write about. Still, I can't complain that much. Work is running well, the military protects the fort, and overall things are just swell. I think we've earned ourselves a little treat.
Party! I mean why not? There's not anything important going on.
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why the hell do dorfs party at THE worst times?
FUCK YOU! I don't give a shit if a goblin is gonna cut my head off if I don't make those walls!
*5 mins later*
ohshitohshitohshitohshit!!!! I wish I had postponed the party!
*urist mcpartyingasshole has been struck down*
NO FREE BOOZE FOR YOU!
ALL of the booze is free. It's not like the Tax Collector ever spawns.Jimmybobjr said:PARTY POOPER!greatorder said:or a seige...Double A said:Yeah, there's another FB, isn't there?Internet Kraken said:27th Opal, 1057, Mid-Winter
Overall this is has been a pretty dull month. Nothing really noteworthy has occurred. I suppose I should be thankful for that but it can get rather boring when I have nothing to write about. Still, I can't complain that much. Work is running well, the military protects the fort, and overall things are just swell. I think we've earned ourselves a little treat.
Party! I mean why not? There's not anything important going on.
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why the hell do dorfs party at THE worst times?
FUCK YOU! I don't give a shit if a goblin is gonna cut my head off if I don't make those walls!
*5 mins later*
ohshitohshitohshitohshit!!!! I wish I had postponed the party!
*urist mcpartyingasshole has been struck down*
NO FREE BOOZE FOR YOU!
what he means is mr dorf is getting locked up in a cell and if he doesn't churn out enough *silver war hammers* he is being FORCED to drink water.Double A said:ALL of the booze is free. It's not like the Tax Collector ever spawns.Jimmybobjr said:PARTY POOPER!greatorder said:or a seige...Double A said:Yeah, there's another FB, isn't there?Internet Kraken said:27th Opal, 1057, Mid-Winter
Overall this is has been a pretty dull month. Nothing really noteworthy has occurred. I suppose I should be thankful for that but it can get rather boring when I have nothing to write about. Still, I can't complain that much. Work is running well, the military protects the fort, and overall things are just swell. I think we've earned ourselves a little treat.
Party! I mean why not? There's not anything important going on.
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why the hell do dorfs party at THE worst times?
FUCK YOU! I don't give a shit if a goblin is gonna cut my head off if I don't make those walls!
*5 mins later*
ohshitohshitohshitohshit!!!! I wish I had postponed the party!
*urist mcpartyingasshole has been struck down*
NO FREE BOOZE FOR YOU!
Chapter 94: From the journal of Stinthad Kekimtobul
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4th Obsidian, 1057, Late Winter
Due to the drop in recent goblin activity, I've decided to continue other large scale projects outside the safety of the inner walls. I seriously doubt the goblins will mount another campaign before the end of the year anyways. Surely even they wouldn't want to be sieging an enemy when the New Year comes around.
Actually, maybe they celebrate the New Year by beating up their enemies. Given the goblin tendency towards violence it wouldn't really surprise me, so- ah fuck it. I'm sure nothing bad will happen. Besides, I have bigger concerns at the moment. I have received reports of a giant cave spider lurking in the caverns.
It seems to have claimed the area beneath Reveredtour as its new hunting grounds. Should any workers stumble nearby, this could be a major problem. However, I don't want to kill it. For if it stumbles into one of our traps, we could tame it. Imagine if it was a female to! Then we could breed it with our other giant cave spider and have them produce dozens of little baby spiders!
9th Obsidian, 1057, Late Winter
That weird gem cutter with the weird name has been acting...well weird. During the middle of dinner he stopped eating, loudly proclaimed that he had "seen the light of the gods", and then ran off.
Guess it's just another one of those strange moods, though it's hard to tell with this guy.
Surprisingly no one, he's working on something gem related. We've never had a gem cutter make an artifact before, so this should be interesting! I wonder what he'll make. I bet it will be really pretty.
14th Obsidian, 1057, Late Winter
Oh no.
NO!
NOOOOOOO!!!!!
This is awful! For some reason RandomID tried to fight the cave spider! I never even told the military to kill it! Not that it matters since he's retired! Why is he trying to kill it!??!
I'm organizing an emergency rescue operation! I've sent the entire military to go down to the crypt and fight the cave spider! I know it probably won't make a difference in the end, but we have to try!
18th Obsidian, 1057, Late Winter
The cave spider had fought RandomID on a passage leading up the cavern wall. This was definitely not the ideal place to fight such an opponent, however we had no time to spare. If we didn't act right away RandomID could be killed!
So the soldiers charged ahead, knowing full well that a single step could send them tumbling off the wall and onto the hard cavern floor. Fortunately they learned from the earlier ooze pod incident, as none of them made such a fatal mistake.
The first soldier's to arrive on the scene found the spider sucking out RandomID's blood. A bad sign, as giant cave spiders only do this once their prey is near death. This did not discourage Zenkem, who leapt forward and...
...bit the spider. That's certainly an...odd way to attack a foe. Unsurprisingly the cave spider was barely injured by the attack and simply shook Zenkem off. However, while his attack failed it distracted the spider and gave the other soldiers an opening.
As a result the giant cave spider was quickly killed. I was worried that it might inject it's venom into more soldiers but it didn't land a single attack. Sadly, we weren't quick enough to save RandomID, who had already bled to death.
RandomID randomly goes down into the crypt and gets himself killed and in the process we lose the future potential of a giant cave spider breeding program. What a disaster! Such a pointless waste of a life. Though at the very least, this is another testament to the skill of our soldiers.
28th Obsidian, 1057, Late Winter
When I Lost in the Void started working on his project, I was epexcting something simple. Like a masterfully cut diamond or a big ruby with an image engraved in it.
I wasn't expecting him to somehow make an entire statue out of gems! I mean, wow! I didn't even think that was possible! It looked like such a great statue to. I was going to put it right at the entrance of the fort.
Then I noticed how he ruined the whole damn thing! Why would you put an engraving of a dwarf being mauled by a giant leopard on this?!? WHY?!? What a waste! I thought all those images of elves being killed were bad. At least they weren't an insult to Reveredtour!
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A wholly uneventful last moth. Or at least, it should have been, but a certain idiot had to ruin my chance at getting a giant cave spider breeding program!
Well aside from that annoyance, the month went by without incident overall. Another crummy artifact I personally dislike due the engraving on it. Still, it's worth noting that the images on an artifact don't matter in the game itself. A dwarf will be equally impressed by an image of cheese as one that shows an dwarf being impaled on a goblin spear.
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4th Obsidian, 1057, Late Winter
Due to the drop in recent goblin activity, I've decided to continue other large scale projects outside the safety of the inner walls. I seriously doubt the goblins will mount another campaign before the end of the year anyways. Surely even they wouldn't want to be sieging an enemy when the New Year comes around.
Actually, maybe they celebrate the New Year by beating up their enemies. Given the goblin tendency towards violence it wouldn't really surprise me, so- ah fuck it. I'm sure nothing bad will happen. Besides, I have bigger concerns at the moment. I have received reports of a giant cave spider lurking in the caverns.
It seems to have claimed the area beneath Reveredtour as its new hunting grounds. Should any workers stumble nearby, this could be a major problem. However, I don't want to kill it. For if it stumbles into one of our traps, we could tame it. Imagine if it was a female to! Then we could breed it with our other giant cave spider and have them produce dozens of little baby spiders!
9th Obsidian, 1057, Late Winter
That weird gem cutter with the weird name has been acting...well weird. During the middle of dinner he stopped eating, loudly proclaimed that he had "seen the light of the gods", and then ran off.
Guess it's just another one of those strange moods, though it's hard to tell with this guy.
Surprisingly no one, he's working on something gem related. We've never had a gem cutter make an artifact before, so this should be interesting! I wonder what he'll make. I bet it will be really pretty.
14th Obsidian, 1057, Late Winter
Oh no.
NO!
NOOOOOOO!!!!!
This is awful! For some reason RandomID tried to fight the cave spider! I never even told the military to kill it! Not that it matters since he's retired! Why is he trying to kill it!??!
I'm organizing an emergency rescue operation! I've sent the entire military to go down to the crypt and fight the cave spider! I know it probably won't make a difference in the end, but we have to try!
18th Obsidian, 1057, Late Winter
The cave spider had fought RandomID on a passage leading up the cavern wall. This was definitely not the ideal place to fight such an opponent, however we had no time to spare. If we didn't act right away RandomID could be killed!
So the soldiers charged ahead, knowing full well that a single step could send them tumbling off the wall and onto the hard cavern floor. Fortunately they learned from the earlier ooze pod incident, as none of them made such a fatal mistake.
The first soldier's to arrive on the scene found the spider sucking out RandomID's blood. A bad sign, as giant cave spiders only do this once their prey is near death. This did not discourage Zenkem, who leapt forward and...
...bit the spider. That's certainly an...odd way to attack a foe. Unsurprisingly the cave spider was barely injured by the attack and simply shook Zenkem off. However, while his attack failed it distracted the spider and gave the other soldiers an opening.
As a result the giant cave spider was quickly killed. I was worried that it might inject it's venom into more soldiers but it didn't land a single attack. Sadly, we weren't quick enough to save RandomID, who had already bled to death.
RandomID randomly goes down into the crypt and gets himself killed and in the process we lose the future potential of a giant cave spider breeding program. What a disaster! Such a pointless waste of a life. Though at the very least, this is another testament to the skill of our soldiers.
28th Obsidian, 1057, Late Winter
When I Lost in the Void started working on his project, I was epexcting something simple. Like a masterfully cut diamond or a big ruby with an image engraved in it.
I wasn't expecting him to somehow make an entire statue out of gems! I mean, wow! I didn't even think that was possible! It looked like such a great statue to. I was going to put it right at the entrance of the fort.
Then I noticed how he ruined the whole damn thing! Why would you put an engraving of a dwarf being mauled by a giant leopard on this?!? WHY?!? What a waste! I thought all those images of elves being killed were bad. At least they weren't an insult to Reveredtour!
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A wholly uneventful last moth. Or at least, it should have been, but a certain idiot had to ruin my chance at getting a giant cave spider breeding program!
Well aside from that annoyance, the month went by without incident overall. Another crummy artifact I personally dislike due the engraving on it. Still, it's worth noting that the images on an artifact don't matter in the game itself. A dwarf will be equally impressed by an image of cheese as one that shows an dwarf being impaled on a goblin spear.
woah woah woah hold the phone.
That dwarf really bit the spider? Why the hell did he do that?
That dwarf really bit the spider? Why the hell did he do that?
Doh, I have the dumb.max w. antilles said:of course it doesThe_root_of_all_evil said:
"this object menaces with spikes of bone opal."
you don't. randomID did though...The_root_of_all_evil said:Doh, I have the dumb.max w. antilles said:of course it doesThe_root_of_all_evil said:
"this object menaces with spikes of bone opal."
GCS... The ultimate predator of the caverns. You should'nt have sent help. RandomID had been poisoned; he HAD to die. If the GCS had'nt killed him, the venom would have, a slow and painful death.
Unfortunately creatures that kill something sentient can no longer be tamed (I believe) so at that point it's just a danger anyway :/
Darn. Looks like it will be a while yet till you can have some cute little cave spiders running around. Nice artifact that. Though shouldn't a statue commemorating Reveredtour show vultures bleeding all over the dining hall?
The AI fights in weird ways. Even when you give them weapons sometimes they try kicking their opponent, challenging them to old fashion fisticuffs, or just gnaw on their skull. Your militia captains can even give soldiers biting lessons.Tohuvabohu said:
Gah, just came across a very annoying little thing in my own fortress. Basically I ordered my Marksmen to wear leather armour, so I can use the heavy metal armour for my melee troops. Yet my Marksmen insist on stealing all the good armour, even though they have orders to wear leather. Dammit Dumed I made those gauntlets and high boots for the soldiers who need them! So how can I stop them from wearing it?
As far as I know a dwarf will never wear armor unless you specifically tell them to. However, you may have accidentally told them to wear whatever armor they want. The dwarves may also have put the armor on before you told them not to and refuse to take it off. Or the game just hates you and isn't working right.Cowabungaa said:
I'd put the marksdwarves in heavy armor though. I don't know if there's any strict advantage to lighter armor but better protection is vital.
Chapter 95: From the journal of Stinthad Kekimtobul
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1st Granite, 1058, Early Spring
Another year has come to its end, and we seem to be starting the year with a clean slate so to speak. There are no major problems going on at the moment, with all issues having been resolved last month. Indeed, I'm quite confident that this year shall go even better than the last one.
A quick look at the map shows how we have complete control over our territory at the moment, and hopefully it shall stay that way. Next time the goblins arrive we'll have a few surprises ready for them. Should give us the edge we need to beat off another invasion with minimal casualties.
Our wealth continues to climb and the food stocks are plentiful. Indeed, our population of 80 has done a fantastic job of keeping the fortress up to speed. I must admit though, I grow weary of handling so many responsibilities. Perhaps it's time I delegated some of my less important tasks to other dwarves. There are many capable individuals here, I need not be in charge of all of the management.
7th Granite, 1058, Early Spring
After many months of hauling kimberlite to the surface, a sturdy barricade has been built around a large area directly south of Reveredtour. This area, which from this point on will be referred to as Bunker Hill, was secured as per the instructions of the mechanics. I'm still not sure what they are going to do here, but I suppose it will all become clear in due time.
Meanwhile, construction of the bloodhexagon bowl is still underway. One of the bridges has been successfully built, however it was found that the largest possible size for a retractable bridges could not cover the entire pit. This is a simple problem to solve however, as we can just build a platform that covers the remaining space. The whole thing doesn't need to lift, just part of it. I refuse to start construction on the second bridge before this bridge is linked up to a lever. Should an invasion occur before the bridge was linked, it would merely provide the enemy with direct access to the fort.
11th Granite, 1058, Early Spring
Oh how happy, another dwarf has been born in Reveredtour! It is the first child of PurpleLemur and ChaoticKraus, who are no doubt swelling with pride. To my surprise they after named the child Cowabunga Jr., in memory of one of Reveredtour's fallen commanders.
Though it's really not that odd. After all, many dwarves have been named in memory of soldiers who died in the line of duty. It's just that Cowabunga wasn't exactly...um...you know what I'm not even going to finish that. It's not right to disrespect the dead!
I just hope this kid doesn't follow in his footsteps and lose an arm.
18th Granite, 1057, Late Spring
Construction of the road has met a stand still due to a lack of materials. Indeed we managed to deplete our entire tunnel tube log stockpile rather quickly. I tasked the woodcutters with cutting down any easily accessible tunnel tubes to be found in the lower areas of the fort, though in order to acquire a large amount they need to venture out into the caverns.
Fortunately, a large forest of tunnel tubes has been located. Unfortunately, it is located in the abyss. Still, I don't think the woodcutters will be in danger here. There have been no recent sightings of deadly creatures. The only matter of concern is the constant clicking coming from a swarm of peculiar creatures nested nearby.
Kraken's notes: Bugbats are certainly an odd bunch, but when compared to other creatures lurking in the deep they are pretty normal. Thankfully they aren't as deadly as them either. A single bugbat is rather weak and easily defeated. They make up for this by traveling in large swarms, but even then bugbats will have difficulty killing a fleeing dwarf. Not that it matters, since bugbats aren't particularly aggressive and will try to avoid combat in most cases. Bugbats are just nuisance in most cases. Due to their ability to fly, killing them can be somewhat difficult if you lack access to skill marksdwarves. However you can safely ignore then most of the time with no consequence.
I've never seen them before and can't identify them without a good look. Regardless, they don't seem to be very aggressive and are just keeping to themselves, so I see no reason to be concerned about their presence.
24th Granite, 1058, Early Spring
We have amassed an enormous number of undead and other vile creatures, and now dozens of them have been placed outside and linked to a single lever. This project started out small but now I believe there are enough beasts involved for it to pose a significant threat to any goblin horde. I don't expect them to win, but this many creatures running around unchecked should cause some real havoc. Come next siege I believe it will be time to release them.
5th Slate, 1058, Mid-Spring
Time sure does fly when nothing is going on. Well, at least nothing worth mentioning. I'm not used to all this peace and quiet. I keep expecting someone to burst in and tell me that a giant zombie whale is eating everyone in the dining hall, or something like that. That would be kind of absurd though, even for this place.
Work is still progressing well though. The protective wall built around the moat has expanded greatly. This should provide any animals we put in the moat with additional protection. To many of them have perished due to those crafty goblin marksmen.
10th Slate, 1058, Mid-Spring
Thanks to the hard work of both our masons and metalworkers, I now have a tomb fitting for a baroness!
Normally I wouldn't compliment a place where you store a body, but I think it's rather nice. It has masterfully crafted lay pewter statues lining the walls and wonderful pitchblende coffin sitting in the middle of the room. Pitchblende looks so nice, you'd think most stuff would be made from it. Anyways, with a tomb like this Reveredtour won't suffer petty insults from foreign nobles.
Though it's not really fitting for someone of my status to continue carrying out so many jobs. As such, I am beginning the process of delegating some of my less important tasks to other dwarves.
From this point on, Silent Thunder shall serve as the new medical chief. She no longer requires my aid. I taught her everything I know about medicine, which admittedly isn't much but that's beside the point. She was worried about taken over such an important role but I'm sure she'll do fine. It's not like the hospital has seen much use lately anyways.
19th Slate, 1058, Mid-Spring
Finding a new medical chief was a no-brainer, however I'm having trouble picking out a new broker. Brokers need to be comfortable dealing with all races and now enough about trading to ensure we make a good profit. However, most of the dwarves here aren't what I would call sociable. Finding a good replacement may take some time, but hopefully I'll have one lined up before the elves come next month.
Wait! I got it! I know exactly who should be broker!
I mean why not? Silent Thunder would make a decent broker. She has more social skills than most of the dwarves here. Plus she's used to listening to everything I say, so there's no concern over her ignoring my orders. This will work out just fine.
29th Slate, 1058, Mid-Spring
Well I was right about the bugbats not being an issue. However, another cavern dweller has been causing problems. Some kind of giant rat has been scaring off the workers. At least, I think it's a giant rat. It's hard to tell when it's engulfed in a huge cloud of miasma
Kraken's notes: As you might expect, giant rats are completely bland and forgettable creatures. They are only threatening due to their size, but even this isn't that big of an issue. Civilian dwarves can easily get away from it and soldiers will have no trouble cutting it up. Giant rats suck. They can potentially eat your food and guzzle some booze, but you'd have to be really careless to let one get anywhere near a food stockpile.
The only slightly interesting thing about them is that goblins can potentially use them as mounts during sieges. That's it.
Well if it is a giant rat I can't see it posing much of a threat. Giant or not, it's still just a rat. Pointy rodent teeth are no match for dwarven steel!
OKAY BUT THAT IS!!! EVERYONE GET BACK INSIDE!!!
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1st Granite, 1058, Early Spring
Another year has come to its end, and we seem to be starting the year with a clean slate so to speak. There are no major problems going on at the moment, with all issues having been resolved last month. Indeed, I'm quite confident that this year shall go even better than the last one.
A quick look at the map shows how we have complete control over our territory at the moment, and hopefully it shall stay that way. Next time the goblins arrive we'll have a few surprises ready for them. Should give us the edge we need to beat off another invasion with minimal casualties.
Our wealth continues to climb and the food stocks are plentiful. Indeed, our population of 80 has done a fantastic job of keeping the fortress up to speed. I must admit though, I grow weary of handling so many responsibilities. Perhaps it's time I delegated some of my less important tasks to other dwarves. There are many capable individuals here, I need not be in charge of all of the management.
7th Granite, 1058, Early Spring
After many months of hauling kimberlite to the surface, a sturdy barricade has been built around a large area directly south of Reveredtour. This area, which from this point on will be referred to as Bunker Hill, was secured as per the instructions of the mechanics. I'm still not sure what they are going to do here, but I suppose it will all become clear in due time.
Meanwhile, construction of the blood
11th Granite, 1058, Early Spring
Oh how happy, another dwarf has been born in Reveredtour! It is the first child of PurpleLemur and ChaoticKraus, who are no doubt swelling with pride. To my surprise they after named the child Cowabunga Jr., in memory of one of Reveredtour's fallen commanders.
Though it's really not that odd. After all, many dwarves have been named in memory of soldiers who died in the line of duty. It's just that Cowabunga wasn't exactly...um...you know what I'm not even going to finish that. It's not right to disrespect the dead!
I just hope this kid doesn't follow in his footsteps and lose an arm.
18th Granite, 1057, Late Spring
Construction of the road has met a stand still due to a lack of materials. Indeed we managed to deplete our entire tunnel tube log stockpile rather quickly. I tasked the woodcutters with cutting down any easily accessible tunnel tubes to be found in the lower areas of the fort, though in order to acquire a large amount they need to venture out into the caverns.
Fortunately, a large forest of tunnel tubes has been located. Unfortunately, it is located in the abyss. Still, I don't think the woodcutters will be in danger here. There have been no recent sightings of deadly creatures. The only matter of concern is the constant clicking coming from a swarm of peculiar creatures nested nearby.
I've never seen them before and can't identify them without a good look. Regardless, they don't seem to be very aggressive and are just keeping to themselves, so I see no reason to be concerned about their presence.
24th Granite, 1058, Early Spring
We have amassed an enormous number of undead and other vile creatures, and now dozens of them have been placed outside and linked to a single lever. This project started out small but now I believe there are enough beasts involved for it to pose a significant threat to any goblin horde. I don't expect them to win, but this many creatures running around unchecked should cause some real havoc. Come next siege I believe it will be time to release them.
5th Slate, 1058, Mid-Spring
Time sure does fly when nothing is going on. Well, at least nothing worth mentioning. I'm not used to all this peace and quiet. I keep expecting someone to burst in and tell me that a giant zombie whale is eating everyone in the dining hall, or something like that. That would be kind of absurd though, even for this place.
Work is still progressing well though. The protective wall built around the moat has expanded greatly. This should provide any animals we put in the moat with additional protection. To many of them have perished due to those crafty goblin marksmen.
10th Slate, 1058, Mid-Spring
Thanks to the hard work of both our masons and metalworkers, I now have a tomb fitting for a baroness!
Normally I wouldn't compliment a place where you store a body, but I think it's rather nice. It has masterfully crafted lay pewter statues lining the walls and wonderful pitchblende coffin sitting in the middle of the room. Pitchblende looks so nice, you'd think most stuff would be made from it. Anyways, with a tomb like this Reveredtour won't suffer petty insults from foreign nobles.
Though it's not really fitting for someone of my status to continue carrying out so many jobs. As such, I am beginning the process of delegating some of my less important tasks to other dwarves.
From this point on, Silent Thunder shall serve as the new medical chief. She no longer requires my aid. I taught her everything I know about medicine, which admittedly isn't much but that's beside the point. She was worried about taken over such an important role but I'm sure she'll do fine. It's not like the hospital has seen much use lately anyways.
19th Slate, 1058, Mid-Spring
Finding a new medical chief was a no-brainer, however I'm having trouble picking out a new broker. Brokers need to be comfortable dealing with all races and now enough about trading to ensure we make a good profit. However, most of the dwarves here aren't what I would call sociable. Finding a good replacement may take some time, but hopefully I'll have one lined up before the elves come next month.
Wait! I got it! I know exactly who should be broker!
I mean why not? Silent Thunder would make a decent broker. She has more social skills than most of the dwarves here. Plus she's used to listening to everything I say, so there's no concern over her ignoring my orders. This will work out just fine.
29th Slate, 1058, Mid-Spring
Well I was right about the bugbats not being an issue. However, another cavern dweller has been causing problems. Some kind of giant rat has been scaring off the workers. At least, I think it's a giant rat. It's hard to tell when it's engulfed in a huge cloud of miasma
The only slightly interesting thing about them is that goblins can potentially use them as mounts during sieges. That's it.
Well if it is a giant rat I can't see it posing much of a threat. Giant or not, it's still just a rat. Pointy rodent teeth are no match for dwarven steel!
OKAY BUT THAT IS!!! EVERYONE GET BACK INSIDE!!!
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