Part 28: by Sankis
Winter, 1057.
Hooray! Winter has finally arrived. The final stretch before my year term is over.
It starts off well enough. A metal smith starves to death. I assume he was jailed for disobeying orders and none of the lazy ass dwarves fed him.
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Our coin vault finally finishes. It contains the fortress's supply of coins. It is protected by first a door of pure steel, followed by one of pure platinum.
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The late Torret Doge's corpse is finally placed in his tomb.
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Since nothing is happening, I decide to set some traps in various areas. I catch a spider! Hooray!
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Remember when I said shit was getting boring?
I take that back.
I have no idea what the fuck just happened. I was cleaning up outside a bit and mining out useless areas. By the gods!
![](SHITFLOODWORLD.png)
Immediately we lose the miner who undug it.
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The rest of those stranded outside are safe. For now.
I get an idea to possibly save the fortress. If I release the lava I have trapped up, it will evaporate the water on contact. With nothing to lose, I do it.
The lava is released and hits the water.
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It continues spreading and steaming up.
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Sadly, the dwarves trapped outside are unable to flee. They either die horrible deaths due to scalding, or due to being burned alive in the lava.
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Poor dog.
![](poordoggie.png)
After awhile, it clears up. All the goods outside the fortress are burnt but they can't be recovered. The fortress is saved.
![](worldsaved.png)
But at a terrible cost.
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After everything settles down I decide to engrave some things in my future tomb. Clearly I have suffered some sort of trauma.
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Things begin settling down and finally become normal again as winter starts to come to a close. A dwarf becomes possessed! Yay!
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He claims a craftsdwarf workshop.
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Later begins production.
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Winter comes to a close. I am now retiring after only a year. Hopefully the next ruler is up to the task of rebuilding the outside and refilling the channels.
Luckily I finished my tomb before my reign ended.
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I now retire.
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Phew. Sorry for taking so long.
Itzena posted:
"You maniac! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!
"
Did it solve the elephant problem at least?
Sankis posted:
![](Elephantsteam.png)
![](terriblecost2.png)
You tell me.
Atleast the water flooding/lava steaming gives the next ruler an excuse to make the fortresses' indoor moat into a lava moat.
Zakuu posted:
Deployment of the "lava death system"
![](for_boatmurdered.jpg)