13th Hematite 207
Bought food and anvils from the human caravan.
15th Malachite 207
Our first obsidian cast is successful! Wow that took a long time to set up.
19th Sandstone 207
A dwarven caravan came. Bought lots of gems, metal bars, food and drink.
23rd Sandstone 207
7 more migrants, population is 143. A marksdwarf was among them, otherwise nothing special about them.
16th Moonstone 207
Up until now we've merely had goblin and kobold thieves. They've sent an ambush. The 3 wrestlers will not be a problem. But the 4 bowman worry me. Our soldiers are in steel plate so hopefully we will not take losses.
They're firing on our legendary woodcrafter. His dog did a decent job wounding one of the wrestlers. He really wouldn't be much of a loss, but charge! Dangit, why are the squad leaders drinking right now?
Usuth Uruslogem, the immigrant marksdwarf was picking up a single iron bolt or something and is caught alone, he clubbed a wrestler to death with his crossbow. Ouch, a bolt into his right hand! Annother to his chest, through his heart and lung!
I curse the other soldiers as they arrive in time to merely take a single chop at a bowman as he runs off. The goblin wrestlers are dead, but the squad leader for the axedwarves will be replaced for his incometence.
Also Besmar Kubukzefon, a marksdwarf has no eyes. I'm going to releave him of duty for now and let him deal with his pain working a pump. Once he has delt with his disability I think he would make a great blind hammerdwarf.
19th Moonstone 207
A war dog discovered the other half of the ambush and chased 5 wrestlers away.
4th Opal 207
So many snatchers. Some escape with their lives.
5th Obsidian 207
I've been slowly building a walkway to follow the cave river. Its nice and scenic, just remember to keep marksdwarves handy. I can't decide if it would be better to just kill the fire imps and magmaman in the pipe, or capture them to put in a zoo.
14th Obsidian 207
Made a second obsidian cast. I figure it can be harvested and cast again in about a month. Kudos to whoever did the water input, its very fast. My magma input does have the problem of overfilling up to right under the bridge so its important to not have it pump magma in for very long. The bowl only needs to have 1 deep magma to work anyways.
1st Granite 208
Probably 10-11 births, a couple deaths, a goblin ambush and ADAMANTITE!