User:Kierkkadon

Been playing DF a while, just recently started participating in the community though.

Current Projects:

Olinamud "Tongsthundered"

Year 1, early winter.

Personal journal of Kierkkadon, overseer of the Tongsthundered fortress.

Year 1, early winter. I'm sorry I haven't sent any journals yet, I've been occupied this whole year, and things have only started to calm down in the winter.

Along with my embark orders from the kings, I received a special set of orders regarding how I am to build this fortress:

BUILD IT LIKE AN ELF.

This is the most insane order I've ever been given, but since it comes from the kings I have to obey (and that particular thought I'm keeping to myself).

Anyway, I have to build this fortress completely elf-style. That means no digging, and no stone- or metal-work. NONE. It has to be above ground and built entirely of wood. I can trade for stone and metal things, but can't make any here at the fortress.

We've made a lot of headway since arriving in the spring. I've had the lads clear-cut an area to work in and give us lumber to work with. We've built an indoor food stockpile, and a public meeting room with a barracks on the floor above it. A few workshops have been thrown up outside, but more permanent workshop buildings are currently in construction.

The only visitors so far have been a trade caravan, but we had nothing ready to trade for them so they left with nothing but some import orders.

This brings the journal up to date, and I have nothing left to add except a map of our fortress as it stands now. Strike the earth!