Visitor

A visitor or guest is a person who comes to your fort at random, to stay at a location. Initially, you will receive only about three visitors for each location, who are all curious about the location they are visisting. When they leave, they may bring back word of what your place is like, attracting more visitors. This may benefit your fort, for example by providing social contacts for your dwarves, or enlisting soldiers. However, if you prefer having a dwarf-only fort (save for the prisoner elves and goblins), you should make sure they do not leave alive.

Types of visitors

• Guest: will come to relax, and only provides social contacts and may perform in your Inn. After they finis they diplomatic tasks, they may stay a while as guests.
• Scholar: will come to study, which includes reading books and discussing scientific topics with other scholars (including other visitors and your own dwarves), and may write books in your Library.
• Mercenary: will come to get enlisted into the military. They will meet up with your mayor, and petition to be allowed residence in your fort. If you accept, they will be added to your civilization, but they will not do work. Instead, they can be added to any squad (note that they cannot be squad leaders) and will follow any order the squad receives. They are attracted by your Inn.
• Performer: as the name suggests, will come to perform in your Inn. They will tell stories, dance, make music, or recite poetry. They do this for fun, and will not ask anything in return.

Note: This page was written by only a single person so far, so there may be more types of visitors not listed here.