Seven hardy dwarves, members of the renamed Sodel Duthal, "The Shields of Worth" start out a new fort Sodelolon, "Shieldgears". This here is the start of their record.
This fort lies in the new world of The Universe of Griffons.
The embark screen for this map shows they've settled in the Forest of Eyes and that there are two magma vents to the east of the map.
They came from the valley... to the east is a dark and evil goblin tower, not on this map, just to the east somewhere. - Markavian
There are 12 comments for this map series, last post 2010-01-18
Shieldgears
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Don't have Flash?
You can download the compressed map file:
2008-03/markavian-Shieldgears-region1-1051-2.fdf-map
but you will need the .NET version of
SL's DF Map Compressor
to convert to the .PNG image format.
Submitted by: AcidWeb - 2008-03-12 to 1051 Early Spring
What character set/title set and color theme you using?
Submitted by: Markavian - 2008-03-12 to 1051 Early Spring
Hey AcidWeb, I'm using a mix between my own tileset and Sphr's graphics - you can download it from the list of user graphic sets page on the wiki.
Submitted by: Ambivalence - 2008-03-18 to 1054 Early Spring
I love the Big Square Quarry. Proper dwarf. :)
Submitted by: Fox-Of-Doom - 2008-05-18 to 1057 Early Spring
Beautiful lake you have going there.
Infact, beautiful all around.
It looks very peaceful, too. No rotting goblin corpses, no menacing walls or traps.
[Message edited on 2008/05/18 at 01:51 by Fox-Of-Doom]
Submitted by: A_Fey_Dwarf - 2008-05-18 to 1057 Early Spring
Wow. What a very nice planned out fortress you have got there. I think I might favorite it.
Submitted by: Dakira - 2008-05-19 to 1057 Early Spring
I rather enjoy this fortress. Waiting to see the dome completed too!
Submitted by: Wirrit - 2008-05-24 to 1057 Early Spring
...I had never thought of making a dome.
I may have to try that, someday.
Submitted by: kein - 2008-08-06 to 1057 Early Spring
Amazing, this is by far my favorite fort so far. Great engineering feats as well as beauty.
Submitted by: Aristoi - 2008-08-12 to 1057 Early Spring
Markavian, it's a work of art. Beautiful!
Submitted by: Noble Digger - 2009-02-25 to 1057 Early Spring
Sexy and fulfilling.
Submitted by: Markavian - 2009-09-20 to 1057 Early Spring
Ahh, thanks for the kind words everyone :)
Submitted by: saharo - 2010-01-18 to 1057 Early Spring
I love this kind of fortress; with "this kind" I intend those fortress who look like they're from a plausible fantasy world: every building seems like it's carefully projected in all its details and shape.
I love this map, and I hope to see updates in the future!
p.s. wouldn't it be nice to make somekind of repository for "believable and detailed fortresses"