Wetbolt - 200 Early Autumn by Caranha

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Points of Interest

• 17. Natural walls

  ( 193 Early Summer to onwards )
  Removing the ramps from the inner site of higher grounds, and the outer site of lower grounds makes for great natural walls. - Caranha

• 16. Extended Gatehouse

  ( 197 Late Summer to onwards )
  This extension to the gatehouse has been created to help me deal with the elven ambushes.
  
  Fortifications mostly face inwards to reduce the chance of marksmen hitting my military. Some windows are open for picking off stragglers, though.
  
  On the first floor, wardogs are tied at regular intervals to detect the progressing waves of the sieges.
  
  I'm still waiting for the ceiling to be completely constructed, though. - Caranha

• 16. Gatehouse

  ( 193 Early Summer to onwards )
  While the enemies carefully watch their step as they walk over the bridge over the magma, they do not notice the bunch of archers poised on the second floor, ready to shoot on their unsuspecting backs. - Caranha

• 16. Siege Weapons!

  ( 195 Early Autumn to onwards )
  Finally ready in 195, unfortunately they were not used in the big elven siege of that year... Next time, next time. - Caranha

• Δ 16. Stuck!
  The arm of this goblin flew off the mouth of the war mutt, and got stuck in this fortification, one Z-level up from where the goblin was actually attacked. - Caranha
• Δ 16. Tower of Vanity

  ( 200 Early Autumn to onwards )
  Founded in 200, it celebrates the coming of the Queen to Wetbolts, turning the Duchy into a full fledged Mountainhome.
  
  First floor is a meeting grounds, the second floor is a stone garden. Third floor is a discussion/preaching hall. All ramps are in valuable metal. All walls are in green glass. - Caranha

• 16. Training Grounds

  ( 193 Early Summer to onwards )
  Now properly decorated with clear glass statues of the heroes of Wetbolt. To the East the 3 story office of the captain of the guard. To the south the original quarters for the standing military (which need to be expanded). - Caranha

• 16. Wall of history

  ( 194 Early Summer to onwards )
  This 4 story high wall holds the history of Wetbolts, and is a monument to the survival of its first goblin siege. The whole wall is filled with engravings that narrate the history of the fort.
  
  With the blessing of the dwarven gods, the engravings actually DO have a lot of the fort's history, like the killing of kobolds, goblin snatcher, the Siege, the drowing of the Jeweller during the cistern building, etc - instead of endless repetitions of "urist mc leader became the leader of the settlement".
  
  From the top of the wall, a waterfall completes the scene. - Caranha

• 15. Entrance Hall

  ( 195 Early Autumn to onwards )
  "In the ground is engraved the detailed image of a dwarf - the symbol of the local government" - Caranha

• 15. Extended Food Storage

  ( 197 Late Summer to onwards )
  My kitchens and farmer workshops cannot keep up with my farm output, so I need larger and larger storage areas for my plants.
  
  The side tunnel was dug up when I realized that I couldn't reach the food storage without going through the outdoors farm, and some dwarves were not able to eat becase of that during wartime. - Caranha

• 15. Farms

  ( 193 to onwards )
  Farming level, including the open-air surface farms. All fields are set to fallow, though, because of a production bottleneck which let me full of plants and without booze. - Caranha

• ¶ 15. Mission Accomplished!
  This is the powerful army of wetbolts (Fortress and Royal Guard not included). The Captain of the Guard, part of the active military, is one of the founding dwarves.
  
  The goblin corpses about are a small goblin ambush that came together with the caravan, and decided to investigate what was the commotion under the obelisk. Bad choice. - Caranha
• 15. New Energy Source

  ( 194 Early Summer to onwards )
  I have extended my waterworks in preparation for the waterfall project. I have no idea if this will be enough, though: Trial and error at its best! - Caranha

• Δ 14. Expanded Workshops
  Not really needed. But I felt that a proper mountainhome shouldn't be lacking in space. - Caranha
• 14. Magma Prison

  ( 193 Early Summer to onwards )
  The top of the Magma Pool is a perfect place for criminal dwarves to ponder about the error in their ways. Specially when they have an upclose view of the death chamber. - Caranha

• 14. Main Workshop Level

  ( 193 Early Summer to onwards )
  Carpenters, Masons, and Craftdwarf workshop all conveniently located near the Trading depot.
  
  Offices for the nobles that need it are also located here. - Caranha

• 14. PoW Pit

  ( 196 Late Summer to onwards )
  Carved this area near the prison for enemy scouts who tripped in the cage traps along the river. Here they will be eventually fed to the dogs in the pit, for the amusement of the Guards.
  
  Funnily enough, the Tax Collector seems to enjoy doing the "pit goblin" job quite a lot.
  
  Also, initially I wanted to leave a Berserk Dwarf in the pit, but he eventually starved. Pity. - Caranha

• 14. The Death Chamber!

  ( 195 Early Autumn to onwards )
  Completed in 195 - it has green glass walls for better view from the outside. The floor is Orthoclase - I wouldn't spend this much gold on prisoners.
  
  One of the levers opens the iron doors, the other releases cages put inside the room. The pump is manually operated by the "executioner" (some dwarf who needs a bit of extra money and have nothing better to do - currently my weaver.
  
  This PoI was made just after the first testing - I was impressed at the speed with which a manual pump would fill this room. - Caranha

• 14. The metallic Hall

  ( 197 Late Summer to onwards )
  I was bored, so I decided to build this. This statue garden features one statue made out of each of the available metals.
  
  Look at the pretty colors! - Caranha

• 14. The Throne Room

  ( 198 Late Summer to onwards )
  I'm kinda proud of how this turned out. The thrones are in Rose Gold, the Plataform is in gold, with an outer layer of Black Bronze, and two tables of cobaltite.
  
  The three dwarven engravings in the back are "A dwarf, the symbol of the local government of wetbolts". Cool :-) The armor is an artifact.
  
  The room to the south of there is supposed to be the advisor's office. - Caranha

• 13. Nobles Dining quarters and Zoo.

  ( 193 Early Summer to onwards )
  The common dinning room is to the Southwest - it has table sets of stone, metal, wood and glass. - Caranha

• Δ 13. Queen Lor and the Queen chambers
  The queen came without a consort - seems that most of her family is dead. She has quite a bit of weapon and tracking related skills, but no World-gen kills. I'll have to check on her Legends story later (another reason for me wanting to abandon this fort).
  
  She also has no preferences in her thoughts screen, which was a bit of a let down. On the other hand, to finally bring her room to legendary, I had to install a bunch of masterwork iron chains I had laying about - an interesting touch for a king-less queen. - Caranha
• 13. Royal Bedrooms

  ( 198 Late Summer to onwards )
  Queen's bedroom below, consort's bedroom above - with connecting doors, and a escape route for the civ leader. I hope she likes it. - Caranha

• 13. Shopping Mall

  ( 196 Late Summer to onwards )
  All the shops are owned by the mayor - who bought them just as soon as they were built. Proof of a corrupt government, or only dwarves with the negotiator skill can buy shops?
  
  The mayor never comes around this area, though - shopping seems to work on the honour system. - Caranha

• 13. Sleeping Quarters

  ( 193 Early Summer to onwards )
  Large, luxurious sleeping quarters for the most affluent members of Wetbolt are build in this level, around the vein of limonite.
  
  Sleeping quarters for the peasantry (and those on the waiting list for the masons) are located on the three levels below. - Caranha

• 12. Clothing Workshop

  ( 193 Early Summer to onwards )
  Mostly Bag Factory. - Caranha

• 12. Treasure Room

  ( 193 Early Summer to onwards )
  Protected by guard dogs, traps and locked iron doors, this room houses the most precious treasures created by the artisans of Wetbolt. - Caranha

• 9. Magma Workshops

  ( 193 Early Summer to onwards )
  Added a Magma Kiln, and a second Glass furnace, and this area is mostly complete. The open magma pool is used for trash dumping. - Caranha

• Δ 4. Economic Woes
  Many dwarves, and lots of everything that I might need. This means that the unenployment rates are soaring in my fortress!!
  
  To keep the peasants occupied and happy - dig huge caves in the deepest reaches of the mountain, then order all the worthless stone to be dumped into the lava.
  
  I hope that the "Rhyolite Bubble" do not burst until the next manager's mandate! - Caranha
• 3. Exploratory Mining

  ( 196 Late Summer to onwards )
  When my baron consort started mandating adamantine items, I tried doing some exploratory mining - just in case.
  
  No adamantine, but a bunch of colored rocks for outside projects. - Caranha

• 1. Catacombs

  ( 192 Early Summer to onwards )
  In the deepest bowels of the earth, the dwarves bury their dead. Tombs for the Mayor and the captain of the guard. - Caranha

• 1. The Philosopher's Room

  ( 198 Late Summer to onwards )
  Located in the middle of the catacombs - gives him the peace he needs to ponder about the secrets of life and death. - Caranha

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• 197 Late Summer
• 196 Late Summer
• 195 Early Autumn
• 194 Early Summer
• 193 Early Summer
• 192 Early Summer
• 191 Mid Summer

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Map details:

• Fortress Name: Wetbolt
• Map Year: 200 Early Autumn
• Author: Caranha
• Submitted by: Caranha
• Date Added: 13/11/2008