Budhames - 1061 by Markavian

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Budhames - The fortress of a thousand green glass windows. A modestly constructed town that has suffered great tragedy, in the form of mass starvation. Brutalised by its own success, flooding migrants soon overwhelmed the food stocks, and many hundreds starved to death.

Spring 1060
A second wave of death nears its close as more dwarves starve. The distribution of seeds around the fortress has made it slow and difficult to farm creating more shortages. At least the majority of the dead are now buried and life is returning to a normal, post-morbid state.

Last few years have seen expansions of large tree farming area to the north and the south, extending housing, farms and shops beyond the chasm. The river has been almost all but covered by bridge tiles and the fortress now boats over 320 green glass windows which sparkle as dwarves stride down the corridors of their fine fort.

On a sadder note, mass tombs have been created centre side of the tree farms to hold the many dead who perished during the dark years of this fort's history.

Read more about Budhames on the dwarf fortress wiki.

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[b]Spring 1060[/b]
A second wave of death nears its close as more dwarves starve. The distribution of seeds around the fortress has made it slow and difficult to farm creating more shortages. At least the majority of the dead are now buried and life is returning to a normal, post-morbid state.

Last few years have seen expansions of large tree farming area to the north and the south, extending housing, farms and shops beyond the chasm. The river has been almost all but covered by bridge tiles and the fortress now boats over 320 green glass windows which sparkle as dwarves stride down the corridors of their fine fort.

On a sadder note, mass tombs have been created centre side of the tree farms to hold the many dead who perished during the dark years of this fort's history.

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Submitted by: Turgid Bolk - 2007-07-25 to 1061

I love that control room! It makes me think of military commanders, moving little models around maps of the battlefield. Brilliant!

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Δ Cloth store, Loom, Clothemaker's
Top left is a cloth and thread store. To the right are two large workshop rooms that each have a loom and a clothesmarker's workshop. Although haulers are inconvienced by the narrow winding paths between these two areas there is still good access and ample production. - Markavian
Δ Control Room
This masterpiece of construction and organisation - the proud control room. A hub of mechanical activity allowing bridges, water and magma to be controlled from a single central location. The layout of the room loosely mirrors the shape of the fortress, with channels representing the river (blue), chasm (empty) and magma (red!). The levers are also positioned in the approximate locations of each of the floodgates/bridges that they control. By the river channel, a single tile bridge labels the type of bridge that the lever raises. In this case a bronze safety bridge. - Markavian
Δ Farming Area
The layout of the diningr room, workshops, food stores, farm and milling area has been carefully arranged for best performance. Early on this layout was ideal for feeding the masses of dwarves, but failed after mass migrants ate all the food and began to starve. This layout seemed very efficient at the time. Green glass windows have been used to stopgap holes caused by ore mining. This area is again tighlight controlled by two small double door corridors leading east-west deeper into the fortress. - Markavian
Δ Green Glass Prison
Bit of an understatement, this area only has a single green glass portal door and a few green glass windows, but it features separate locked rooms with cages to provide ample amounts of space for securing violent and dangerous criminals. Or unfortunate victims of noble corruption. - Markavian
Δ Main Entrance
The Fortress has two small entrances for modest traders to enter and trade at the front of the fort in relatively protection.

The large rectangular rooms are designed as magma chambers which can be flooded at a moments notice to swamp would-be attackers. - Markavian
Δ Mostly Paved River
The river running through the centre of the fort has been mostly paved with 1x1 tile bridges, making a wide accessible area. - Markavian
Δ Noble offices
These grand office units house many tables and chairs and statues fit for any noble despite the lack of detailed engravings that usually adorn such buildings. Paired (as with most things in this fortress) with another set of offices on the opposite side of the map, these rooms are sought after property.

There location at the front of the fort is to facilitate easy meetings with visiting merchant princes and other important guests, and making sure nobles are at the fore-front of any siege. - Markavian
Δ Pond Room
This relaxing room is home to a few animals stored within green glass terraniums. The cool water reflects torch light around the room against statues and the smooth walls. Wells are provided for dwarves to meet at. Generally this place is used as a place for dwarves to come and chill out after a hard day's work. - Markavian
Δ Secondary Farm
This farm, currently disused, is fed by a reversible channel that can be emptied of lava and filled with water. Unfortunately by the time this was built, the citizens of the fortress had already begun to starve for a second time and they were unable to feed themselves before moving all the seeds. As it stands, confusion reigns as to where to find seeds and not enough dwarves are on hand to plan this year's crops down at the front end of the fort. - Markavian
Δ Shops
Although disused at the moment, these shops - built out of various materials (bronze blocks, green glass, stone) are located deep within the mountain near to the magma fissure. This plans to draw dwarves away from the front of the fort and keep them mingling near to the central job focus. - Markavian

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Fortress Name: Budhames
Fortress Year: 1061
Map Year: 1061 Early Spring
Author: Markavian
Submitted by: Markavian
Date Added: 21/05/2007