Walledwar is the new mountainhome for the Dagger of Crowns, a dwarven civilization.
The kings vaulted bedroom, adjacent to the great hall, contains the finest furniture made, including several artifacts. It is made from adamantine, rose gold, native silver and aluminum, all intricately decorated by dwarven masters. The bed is made from alunite, which is interesting as the king's tomb contains a wooden artifact casket rather than a stone coffin. The carpet is not of magma as it may appear, but woven from a special cinnabar weave.
The queen's chamber is currently empty, as she apparantly did not share her husbands enthusiasm for adamantine. He hopes that she will one day change her mind, and so her room is ready for her eventual arrival. - cephalo
There are 13 comments for this map series, last post 2009-11-13
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Submitted by: Mondark - 2009-03-04 to 221 Early Spring
Wow, that river has got to be the coolest cave river I've ever seen. I take it you built it yourself? Toady needs to have cave rivers more like this, with all its windy, multilevel goodness.
Submitted by: Michilus - 2009-03-04 to 221 Early Spring
I love it! It feels more organic and alive than some of those megaproject forts.
Submitted by: Sinergistic - 2009-03-04 to 221 Early Spring
302 dwarfs? My god...
Submitted by: _nil_ - 2009-03-05 to 221 Early Spring
Where does that river drain to? Do you have a chasm hidden somewhere down there?
Submitted by: cephalo - 2009-03-05 to 221 Early Spring
It drains back into it's original drain at the corner of the map. It's a little 5 by 5 hole that goes through the bottom.
Submitted by: stoned funeral - 2009-03-07 to 221 Early Spring
Could you go into more detail about how you engineered the underground forest? I see that you would have had to flood it at one point...howd you get it to flood exactly as much as you needed then back off?
Submitted by: Razin - 2009-03-08 to 221 Early Spring
I'm guessing, because of the line of wall at the end of the river, just before the drain, that he had floodgates installed in the riverbed beneath it, and possibly other floodgates at the end to keep water out while the excess drained. This river has inspired me to attempt something similar, very good job.
Submitted by: cephalo - 2009-03-08 to 221 Early Spring
Yes there are floodgates at each change in z-level used for flooding. I adding a new point of interest for the control room.
Submitted by: Myroc - 2009-03-22 to 221 Early Spring
You... threw adamantine... in the magma? What a waste...
Awesome fort however. I like that cave river you've made.
Submitted by: Fedor - 2009-03-22 to 221 Early Spring
About the throwing of adamantine thrones in the magma:
It's all about role-play. It's a only a waste if you can't imagine the grandeur of a king under the mountain.
Submitted by: Clonk - 2009-04-07 to 221 Early Spring
One can clearly see how much effort and dedication (love? ;) ) went into this.
Great job
Submitted by: Gumball135 - 2009-04-08 to 221 Early Spring
I really love the fortress. The cave river and tower cap forest are both amazing.
Submitted by: Coaldiamond - 2009-11-13 to 221 Early Spring
Fav'd. A beautiful fortress.