Walledwar - 221 Early Spring by cephalo

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Points of Interest

• Δ 17. The dump
  This ledge hanging over the magma serves as a dumping ground for the thousand of tons of rock excavated from the mountain. You can see that the ledge and hallway are very wide to accommodate large amounts of traffic. Dumping things into the magma vent is a great way to destroy them; however this doesn’t work for everything.
  
  During the carving of the kings adamantine throne, several adamantine thrones of lesser quality were carved before the legendary mason Unib Arbanlogem finally achieved results he would be proud to present to the king. Initially the dwarves wanted to sell the extras, as indeed they were exceptional works and extremely valuable. However the king argued that only the king of the dwarves could be fit to sit on an adamantine throne, so the rest were discarded into the magma. If you look down a few levels into the vent, you can see them still resting on a ledge.
  - cephalo
• Δ 17. The original cave river
  The original cave river was this weird little thing that jutted into the map a few feet and then doubled back onto itself. This pump assembly here was used to divert the river temporarily while a large bridge was being built over the drain hole so as to create the main cave river that snakes through the fortress.
  
  The pump is started manually and then a water wheel, one level above, takes over once sufficient water can drive the wheel.
  - cephalo
• Δ 16. Simple fortifications
  The entry to the mountain is guarded by a simple raised platform for marksdwarves. They are stationed at the ends of the walls to look out for small ambushes, and further back toward the corners for full blown goblin sieges that may contain numbers of goblin bowmen.
  
  The lever on the right side controls the side bridges leading into the mountain, thus forcing the goblins into the snaky narrow trap lane. - cephalo
• Δ 16. The starting fort
  Every fortress has to start somewhere, and with only seven dwarves you have to work hard just to stay out of the rain and protect your food stocks. However, one of the very first metals found in the mountain turned out to be the magical and rare ‘adamantine’. The king came to Walledwar at once to be among the first to witness this spectacular discovery.
  
  However, the king was very unused to the hardships involved in delving a new fortress. Many dwarves died during the engraving of his temporary lodgings.
  - cephalo
• Δ 15. Goblin compost heap
  Here lies generations of goblin invaders along with most of their loot. Probably a thousand goblins feed the trees growing on this place. The dwarves gave up on a more aesthetically pleasing mountain entrance when they realised that it would always be the site of piles of rotting goblin corpses. - cephalo
• Δ 15. Magma forges
  Here is the magma reservoir that powers the magma forges. Can you build a true dwarf fortress without magma powered forges? Maybe, but that’s no fun. There was no bauxite available either in the area or even through trade, so the wall grates that keep the magma critters out had to be made from adamantine. Ouch! - cephalo
• Δ 14. The Octopump
  The Octopump is named for the eight fountain columns in the Great Hall. It is the result of much trial and error and several difficult problems had to be overcome. At first, an attempt was made to drive the eight fountain columns with a single pump. However, only the column closest to the pump would ever overflow into the hall due to certain mysterious physical laws. It became clear that each column would need its own pump to get them all going at once. This presented a new problem however. The standard dwarven pump can really take in a lot of water. So much so that eight pumps working directly from the river would certainly dry it out. The solution was to use only one pump drawing from the river and expelling into a holding tank that served as a source for two pumps, which expelled into another tank serving four pumps, which in turn fed the eight. So the ‘Octopump’ is actually a series of 15 pumps driving the eight fountains.
  
  Another problem that needed to be solved was the issue of mud splashing all over the Great Hall. If the drainage area below the fountain fills up to capacity, any additional water landing on top will move laterally and create large swaths of mud. If you wish to create a mud free fountain, the drainage area must fall two Z-levels below your floor.
  - cephalo
• Δ 13. The duchess's grand villa
  The duchess’s villa, with its grand fountain entry way, also serves as a community gathering place. After the unfortunate death of her husband involving his penchant for green glass, the duchess built a winery and outdoor sculpture garden off the main foyer. There she and her friends lounge on the rooftop, sip strawberry wine and cover the whole place with vomit. - cephalo
• Δ 13. The king's bedroom
  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
• Δ 12. Adamantine?
  This designated mining area, origionally for a food and drink silo, is thought to be full of adamantine and other things too terrible to mention. The king has insisted that we will excavate this area soon. Everyone feels that this will doom the fortress, either from terrible demons or the resulting tantrum spiral. What fun! - cephalo
• Δ 11. Flood control
  These levers each control a line of floodgates at each level that are used to flood the area above. Generally they were used only once, except for the main one that turns off the whole river. - cephalo
• ¶ 11. Great Hall
  The Great Hall of Walledwar is where King Logem Oaranvils, of the Dagger of Crowns, sits upon the adamantine throne. The throne is placed on a series of engravings formed in the shape of a turtle, which is the symbol of the Dagger of Crowns. The throne itself is a masterwork raw adaminatine throne created by Unib Arbanlogem. It is encrusted with exceptionally worked Emerald and studded with exceptionally worked Silver. This object is adorned with hanging rings of exceptionally worked Harlequin Opal and menaces with masterfully worked Gold spikes by Reg Logemzaneg.
  
  The tables are arranged to depict two half moons, which is the symbol of the Impervious Abbey, the local dwarven community that serves as the mountainhome for the Dagger of Crowns. There is seating available for 128 dwarves.
  
  In this room are sixteen individual fountainheads, driven by eight pumps, which provide a fine mist to lift the spirits of the 302 dwarves that share this great hall with the king.
  
  Just outside the hall is the trade depot to the west, and along the north road are the administrative offices for the local government where trade agreements and other business are negotiated.
  - cephalo
• Δ 11. Tower-cap forest and river
  Most of Walledwar lies deep under the mountain, but there is plenty of wilderness area to enjoy even beneath the earth. The road to the trade depot runs through thriving tower-cap forests and over rivers filled with cave fish. - cephalo
• Δ 10. The Sewer District
  The main apartment block near the Great Hall is a fine place to call one’s home, but for the average item hauler, is unfortunately rather expensive. Most dwarves need something far less spectacular to avoid ending up in the overcrowded barracks. The sewers beneath the Duchess’s villa provided ample space for many carved out hovels. You might think it very unpleasant to live in a sewer, but for dwarves, there is nothing more effective to mask the odor of being continually covered head to toe in vomit.
  
  The Sewer Brewery in the center of the district serves up plenty of sewer brew, one of the cheapest drinks available for dwarves on a budget. One you acquire the taste for it, it has all the benefits to dwarven health you can find in the stoutest dwarven rum, and is every bit as delicious as a bucket of dwarven ale.
  - cephalo
• Δ 7. The Mausoleum
  A dwarf’s life is never an easy one, and very often it is cut short by an elite goblin bowman or a disgruntled dwarf noble. When the time comes to go ‘over the river’, the dwarves are laid to rest here, in this quiet, secluded tower-cap forest, deep below the commotion overhead as life in the fortress goes on. - cephalo

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• Fortress Name: Walledwar
• Map Year: 221 Early Spring
• Author: cephalo
• Submitted by: cephalo
• Date Added: 04/03/2009