Tomeheaven - 81 Early Spring by Razin

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• Δ 17. The Dungeon, The Dome, and Danger
  Be very careful when moving about the valley floor. During the winter, we finished filling the glass tower, and have been deconstructing the magma duct and associated machinery since. There's only been one serious accident during that time, but many have had stones and bit of debris clunk them on the head as they walked below.
  
  Our architects would like me to point out their addition of a domed roof to the downward stairwell. They're very excited about it, something about it making the central tower-structure look more developed, and less like it was built after the stairwell was planned.
  
  We've also added a path to the prison, mostly to make our Guard Captain's treks to his offices less time consuming. Don't look at me like that! Yes, he works for the nobles officially, but he's actually one of ours, and those trips of his are usually whenever he can get away from the Countess to check on prisoners. When we found out the Countess was planning on traveling here, we made sure to appoint one of our more compassionate, well grounded residents Captain of the Guard, rather then let her bring one of their lapdogs to fill the post. So far he's kept most of the guardsmen from shifting their loyalties from the people to the nobles, and succeeded in persuading them to assign prison time rather then beatings when we fail to produce Pig Iron Items, whatever that's supposed to mean. - Razin
• 15. Warrior's Memorial

  ( 77 Early Spring to onwards )
  You may have noticed a group of statues on your way in, depending which path you took through the forest. Oh, you missed it? Well, had you come from the north-west, you would have seen these statues. This marks the first battle to take place on our new home. In Mid-Autumn of last year (76), the caravan from the mountianhome was ambushed by the filthy Green Menace, you may have heard about it back in the city.
  
  Be the time our lookouts spotted it, the trio of goblin bowmen and a horde of wrestlers had butchered most of the civilians. The brave caravan hammerdwarves managed to break the cowards' resolve and forced a rout, though the few that survived were mortally wounded. By the time we got there, there was but one surviving dwarf, and his mule. It took a while to get the story from him, as he had gone quite mad. Our would-be rescuers ended up being witnesses to his wedding (to his mule, who also seemed to have lost it's mind).
  
  After salvaging what we could (we desperately needed the animals and supplies we had ordered from them the year before), we decided something should be done to honor the brave soldiers who drove the goblins away from our home. These statues were commissioned to do just that. Admittedly, they're rather plain, as our mason was still learning his trade. Though if he asks, tell him it does indeed look like three armored dwarves killing a green goblin. He's a rather sensitive lad. - Razin

• Δ 15. The Hammerer Is Unsettling
  I would also avoid the eastern side of the main wall. Not only did we move our makeshift goblin graveyard there, but the Hammerer broke her usual silence to request her quarters be built into the wall. When told we would need time to move the pile of corpses out of the area, she looked rather distressed and assured us that there was really no need for that.
  
  
  
  She's a bit... odd. - Razin
• ¶ 14. The Curse of Nobility
  When you head to sleep tonight, be sure to ask one of the Fortress Guard to point you to an empty room. That empty noble's quarters you've been staying in has since been snatched up by those whining layabouts. Personally, I'd recommend you sleep in the Bunker, as the only available rooms in the warrens are either the unfurnished ones on the second level (near that nagging tax collector, or the furnished rooms in the second set of hallways on the low level. This is something you should avoid if you can, and the Baroness and her consort have taken up the two rooms opposite one another.
  
  Oh, and if you If you have any issues and you can't find me, be sure to talk to the Administrator, not the mayor. Just be sure to knock first, as he gets rather annoyed with people barging in. This probably has something to do with all the clerical trickery that goes into forging the tablets to convince the Count and her tax collector their destructive "capitalism" is being adhered to. Tomehevean was built as a collective effort, and it's going to stay that way. His modest office is off his bedroom, near the mayor's rooms.
  
  The mayor is getting rather aristocratic of late. His third reelection is probably getting to his head. At least we didn't tell him about our plans... If you get in trouble with one o the other nobles the Dungeon Master will usually agree to trying to use his noble status to talk the others nobles out of their fits. He rarely makes demands of his own, and works in the forges very regularly. A birth-noble more for the people then their mayor! What's this kingdom coming to?
  
  Also, If you happen to be forced into contact with the Consort, he'll probably demand to know where his cabinets are. Just tell him they'll be ready soon, and that he don't need to visits the forges to oversee their building. We've been making cabinets out of metal, showing them off, and making a big show of marching them off with armed escort to "safekeeping," where we melt them down and make a different looking set. His undwarfly fascination wouldn't be so aggravating if he actually used the cabinets for something...as far as we can tell, he just likes being presented with things and can't think of anything more creative. - Razin
• Δ 13. The Bunker
  This new sparring area and barracks was added after the creation of the Fortress and Royal Guards. While the old barracks is still in use as a gatehouse and practice area, most of the activity now happens down here. It's reputation as crowded, noisy, and spartan also keeps most of the nobles away, making it an excellent spot for us to plan certain contingencies. Naturally, we don't tell many visitors that, but we feel that as one who spends much of their time dealing with the greatest noble in the kingdom, you share certain...sentiments. - Razin
• Δ 11. Ores and Arms
  When the nobles arrived, they naturally demanded that we create a royal guard, and complained endlessly about our fortress guard being too small. After recruiting from among the migrants who were forced to accompany the Baroness and here ilk, we were faced with a crisis of not having enough metal stocked up from goblin attacks to outfit them properly. We began digging mining tunnels below the cistern floor, and got lucky with an early gold and magnetite strike
  
  If you need to escape the greedy loafers, sneaking down to the tunnel and hiding out in the empty gold vein or the magnetite excavation is a great way to buy some time. - Razin

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Map details:

• Fortress Name: Tomeheaven
• Map Year: 81 Early Spring
• Author: Razin
• Submitted by: Razin
• Date Added: 25/03/2009