In the year 135, work began on a massive excavation project, between the surface and the top cavern layer. Now, nearly half a century later, work on the dome - a hemispherical area housing a dwarven city, hewn from raw stone - is nearing completion.
However, due to a terrible blight of unknown origin, no new dwarves have been born into the fortress for nearly twenty years. No new immigrants or caravans have arrived at the fort for some time, so the dwarves of Weatherwires have come to realize that they are, indeed, the last remnant of the Merchant of Echoing.
The Gloveowners clan is old, but was never large. The patriarch, Goden, died during the great tantrum spiral of 135, and was survived by his wife, Kib Waxpaddled, and his eldest daughter, Cog Hammerfuture. The guildhall is also home to Åblel Roughnessposts, the last survivor of the once-numerous clan Throwerlens. Out of the eight children, six are dead (as are the parents), and Zuglar Fountainclinches was snatched away by goblins years ago.
The dense tables and chairs in the Gloveowners guildhall are crafted from blood thorn, sickening to behold. - fidelcowstro
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Weatherwires - Lower Fort
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Submitted by: Ironhand - 2011-10-11 to 184 Early Spring
Cool stuff!
Have you ever rendered this in a visualizer?
I'd love to see the dome from beneath!
Submitted by: fidelcowstro - 2011-10-11 to 184 Early Spring
I have. It looks fantastic in Overseer. You can't see more than a small portion in Stonesense, but it does give a good idea of scale, in any case. There's a thread on the forum (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=93279.120) with some screenshots in it.