Chaincurses is a goblin mining colony established on the orders of Uslot, Demon God of Fire, Death and Torture.
A group of goblins called The Scourge of Society (we can only guess at why they were kicked out of their home to build the outpost) was sent out to ransack a dwarven caravan, find out where they planned to build their fort, and then mine out that area looking for adamantine.
Unfortunately, they ate the pack animals and had to drag the wagon themselves. They did, however, manage to get some good advice out of the dwarf expedition leader on how to build a fortress.
One evening, Head Siege Engineer Arstruk was hit by a bolt of inspiration as he flicked fish bones at a sleeping mechanic using a piece of string stretched between his fingers. He worked through the night like a goblin possessed, and in the morning he had designs for the first goblin Ballista.
It was basically a few big planks nailed together then stuck into the ground, a faithful replication of a goblin hand with a piece of string. Unlike a dwarven ballista, the goblin ballista has no fancy mechanisms, so a goblin has to pull back the arrow then release it to fire. This would be fine, only the Captain of the Guard insists on having the fortress on full combat readiness, so siege operators take it in turns to hold back the bolt.
If an operator falls asleep while performing this task, then well, he wakes up a considerable distance from where he closed his eyes.
If he wakes up. - Mori
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Submitted by: Johnny Utah - 2008-03-26 to 1059 Mid Winter
Awesome, I loved reading all your points of interest, and following along on the SA forums as you attempted to retake your fortress from the demons.
Submitted by: Markavian` - 2008-03-26 to 1059 Mid Winter
The statues on the tileset look awesome, and kudos, the points of interest really bring the fort to life :)
Submitted by: Cerdic - 2010-05-12 to 1059 Mid Winter
Just curious, what tileset is this?
Submitted by: Demonic Spoon - 2010-05-18 to 1059 Mid Winter
Awesomeness.