Reinhammers - 245 Late Spring by Lord Dullard

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• ¶ 19. The Philosopher's Observatory

  ( 245 Late Spring to onwards )
  The philosopher's shindig is now finished and he spends most of his time looking up through the clear-glass roof.
  Well, sometimes he parties, too. - Lord Dullard

• Δ 18. The Fountain

  ( 245 Early Spring to onwards )
  This huge microcline-block fountain greets visitors and new arrivals to Reinhammers at the south entrance. It was a pain in the butt to build - you'll notice that it's held up only by the four orthoclase supports around it. This is because I foolishly forgot to leave supports below it in the cistern.
  This fountain seems a little shabby in comparison to the newer, huge temple-fountain, but I'm still rather fond of it. - Lord Dullard

• 16. The Step Pyramid

  ( 243 Early Spring to 254 Early Spring )
  This is the base of the step pyramid on top of the fort. The bottom step is surrounded by fortifications that my marksdwarves are sent out to patrol regularly. - Lord Dullard

• Δ 15. Instadeath Alley

  ( 245 Late Spring to 261 Early Spring )
  The original trap funnel has been removed and improved upon. I haven't had to use it at all during the past two years because my marksdwarves have become incredibly effective at decimating enemies from the fortifications one level up. - Lord Dullard

• Δ 15. Moat

  ( 245 Late Spring to onwards )
  I really wanted a moat with retractable bridges. It took about a year for the channel to reach 7/7 - I think it was filling 'against' the flow of the brook.
  I designed it so that it would keep siegers at an appropriate range for my marksdwarves to pepper them with bolts while they make their way to the bridges. So far it's worked wonders. - Lord Dullard

• Δ 15. Vineyards

  ( 245 Late Spring to 254 Early Spring )
  Rat weed and longland grass have been added to the vineyards. They now provide as much food and drink as my plump helmet plots. In fact, the fortress is usually overstocked, and every other season I let the fields go fallow. - Lord Dullard

• 14. Industrial District

  ( 243 Early Spring to 261 Early Spring )
  This is where most of the work goes on. I'll probably renovate it within the next two to three years to make it more visually palatable. - Lord Dullard

• 13. The Old Dining Room

  ( 243 Early Spring to 250 Early Spring )
  This is the former grand dining hall. My fortress outgrew it after its first few years, and at the moment it serves no purpose. I haven't decided yet whether to turn it into a zoo or do something else with it; for now it stands as a lonely testament to the fort's development. - Lord Dullard

• 12. Military District

  ( 243 Early Spring to 254 Early Spring )
  This is the military district of the fort. Eventually the entire military and barracks will be moved above ground and this part of the fort will become a relic. The barracks chambers will probably become offices for clerks and civil servants.
  Currently the military district also houses the offices of the tax collector and hammerer, as well as the jail. - Lord Dullard

• 12. Tax Collector's Quarters

  ( 243 Early Spring to onwards )
  My tax collector has an unnatural attraction to narrow iron armor. He has constantly 'made a satisfying acquisition'. Checking his profile reveals that he likes both armor and iron, which explains the bizarre carpeting in his rooms.
  It's a bit creepy, if you ask me. - Lord Dullard

• 11. Noble Quarters

  ( 243 Early Spring to onwards )
  These are the new quarters for the duke and duchess. Features include platinum entry doors, steel doors for the bedroom/dining room, and gemstone windows overlooking the dining hall. - Lord Dullard

• 11. The Dining Pods

  ( 243 Early Spring to onwards )
  When my fort outsized its old dining hall I decided to go all-out. This is the result - a series of 'dining pods' surrounded by channels and engraved with scenes depicting the history of the fortress.
  For those dwarves who do not care to eat above the water, they can take the stairs one level down in the largest pods and dine in the interiors, which are studded with green glass windows.
  The bones of the drowned babies were finally removed after the first canal draining and maintenance checkup. - Lord Dullard

• 11. The Great Forge

  ( 243 Early Spring to onwards )
  This was the first large-scale project that the fortress undertook. At the time I first started on it I had no idea what it was going to end up being. I simply dug the foundation out and turned it into whatever came to mind - which ended up being an unnecessarily gigantic forge atop a residential subdivision. A platinum statue rests in the center of the forge, creating an awe-inspiring sight for newcomers.
  About a year after creating this I noticed it looks unsettlingly like a giant eye. - Lord Dullard

• Δ 10. Poltergeist No. 2

  ( 245 Early Spring to 250 Early Spring )
  Another baby managed to drown itself in the channels around the dining pods. Considering what a drain on resources dwarven children are I can't say I mind that my dining hall is turning into some kind of infanticide-inducing device. - Lord Dullard

• 10. Resident Poltergeist

  ( 243 Early Spring to 250 Early Spring )
  Immediately after the dining pods were completed, this unfortunate baby somehow managed to drown. To date he has been (amazingly enough) the only drowning fatality in the fort. His bones will likely sit at the bottom of the channel for all eternity. - Lord Dullard

• 10. Underforge Quarters

  ( 243 Early Spring to onwards )
  This 'underforge' is where a decent portion of my dwarves live. Like much of the rest of the fort it was designed with aesthetics in mind rather than efficiency.
  The larger quarters on the right end were originally home to the count and countess when they were still baron/baroness. They are now occupied by my founding miner and mason.
  Between 250-255 a whole new section of housing was dug out on both the upper and lower forge levels, adding nearly 100 new homes for the population to settle in. - Lord Dullard

• Δ 8. The Labyrinth

  ( 245 Early Spring to onwards )
  This maze will eventually be the only way to access the city's coin vault.
  (Rumor has it that only the king and his highest advisors know the correct sequence of engravings to follow in order to get to the vault - or escape.) - Lord Dullard

• 6. The Leader's Shrine

  ( 243 Early Spring to onwards )
  This small shrine is the resting place of my original Expedition Leader, who was killed in a surprise attack by a two-humped camel in the fort's youth.
  It is purposely built one level above the rest of the catacombs so that he can 'watch over' his deceased compatriots in his final repose. - Lord Dullard

• 5. Catacombs

  ( 243 Early Spring to 261 Early Spring )
  Deep within the bowels of the fortress are the catacombs. At the bottom are the tombs of my six surviving founders, each with a steel doorway. Next are the nobles' tombs. Commoners and military dwarves all go into the large catacombs system at the top. Eventually I'll unbuild all of the soldiers' coffins and create a separate military wing for them, but I have other things to complete first.
  About 75 percent of the coffins are filled.
  Royal tombs have recently been added at the southern end of the catacombs.
  In recent years some of my richer dwarves have started to stockpile their tombs with useless crap. I guess they're doing the 'take it with me to the afterlife' thing, maybe? - Lord Dullard

Related Maps:

Reinhammers

• 263 Late Winter
• 262 Mid Spring
• 255 Early Spring
• 250 Early Summer
• 246 Early Autumn
• 245 Late Spring [R]
• 243 Mid Autumn

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Map details:

• Fortress Name: Reinhammers
• Map Year: 245 Late Spring
• Author: Lord Dullard
• Submitted by: Lord Dullard
• Date Added: 22/08/2008