Soakstakes - 213 Mid Summer by Cypress

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• ¶ 131. The great Dome
  This dinning hall, the centerpiece of Soakstakes, is a massive dome made almost entirely out of obsidian blocks, save for the top, which is capped with nine blocks of kimberlite. The blue stone fills the dome with a muted violet, and makes it a very amiable place to eat. It took five years to complete, with my few companions.
  It features four statues, the southern one a masterpiece; nine obsidian tables with matching chairs, and a pump fed, fresh water well, the only source of fresh water on this island. The well is something of a decoration, however, since on last count we had three thousand units of booze, and only eleven dwarves to drink them.
  Now that it is completed, we will move our food stockpiles into the floor below the dining hall, where it will be safe from vermin. Once that is completed, we can begin work on the residential housing, and once we've completed that, we can move out of the dingy seaside cave we carved out thirteen years ago. Freedom!
  -Zas Nerkol, Leader - Cypress
• Δ 22. 3D Dome
  Got it!
  
  The great Dome - Cypress
• Δ 21. Food/water storage
  This floor, technically the basement for the grand dome, serves quadruple duty. It was originally built as a catchnet for any falling debris during the construction of the dome, to make sure we didn't lose important blocks to the ocean. It also housed the fortress's drinking water, desalinated through a pump tower one story down. It also holds a series of levers, which control the filling and emptying of the cistern. And now that the dome is completed, this sealed room holds all of the fortress's food where no vermin can get at it. Such a versatile underfloor.
  
  -Zas Nerkol, Leader - Cypress
• Δ 19. Dingy seaside cave
  Ok, so maybe it's not so bad.
  The southmost room was our farms, until we moved them. Now it's food storage, until we move that. The western room held a masonry shop, and a wood furnace. The central room was our dining hall, and still holds our rooms, until we move out, again.
  At least it's reasonably air tight, except for all the god damn lizards! - Cypress
• Δ 19. Entrance
  The entrance to our fort is actually built out into the ocean herself. The pumps, powered by constant wind, drain the square around our entrance constantly, while waves try to refill it. We could just wall it up, but the point of this entrance is that, in case of attack, all one must do is pull a lever (Located one level up), and the entrance will begin to flood, keeping out most attackers. It's got it's problems, but we're fixing them.
  
  -Zas Nerkol, Leader - Cypress
• Δ 16. Firing range
  This will be the defense system for the fort, once we've all moved inside. A retractable bridge will take the place of the floors, and will draw up in case of an attack, revealing the channeled out aquifer below, and closing off the pathway deeper into the fort. Then, our fighters can drop the floodgate and fill our enemies with bolts at their leisure. It's not done yet, as most of our efforts have been directed at the dome.
  -Zas Nerkol, Leader - Cypress
• Δ 16. Trapped office
  This office I designed myself, and rigged the trap with my own bare hands. It's designed to drop the floor out from under anyone if negotiations turn...hostile, and there's a door to keep me out of harms way when I pull the lever.
  I may not be much of a fighter, but I know my traps.
  -Zas Nerkol, Leader - Cypress
• Δ 16. Underwater farm
  We only use one field every season, and we still have a massive surplus of food.
  -Zas Nerkol, Leader - Cypress
• Δ 15. Aquifers
  Actually, they're a godsend here. One can pour water infinitely into them (I believe due to magic), making them perfect for flood control. We have to be careful were we dig, but the aquifers are only in sand, so what do we care?
  
  -Zas Nerkol, Leader - Cypress
• Δ 13. The great cavern
  All of the stone for the dome, minus the kimberlite, was mined out of the rocks around here. And since most of the dome was obsidian...
  This cave here was created when we hit a seam of obsidian, and just followed it. It's gotten f*&^ing huge, but saddly has only yeilded two units aluminum, and six gems. But it has yielded a ton of obsidian. I'm thinking, once we completely carve it out, that I'll smooth the stone and turn it into a cathedral. We need some underground components, in this most undwarvenly city on the waves
  
  -Zas Nerkol, Leader - Cypress
• Δ 13. Wood Stockpile
  Since we didn't have a better place to put it, and these tunnels are seeing no use, we just filled up our unused tunnels with logs, here and three levels up. And we still need more! - Cypress

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Map details:

• Fortress Name: Soakstakes
• Map Year: 213 Mid Summer
• Author: Cypress
• Submitted by: Cypress
• Date Added: 05/01/2009