This is Hazypainted at the end of Year 2, and start of Year 3.
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Feb Akimiton, Spring 1053:
When we arrived, the mission was simple. Subdue the enemy presence and settle and repopulate the demon citadel with Dwarves. The first season was a bloodbath. Or it would have been if this place had contained any living inhabitants. They were undead, all of them. No wonder our orders were as harsh as they are. For the moment, all that is left are some crundles. They are harmless enough for now.


As we entere into the second year, we still need to get our metals industry up and going. Our prospectors have located small deposits of iron and copper, and we hope to find more soon. I fear that I may have to send teams to the surface however to gain access to enough coal.

We have started to move into the demon fortress propper, or at least the top of it. We will have to make preparations before we send units any deaper in.

We have already found the key. It sits there taunting us. The most beautiful weapon I have ever seen. I've been warned though. I've been warned not to give into the temptation of that unholy blade. I will hold it eventually. We must prepare first for war.

Feb Akimiton, Summer 1053:

The crundles started acting up, and we started having a bit of miasma trouble. We should probably do something about all of the dead creatures laying about, but the military Dwarves insist that they have everything under control.

We are finally starting to smelt metals. It is about time. Autumn is upon us in just a few short weeks.

Feb Akimiton, Autumn 1053:

We had a bit of an issue. Our metal smith went AWOL for a few weeks. We couldn't find him anywhere. When we found him, it turned out the stupid bastard had been hiding out taking a nap in an area that was being closed up. When he woke up, he was trapped. He should be glad we found him when we did. Someone walking buy heard him knocking on the walls. He is lucky he didn't starve.

I swear, I am surrounded by geniuses.

Feb Akimiton, 27 Sandstone 1053:

Ah hell, we have company. The ugliest damned thing I ever saw just came waltzing into camp. If someone else makes the next log entry, it means either that I got fired, or I didn't survive. About the same thing either way really. I gotta go figure out how to kill a giant flying leach.

Feb Akimiton, 2 Timber, 1053:

We survived. One of the wrestlers did something rather undwarvenly to the beast, and it went down like a big bag of goo.. Which is basically what it looked like.

Feb Akimiton, 4 Timber, 1053:

I think that one of the military guys is starting to crack. He fights just fine, but he wanders around talking to himself all the time, and keeps giving his sword different names. Yeah, the really strong fighters all name their swords, but not every day. They usually give it one and stick to it.

It all stared after the Shadmal business last week. Damned flying leech musta addled his brain. Musta been too much for the poor guy.


Feb Akimiton, 15 Timber, 1053:

Saw something new today, or at least not just another crundle. The boys are out chasing a Gorlak around the compound.


Feb Akimiton, 5 Moonstone, 1053:

Winter is upon us. The merchants have come, and they brought meat. I was also able to pick up another anvil and some cloth. That will help get the seed situation under control.

The farmers managed to start a small flood while irigating crops. Nothing major really, just some overzealous pumping. All in all, looks like it will actually help the farms.

Feb Akimiton, 15 Moonstone, 1053:

We have begun digging a secondary shaft in our search for magma. I thought it might be safer that way, as it would give any creatures we found less direct access to the main compound. In the process we have found a large pit, and more caverns. Still looking for magma. It should not be long now.

Feb Akimiton, 22 Opal, 1053:

Almost the end of the second year, and I am still in charge. Oh well.

We found the magma level and are carving out a room to use for the new magma forge. It will be glorious.


Feb Akimiton, 28 Opal, 1053:

The construction of the forge is underway, and a smelter shall be built as well. These will aid us greatly in our future endeavors.


Feb Akimiton, 22 Obsidion, 1053:

Probably the last log entry of the year. The smelters are up. Next year we may do a kiln as well. The possabilities are endless. I have hollowed out a space above the magma furnace room as a stock pile for smelted metal. I am creating a room right above that to stockpile unsmelted ore. Everything is going great, but somehow I am starting to feel detached from it all.

The problem is my dreams, I keep having really vivid dreams, like they are trying to tell me somethi..... (The writing just trails off in a bit of a scrawl.)