Dwarf Fortress: Flying Elephant

The dwarves were busy at work with many projects nearing completion. The barracks of the Order-Trumpets and Oiled-Lamps were mostly furnished and up and in operation. The floor located just outside the Order-Trumpet's barracks was still in need of construction and was an embarrassment to the fortress. However, in the meantime the exposed dirt doubled as an indoor garden within which trees that have never seen the light of day have managed to grow.

LEFT: The barracks of the Order-Trumpets. RIGHT: The archery range and barracks of the Oiled-Lamps.

A small jail was constructed and a handful of dwarves were immediately imprisoned to justify the expensive project. The seven jail cells each consist of an iron restraint, bed, table, and chair. A committee will meet this week to determine if a small collection of terrifying statues should be constructed and placed in the cells to demotivate prisoners. Additionally, a small guard consisting of four dwarves was created to serve as the thought-police and bouncers of the fortress.

Meanwhile, work continues on mining out the gold buried deep underground. The flooded caverns the gold lies within are difficult to navigate and require the dwarves to build walkways between sections of rock. The gold is the fortress' sole source of income and provides the materials required for our nobles statues, tables, and the like. The dwarves plan to smelt Tomeglow golden coins in the coming months.

There was a report of a terrifying forgotten beast spotted in the caverns a few weeks ago. The creature was described as a large, elephant-like menace with wings and full of necrosis. The dwarf responsible for tracking the creature became quickly became distracted and forgot about the dangerous creature. We're currently uncertain about the beast's whereabouts and pray that it won't slip into the fortress and murder everyone inside violently. We're trying to stay optimistic about things!

Ending Year: 260