RE: Aluudon [DF]
05-22-2013, 06:46 AM
Thriggle's Log: 11th Moonstone, Early Winter - The Hunt Begins
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Thriggle's Log: 12th Obsidian, 251, Late Winter - Ductwork
Thriggle's Log: 20th Obsidian, Late Winter - Less Ductwork, More Duckwork
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SpoilerDear Diary,
![[Image: merchantdeparture_zpsf17970ea.png]](https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/thriggle/Aluudon/merchantdeparture_zpsf17970ea.png)
The merchants have left and I've had some time to ponder our current situation.
The fact that a drake skull totem, decorated with pond turtle shell, was among our trade goods cannot be an accident.
Someone killed Goose and decorated his adorable little skull, making sure I would see it and know of the crime. What kind of sick individual would do such a thing?
What other monstrosities would such a person commit, unchecked?
I need to investigate this more closely.
I'm going to search the fortress for clues. I won't leave one inch of floor untouched.
![[Image: detectivework_zps681dc99a.png]](https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/thriggle/Aluudon/detectivework_zps681dc99a.png)
The merchants have left and I've had some time to ponder our current situation.
The fact that a drake skull totem, decorated with pond turtle shell, was among our trade goods cannot be an accident.
Someone killed Goose and decorated his adorable little skull, making sure I would see it and know of the crime. What kind of sick individual would do such a thing?
What other monstrosities would such a person commit, unchecked?
I need to investigate this more closely.
I'm going to search the fortress for clues. I won't leave one inch of floor untouched.
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Dear Diary,
Deep below the earth, Leafsword and Purple Walrus have begun to excavate useful ores such as hematite and copper.
![[Image: hematite_zpsf7b8a2a3.png]](https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/thriggle/Aluudon/hematite_zpsf7b8a2a3.png)
This is great, but I really wish they'd finish excavating the areas for the magma furnaces. We'll be able to use all those ores much more efficiently once we can harness the power of magma!
![[Image: unfinishedforges_zps89e06273.png]](https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/thriggle/Aluudon/unfinishedforges_zps89e06273.png)
Could they be sabotaging my plans?
Somebody here killed my darling duckling Goose. Who can I really trust?
I find that I'm spending my evenings perusing the profiles of our citizens, trying to map relationships and motives. Who could the murderer be?
Dear Diary,
Deep below the earth, Leafsword and Purple Walrus have begun to excavate useful ores such as hematite and copper.
This is great, but I really wish they'd finish excavating the areas for the magma furnaces. We'll be able to use all those ores much more efficiently once we can harness the power of magma!
Could they be sabotaging my plans?
Somebody here killed my darling duckling Goose. Who can I really trust?
I find that I'm spending my evenings perusing the profiles of our citizens, trying to map relationships and motives. Who could the murderer be?
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![[Image: purpsleafmaster2_zps6de86f7a.png]](https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/thriggle/Aluudon/purpsleafmaster2_zps6de86f7a.png)
![[Image: trippspypschaz_zps6126deb3.png]](https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/thriggle/Aluudon/trippspypschaz_zps6126deb3.png)
![[Image: gnauganautdonkusslorange_zps03be801b.png]](https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/thriggle/Aluudon/gnauganautdonkusslorange_zps03be801b.png)
![[Image: dizzypalamedesthrig_zpsc856da53.png]](https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/thriggle/Aluudon/dizzypalamedesthrig_zpsc856da53.png)
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SpoilerFinally, Leafsword has started tunneling out the magmaduct!
![[Image: forgesunderway_zpsadec8eb8.png]](https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/thriggle/Aluudon/forgesunderway_zpsadec8eb8.png)
Dizzy's going to create an obsidian grate for us to keep out the nasties. Only pure, unadulterated magma can enter our forges!
![[Image: rockgrate_zps236d3274.png]](https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/thriggle/Aluudon/rockgrate_zps236d3274.png)
Dizzy's going to create an obsidian grate for us to keep out the nasties. Only pure, unadulterated magma can enter our forges!
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Dear Diary,
Those nincompoops really made a mess of things down in the magmaduct, but progress continues slowly. An obsidian drawbridge has been built to withstand the heat of the magma, but it hasn't been hooked up to a lever yet.
![[Image: magmaduct_zpsff12eafc.png]](https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/thriggle/Aluudon/magmaduct_zpsff12eafc.png)
The grate has been built to keep out the magmaphiles, but it won't do any good if the beasts can swim around it, so we'll have to build some flanking walls. We also need yet to build a wall between the grate and the bridge and carve a fortification into it for the magma to flow through… that'll reduce the stress on our grates if any particularly troublesome creature decides to invite itself in.
But the masons keep messing getting confused and trying to build walls under their own feet, or else they wall themselves off and need to be rescued!
The amount of supervision they require is ridiculous… it's definitely making it difficult to continue my detective work on the Goose homicide case… or… anatidacide?
Anyway, I need to find someone else to supervise the outpost so that I can devote my full attention to the case. It shouldn't be a hard job… Oldboots practically runs itself, aside from the masonry!
I left a note in Schazer's room asking if she's up for the job.
Dear Diary,
Those nincompoops really made a mess of things down in the magmaduct, but progress continues slowly. An obsidian drawbridge has been built to withstand the heat of the magma, but it hasn't been hooked up to a lever yet.
The grate has been built to keep out the magmaphiles, but it won't do any good if the beasts can swim around it, so we'll have to build some flanking walls. We also need yet to build a wall between the grate and the bridge and carve a fortification into it for the magma to flow through… that'll reduce the stress on our grates if any particularly troublesome creature decides to invite itself in.
But the masons keep messing getting confused and trying to build walls under their own feet, or else they wall themselves off and need to be rescued!
The amount of supervision they require is ridiculous… it's definitely making it difficult to continue my detective work on the Goose homicide case… or… anatidacide?
Anyway, I need to find someone else to supervise the outpost so that I can devote my full attention to the case. It shouldn't be a hard job… Oldboots practically runs itself, aside from the masonry!
I left a note in Schazer's room asking if she's up for the job.