Deep within Gemclod, there is a room hewn from the purest granite. The floor is as smooth as a dwarf can make it, as smooth as can be, while the walls have been left rough. At the center of this room is a black lever, with an engraved slab of rock in front of it.
The slab reads:
quote:
If Gemclod ever falls
If dwarvenkind ever dies
If our enemies triumph
If no hope remains
Then pull this lever...
Even deeper within Gemclod is a hatch made of solid adamantine; the only thing holding back the endless legions of Hell.
On it, the following is engraved:
quote:
...and as all life ends
As elves and trees burn
As goblins are butchered
As humans are slaughtered
As the legions of hell lay waste to the world
Knock back a few drinks and tell yourself:
T'was fun while it lasted
From this hatch, tunnels lead all the way to the surface, to an unremarkable dried out pool in the Swamps of Malodor, slightly to the north of Gemclod.
This is where end of the world will begin.
Journal of Yeol I, Legendary Armorer and Emperor of All Dwarves
9th Opal 268
I did it.
I've removed all possibility of victory for our enemies. We may not win, but they certainly won't. We'll take them down with us.
I can't say I'm happy to have created such a thing. I pray, I hope that I never have to use it. But I did what was right, I did what was necessary. I hope.
ZeeToo completed his mission perfectly and managed to breach the adamantine without the demons tearing him to shreds. I've kept my word, and had an electrum sarcophagus placed in an empty room to serve as his tomb.
19th Opal 268
Two things. The first is that Beardman, as always, is preparing new delicacies.
I'm not eating any of that.
Second, we've apparently run out of distillable plants. We've got plenty to drink for the time being, but it's still somewhat concerning. Honestly I should have seen it coming, seeing as the farms we have are really small, our harvests pathetic, and I'm not even sure we have anyone dedicated to farming. Might be a good thing to fix as soon as spring comes. Or I guess I could also setup outside farms as soon as Outer Gemclod is secured. We've got a lot of seeds for outside plants.
25th Opal 268
Upon further examination, it appears that we have a single dwarf in charge of planting, something which I blame my predecessors for and which I had not noticed until now. We have quite a few dwarves not doing anything right now, so I send them to play in the dirt.
I also order a few farms to be built topside. We'll see what can grow in this swamp. It might not rain much, but the blood is going to compensate for that I'm sure.
11th Obsidian 268
TripleA started screaming about, well, about whatever it is Bad Munki usually screams about.
I hope it's not contagious.
12th Obsidian 268
TripleA claimed one of the forges.
I'd go yell at her, or have the military drag him out of there and cut off her head, but really, what's the point? For all my efforts, dwarvenkind still has countless enemies, and the idiots around here haven't changed one bit since the start of my rule. It's hopeless.
I'm going to bed. I've been tired lately.
15th Obsidian 268
OH BOY! GUESS WHO'S HERE?
I don't even want to deal with this shit anymore.
ZeeToo wrote :-
Journal of ZeeToo Zalissazir
So there I am, right? Just chilling, operating the furnace, having a smoke, same routine as normal. Then Yeol, who's my closest friend in the world (admittedly I don't get out much), drops by and asks if I want to do something important. Well, just about then absolutely everything seemed like a good idea, so I agreed.
That's when I get handed a pick, told to go to a specific location, and dig down. I ask why, and I get told I'll get a nice grave if I do. Well, that's the nicest thing anyone's ever offered, so I accept.
I sort of wish I hadn't. Not that the work was too hard--it wasn't, even if I've never done this before--but it was some seriously spooky shit. I dig my hole like I'm supposed to, and suddenly there's this empty void beneath me and my heart starts beating like you wouldn't believe and I swear I felt my liver curl up and wither away. It felt like I was standing on a thin crust about to erode into the end of the world and the apocalypse would spill out and drown the fortress. I dunno, Bad Munki would probably be better at describing it.
Basically, it was freaky, so I just slammed down a hatch and ran away, even if it didn't fit quite right. It was probably close enough.
Charlie72 wrote :-
SCIENCE TEAM Annual Report, 268
Due to the militarization of SCIENCE TEAM, we can not provide you with a traditional annual report. Instead, here is a tutorial on how to use DAAM
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Installation
1. Attach Sight Lens and Arm Restraint to a working crossbow.
2. Attach a working arm to Arm Restraint.
3. Hold back the eyelids of a working eye and attach Targeting Lens around said eyeball.
4. Flip switch on Arm Restraint.
Usage
Your Targeting Screen should look something like this..
The Lock Box represents the range of your targeting. Targets outside the Lock Box can't be Locked-on to. The Cross-hair at the center represents the default aiming point. The Symbols represent various creature. Check your barracks to see which symbol means which creature. When another red box appears around a symbol, that means the creature is Locked-on to. (Note: It is possible to maintain a lock even when the creature has moved outside the Lock Box. This feature, however, must be unlocked for you by a member of SCIENCE TEAM.) To fire, squeeze the eyelid of the eyeball which the Targeting Lens is attached to as if you where blinking. The crossbow will fire at the currently locked target. If no targets are locked, it will fire in the direction of the Cross-hair. If the target still lives, reload and try again.
Signed Dr.Charlie72 Zonbasen, Head of SCIENCE TEAM.