The following immigrants are now a part of Gemclod.

May they serve us well.



Several immigrants have become fortress guards and Knights of Mars.



The new Knights we get a chance to be a part of the second testing of CAGE


The Concerned Genetic Donors League sent a letter to Charlie72 today, asking him to do something about all the naked minors. Charlie72 increased pants production to 75%.


With assistance form a injured cave croc, the Knights of Mars complete the CAGE scenario with flying colors.


markus_cz, please report to the trading area.


Reports are coming in that there are loud noise coming from below. Witnesses say that they heard a loud crash, followed by "ARMOK DAMMIT".



ATTENTION: Bicyclearms as detected a group of HUNTER raiders that had been tailing the caravan! The fortress is now on active alert!


Security Team, move to assist Bicyclearms.


HUNETERS have begun to fire upon the caravan.


This doesn't go over to well with the caravan escort.



The Snark, despite know somethings military tactics, charges the HUNTER herd without backup. Thank SCIENCE she has two kidneys.


Bicyclearms, on the other hand, can handle herself just fine.


Despite having the best equipment available, Dirt5o8 seems to be already out of the fight. the HUNTERS seem too concerned with the caravan escort to finish him off, though.



Repelex has been heard up in the main tower quoting Armok scripture and taking potshots at HUNTERS.


The surprisingly lightly damaged Bicyclearms meets with some of caravan escort. Together, they have destroyed most of the raiders. The fortress may no go to Peace Mode.


The now healed Archaeology Hat shall replace Dirt5o8 as head of the Knights of Mars. The Snark has also been taken off active military duty.


Shit! Another wave of HUNTERS have been discovered west of fortress.


Ghetto Wizard takes them on head first.


Unfortunately, she had not been to CAGE yet and was unprepared for bears.


Also, Cerebulon died cause he couldn't fined a workshop, despite Gemclod having every type of shop know to dwarf.


We are now taking bets on which well kill this HUNTER first; the water or the croc right next to him.


While coming back from work on Project D, Leperfish spotted a third wave. He quickly ran back to the fortress, making whooping noises on the way.
The Fortress is back in Alert mode again.



64bitrobot beheads the first HUNTER to cross the Pozzo bridge.



He marches across the bridge and continues take it to the HUNTERS.



A HUNTER tries to sneak into the fortress, but is stopped by Security Team.


Ghetto Wizard managed to fight her way to the front of the fortress, but got pushed into a dried up pond.



But she has now fought her way back up.


Meanwhile, Octo1 is trying to defend Project D



Ghetto Wizard is preforming excellently, despite her injures.


Octo1 and Jonny Nox (not pictured) have been confirmed dead near the Project D site.


Security team seems to be hold up the HUNTERS on the Po....



SCREW THAT! HUNTER IN THE FORTRESS!


The HUNTER chases a child up the entry slope. As the Hunter passes Dirt5o8, he said he saw ZarathustraFollower trying to stop it.



FOR EVERY DWARF THAT DIES, ANOTHER ONE IS SPAWNED! WE ARE ETERNAL.


We have gotten word that the HUNTER raid leader has been severely injured.


And that Ghetto Wizard is kicking 10 kinds of ass.


After several hours of fighting, Only one HUNTER remains. Fortress is now in Peace mode.


Charlie72 says this attack was carried out by, "Raiders who were tailing the caravan when the Endless Ambush happened, as well as HUNTER workers that had taken up arms." He also says, "The HUNTERS are getting desperate. It wouldn't surprise me if they started sending spawnlings at us next.

Bicyclearms and Ghetto Wizard will both receive the Red Badge of Ares, and Ghetto Wizard may qualify to receive the first Medal of Minty


Project D is now over 80% complete.

Krysmphoenix wrote :-

"Kry. I have bad news, the Arrogant Ones are invading again." Lazarenth said, as he rushed to stop by her workshop, quickly putting on his armor. He had been resting after a long day of training, and always kept his armor and blade at the ready should an invasion occur when he wasn't with The New Paints on patrol duty or training.

Krysmphoenix walked over and gave her husband a tight embrace, tears forming in her eyes. With all the recent deaths, and the invasions growing stronger, she found herself crying every time Lazarenth went to war. "I understand. Go, and fight well. And please stay alive for our children's sake. Penguingo has not been the same since her mother died too."

With the last of his armor on, Lazarenth leaned forward to give his wife a kiss. "Don't worry. I will always return to your side." And just as quickly as he entered her workshop, he was gone, running for the gates to battle with the high elves.

But now Krysmphoenix could not work anymore, her mind was distracted. Quietly she left her workshop, and climbed up the stairs, to the highest point of the fortress: the "Keg." From here, she could see the fighting below, as the militias bravely fought off the High Elves.

At first she found herself struck silent, unable to speak any words, though the resonated so clearly in her mind. It was one of the battle hymns sung by the militias as they patrolled. She ignored Charlie's damned prohibition of music under his so-called "Martian Law." Instead she sang out, as loud as she could, in hopes that the soldiers below could hear her voice; hear her prayer to the gods and goddesses of The Famous Pallisade.


_{(Click here for lyrics and tablatures.)}

Bene Elim wrote :-

Winter? The Bath.

I went for a bath today. I took a new friend with me. His name is 64bit robot.


There's lots of people here today. Mother Dwarfettes with their young Beardlings, Proud father Dwarves looking on. Such a pleasant day for a bath.






No.




I can't do it.





I'm in a corpse pit. I just dragged the mutilated body of another dwarf up with me. I'm coated in blood and dirt and rotting food and blood and vomit.

There are Beardlings in here. Children who could have been weeks away from coming of age. Girls on the cusp of their first spore. Babes so young they still have their prenatal braids. All just thrown in with the hacked soldiers. Their mothers too. Proud Dwarfettes stripped naked and thrown aside.

Why do we strip our dead? Does Armok want us to enter Dwarfhallah naked? The Dwarves have their long beards, they need not concern themselves with modesty, but the Dwarfettes must bare all. Pigs them all. Or worse; Elves.

This fortress is no better. We have not known beardless rule since mother Boing* over half a decade ago, and even her motives were suspect. This fortress needs to feel the tender love of Mishos again. Her teachings will soothe our troubled minds and banish the darkness of recent years.

And I shall be the one to deliver them!

_{* I don't consider Pozzo an 'Overseer', more a loud individual with some good ideas and the clout to override Markus on a few things.}

DarthXaos wrote :-

Finally arrived. The last hope of dwarven civilization in the world.

Dear Mondul the stench! Unbelievably this place somehow manages to smell worse than the neighborhood around it, which just so happens to be a FESTERING SWAMP!

So apparently the current overseer of this place is a guy named Charlie72, and he runs something called "SCIENCE TEAM". Well whatever "science" these guys are doing, it certainly relates in no way to Cleanliness-Ology!

The one bright spot in this place, is apparently one of the previous overseers put in a giant bath. Well I know where I will be spending all my time off. I fear that no matter how much bathing I do, I'll never feel clean again.

Kudust grant me strength to make a soap that will cleanse the stink. Maybe if I made some Arrogant One soap...

Charlie72 wrote :-