10th of Slate, 201, Mid-Spring
The month has been going smoothly so far. We just discovered a cave deep under the glacier, and thank Armok is has fresh water! I've ordered a well and farm built nearby it.
8th of Felsite, 201, Late Spring
Lesh is starting to worry me. She stayed in that freakish weather, and snow, and ignored the pain just to defend the fortress. That in itself is commendable, but she stayed there despite the fact that she was about to die of thirst and hunger. I ordered her back in to at least eat, and she yelled at me! She's very grumpy these days, and she's the one with the axe. I have an axe too, but I have not been trained like she has. I do not feel safe.
30th of Felsite, 201, Late Spring
It's almost Summer, not that I can tell in this frozen wasteland. Not much to report: Lesh spoted a group of wolves on the horizon. The landscape is still bleached a putrid yellow. I'd prefer the light blue of ice, honestly, it's the color of microline. At least there's plenty of that down below.
The well is almost completed. I made Tor a temporary architect and asked him to build the well since he seemed bored with little to do. It doesn't look like we're going to have any metalworking set up for a while. The farms are almost completed, too. In all, it has been a very productive season. Perhaps we can survive here after all.
10th Hematite, 201, Early Summer
The bedrooms have been completed! Zeek asked me what kind of design I was going for. I told him "Random holes in the wall", cause really, that's what they are. They aren't anything special, and I'm too busy these days to create some doors, but hopefully soon they will be more than what they are.
16th Malachite, 201, Mid-Summer
Migrants... Migrants showed up. I honestly have no idea why or how. Properly dressed and groomed young dwarves, ready to etch out a life in our growing empire's newest outpost! The look on their faces when they saw Lesh, covered in goo, was quite priceless. I guess they are out of the norm though, because they were the only two that came. A wife and a husband, Shad and Trint, a butcher and a tanner respectively. Well, out horses have starved as there is no grass for them to feed on, so I do not know how useful they will be. Growing animals here in the glaciers would be slightly difficult. Trint has some skills in fighting, however weak they are, so I will have him enlisted into the military. Shad, on the other hand, will have to be put into more useful things than butchering. Besides, Timd is already our butcher.
The farms are now being created. Due to a bit of a problem with water flooding, we have more farms than we originally thought we would, but that's fine.
5th Galena, 201, Late Summer
I remember when I used to live back in the mountain home. Summers were enjoyable. They did not involve snow storms. Oh well, at least the mucus let up.
A small family of Olmmen have taken root in the caverns below us. I can see them from the top of the well. They do not seem friendly, but they have no way to reach us, so I am not worried.
I have ordered the mining of a small room below the workshops: This will be our dining room. I am tired of eating on the cold floors. I have also ordered construction of similar rooms on other levels: a barracks, a stockpile for our goods, and a room to hold our stone. I plan construction on a defensive wall soon, we will need it in the years to come.
18th Galena, 201, Late Summer
Poor, poor Trint. The Blizzardman finally attacked. Trint and Lesh managed to defeat the horrible monster, with Lesh taking no damage, but it looks like Trint will never be able to fight again, let alone do anything. He has bruises and scraped all over his body, those are not a problem, but he has lost the ability to see out of either eye. I do not know how he lost sight without losing his eyes, but I have relieved him from duty, and made him a craftsdwarf. He can help us by making stone crafts for the caravans that will hopefully remember we exist. I also promised him I would carve out a hospital as soon as possible. I also asked for our dogs to be trained in warfare, as Lesh will now need the help.
