Editing Bloodline:Rampageterror Chapter 1

=Year 1 - Dante=

===1st Granite, 1051, Early Spring===
We have arrived at the site of our grand new home: Rampageterror!

Initial surveys reveal that we have settled in a land of great plenty!  Gold, hematite, opal, bituminous coal, copper and aluminium have all been spotted gleaming in the sides of the mountain.

We have begun to bore into the side of one of the many mountains surrounding us through a hematite vein.  So begins our settlement!

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===3rd Granite, 1051, Early Spring===
Some ratmen have taken interest in our settlement.  we have decided to cautiously ignore them.

===25th Granite, 1051, Early Spring===
we have almost completed relocation from our arrival site to the entrance of our new fortress.  We have begun to train our dogs to protect us.  However, the ratmen are becoming more and more bold.  While their intentions are still unclear, the dwarves are too afraid of them to retrieve our very valuable anvil.

===2nd Slate, 1051, Mid-Spring===
One of our war dogs has snuck off and attacked the ratmen!  The poor dog was mangled by the sneaky fellows without thinning their ranks at all.

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===5th Slate, 1051, Mid-Spring===
Our second (and only living) war dog has also decided to attack the ratmen.  This time the creatures fled at the dog's approach.  One was too slow, and our dog pounced on it, tearing its arm from its body and then ripping the ratman's corpse in two.  However as the ratman breathed its last, a giant cave spider pounced from atop a nearby boulder, spraying a stream of webs onto the dog.  The spider then approached the helpless animal and tore a large chunk from it, leaving the dog to die as it retreated to enjoy its meal.

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On a brighter note, the dog's sacrifice enabled our dwarves to finally retrieve the anvil!

===12th Slate, 1051, Mid-Spring===
A troupe of rhesus macaques have descended on our campsite!  The dwarves are in a fluster.

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===19th Slate, 1051, Mid-Spring===
The macaques have grown bold enough to begin to steal our supplies.  A copper pick was taken while the dwarves slept.  I have drafted our brawny woodcutter into the military and commanded her to guard the stockpiles.

===20th Slate, 1051, Mid-Spring===
The woodcutter has slain one macaque and sunk into a martial trance.  The macaques took this opportunity to rush the other dwarves and send them fleeing into the wilderness.  The woodcutter then awoke and began to kill the rest of the troupe.

===24th Slate, 1051, Mid-Spring===
The woodcutter continues to chase and slaughter macaques as the rest of the dwarves remain scattered.  Some dwarves have strayed into the dangerous field of boulders where the giant spiders make their home.  Our mason and fisherdwarf have been killed by surprise spider attacks.

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===28th Slate, 1051, Mid-Spring===
The final macaque has been slain with a gigantic blow that sent it flying out of sight.  The woodcutter is now working on producing beds for the remaining dwarves to rest in.

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===17th Felsite, 1051, Late Spring===
The dwarves are adjusted to the loss of their two workmates.  Everyone has had to pick up new responsibilities to enable settlement to continue.  Rudimentary living quarters have been dug into the earth but a reliable source of food still eludes us.

It has come to our attention that one of the spiders that has been such a danger to our pets and dwarves is none other than the great ancient Arrositat (Throwerchills).  It is our fervent hope that one day this legendary beast will meet its end on the point of a dwarven weapon.

===1st Hematite, 1051, Early Summer===
Just as summer strikes we have finally discovered fertile land underground.  We are beginning immediate work to exploit the area.

===14th Limestone, 1051, Early Autumn===
Work has progressed slowly, with all dwarves carrying a heavy load of duties.  However the settlement is on the verge of self-sufficiency, and we have made it through the scorching summer that caused all the small ponds around us to dry up completely!  

A groundhog has fallen into one of the dried-up lakes which is unnerving the dwarves greatly.

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The autumn caravan has arrived.

===10th Sandstone, 1051, Mid-Autumn===
We have failed to reach a deal with the caravan.  We had hoped to trade pipe opals for supplies, but the uncut opals are too bulky to be stored on the caravan.  The caravan will depart soon; perhaps next year we will be able to make better use of their time.

The ratmen have discovered the site of our settlement and are once again peeping at us from behind boulders a small distance away.  The dwarves, as always, are spooked.  I will send our combat-hardened woodcutter to scare the ratmen away.

===12th Sandstone, 1051, Mid-Autumn===
Our soldier has made quick work of the ratmen, killing all three as they fled.  Life is once again peaceful in the settlement.

I have requested the traders to return with crossbows and dogs, so that we may begin to increase our defensive capabilities in the face of this hostile landscape.

===17th Sandstone, 1051, Mid-Autumn===
Construction has been completed on a stairway into the lair of the groundhog.  Our soldier once again returned to duty and put the beast out of its misery.  The staircase has been sealed with rhyolite.

===20th Sandstone, 1051, Mid-Autumn===
The traders' representative has informed us that he has a great desire for blocks, bracelets, musical instruments, rings and footwear when he returns in the next year.

===27th Timber, 1051, Late Autumn===
Preparations are beginning to move all the settlement's structures underground into our newly-excavated fortress.  Work has also begun on an exciting new project that will hopefully add some variety to our winter diet.

===21st Moonstone, 1051, Early Winter===
A kobold thief has attempted to infiltrate our settlement.  He was intercepted by our military dwarf and fled with great alacrity.  Hopefully he'll spread the word not to bother us.

===14th Obsidian, 1051, Late Winter===
Great success!  The project is now complete, and the fortress is equipped with an underground water supply that freezes over only briefly during winter.  As a backup there is a floodgate attached to a lever in case of unexpected overflow.

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===28th Obsidian, 1051, Late Winter===
I have decided to lay down my mantle as overseer of the fortress and instead focus more clearly on my role as miner and engraver.  I hope that my replacement will show great wisdom and creativity in shepherding our settlement to greatness!


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* [[Bloodline:Rampageterror Chapter 2|Chapter II: The Diary of Diggs]]