Weatherwires - Upper Fort - 184 Early Spring by fidelcowstro

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In the early spring of 126, the Diamond Cloisters of the Merchant of Echoing founded Weatherwires, the first dwarven settlement to be inhabited since the beginning of time. The last queen of the Merchant of Echoing was struck down by an ettin in 18, and no leader rose to replace her. For more than a century, the dwarves had remained hidden in the mountains, until seven survivors emerged from the peaks and came to the Fire of Channels, a great volcano, and founded this fortress.

Now, the year is 184, and the dwarves' numbers have dwindled to 94. They have almost entirely retreated to a series of caverns dug out deep beneath the surface, but during Weatherwires' first few decades, it was here, in the caldera of the Fire of Channels, where they crafted the first fortress.

Point of Interest: Fortress Tombs

From this point down, for several levels, are rooms that are filled with obsidian coffins. Over the decades, hundreds of dwarves have died, but for a long time, immigrants or children would spring to take the place of the fallen. Now, no children are being born, and no dwarves are left to immigrate. The current 94 are the last of the Merchant of Echoing. - fidelcowstro

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Δ 229. Windmill Farm
High atop the mountain peak, an area was carved flat and filled with a grid of windmills, each made out of a different type of cavern fungus. These windmills produce a total of 1680 power, used to power certain machinery deep beneath the surface. - fidelcowstro
Δ 223. The Royal Throne Room
In the late 130's, following a disastrous tantrum spiral that resulted in the death of the duke, the remaining dwarves sought to fulfill the monarch's requirements and become a mountainhome. When the declaration was made, and Weatherwires became the capitol, however, no monarch arrived - as it turned out, the last queen had been slain in the year 18, and no replacement had been appointed. These rooms, intended to house the monarch and their entourage, were never inhabited. - fidelcowstro
Δ 214. The Ducal Quarters
The "rooms" that were once inhabited by the duke Kogsak Murdershot are actually a series of ledges, each 7 z-levels apart, overlooking the rest of the caldera. At the highest level is an adjoining tomb: the current resting place of the duke. His only surviving relatives are his wife Domas Tickcities, and a single son and daughter.

Switch to a "front" view to see the three tiers in relation to each other. - fidelcowstro
Δ 196. Mayor's Quarters
When the upper fortress was still inhabited, it was here that the mayor resided. Three tiers, connected by ramps, overlook the caldera. Several levels below the mayor's quarters is another area carved out of the caldera wall, where most of the fort's workshops were once located. - fidelcowstro
Δ 184. Dining Hall
Where once dwarves drank, ate, threw parties and tantrums, now only a few scattered pieces of clothing, and two memorials to long-forgotten dwarves overlook the caldera. The stockpile to the left was once used for food, but now is used for useless finished goods, mostly scavenged from failed goblin sieges. - fidelcowstro
Δ 184. Fortress Tombs
From this point down, for several levels, are rooms that are filled with obsidian coffins. Over the decades, hundreds of dwarves have died, but for a long time, immigrants or children would spring to take the place of the fallen. Now, no children are being born, and no dwarves are left to immigrate. The current 94 are the last of the Merchant of Echoing. - fidelcowstro
Δ 183. The Bridge
The only way into the fortress from the surface is via a long bridge constructed of obsidian blocks. The expansive fields below the mountain is haunted - groups of zombie dire badgers are fairly common. Five rows of weapon traps, and a cluster of cage traps prevent any but the most determined enemies from entering the fort. A circular courtyard houses the last few trees on the map - most other vegetation on the map is dead or dying. - fidelcowstro
¶ 183. The Caldera Fortress
The first fort was dug out during the first few decades, a prosperous time for the Diamond Cloisters. Now, they have abandoned the upper fort to live in a mysterious hewn grotto below the surface, and few dwarves regularly come here.

The primary avenue of the fortress is the road that encircles the caldera. Off of this circular pathway are passages that lead to various other parts of the fortress. - fidelcowstro
Δ 182. Barracks
This engraved chamber was where the military slept and trained for much of the first part of the fort's history. Across the hallway is the residence of the Captain of the Guard. Two power conduits, leading from the windmills high atop the mountain, into the mysterious deeps below. - fidelcowstro
Δ 181. Sealed Passage
Though it is currently inundated with magma, and there are alternate routes into the deep, there will come a time where this staircase will be the only way into and out of the second fortress, where the dwarves currently reside. Ideally, magma will be pumped out of the top of the caldera, revealing the bridge that connects the stairwell and the volcano's southern rim. Once the visitor has passed the bridge, a pressure plate will automatically let the magma flow back into place, sealing the passage once more. Currently, it is inoperable - magma floods up the passage and fills it (look near the bottom of the map). - fidelcowstro
Δ 179. Old Farm
This room once had a farm plot in it which, joined with plenty of freshly butchered meat, kept fed what was at one point a 230+ dwarf fortress. Now, it is clogged with fungi, a lonely dead end. - fidelcowstro
Δ 175. Wood Farm
This vast excavated area supplied the fort with as much wood as it needed. Despite the blight on the surface, underground fungi grew at a prodigious rate, and kept the dwarves supplied with much-needed wood, charcoal, and ash. It also served for pastures while livestock were being kept. - fidelcowstro

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Fortress Name: Weatherwires - Upper Fort
Map Year: 184 Early Spring
Author: fidelcowstro
Submitted by: fidelcowstro
Date Added: 24/09/2011