Distanceclasps 190 - Autumn and Winter

"1st Moonstone 190: Winter? I have felt no change in the seasons since we arrived. A caravan from the Mountainholmes arrived with news that the home peak is covered in thick snow. Time runs together in this wicked place. Luckily our friends have much wood, meat and cages for trade. We also caught an Ice wolf in one of our cage traps. I hope it will fetch a high price with the traders. "

"2nd Moonstone 190: The ice wolf broke free while we were carrying it to the depot. The poor dwarf responsible for hauling it was lucky that some members of the milita were nearby. The price for it was considerably less now that it is dead."

[I'm not sure if you CAN sell caged creatures. Was worth a try but next time I would recommend releasing them for the militia to practice on (or order them killed in the cage)]

"15th Opal 190: Curse these migrants! All the booze has been drunk and we do not have any liquid water nearby! Ive instructed one of the diggers to plunge a shaft straight down in the hopes of finding an underground spring or lake."
"16th Opal 190: We discovered a cavern but it is dry. One of the latest migrants has gotten trapped in there with something we have named a Hungry Head. If the useless migrant can't fend for himself then he doesn't deserve rescuing! "
[Curses! I wont have time to delve deeper. I hope for the Governor can find some water!]

The victor leaving after being rescued. Three miners took it in shifts to finish the rescue shaft.

"22nd Opal 190: After hearing the sounds of battle I sent our three diggers down to rescue the recruit. They worked in shifts to dig fast enough to reach him. As they broke through the wall they saw Rimtar Kulinnish wrestling with the Hungry Head. It had bitten onto his hand, but refusing to be beaten he gripped its teeth and pulled them out. He then caved its skull in and crushed its brain with his bare fists! What an epic tale, I shall have some engravers set to work immediately. "

[Another mistake. Didn't look too hard at the new migrant wave. This guy was actually Competent in several military skills. That and Hungry Heads are rather squishy. He is now head of the militia. I also set up a small area where some milita are stationed to watch for Crundles near the cavern] 

"24th Opal 190: One enterprising young dwarf brought up the Hungry Head to be butchered. It actually doesn't taste half bad. Perhaps we have found another food source. It would mean never needing to go to the surface again. Our booze problem has been temporarily solved. Our record keeper found some old Plump Helmets on one of the garbage piles. Brushing them off I ordered a few extra stills to be constructed and quickly brewed the lot. "

[Turns out I had a lot of the booze designated for dumping, which also forbids their use]