The first match was dedicated to Astesh Goodhatchet-Gearriddled, the miner who died during the arena's construction. A mass melee pitting 140 goblins & 93 trolls vs 40 soldiers, audience participation was encouraged, with spectators firing bolts into the fray with wild abandon! Commander Dishmab, daughter of the late King Urist Shootwondered, inspired her troops as she smashed goblins and trolls with her artifact lead mace, Drumseer the Contemptible Loot.
Unfortunately, in the chaos of the opening games, the hatches leading into the arena were not locked. Goblins and trolls began to pour out as they fought past Relicshield's soldiers.
The legendary miner Unib Flagblaze, who breached the pit to start the games, was an immediate target. He was chased all the way to the holding pens, but all those years of mining gave him plenty of speed and endurance. Unib left his pursuers in the dust before he was rescued by Commander Dishmab's squad. Soon after, all the near-escapees were mopped up and corpse removal for the next bout commenced.
The Mountainhome is slowly recovering from the massive riots that started in the Spring. The widespread looting and violence claimed the lives of nearly half of Relicshield's citizens, including King Urist Shootwondered. Luckily, the larder's surplus outlasted the worst of it, thanks to the restructuring done after the Famine of 304.
The fortress's first dwarf execution was held when Ilral II Wheelrang witnessed his sister, Aban II, murder Dewboy Lanterngaze. Commander Olivine took on the role of Hammerer and carried out the sentence.
Tragedy struck throughout the fortress when 2 well-liked citizens, Mayor Onol Lanterngaze and Ingiz Neutraloiled, passed away from old age. With the deaths so soon after the loss of Dewboy II Lanterngaze to troglodytes, Bembul Earthennourishes went insane and was promptly slain by nearby soldiers. The majority of the fortress became quite upset at these developments, forcing the nobility to halt all major projects. Dragon tamer Meng Roughwhips was elected as interim mayor during this troubled time. Time will tell if he can help King Urist and Duke Phyllite calm the masses before riots break out.
A siege ambush caught dwarven merchants outside of the trade tunnels. Many perished, but one marksdwarf guard managed to survive, despite being filled with arrows from an entire squad of goblin archers. With all of his companions gone, King Urist quickly signed off on an emergency migration waiver and Sazir Passeddyes was taken to the hospital.
Sazir Adasatir has been quite content lately. He was rescued recently. He sustained major injuries recently.
He is sixty-three years old, born on the 5th of Sandstone in the year 259.
His left upper leg is broken. His left upper leg is cut open. His left hand is broken. His left hand is cut open. His right lower leg is broken. His right lower leg is cut open. His left lower leg is broken. His left lower leg is cut open. His left lower arm is broken. His left lower arm is cut open. His left upper arm is broken. His left upper arm is cut open. His right lower arm is broken. His right lower arm is cut open. His right upper arm is broken. His right upper arm is cut open. His upper body is cut open. His lower body is cut open. His right false ribs are broken. His stomach is broken. His right elbow is broken. His liver is broken. His left knee is broken. His right shoulder is broken. His left shoulder is broken. His right floating ribs are broken. His left true ribs are broken. His left false ribs are broken. His guts is fractured. His right lung is fractured.
He is corpulent. His hair is wavy. His long sideburns are braided. His very long moustache is arranged in double braids. His very long beard is neatly combed. His very long hair is tied in a pony tail. He has a deeply recessed chin. His slightly wide-set protruding rust eyes have thin irises. His somewhat short narrow ears are free-lobed. His head is somewhat tall. His hair is light brown. His skin is pale brown.
He is clumsy, very weak, really susceptible to disease and really slow to heal.
Sazir Adasatir likes marcasite, steel, red flash opal, acacia wood, bolts, hoods, coins and blue peafowls for their coloration. When possible, he prefers to consume seahorse, swamp whiskey, reindeer's milk and quarry bush leaves. He absolutely detests blood gnats.
He has great intuition and a feel for music, but he has a little difficulty with words, a poor kinesthetic sense, a large deficit of willpower and poor creativity.
He often feels discouraged. He occasionally overindulges. He is confident under pressure. He isn't given to flights of fancy. He does not have a great aesthetic sensitivity. He is open-minded to new ideas. He is put off by authority and tradition. He dislikes contracts and regulations. He always takes a deep breath whenever he is surprised. He needs alcohol to get through the working day. He does not mind being outdoors, at least for a time. He doesn't really care about anything anymore.
A short, sturdy creature fond of drink and industry.
There were 6 arrows embedded in him. 19 stitches and as many wound dressings were used. Unfortunately, despite their best efforts, the medics of Relicshield were unable to save him :(.
King Urist Shootwondered declared Relicshield the new capital and Mountainhome of the Ancient Gravel! The announcement caught many dwarves by surprise, including Duke Phyllite, who had yet to prepare royal accommodations. Another surprise was the discovery that Captain Dishmab the legendary macedwarf was a princess! King Urist and Queen Thikut Shootwondered were skeptical when their daughter struck out 6 decades ago for a little known outpost far to the west. However, their pride grew as they heard tales of Dishmab's valor and the rise of Relicshield over the years. Now also the City of Dragons, the king and queen could imagine living nowhere else.
