Luthuthra it is, then. You also have two sons, one adult and one child. I've also redorfed
Imic as a new bone carver.
Moonstone, 128
The trap seems to be complete. All that remains is a bit of testing. I could have tried digging out the ground under the Vong horde, but that wouldn't get all of them. Instead, I'm doing this.
The main chamber of the trap is seen here. Once the support's lever is pulled, it should collapse into the drowning pool underneath.
First, I'm going to let the Vong into the fortress, heading over the southern bridges. Then they have to go down an excessively long hallway to enter the fortress itself.
Once the army is fully inside the hallway but not yet inside the fort, I'll activate Stage One.
That bridge will be raised, preventing entry. Before the army can escape, Stage Two will be activated.
The southernmost drawbridge will raise, preventing exit. Finally, Stage Three will trigger the cave in. It also activates a random drawbridge in the middle of the hallway, for some reason. It seemed like a good idea at the time.
The squad will be posted at the exit from the hallway, just in case every trap fails and the Vong enter the fortress. Some of us should at least be able to escape with that distraction.
All these levers are controlled by this control room, here.
Finally, this whole plan hinges on the Vong actually being allowed into the fortress. To do that, somebody has to be the one to bell the proverbial loth-cat. I will volunteer. Stages 1 & 2 have been tested. This will likely be my last entry. Here I go.
Well, that didn't go as expected. I opened up the wall and ran as fast as I could. I actually made it back alive! However, the Yuuzhan Vong have been infuriatingly cautious. Instead of all of them entering the killzone, only an advance squad went inside. I've had to activate Stage One to keep them out. Trying to figure out the best way to get all of them in here. Still, Vong troops have entered the base.
On another note, the rot is really getting bad in their camp. All but two of the quednaks are dead, and the Vong themselves are starting to feel it.