Dwarf Fortress/Heartwarming

Zulban Rulbomrek, faithful, eternal hound of Numal Dumatalmôsh. Even people who hate the game and don't understand why you like it (assuming you do, of course) will smile at that.
In the ashes of the doom of the soul, when all else is dead, in the smoking ruins of Boatmurdered, the last survivor - a child - presses a shining stone into the hand of the departing mercenary. He cannot bring himself to Mercy Kill her, even though his sanity is shattered.
The New York Times article written about Dwarf Fortress in July. The writing was brilliant and conveyed the passion that Toady/Three Toe have for the game perfectly... just a CMOA and heartwarming moment in general.

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