Easier to make hats for them when they are large.
Due to certain... complications, my starting seven have become the starting one. I... I'm not sure what to do about that. For now, I've assigned every war animal I grabbed during embark to him for protection. This place has proved to be home to creatures both fearsome and powerful.
edit: abandoned due to bugs
I started a new fort in some badlands. A necromancer showed up before the end of the first year with a full compliment of 25... hungry heads. Each one equipped with a full suit of armor. The armor was promptly dropped upon unpausing the game. There are teeth everywhere, as my dwarves were unarmed but fully capable of punching the ever loving shit out of the undead hungry heads.
Heres a picture of the aftermath.
