[orca-list] State of Orca's unicode support?

[Zachary Kline <zkline speedpost net>]

Hi All,
There is a particular roguelike computer game which I'm interested in 
trying to play, which traditionally used OpenGL but recently created an 
ncurses version.
It doesn't use plain ascii like most other games of the kind do, but 
instead Unicode.  Specifically, it uses Codepage 437, from the old DOS 
days, smiley faces included.
I was wondering what the state of Orca's support for this was?  Is it 
capable of reading the characters by name, or better yet can I define 
pronounciations for them myself so I might be able to customize the 
reading a little?  The game is meant to be played in a terminal or over 
ssh, not in its own window.
In case anybody's curious, the game in question is Dwarf Fortress, from 
www.bay12games.com.  It's something of a cult classic, and if it were 
playable would be right up my alley.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Best and thanks,
Zack.