A very brief summary
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On the ethereal plane, Vaeregoth (the Forsaken One's character) attacked Melkor. Anabstercorian and Hazen - independently - decided to help. Kas showed up and tried to break up the fight. A beam of negative energy struck Vaeregoth's Red Steel armor. This and the hostility in the area caused angry spirits - the Red Armada - to emerge from the armor. They vowed to attack Oerth.
Kalanyr and his people attempted to merge with the Blood Wastes. Hazen tried to convince Mina to do so, being willing to accept 200 lashes with a whip to get her into the Blood Waste. Serpenteye and Mr. Draco did not go into the Blood Waste.
Tokiwong (Iuz) invited the Red Army to Oerth. His red steel became an army. Melkor nuked the Blood Wastes, freeing 3 million angry spirits to join the Red Armada.
At the same time, Melkor's avatar committed suicide (he is better now) to summon the Elder Ones. Uvenelei's groundpounders - matter accelerated to near light speed - took out most of them.
Nukes did the rest, as did the army of Angels, Devils, and the Red Armada.
Anabstercorian decided to drop fusing hydrogen from the Sun's core on everyone to destroy the Red Armada. This created massive global damage. Forrester, responding to a call for help from Hazen, shows up and repeats Anabstercorian's tactic. This creates unprecedented global damage. Both allies, innocents, and the Red Armada are destroyed in this massive attack. The map is altered beyond recognition.
Several people who fought hard during Turn 6 - such as myself, Venus, and Black Omega - gained 11th level magic from the Angels or from the nuclear fall out. The Union of Oerth - which sent a portion of its troops to fight the Red Armada - gained it through research.
Forrester left the IR.
Reprisal, who played the UC of Toril in previous IRs, has joined and picked up that power.
Several new powers are available for players to claim. Check the last few proceeding posts.
Melkor and Tokiwong are now allies, as is Sollir.
Here is Anabstercorian's recent summary:
Kalanyr, Hazen, Melkor, and Vaeregoth are all throwing their lot in to Athas and a massive war is blooming. An ancient halfling mage has just arisen there, and he wields magic that none other can match in the Crystal Sphere of Athas.
The seal on Luna is rapidly degrading, and upon its breaking, 10,000 PL worth of Red Ghosts will be released upon a terrified world.
Oerth is scarred wasteland - Although the burning fire of the fusing hydrogen leaves no atomic fallout, its sheer radioactive fury did enough damage in its short moment of existence to compensate. Water is poison, the air is dust, the earth is glass, and life is burning.
The situation on Toril is unstable. Forrester is being degraded, for despite his best attempts, it was impossible to use solar bombardment in a controlled manner. Vast destruction resulted.
Anabstercorian is building the Penumbral Hub, a city around the sun. A few brave souls are already volunteering for ceremorphosis, becoming the alien in exchange for a safe haven from burning war. He still commands the Army of Darkness and the Solistarim, and they're itching to wreak havoc. The Solistarim, seeing hope in the newfound creation of 11th level magic, seeks to heal Oerth, while the Army of Darkness is looking forward to an opportunity to conquer damn near anything, and are currently running amok in neighboring Crystal Spheres, picking up recruits and kicking ass.
Tokiwong and Melkor are in subtle alliance, and the Dark Union of Oerth is in a rapidly decaying social state.
The civilians of Oerth are primarily unharmed, thanks to the Secret Retreats, but they look upon their future and despair. Only the hope of Oerth healed keeps them going.
How much of this is accurate? Anything I should add? What's public knowledge?
