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<blockquote data-quote="Anabstercorian" data-source="post: 158073" data-attributes="member: 2550"><p><strong>Welcome to "Chateau de Sol" everybody</strong></p><p></p><p>The members of the Torilian press relax, finally at ease with the infamous criminal Anabstercorian. It's hard for them to connect this charming, friendly example of the Illithid species with the murderer of the entire Eternal Empire field army. As they lounge on comfortable couches in the sun room, a huge translucent dome filtering the light of the sun to a manageably searing intensity, Anabstercorian hovers in front of them, crosslegged, dressed in a long, flowing robe of purple silk that hangs limp from his body.</p><p></p><p>(<strong>Bold</strong> is the press, <u>underlined</u> is Anabstercorian.)</p><p></p><p><strong>Anabstercorian...</strong></p><p></p><p><u>Please, call me Ab.</u></p><p></p><p><strong>Ab, then. Ab, what is your opinion on "The Forrester Controversy" as it's being called?</strong></p><p></p><p><u>I supported Forrester in his decision to break the Oerthian defenses and bombard the Red Army with stellar plasma, and I will support him now. We are not allies, he and I - Many of our goals are mutually exclusive. Despite this, we have often worked together on projects of import - The destruction of Vecna, for example.</u></p><p></p><p><strong>You were involved in that, weren't you?</strong></p><p></p><p><u>Yes, but only as a supporting role - Forrester deserves the lions share of the credit, as well as good old Sauron. How is Sauron?</u></p><p></p><p><strong>Who?</strong></p><p></p><p><u>An Illithid assassin, formerly in the employ of the Shade. I used him as a decoy in the debacle with the Eternal Empire, who have now, predictably enough, become the pawns of Iuz.</u></p><p></p><p><strong>The Eternal Empire isn't going to appreciate that comment.</strong></p><p></p><p><u> (Laughs) You people think I'm dangerous? I'm a puppy compared to Iuz. At any rate, what other questions do you have? </u></p><p></p><p><strong>What's with your recruitment campaign?</strong></p><p></p><p><u> (Hesitates for a moment, collecting his thoughts) Illithid are firm believers in reincarnation. Most souls will, overtime, escape the prison of the afterlife and move on to another travel through life. Our experiments seem to confirm this, but of course cosmological phenomena are always manipulated by belief, so our experiments are ultimately void.</u></p><p><u>What I am doing is offering the various thrall species a chance to accelerate that process of reincarnation, which ends, ultimately, in reincarnation in to the One Race, the Illithid. We're giving you all a chance to skip the millions of deaths and reincarnations involved in the process. In fact, you've already interviewed Alex, our first convert, haven't you?</u></p><p></p><p><strong>That's true. It was a very interesting conversation.</strong></p><p></p><p><u>Then you likely know the details of the process - But I'll repeat them anyway. It begins as a normal act of ceremorphosis - The larvae eating its way in to the victims skull, devouring the brain and whatnot, and metamorphosing the body in to an Illithid form. However, thanks to my experiments in psionic manipulation, I've altered the process. Rather than destroying the mind of the host, the mind of the larva and the host merge in to a gestalt whole, something with the past of both, but more future than either could have alone. Enhanced intelligence, strength, agility, and health - The boons of an altered state.</u></p><p></p><p><strong>But I doubt many of your potential recruits appreciate the brain eating...</strong></p><p></p><p><u>I'm working hard on phasing that out. Now that my allies have the secrets of 11th level magic, it is within our power to give ourselves the boons of the Neo-Illithid, living on thoughts alone.</u></p><p></p><p><strong>That's very ambitious.</strong></p><p></p><p><u>Yes. But I intend to succeed.</u></p><p></p><p><strong>What's this about you intending to transform people against their will?</strong></p><p></p><p><u>I do not intend to do any such thing. I have the advantage here - I'm going to live nearly forever, and I'm right. You're all bright people, you'll realize I'm right eventually, and then you'll come to me. Dragging you to the right path would only destroy it.</u></p><p></p><p><strong>That's rather enlightened of you.</strong></p><p></p><p><u>I like to think so.</u></p><p></p><p><strong>Also, your book, <u>The Illustrated History of the Illithid Peoples</u> - Is it true you're going to be writing a sequel?</strong></p><p></p><p><u>I hadn't intended to. I have been thinking of writing a biography of Forrester. Now is certainly a good time for that, wouldn't you think?</u></p><p></p><p><strong>I'm sure it would be! Also, the Demiplane of Dread dilemma...</strong></p><p></p><p><u>I have intentions for dealing with that... The illithid are naturally peaceful among themselves. We will not be engaging in conflict or adding to the level of despair and negative energy currently infusing the myriad worlds. I am going to start a campaign to encourage good will towards fellow men and whatnot, as well as vast, vast orgies.</u></p><p></p><p><strong>That contrasts sharply with your previous anti-orgy political stance.</strong></p><p></p><p><u>Changing times, changing ways.</u></p><p></p><p><strong>Thank you for watching Crossfire, folks. Catch us next time, when we interview the dread god Melkor, Black Flame of Consumption.</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anabstercorian, post: 158073, member: 2550"] [b]Welcome to "Chateau de Sol" everybody[/b] The members of the Torilian press relax, finally at ease with the infamous criminal Anabstercorian. It's hard for them to connect this charming, friendly example of the Illithid species with the murderer of the entire Eternal Empire field army. As they lounge on comfortable couches in the sun room, a huge translucent dome filtering the light of the sun to a manageably searing intensity, Anabstercorian hovers in front of them, crosslegged, dressed in a long, flowing robe of purple silk that hangs limp from his body. ([b]Bold[/b] is the press, [u]underlined[/u] is Anabstercorian.) [b]Anabstercorian...[/b] [u]Please, call me Ab.[/u] [b]Ab, then. Ab, what is your opinion on "The Forrester Controversy" as it's being called?[/b] [u]I supported Forrester in his decision to break the Oerthian defenses and bombard the Red Army with stellar plasma, and I will support him now. We are not allies, he and I - Many of our goals are mutually exclusive. Despite this, we have often worked together on projects of import - The destruction of Vecna, for example.[/u] [b]You were involved in that, weren't you?[/b] [u]Yes, but only as a supporting role - Forrester deserves the lions share of the credit, as well as good old Sauron. How is Sauron?[/u] [b]Who?[/b] [u]An Illithid assassin, formerly in the employ of the Shade. I used him as a decoy in the debacle with the Eternal Empire, who have now, predictably enough, become the pawns of Iuz.[/u] [b]The Eternal Empire isn't going to appreciate that comment.[/b] [u] (Laughs) You people think I'm dangerous? I'm a puppy compared to Iuz. At any rate, what other questions do you have? [/u] [b]What's with your recruitment campaign?[/b] [u] (Hesitates for a moment, collecting his thoughts) Illithid are firm believers in reincarnation. Most souls will, overtime, escape the prison of the afterlife and move on to another travel through life. Our experiments seem to confirm this, but of course cosmological phenomena are always manipulated by belief, so our experiments are ultimately void. What I am doing is offering the various thrall species a chance to accelerate that process of reincarnation, which ends, ultimately, in reincarnation in to the One Race, the Illithid. We're giving you all a chance to skip the millions of deaths and reincarnations involved in the process. In fact, you've already interviewed Alex, our first convert, haven't you?[/u] [b]That's true. It was a very interesting conversation.[/b] [u]Then you likely know the details of the process - But I'll repeat them anyway. It begins as a normal act of ceremorphosis - The larvae eating its way in to the victims skull, devouring the brain and whatnot, and metamorphosing the body in to an Illithid form. However, thanks to my experiments in psionic manipulation, I've altered the process. Rather than destroying the mind of the host, the mind of the larva and the host merge in to a gestalt whole, something with the past of both, but more future than either could have alone. Enhanced intelligence, strength, agility, and health - The boons of an altered state.[/u] [b]But I doubt many of your potential recruits appreciate the brain eating...[/b] [u]I'm working hard on phasing that out. Now that my allies have the secrets of 11th level magic, it is within our power to give ourselves the boons of the Neo-Illithid, living on thoughts alone.[/u] [b]That's very ambitious.[/b] [u]Yes. But I intend to succeed.[/u] [b]What's this about you intending to transform people against their will?[/b] [u]I do not intend to do any such thing. I have the advantage here - I'm going to live nearly forever, and I'm right. You're all bright people, you'll realize I'm right eventually, and then you'll come to me. Dragging you to the right path would only destroy it.[/u] [b]That's rather enlightened of you.[/b] [u]I like to think so.[/u] [b]Also, your book, [u]The Illustrated History of the Illithid Peoples[/u] - Is it true you're going to be writing a sequel?[/b] [u]I hadn't intended to. I have been thinking of writing a biography of Forrester. Now is certainly a good time for that, wouldn't you think?[/u] [b]I'm sure it would be! Also, the Demiplane of Dread dilemma...[/b] [u]I have intentions for dealing with that... The illithid are naturally peaceful among themselves. We will not be engaging in conflict or adding to the level of despair and negative energy currently infusing the myriad worlds. I am going to start a campaign to encourage good will towards fellow men and whatnot, as well as vast, vast orgies.[/u] [b]That contrasts sharply with your previous anti-orgy political stance.[/b] [u]Changing times, changing ways.[/u] [b]Thank you for watching Crossfire, folks. Catch us next time, when we interview the dread god Melkor, Black Flame of Consumption.[/b] [/QUOTE]
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