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<blockquote data-quote="Serpenteye" data-source="post: 174861" data-attributes="member: 1492"><p>---</p><p></p><p>OOC:</p><p> Hi everybody, I'm back.</p><p></p><p> I wish to publicly thank Mr Draco for the exemplary way he has controlled the Union of Worlds in my absence. Good work man! Now it's time for me to once again carry my part of the burden.</p><p></p><p> I've been gone, but the God Emperor has not been passive. He has been working hard on furthering the interests of the Union in the colonies and supervising the work of his servants. </p><p>_________</p><p>And BTW, this is secret and protected by the 11th level magic of the God Emperor against discovery. It is an attempt to spread peace and order throughout the Multiverse.</p><p></p><p> </p><p>--</p><p></p><p>His Imperial majesty Telhorve the fifth of the Glorious and Venerable Empire of Stortevia in the crystal sphere of Gann listened attentively to the advisor at his side. "...In summary; the situation in the provinces is troubling," the man stated. "There are no major new developments in the war with the kingdom of Thelm, although our ability to continue our defence is being gradually eroded and their attacks seem to be gaining in strength. I suspect an outside force is aiding them. Somehow they have managed to hire tens of thousands of nomad mercenaries and seem to have an endless supply of weapons and spell components." he needlessly adjusted the collar of his robe.</p><p></p><p>The Emperor frowned, deep in thought. <So, the visitor was right,> he thought to himself. <Someone has been spending enormous amounts of money to ensure a Thelmian victory. So much money, in fact, that the ally could not be of this world. The so-called 'Cult of Prosperity' is the most likely culprit. They appeared out of nowhere a few weeks ago, with a vast amount of resources they have quickly won countless converts, especially in the eastern provinces and Thelm. They must have gained a considerable influence with the ruling council, especially considering their plentiful aid. Their diabolic symbiosis is obvious. Our defeat seems equally apparent, unless I accept the visitor's offer. The choice is easy, the solution is obvious, perhaps too much so. I need more time to consider this carefully, but time is running out, the Cydians are growing impatient and the war will soon be lost, unless I agree to the transformation.> The Sovereign Ruler and Emperor of Stortevia, The Thousand Year Empire, the Greater Half of the World, continued walking through the gardens, torturously pondering his decision.</p><p></p><p>--</p><p></p><p>In the Chamber of Destiny The Ruling Council of Thelm assembled. The Party of the Clergies as usual divided itself into cliques, glaring suspiciously at each others across the empty seats separating them. They were always ineffectual and useless, but now seemed more tense than usual. Ambic Tenev, Third speaker of the Militant Party, looked at them with open contempt. <Those superstitious fools have no place in this assembly> he thought and subconsciously stroked the hilt of his dagger beneath his coat. </p><p> The Party of Commerce walked into the chamber in a tight file, always-prissy perfectionists, but never incompetent, never afraid to take chances for the right stakes, though they perhaps trusted the Cult of Prosperity too deeply. Ambic had recently gained a profound respect for them and their opinions and the alliance between their parties was as old as the war. </p><p> The Peacemakers, all three of them, walked quietly into the chamber, too frightened and depressed to even look up from their white sandals. Ambic suppressed a chuckle at the sight of them.</p><p> The Reformed Party of the Provinces had already walked into the chamber before he arrived. The RPP had the greatest number of chairs and usually insisted on their precedence in all matters of ceremony. United in that, but divided in all other matters, they were like a miniature council all by their selves. The few times they united they were unstoppable by everything but the complete opposition of all the other parties, fortunately that seldom happened.</p><p> When the last member of the Peacemakers had finally taken his seat the First Speaker of the Council (and also the first speaker of the RPP) rose and spoke: </p><p></p><p>"We are gathered here to discuss one issue. Everything else must wait. The matters of taxation and land-reallocation are important, and so are the discussions of the execution and conduct of the war, but this is more so. We are gathered to debate and decide whether to accept the offer of the Cult of Prosperity and their requests in exchange for their aid. The High Priest of the Cult of prosperity has requested that he be allowed to address the Council, and I will allow him to present his offer." </p><p></p><p>The Golden-robed man by his side rose and stated his ultimatum in pleasant tones:</p><p></p><p>"Thank you, First Speaker.I will not take up your time with flattery but speak clearly and to the point. The nation of Thelm is facing a powerful enemy. You have managed to fight the armies of Stortevia to a standstill but at a terrible price in manpower and gold and without our aid your losses would have been far greater. Now you have reached a breaking point in the war, your armies are equal in power to those of your enemy and the outcome is uncertain. You are facing a long and bloody war of attrition to regain your ancestral lands, a war that you might well lose, without our aid.</p><p> The Cult of Prosperity is offering you the solution to this problem. We posses near-infinite wealth, gathered from our followers in many worlds. With this wealth we have hired mercenaries for your cause and bought large quantities of weapons and magical items that we have given to you, to aid you against the oppressive and decadent empire that threatens you. the aid we have given in the past is but a drop in the ocean compared to the aid we could give you, but our assistance comes with a price. We are offering you victory over your enemy and the complete conquest of the planet and all we're asking for in return is that you worship our Gods. If the majority of this assembly swears an unbreakable sacred oath of worship and declares the religion of the Cult of Prosperity the only legal religion in your territory we will make certain that you win the war, it will be in our own interest that you do, so that more people can be saved by joining our faith.</p><p> Do not fear to enrage your old Gods by forswearing them, for they are as powerless to harm you as they are to aid you. They cannot interfere in mortal affairs, our Gods have made sure of that. You owe no loyalty to the Gods who have abandoned you to your own devices, you owe no worship to the Gods who have done nothing in exchange for your prayers. Our Gods offer substantial and tangible benefits of your worship of them. Which Gods would you prefer?"</p><p></p><p>The chamber is absolutely silent for a moment and then the air is full of the noise of discussion as the Council is trying to come to a decision. The High Priest sits down again with a serenely pious smile.</p><p></p><p>-----</p><p></p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>This is an example of the colonial policies of the Union of Worlds. We offer aid, under separate (multiple) guises, to both the fighting parts in a war to gradually bring them both under our control. One side is promised economic or direct military aid in exchange for oaths of worship and the other is offered Cydian transformation for its ruling elite. When both sides have accepted the offer they will both be bound to our service (since Cydians worship Kas and the God Emperor by default and those who are sworn to worship are equally bound) and the war can be ended without their opposition. This way we bring peace to the worlds in the multiverse.</p><p></p><p>Our other colonial strategies continue as we outlined in our e-mails to you. </p><p></p><p>We temporarily withdraw the 20000 PLs we are using to build the City of Peace and spend 15000PLs on expanding our power in the worlds of our colonies.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Serpenteye, post: 174861, member: 1492"] --- OOC: Hi everybody, I'm back. I wish to publicly thank Mr Draco for the exemplary way he has controlled the Union of Worlds in my absence. Good work man! Now it's time for me to once again carry my part of the burden. I've been gone, but the God Emperor has not been passive. He has been working hard on furthering the interests of the Union in the colonies and supervising the work of his servants. _________ And BTW, this is secret and protected by the 11th level magic of the God Emperor against discovery. It is an attempt to spread peace and order throughout the Multiverse. -- His Imperial majesty Telhorve the fifth of the Glorious and Venerable Empire of Stortevia in the crystal sphere of Gann listened attentively to the advisor at his side. "...In summary; the situation in the provinces is troubling," the man stated. "There are no major new developments in the war with the kingdom of Thelm, although our ability to continue our defence is being gradually eroded and their attacks seem to be gaining in strength. I suspect an outside force is aiding them. Somehow they have managed to hire tens of thousands of nomad mercenaries and seem to have an endless supply of weapons and spell components." he needlessly adjusted the collar of his robe. The Emperor frowned, deep in thought. <So, the visitor was right,> he thought to himself. <Someone has been spending enormous amounts of money to ensure a Thelmian victory. So much money, in fact, that the ally could not be of this world. The so-called 'Cult of Prosperity' is the most likely culprit. They appeared out of nowhere a few weeks ago, with a vast amount of resources they have quickly won countless converts, especially in the eastern provinces and Thelm. They must have gained a considerable influence with the ruling council, especially considering their plentiful aid. Their diabolic symbiosis is obvious. Our defeat seems equally apparent, unless I accept the visitor's offer. The choice is easy, the solution is obvious, perhaps too much so. I need more time to consider this carefully, but time is running out, the Cydians are growing impatient and the war will soon be lost, unless I agree to the transformation.> The Sovereign Ruler and Emperor of Stortevia, The Thousand Year Empire, the Greater Half of the World, continued walking through the gardens, torturously pondering his decision. -- In the Chamber of Destiny The Ruling Council of Thelm assembled. The Party of the Clergies as usual divided itself into cliques, glaring suspiciously at each others across the empty seats separating them. They were always ineffectual and useless, but now seemed more tense than usual. Ambic Tenev, Third speaker of the Militant Party, looked at them with open contempt. <Those superstitious fools have no place in this assembly> he thought and subconsciously stroked the hilt of his dagger beneath his coat. The Party of Commerce walked into the chamber in a tight file, always-prissy perfectionists, but never incompetent, never afraid to take chances for the right stakes, though they perhaps trusted the Cult of Prosperity too deeply. Ambic had recently gained a profound respect for them and their opinions and the alliance between their parties was as old as the war. The Peacemakers, all three of them, walked quietly into the chamber, too frightened and depressed to even look up from their white sandals. Ambic suppressed a chuckle at the sight of them. The Reformed Party of the Provinces had already walked into the chamber before he arrived. The RPP had the greatest number of chairs and usually insisted on their precedence in all matters of ceremony. United in that, but divided in all other matters, they were like a miniature council all by their selves. The few times they united they were unstoppable by everything but the complete opposition of all the other parties, fortunately that seldom happened. When the last member of the Peacemakers had finally taken his seat the First Speaker of the Council (and also the first speaker of the RPP) rose and spoke: "We are gathered here to discuss one issue. Everything else must wait. The matters of taxation and land-reallocation are important, and so are the discussions of the execution and conduct of the war, but this is more so. We are gathered to debate and decide whether to accept the offer of the Cult of Prosperity and their requests in exchange for their aid. The High Priest of the Cult of prosperity has requested that he be allowed to address the Council, and I will allow him to present his offer." The Golden-robed man by his side rose and stated his ultimatum in pleasant tones: "Thank you, First Speaker.I will not take up your time with flattery but speak clearly and to the point. The nation of Thelm is facing a powerful enemy. You have managed to fight the armies of Stortevia to a standstill but at a terrible price in manpower and gold and without our aid your losses would have been far greater. Now you have reached a breaking point in the war, your armies are equal in power to those of your enemy and the outcome is uncertain. You are facing a long and bloody war of attrition to regain your ancestral lands, a war that you might well lose, without our aid. The Cult of Prosperity is offering you the solution to this problem. We posses near-infinite wealth, gathered from our followers in many worlds. With this wealth we have hired mercenaries for your cause and bought large quantities of weapons and magical items that we have given to you, to aid you against the oppressive and decadent empire that threatens you. the aid we have given in the past is but a drop in the ocean compared to the aid we could give you, but our assistance comes with a price. We are offering you victory over your enemy and the complete conquest of the planet and all we're asking for in return is that you worship our Gods. If the majority of this assembly swears an unbreakable sacred oath of worship and declares the religion of the Cult of Prosperity the only legal religion in your territory we will make certain that you win the war, it will be in our own interest that you do, so that more people can be saved by joining our faith. Do not fear to enrage your old Gods by forswearing them, for they are as powerless to harm you as they are to aid you. They cannot interfere in mortal affairs, our Gods have made sure of that. You owe no loyalty to the Gods who have abandoned you to your own devices, you owe no worship to the Gods who have done nothing in exchange for your prayers. Our Gods offer substantial and tangible benefits of your worship of them. Which Gods would you prefer?" The chamber is absolutely silent for a moment and then the air is full of the noise of discussion as the Council is trying to come to a decision. The High Priest sits down again with a serenely pious smile. ----- . . . . . . . . . . . . This is an example of the colonial policies of the Union of Worlds. We offer aid, under separate (multiple) guises, to both the fighting parts in a war to gradually bring them both under our control. One side is promised economic or direct military aid in exchange for oaths of worship and the other is offered Cydian transformation for its ruling elite. When both sides have accepted the offer they will both be bound to our service (since Cydians worship Kas and the God Emperor by default and those who are sworn to worship are equally bound) and the war can be ended without their opposition. This way we bring peace to the worlds in the multiverse. Our other colonial strategies continue as we outlined in our e-mails to you. We temporarily withdraw the 20000 PLs we are using to build the City of Peace and spend 15000PLs on expanding our power in the worlds of our colonies. [/QUOTE]
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