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<blockquote data-quote="Jemal" data-source="post: 3477795" data-attributes="member: 9026">(OOC: Wrahn - No Problem)The High Mage clears his throat.&nbsp; &quot;I'm not sure how much geography you know, but here is a brief overlay of the area.&quot;&nbsp; He waves a hand, casting Major Image, and an Illusory map apears on a table.&nbsp; &quot;This is Lyrevan&quot; He points to a moderate sized country.&nbsp; To the North is a large open area called the 'Barbarian Plains Empire', and North, South, and West of them are Ocean.&nbsp; To the West, connected to the Plains but seperated from Lyrevan by a large channel of water, is a country called the &quot;United Alliance&quot;, which is nearly twice the size of Lyrevan, and connects to the rest of the continent.&quot;The United Alliance has been Lyrevans Rival for Millenia.&nbsp; We have had periods of time where the two were able to function together, but for the most part they envy our way of life, and our abundant resources.. Lyrevan is very rich in Agriculture and Mining, and we have some of the best craftsmen in the world.&nbsp; Lyrevan is almost self sufficient, but what we do need - Mostly Wood products, they get for us and overcharge us as much as they can.&nbsp; The problem comes when they - every few centuries or so - Manage to fully unite behind a powerful leader, put aside their constant internal disputes, and decide that they shoulod own this entire portion of the continent.&nbsp; Then they begin a war.&nbsp; This is the 12th war they've started during the rule of the Sarutobi.&nbsp; We have debated time and again taking the war to them, but their troops outnumber us about 10 to 1, and while ours are much more disciplined and better trained, we haven't the resources to wage an ofensie war.&quot;King Thelsan speaks up at this point &quot;And even if we did, there is no gauranteeing that we would be any better at governing that mess of a country than they are.&nbsp; Why waste lives in a futile effort, and prosecute the citizens there who have little or nothing to do with the war?&nbsp; No, the best we can do is to keep fending them off until the barbarians retaliate.&nbsp; I have allready sent word to their overlord that the Alliance has begun again.&nbsp; They will begin raiding the bordertowns, to send a message to the Alliance that their expansionistic overtures will not be tolerated.&nbsp; You see, usually when they attack Lyrevan, it is only a matter of months before they overstep themselves and attack the barbarians too... And those men have none of our qualms about attacking the Alliance's homes.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jemal, post: 3477795, member: 9026"] [color=dimgray](OOC: Wrahn - No Problem)[/color] The High Mage clears his throat. "I'm not sure how much geography you know, but here is a brief overlay of the area." He waves a hand, casting Major Image, and an Illusory map apears on a table. "This is Lyrevan" He points to a moderate sized country. To the North is a large open area called the 'Barbarian Plains Empire', and North, South, and West of them are Ocean. To the West, connected to the Plains but seperated from Lyrevan by a large channel of water, is a country called the "United Alliance", which is nearly twice the size of Lyrevan, and connects to the rest of the continent. "The United Alliance has been Lyrevans Rival for Millenia. We have had periods of time where the two were able to function together, but for the most part they envy our way of life, and our abundant resources.. Lyrevan is very rich in Agriculture and Mining, and we have some of the best craftsmen in the world. Lyrevan is almost self sufficient, but what we do need - Mostly Wood products, they get for us and overcharge us as much as they can. The problem comes when they - every few centuries or so - Manage to fully unite behind a powerful leader, put aside their constant internal disputes, and decide that they shoulod own this entire portion of the continent. Then they begin a war. This is the 12th war they've started during the rule of the Sarutobi. We have debated time and again taking the war to them, but their troops outnumber us about 10 to 1, and while ours are much more disciplined and better trained, we haven't the resources to wage an ofensie war." King Thelsan speaks up at this point [color=blue]"And even if we did, there is no gauranteeing that we would be any better at governing that mess of a country than they are. Why waste lives in a futile effort, and prosecute the citizens there who have little or nothing to do with the war? No, the best we can do is to keep fending them off until the barbarians retaliate. I have allready sent word to their overlord that the Alliance has begun again. They will begin raiding the bordertowns, to send a message to the Alliance that their expansionistic overtures will not be tolerated. You see, usually when they attack Lyrevan, it is only a matter of months before they overstep themselves and attack the barbarians too... And those men have none of our qualms about attacking the Alliance's homes."[/color] [/QUOTE]

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