(IR) IR Interlude Turn 5 - Turn 6 (thread 4)

[Anabstercorian]

Anabstercorian, you are a famous leader who is renown for his efforts to do what we now intend.
We know you fought for New Umbra.
We know you fought against Forrester.

We offer you a place at our helm, to lead us, to lead us to victory over our enemies.
To bring illithid and drow to supremacy upon Oerth, Toril, and Krynn.

We offer this. What say you, Anabstercorian?

Anabstercorian hovers slowly to the deck of the spelljamming ship, surrounded by Illithid and drow in unison.

<< I will accept your offer, but you must listen to me. I am the Chosen of Ilsensine, and I represent his Will. And he and I have seen much to teach us over these last years. >>

<< There is more to the lower life forms than you think, my brethren. Do not think to declare me foolish or heretical when I say this, for I am the Chosen of Ilsensine. They have created great empires almost equal to ours. It would be better to ally with their strength than to crush it beneath us. >>

<< Listen to me... I do not mean to coexist with lesser creatures as equals, as YOU are doing now with these elves. I offer you something better. I have been attempting to create a new form of ceremorphosis that does not destroy the host, but merges it with the infant mind of the tadpole to create a new entity - Something more than the original host, something Illithid, and yet something the same. >>

<< Do not accuse me of Blasphemy. This is the Will of Ilsensine. This is what is meant to be. He desires for you to throw off the defining weaknesses of our race - Your fear of the sun and your dependence on brains for sustenance. >>

<< New Umbra still stands, my brethren. It grows, slowly. It slumbers, empty of souls. Are you ready to reclaim it? Are you ready to reclaim the staff? Are you ready to become something newer and stronger and better than you ever have been?!? >>

<< Then I will lead you. >>

<< But you must listen to me. >>

 

[Forrester]

The Army of Darkness regards Anabstercorian:

Well?

Will you lead us, Anabstercorian?

(Anabstercorian, if you say yes, you gain the 4,000 PL Army of Darkness, but lose the 220 PL Solistarim.)

The question is, if Anabstercorian's goals are somewhat different than those of the fleet -- will they still follow him?

If so, then we simply *must* meet for dinner. My treat .

Forrester

 

[Edena_of_Neith]

The delegation from the Union of Oerth never returns.
The Army of Darkness kills on sight every last member of the delegation, including any of the Shade that were in it.
Then, the dead are resurrected, and tortured for the amusement of the drow.

- - -

The illithid speaker of the Army looks at Anabstercorian with skepticism:

And just where would you lead us, Anabstercorian?
What would you have us do?

We will not choose to follow you, until you answer these questions to our satisfaction.

 

[Anabstercorian]

<< I would lead the Illithid to a new empire, a new Penumbra. We will spread across the polyverse like a virulent plague, for we will no longer bring death, but Ascenscion. Thrall will beg for the privilige of ceremorphosis. We will no longer waste valuable servants on food, for I will lead us in to a magical transformation in to a newer, more effective form. >>

<< I would lead everything else in to the Illithid. We would be all. We would never die again. Our empire would be eternal and our control absolute. In time, we would dethrone the very gods themselves. >>

 

[Edena_of_Neith]

The speaker for the Army of Darkness says:

We wish to purify Oerth.
We WILL purify Oerth.
That is what we ASSEMBLED for.

We will not follow one who will not purify Oerth.
If you will not lead us to victory over Oerth, Anabstercorian, we will not follow you!

If you WILL lead us to glory and victory on Oerth, we will follow you to the ends of the Multiverse!

 

[Sollir Furryfoot]

"Do not petty yourself with any insults from them, Miss Mina." Hellmaster continues, "Chronologically I suppose you aren't my type, but you are wise beyond your years and this form is a reflection of my own self." Phibrizzo gives a smile, "I'm not sure if Mr. Malachi can be trusted either, he hasn't seemed to be a nice ally towards me." Phibrizzo gives a sigh as he waits to see how many more powers will join the Alliance of Worlds.

 

[Edena_of_Neith]

IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ

Here is the general strategic situation:

The Union of Oerth (PL 1,750) has allied with Mina and the Knights of Neraka (PL 1,000).
Mina has talked the Shade (PL see the Lists) into joining this confederation.

This confederation calls itself the Union of the Worlds.

Acererak has apparently concluded a truce with the Union of the Worlds, at the behest of Mina.
Whether it is a full alliance, or a pact, or simply a verbal agreement, is unclear.

Alzem is an ardent enemy of Mina, and has gone to Krynn and assembled an army out of all her enemies there, and brought them here.
These include the evil Dragon Overlords of Krynn, and the good Knights of Solamnia and Knights of Steel.
Alzem is also prepared to loose the Angels if the need arises upon the Union of the Worlds.
Alzem now has a PL of around 750, but the Angels who aid him have a PL of 4,000.

Forrester, protected by the Torilian Border Guard (PL 10,000) is sitting back and watching.

An enormous army of illithid and drow (PL 4,000) is preparing to invade Oerth and destroy it, basically.
They are being called the Army of Darkness.
They are still waiting to see if Anabstercorian will choose to lead them, or if he will not.

All attempts by all sides to negotiate with this fleet have failed - they have only spoken so far with Anabstercorian.

A large army of Shade is assembling in the Plane of Shadow.
They have denounced and disowned Melkor, and they have sworn to destroy their own Shade brethren on Oerth for allying with the humans in the Union of the Worlds.

This army of Shade (PL unknown yet) will not work with the Army of Darkness.
The two evil forces consider each other enemies, and will attack each other on sight.

Mina is attempting to convince Sollir, Creamsteak, and Dagger to join the Union of the Worlds, and Melkor has attempted to convince Malachi (Iuz) to join.
So far, it would appear that only Sollir's character, the Hellmaster, is seriously interested.

The Alliance of Oerth has received a big boost in the form of secret enclaves of the Emerald Order showing up all over Oerth (PL 300.)
They have also received a boost in that all the nations of AnaKeris have joined Dagger (PL over 100.)
Also, of course, the enormous army that Alzem has brought from Krynn (PL 700) is welcome news, although the evil Dragon Overlords despise the people of Oerth.

 

[Edena_of_Neith]

Mina looks at the Hellmaster, and speaks solemnly:

Phibrizzo, is the League of Warlords to join the Union of the Worlds?

 

[Spoof]

Edena are the Angels here now, I thought they would not get here until turn 7. Let me know which it is, thanks.

I will also put the my new allies into a pocket dimension the same as the other, granting the same abalties.

 

[Forrester]

Um, Spoof, you don't want all of the Angels traipsing off to Oerth.

They're kind of performing a really really important role as our Border Guard, y'know.

EDENA -- you said that anyone wishing to invade Toril with even a hope of success would need both a tremendous force *and* 11th level magic.

Who of the "enemy" -- Mina, the Shade from the Plane of Shadow, the Army of Darkness -- can employ 11th level magic on Toril?

I *ALSO* need to know whether the Angels will be allowed to leave during Turn 6, or whether they must wait until Turn 7.


Forrester