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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LordMelkor{Talos}" data-source="post: 155357" data-attributes="member: 2392">Posted by Edena:It was upon Forrester that the burden was laid to protect the interests of Realmspace. We watched as he cleverly set the savage nations of Oerth on each other, playing them against one another. We watched as he successfully protected the Lortmil Project, and our own people in the Pomarj, in so doing. We watched as Forrester's efforts saw the Shade driven from their occupation of Oerth, most of them obliterated, with the loss of few of our own people. We watched as Forrester skillfully aided in the overthrow of the menace of Vecna, who was a threat even to Realmspace. We watched as Forrester, our able commander and leader, kept the savage Union of Oerth at bay, kept it from conquering and enslaving our people, and still he protected the Lortmil Project. When the Oerthians brought upon themselves the Red Curse, we observed Forrester's careful and cautious handling of this substance, and his disposal of it when the truth about it was revealed. We observed Forrester's efforts to aid the Oerthians in ridding themselves of their Blood Waste, and how his appeals fell on deaf ears. The Speaker pauses, and glares out over the World Assembly, then speaks, in a rather angry tone: When the Red Army was created by the actions of the Church of Shade - which, I remind you, Forrester has ACTIVELY hunted down and supressed in this Crystal Sphere, our Realmspace - it was known then that this was due to the Oerthians themselves, and not due to Forrester. Forrester received a direct plea for assistance from people who were being destroyed. Had it not been for Forrester, the entire world of Oerth would have been destroyed by the Red Army! Now, these savages have the audacity to whine that they lost people ... they WHINE that the Bombardment cost them a few lives. Just what do they know about loss of lives? WE on Toril know the true meaning of loss, and the true meaning of sacrifice. It is about time the Oerthians learned the price of their own actions, and the price of their own foolishness and pride. It was time they learned that there is a price to war, that war is not a game, and that in war people die. Thanks to the efforts of Lord Forrester, none of our own people were killed. None of our people were subjected to the horrible Red Curse that the Oerthians brought upon themselves by their refusal to cooperate against the Shade. Thanks to the efforts of Lord Forrester, there are still Oerthians, PERIOD, to come here and whine and complain about their lot. Than a young and charismatic senator from Calimshan, Malyk EL Rashal, stands up, one of the leaders of isolationist faction, and a sworn opponent of Forrester. Few know, however, that Malyk is a secret worshipper of Melkor, and his mission is to weaken UC from inside!-While Forrester`s merits can`t be denied, I believe that  electing him to Presidency was a grave error! For he is, and always was, foremost a Warlord, certainly not a suitable person to lead an advanced Democracy! I don`t think that we shall ever forget about his slaughtering of entire elven civilization of Evereska, and while he condemned for his actions, his hands will be forever covered in blood! - I believe that People Of Oerth should have been left alone, there was no reason for us to interfere, Shade were a threat that Oerthians could have certainly dealt with! Of course they were making errors, but wasn`t it the same case with us!? Yet we grew wiser from this experience, for man can learn the most from his own mistakes! But Oerthians were denied this right, for Forrester was tired of peace, he once again wanted to lead armies to battle, he never stopped to love bloodshed, spoils of war, its glory! So he foolishly led mighty armies to Oerth, without even fully knowing the situation, and demanded Nations Of Oerth to submit to his will, like a petty tyrant! Because of his threats Oerth turned against him, and he was forced to leave this world, humiliated! Later World Of Oerth was forced to stand against a great thread, The Red Scourge, but they united, and it seemed like they can prevail! But they were never allowed to, as Forrester wanted to save to day, to satisfy his ego, and ordered terrible planetary bombardment of Oerth,. that resulted in terryfiyng death toll! And it was this action that summoned The Mists to Realmspace and Oerthspace, it wouldn`t happen if it wasn`t for our unnecessary interference in the affairs of Oerth!- Well I hear that Humanoids threaten to leave The Commonwealth! But I must admit that I am not sure if it would  be such a huge loss for us! For there were humanoids who supported Forrester`s  agressive policy, hoping for a chance to ruling another worlds as colonies! It might be the best for us if Humanoids indeed leave, until they are mature enough to understand the fact that Democracy shouldn`t use violence as main solution to problems, not forget that it was only argument they knew a generation ago!</blockquote>

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