Edena_of_Neith
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I must wait for Serpenteyes' rulings before I can relate what happens to the drow delegations.
Also, other rulings will affect the success or failure of good and evil powers to influence and/or control events at the Great City under construction, and the stricken drow - one and a half million strong - there. I cannot determine yet (assuming I am the one who gets to determine) what will happen to all those drow.
What happens to Eclavdra is not yet clear: I realize many powers are moving for her. Again, I must wait for a few rulings before I can determine (if I get to determine) what happens.
I will say that this is History in the Making, as there is a chance to pull the drow to the good side, to Eilistraees' side (if Serpenteye allows Eilistraee.)
And there is a chance the drow could be prevented from Withdrawing (by Melkor among others) and become a far more evil and monstrous race than even they dreamed they could be.
There are other major issues at stake.
Four million humanoids erupted from the Great City, spilled out of the Yuan-Ti Empire, and are now assaulting the Touv and Olman Peoples of Hempmonaland.
Very shortly, this colossal army of humanoids will be assaulting the territories of the Scarlet Brotherhood in Hempmonaland.
Considering that many, if not most, will end up converting to Paxus (unless someone contests Paxus' attempt at control) this should be quite a problem for some groups.
Again, a few rulings from Serpenteye are needed here first, though.
There are 98 drow cities now mostly vacant. Serpenteye has already ruled on these.
These cities are filled with vast amounts of treasure, but only a relatively few drow - completely unsupported by Eclavdra, and now deathly ill from the Withdrawal possibly as well (pending Serpenteyes' ruling) are protecting those great treasures.
The cities represent a threat, since enemy powers could occupy them as forward bases.
The cities have their own IC, I believe, so anyone seizing them is going to have some IC gains.
Melkor has already jumped into this fray, sending vampires to 'cure' the drow of their withdrawal. If he succeeds, those drow left will become monstrously evil, enormously powerful vampiric drow with a real attitude problem.
Some are arguing this is a violation of the TEC Pact. It might be a violation: even I am not sure, because Eclavdra disowned those drow.
There was supposed to be a TEC Summit, and Rary offered his Silver Palace for it. Perhaps the matter could be discussed there?
Or perhaps Melkor will go ahead with his plans, despite the threats from other TEC Pact members.
I don't know. It's up to Melkor. It's up to you'all.
What happens, is in your hands, and Serpenteyes' rulings.
All I can say is this: the Withdrawal of the Drow was something I had contemplated since early December. It seemed to me that, cut off from the evil that sustained them, the drow would revert to elves.
And it seemed to me that the reversion would be crushing, painful, debilitating, and ultimately deadly, for evil is evil and it doesn't release it's grip nicely once one has embraced it with their mind, body, and spirit.
Something as massive as the current events described in Serpenteyes' post could not leave the drow unscathed. They collapsed, across Oerik, and only Eclavdras' swift and total brutality saved them.
Eclavdra foresaw that only by consolidating the drow in one place (the Great City) could she grant them good odds of long term survival, so that is what she did.
Eclavdra had her plans all laid out, neat and flowcharted as it were, and she followed them step by step towards the ultimate victory she foresaw.
But Eclavdra could not foresee the Withdrawal. None of the drow could. Had they done so, they would have taken their own lives over being 'corrupted' back into elves. They would never willingly have allowed the Light to gather them back into it's fold.
Likewise, the suffering of the elves of Aliador was inevitable. Their safe, pleasant world was completely destroyed, and replaced by something resembling Armaggedon. Obviously, it was terrifying and traumatic for them.
Having to send their children away just made it all the harder to bear.
But these are elves, and elves find emotional strength in the company of other elves in a way that humans never can (except only among married people and those with extremely strong friendships and family relations.) The elves find strength and heart in each other, in a mystical way unique to them. They find joy, love, and delight in each others' company.
So the elves of Aliador withstood the terrible jolt of current events. To a much more frayed and tentative extent, the elves of the Lendores and Celene also survived intact.
The Yeomanry survived by joining the much greater and stronger League of Athyr.
Some of you are wondering: how does Edena hope to win when he sunders his power, and sends much of it spinning into the cosmos of Greyspace?
The answer is: Edena wins just by playing.
And who says the drow won't recover, rise up, and kick all of your butts? Don't smirk. It could happen.
In an IR, anything can happen. Anything at all ...
Now, just got to wait for Serpenteyes' rulings, and then ... well ... we will see what happens next, won't we?
I'll admit, I'm wondering who else is going to join the party in the Great City ...
Also, other rulings will affect the success or failure of good and evil powers to influence and/or control events at the Great City under construction, and the stricken drow - one and a half million strong - there. I cannot determine yet (assuming I am the one who gets to determine) what will happen to all those drow.
What happens to Eclavdra is not yet clear: I realize many powers are moving for her. Again, I must wait for a few rulings before I can determine (if I get to determine) what happens.
I will say that this is History in the Making, as there is a chance to pull the drow to the good side, to Eilistraees' side (if Serpenteye allows Eilistraee.)
And there is a chance the drow could be prevented from Withdrawing (by Melkor among others) and become a far more evil and monstrous race than even they dreamed they could be.
There are other major issues at stake.
Four million humanoids erupted from the Great City, spilled out of the Yuan-Ti Empire, and are now assaulting the Touv and Olman Peoples of Hempmonaland.
Very shortly, this colossal army of humanoids will be assaulting the territories of the Scarlet Brotherhood in Hempmonaland.
Considering that many, if not most, will end up converting to Paxus (unless someone contests Paxus' attempt at control) this should be quite a problem for some groups.
Again, a few rulings from Serpenteye are needed here first, though.
There are 98 drow cities now mostly vacant. Serpenteye has already ruled on these.
These cities are filled with vast amounts of treasure, but only a relatively few drow - completely unsupported by Eclavdra, and now deathly ill from the Withdrawal possibly as well (pending Serpenteyes' ruling) are protecting those great treasures.
The cities represent a threat, since enemy powers could occupy them as forward bases.
The cities have their own IC, I believe, so anyone seizing them is going to have some IC gains.
Melkor has already jumped into this fray, sending vampires to 'cure' the drow of their withdrawal. If he succeeds, those drow left will become monstrously evil, enormously powerful vampiric drow with a real attitude problem.
Some are arguing this is a violation of the TEC Pact. It might be a violation: even I am not sure, because Eclavdra disowned those drow.
There was supposed to be a TEC Summit, and Rary offered his Silver Palace for it. Perhaps the matter could be discussed there?
Or perhaps Melkor will go ahead with his plans, despite the threats from other TEC Pact members.
I don't know. It's up to Melkor. It's up to you'all.
What happens, is in your hands, and Serpenteyes' rulings.
All I can say is this: the Withdrawal of the Drow was something I had contemplated since early December. It seemed to me that, cut off from the evil that sustained them, the drow would revert to elves.
And it seemed to me that the reversion would be crushing, painful, debilitating, and ultimately deadly, for evil is evil and it doesn't release it's grip nicely once one has embraced it with their mind, body, and spirit.
Something as massive as the current events described in Serpenteyes' post could not leave the drow unscathed. They collapsed, across Oerik, and only Eclavdras' swift and total brutality saved them.
Eclavdra foresaw that only by consolidating the drow in one place (the Great City) could she grant them good odds of long term survival, so that is what she did.
Eclavdra had her plans all laid out, neat and flowcharted as it were, and she followed them step by step towards the ultimate victory she foresaw.
But Eclavdra could not foresee the Withdrawal. None of the drow could. Had they done so, they would have taken their own lives over being 'corrupted' back into elves. They would never willingly have allowed the Light to gather them back into it's fold.
Likewise, the suffering of the elves of Aliador was inevitable. Their safe, pleasant world was completely destroyed, and replaced by something resembling Armaggedon. Obviously, it was terrifying and traumatic for them.
Having to send their children away just made it all the harder to bear.
But these are elves, and elves find emotional strength in the company of other elves in a way that humans never can (except only among married people and those with extremely strong friendships and family relations.) The elves find strength and heart in each other, in a mystical way unique to them. They find joy, love, and delight in each others' company.
So the elves of Aliador withstood the terrible jolt of current events. To a much more frayed and tentative extent, the elves of the Lendores and Celene also survived intact.
The Yeomanry survived by joining the much greater and stronger League of Athyr.
Some of you are wondering: how does Edena hope to win when he sunders his power, and sends much of it spinning into the cosmos of Greyspace?
The answer is: Edena wins just by playing.
And who says the drow won't recover, rise up, and kick all of your butts? Don't smirk. It could happen.
In an IR, anything can happen. Anything at all ...
Now, just got to wait for Serpenteyes' rulings, and then ... well ... we will see what happens next, won't we?
I'll admit, I'm wondering who else is going to join the party in the Great City ...
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