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<blockquote data-quote="Serpenteye" data-source="post: 1967031" data-attributes="member: 1492"><p>Some of the greatest of the Drow cities are beneath your mountains. The old capital, the city that gave its name to the TEC-pact, is beneath the Hellfurnaces.</p><p>Some of the cities have already been evacuated, but should you annex them you would find quite a rich prize of mining, heavy industry, architecture and infrastructure.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>In time this will make a tremendous difference, assuming Iuz is in any condition to be worshiped...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Most of the population of the planet is indeed mindless undead. Another large segment of the population, if you can call them that, are humans kept as cattle. Deprived of all the requirements of mental development from birth they are practically mindless as well. They have no language, and nearly no emotions.</p><p>There are also numerous intelligent lesser forms of undead. Ghouls, Ghasts and more exotic variations. Incorporeal undead are also plentiful, though they are mostly used as scouts. There are quite a few Vampire-Spawns, but not many Vampires.</p><p>--</p><p>You easily take control of Galion Vool, but due to the small numbers of troops at your disposal the process will still require several months to complete. The arrival of large Regular forces would make it much quicker.</p><p></p><p>The Warlords answer you: "It is you who are the fool, Gallador. Do you really think you can stand against the power of Vecna? Iuz is a Demigod, a blind and bumbling fool wasting his power in a meaningless battle. All the worlds, all the remaining worlds, can see that it is a battle he cannot win. Vecna is a God, a true God, and while we still followed the likes of Hextor, Wee Yas and Erythnul we could dare stand against him. But not now. There is noone left who even comes close to being His equal.</p><p> If you surrender to him willingly, and undo the damage you have wrought, perhaps he will allow you to be more than a slave. That is now your only choice. Until then, every one of our servants you strike down is a sacrifice that will speed his return."</p><p></p><p>You do not know wether or not they are speaking the truth.</p><p></p><p>The Warlord who approached you about the pact, an Elder Vampire just like yourself and the most powerful of Salitisa's former enemies, tends to agree with them. He agrees that you have no hope of surviving against Vecna, but he's never been anyones servant and will gladly die to spare himself that degradation. He will ally with you, but he will not be your servant. If you attempt to enslave him, he warns, he will turn his full power against you and fight to his own certain death.</p><p>Your morbid prospective ally is named Lord Yaghal, 1 epPL +10 elPL +320 rPL, 150 IC.</p><p>-</p><p>For the first time you are facing real opposition, for many warlords seem to have decided to stand together against your attack. When you strike against the second most powerful worlord you're faced with a force superior to your in quantity, but lacking somewhat in Epics. (approximately 4 epic PLs and 30-35 elites, and about 50 rPLs spread out across the city.) Neither side gains an initial advantage.</p><p></p><p>Other warlords, who could decisively shift the balance in either direction, wait. Or perhaps they are otherwise preoccupied.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It is uncertain wether Vecna is a Lesser or Intermediate God. He was Intermediate, but might have been weakened by the loss of his worshipers on other worlds. You can only speculate, and hope for the best.</p><p>-</p><p>You can bring in 2,5 regular PLs per 1 elite PL used per day. That 1 elite PL will be unable to be used for other tasks during that time. Your Epic PLs can bring in much greater numbers, 50 rPL per EpPL per day, they are the ones (since most of your troops have a high ecl) who are able to cast Teleportation circles.</p><p>-</p><p>You do not at this time have the ability to absorb that many souls into yourself. Iuz is sponsoring your divine ascension, but it will take some time before Gallador becomes a Hero-God.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Iuz is/was fighting the High Council of the Scarlet brotherhood.</p><p>-</p><p>Foran tried to help, but noone could find her.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The arrival of fresh Regular troops does a lot to help Gallador restore order to Galion Vool</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>(ooc: This represents 5 EpPLs, right?)</p><p></p><p>Iuz, wounded and tired, staggers back under the initial assault. He's still much more powerful than any one of the mortal Brothers, though, and he strikes back. Fighting with all his cunning and all his power... he still keeps getting worn down.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":]" title="Devious :]" data-shortname=":]" /> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Elistraee is unable to comply, or to resist. She would probably not want to stay in the City in her current condition, though.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Iuz has no such compunctions, though. He's fighting for his life by now.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>ooc: Time Stop is not what it was, unfortunately. In 3,5E you're unable to affect anyone but yourself during a Time Stop.</p><p></p><p>Iuz falls... below 1 epPL and tries to teleport away. It's close, really close, but the combined attack of the most powerful monks in the world fail to stop him. </p><p>...</p><p>As he limps into the room Victoria turns from her bucket and smiles at him cruelly. "I see that you are hurt, darling, let me lick those beautiful wounds."</p><p></p><p>Iuz is now 0,7 epPL, the Brothers are 4,8.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":]" title="Devious :]" data-shortname=":]" /> <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":]" title="Devious :]" data-shortname=":]" /> <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":]" title="Devious :]" data-shortname=":]" /> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Nope, all planes are sealed off, except for small isolated parts of the Ethereal and Astral and a handful of pocket-dimensions and demiplanes located inside the sphere. </p><p>Your sages believe that Oerth, and the other bodies of the Crystal Sphere, can supply you with the elemental energies and substances needed to support life and spellcasting. However, you no longer have an inexhaustable supply to draw upon, especially of Negative and Positive energy.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>ooc:</p><p>You'll see...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That's right. If Iuz had been unwounded he would probably have defeated the Elder Brothers, but in his reduced condition he had no choice but to flee. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>There is also an inner conflict, besides that being fought by outside forces of Good and Evil on an inner battlefield. </p><p>A Freudian, not that Oerth has ever heard of Freudianism, would prehaps describe it like this. The Ego, the conscious mind of the Drow, and the Super-ego, their culture and ubpringing is fighting against a small part of their Id, their subconscious instincts. That small part of their Id, that urges them to revert to their original elven nature is also fighting another part of the Id, that represents the primal evil they have lived with for so long. </p><p> They have 2,5 parts of their souls fighting against 0,5 parts of their souls... But the mind is a complicated machine and my amateurish simplifications are off course flawed.</p><p></p><p>My point is, that the change to Good is not uncontested for any single Drow. Some of them will be turned Good, but many more will probably turn Evil or insane or both.</p><p>The help they are given by the Good factions might change some of that, perhaps.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Morwel and Keoghtom did manage to prevent the Tempest from looting Elistraee, but Iuz is gone.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Indeed. Two delegations of Drow come to Rel Astra. Their legal mandate to represent Eclavdor is questionable, to say the least, but fairly equal as such. They both consist of high-ranking officials and militaries, though.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The situation has already been resolved. Iuz was severely wounded but managed to escape.</p><p>-</p><p>Over the coming weeks most of the Drow in the Great City get adequate care.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>ooc: Who?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It takes time and effort, but Al-Akbar's help and compassion makes a big difference. It is not yet apparent, but his messages will save thousands of Drow from Evil and madness.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Elistraee gasps and wakes up. Smiling weakly she says "Thank you."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Serpenteye, post: 1967031, member: 1492"] Some of the greatest of the Drow cities are beneath your mountains. The old capital, the city that gave its name to the TEC-pact, is beneath the Hellfurnaces. Some of the cities have already been evacuated, but should you annex them you would find quite a rich prize of mining, heavy industry, architecture and infrastructure. In time this will make a tremendous difference, assuming Iuz is in any condition to be worshiped... Most of the population of the planet is indeed mindless undead. Another large segment of the population, if you can call them that, are humans kept as cattle. Deprived of all the requirements of mental development from birth they are practically mindless as well. They have no language, and nearly no emotions. There are also numerous intelligent lesser forms of undead. Ghouls, Ghasts and more exotic variations. Incorporeal undead are also plentiful, though they are mostly used as scouts. There are quite a few Vampire-Spawns, but not many Vampires. -- You easily take control of Galion Vool, but due to the small numbers of troops at your disposal the process will still require several months to complete. The arrival of large Regular forces would make it much quicker. The Warlords answer you: "It is you who are the fool, Gallador. Do you really think you can stand against the power of Vecna? Iuz is a Demigod, a blind and bumbling fool wasting his power in a meaningless battle. All the worlds, all the remaining worlds, can see that it is a battle he cannot win. Vecna is a God, a true God, and while we still followed the likes of Hextor, Wee Yas and Erythnul we could dare stand against him. But not now. There is noone left who even comes close to being His equal. If you surrender to him willingly, and undo the damage you have wrought, perhaps he will allow you to be more than a slave. That is now your only choice. Until then, every one of our servants you strike down is a sacrifice that will speed his return." You do not know wether or not they are speaking the truth. The Warlord who approached you about the pact, an Elder Vampire just like yourself and the most powerful of Salitisa's former enemies, tends to agree with them. He agrees that you have no hope of surviving against Vecna, but he's never been anyones servant and will gladly die to spare himself that degradation. He will ally with you, but he will not be your servant. If you attempt to enslave him, he warns, he will turn his full power against you and fight to his own certain death. Your morbid prospective ally is named Lord Yaghal, 1 epPL +10 elPL +320 rPL, 150 IC. - For the first time you are facing real opposition, for many warlords seem to have decided to stand together against your attack. When you strike against the second most powerful worlord you're faced with a force superior to your in quantity, but lacking somewhat in Epics. (approximately 4 epic PLs and 30-35 elites, and about 50 rPLs spread out across the city.) Neither side gains an initial advantage. Other warlords, who could decisively shift the balance in either direction, wait. Or perhaps they are otherwise preoccupied. It is uncertain wether Vecna is a Lesser or Intermediate God. He was Intermediate, but might have been weakened by the loss of his worshipers on other worlds. You can only speculate, and hope for the best. - You can bring in 2,5 regular PLs per 1 elite PL used per day. That 1 elite PL will be unable to be used for other tasks during that time. Your Epic PLs can bring in much greater numbers, 50 rPL per EpPL per day, they are the ones (since most of your troops have a high ecl) who are able to cast Teleportation circles. - You do not at this time have the ability to absorb that many souls into yourself. Iuz is sponsoring your divine ascension, but it will take some time before Gallador becomes a Hero-God. Iuz is/was fighting the High Council of the Scarlet brotherhood. - Foran tried to help, but noone could find her. The arrival of fresh Regular troops does a lot to help Gallador restore order to Galion Vool (ooc: This represents 5 EpPLs, right?) Iuz, wounded and tired, staggers back under the initial assault. He's still much more powerful than any one of the mortal Brothers, though, and he strikes back. Fighting with all his cunning and all his power... he still keeps getting worn down. :D :] Elistraee is unable to comply, or to resist. She would probably not want to stay in the City in her current condition, though. Iuz has no such compunctions, though. He's fighting for his life by now. ooc: Time Stop is not what it was, unfortunately. In 3,5E you're unable to affect anyone but yourself during a Time Stop. Iuz falls... below 1 epPL and tries to teleport away. It's close, really close, but the combined attack of the most powerful monks in the world fail to stop him. ... As he limps into the room Victoria turns from her bucket and smiles at him cruelly. "I see that you are hurt, darling, let me lick those beautiful wounds." Iuz is now 0,7 epPL, the Brothers are 4,8. :] :] :] Nope, all planes are sealed off, except for small isolated parts of the Ethereal and Astral and a handful of pocket-dimensions and demiplanes located inside the sphere. Your sages believe that Oerth, and the other bodies of the Crystal Sphere, can supply you with the elemental energies and substances needed to support life and spellcasting. However, you no longer have an inexhaustable supply to draw upon, especially of Negative and Positive energy. ooc: You'll see... That's right. If Iuz had been unwounded he would probably have defeated the Elder Brothers, but in his reduced condition he had no choice but to flee. There is also an inner conflict, besides that being fought by outside forces of Good and Evil on an inner battlefield. A Freudian, not that Oerth has ever heard of Freudianism, would prehaps describe it like this. The Ego, the conscious mind of the Drow, and the Super-ego, their culture and ubpringing is fighting against a small part of their Id, their subconscious instincts. That small part of their Id, that urges them to revert to their original elven nature is also fighting another part of the Id, that represents the primal evil they have lived with for so long. They have 2,5 parts of their souls fighting against 0,5 parts of their souls... But the mind is a complicated machine and my amateurish simplifications are off course flawed. My point is, that the change to Good is not uncontested for any single Drow. Some of them will be turned Good, but many more will probably turn Evil or insane or both. The help they are given by the Good factions might change some of that, perhaps. Morwel and Keoghtom did manage to prevent the Tempest from looting Elistraee, but Iuz is gone. Indeed. Two delegations of Drow come to Rel Astra. Their legal mandate to represent Eclavdor is questionable, to say the least, but fairly equal as such. They both consist of high-ranking officials and militaries, though. The situation has already been resolved. Iuz was severely wounded but managed to escape. - Over the coming weeks most of the Drow in the Great City get adequate care. ooc: Who? It takes time and effort, but Al-Akbar's help and compassion makes a big difference. It is not yet apparent, but his messages will save thousands of Drow from Evil and madness. Elistraee gasps and wakes up. Smiling weakly she says "Thank you." [/QUOTE]
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