(IR) The 1st IR, The 2nd IR (complete transcripts)


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Introductory Post concerning the 2nd IR

Edena_of_Neith here ... again.
What follows should be a repost, in totality, of the 2nd IR.
I believe my files were accurate and complete. What is forthcoming should be comprehensive. I did my best, folks.

I broke the 2nd IR down into one main folder, and a few smaller folders.
The main folder is titled, simply, The Second IR. Due it's size I am posting it as a number of smaller posts (as I did the three large 1st IR posts on pages 1 and 2.) Each post is sequential in order from the previous post.

The smaller, supplemental folders are: Is Peace Possible?, A Question to the Thinkers, Forrester's First Thread, and Reprisal's Call for Help. These will be presented in the order just listed.

If I find additional material in my archives, I will modify this post, and I will add the additional material to this thread.

So, once again, read ... and enjoy.

Here is the 2nd IR.
 
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Topic: (IR) All involved in the Gnomish IR: You are summoned by the Chosen to face charges

Edena_of_Neith
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Member # 1235
posted December 01, 2001 06:21 PM

The Chosen of Mystra, having bided their time, and following their own secret agenda, have put out
the following message:

- - -

All powers involved in the War are to appear before the High Court of the Chosen of Mystra.

There, you are expected to give an account of all your actions, and the reasons for them, during the
7 Years War.

We consider that ALL of you are guilty of major crimes of war, until you prove yourself innocent.

The onus is upon you, to prove that you are innocent of the charges we are bringing against you.

- - -

If you are found innocent, then:

You may walk away from the High Court.
You may continue your own business undisturbed.
If you engage in another act of aggression, you will again be called before this Court.

- - -

If you cannot prove your innocence, then:

Your leadership will be taken into custody, and dealt with as we see fit - death, imprisonment,
magical alteration, feeblemindedness, and undeath being some of the remedies that we will
employ.
Your technology and magic will be seized by us, and/or destroyed.
Your armies will be disbanded - destroyed if they offer resistance.
Your people and countries shall come under our jurisdiction.

- - -

The major charges are as follows:

- - -

The elves of Toril (in absentia)

The use of Karsus' Avatar to cause the Month of Terror.
The use of High Magic to cause the Cataclysm during the fall of Evermeet.
Deliberate and unprovoked sabotage of the Technomancy that was the reason the 7 Year War
started.
Awakening of the Tarrasque.

- - -

The elves of Northern Maztica:

Deliberate plotting to use High Magic to cause mass destruction, for the purposes of exterminating
the Humanoids and wrecking the Technomancy.

- - -

Bran's Druids:

Deliberate plotting to activate and awaken the forests of Faerun, in order to cause mass devastation
against all centers of population on that continent.
Deliberate plotting to awaken the elemental powers of nature to cause mass destruction across Toril,
for the purpose of destroying the Technomancy and the Humanoid Alliance.
Sabotage against the Gnomes and the Technomancy that started the 7 Year War.

- - -

The Humanoid Alliance:

Deliberate extermination of the elves of Toril.
Consorting with the devils and demons to achieve your ends, and thus bringing the Blood War to
Toril and Realmspace.
Consorting with Iuz the Old to achieve your ends.

- - -

The Technomancy

Aiding and abetting the Humanoids in the destruction of the elves.
Consorting with the devils and demons to achieve your ends, and thus bringing the Blood War to
Toril and Realmspace.

- - -

The Scro

Inviting the Defilers of Athas into Realmspace.
Giving succor to the Defilers when others realized what they were about.
Dropping Witchlights onto Toril.
Deliberate extermination of the elves of Realmspace.

- - -

Zouron's Magocracy

Aiding and abetting in the destruction of the elves.

- - -

The City of Shade

(No charges, but your presence is required: a lack of attendence is not an option for you)

- - -

The Phaerimm

Plotting with your allies, the Aboleth, to allow the Elder Races into Realmspace (that would be the
Minions of Cthulu.)

- - -

The NeoIllithid

(No charges, but your presence is required: not attending is not an option for you)

- - -

The Deep Illithid

Plotting to put out the sun.
Plotting to alter the magnetosphere
The extermination of the drow, sverfneblin, and other Underdark races.

- - -

The Githyanki

The extermination of large numbers of the native inhabitants of Luna.
Aiding and abetting the scro in exterminating the elves of Realmspace.
Aiding and abetting the scro in protecting the Defilers.

- - -

The inhabitants of Athas who have migrated to Realmspace

Your tolerance, and the giving of shelter to, the Defilers.
The mass destruction your Thri-Kreen caused in parts of Toril and other parts of Realmspace as they
settled here.

- - -

The Dwarves

Your unreasonable demand that Queen Amlaruil and her court be turned over to your for execution.
Your constantly changing sides during the war, which aggravated the situation and contributed to the
Cataclysm.

- - -

The Gnomes

Your refusal to listen to your Seers, who informed you of the future results of your creations.
Your indiscriminate handing out of your creations to any who wished them - in other words, your
greed.

- - -

The Dragons

The mass destruction you caused when the elves brought you into the conflict.
Your opportunism, employing the war to create vast hoards for yourself, at the cost of countless
lives.

- - -

The Faerie

(No charges, but the Chosen FORCE a Gate open to the Plane of Faerie, and demand the Seelie
Court send a representative to the Court.)

- - -

The Angels

(No charges, but attendance is required)

- - -

The Devils

Your bringing the Blood War to Realmspace, on the excuse that you were summoned.
The mass destruction that you caused.

- - -

The Demons

Your bringing the Blood War to Realmspace, on the excuse that you were summoned.
The mass destruction that you caused.

- - -

This is not a total listing of all the charges.
Other charges will be brought, and the Chosen expect answers.
If answers are not provided, the Chosen state they will act.

[ December 01, 2001: Message edited by: Edena_of_Neith ]


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Psionicist
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Member # 262
posted December 01, 2001 06:23 PM

Hmm. Can you tell me what this is all about?

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The Traveler
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Member # 2419
posted December 01, 2001 06:26 PM

Who died and made Mystra queen of the world? Does Ao need to smack her down again? What
about Selune and Shar? They created the frigging world!

Damned Johnny-come-lately goddess...

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The Traveler
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God of Narrative Causality
(Currently filling in for the recently deceased Faerunian dieties of rain barrels, absurd treasure, and
righteous self-disembowelment)


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Edena_of_Neith
Member
Member # 1235
posted December 01, 2001 06:31 PM

The Chosen state that:

All the powers charged, are free to bring charges against each other before the Court.

These new charges will be heard, and considered.


The Chosen are not omnipotent.
Their total power level is about equal to twice the strength of the Technomancy, the strongest power
currently in Realmspace.
If every power ganged up on them, they could be easily defeated.
However, they are quite capable of taking on any one power and destroying it.

- - -

To answer your question, Psionicist, the Chosen of Mystra have decided the time has come for a
reckoning concerning the 7 Year War (which was what occurred in the IR threads.)
They watched in horror as their world was torn asunder and it's people slaughtered.
They waited, and gathered their power, and grew, and now they are out to dispense a little long
overdue justice.

[ December 01, 2001: Message edited by: Edena_of_Neith ]


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Khan the Warlord
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Member # 7065
posted December 01, 2001 06:36 PM


quote:

Originally posted by Edena_of_Neith:
The Chosen state that:

However, they are quite capable of taking on any one power and destroying it.


ROTFLMAO!!!

If you're meaning the known Chosen of Mystra, then I'm afraid you're very wrong in that
assumption. Any one Deity could decimate all of them with a thought and they would be powerless to
do anything about it.

If you're meaning something else entirely, then my apologies.

BTW, if there was ever an "Athas vs. Toril" war and the FR gods wouldn't intervene, then you would
see some very happy Athasians enjoying the plentiful water, metal, and pathetic "pale" slaves at
their beck and call.



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Psionicist
Member
Member # 262
posted December 01, 2001 06:37 PM

Ohh. Industrial Revolution. I feel stupid

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The Traveler
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Member # 2419
posted December 01, 2001 06:40 PM


quote:

Originally posted by Khan the Warlord:
ROTFLMAO!!!

If you're meaning the known Chosen of Mystra, then I'm afraid you're very wrong in
that assumption. Any one Deity could decimate all of them with a thought and they
would be powerless to do anything about it.

If you're meaning something else entirely, then my apologies.


Well, Mystra's like that. She'll make a Chosen for the dumbest reasons, like if she has a hangnail.

I believe I should get Shar and Selune to go beat her up...

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God of Narrative Causality
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Edena_of_Neith
Member
Member # 1235
posted December 01, 2001 06:42 PM

Rough Power Levels (excluding Doomsday Weapons):

The Technomancy: 10
The Humanoid Alliance: 9
Zouron's Magocracy: 5
The Thri-Kreen Nations: 2
The Tuigan: 1
The Nations of Kara-Tur: 15 (combined), 1 to 3 (singly)
The Nations of Zakhara: 8 (combined), 1 to 4 (combined)

The Phaerimm and Aboleth: 5
The City of Shade: 6

The NeoIllithid: 4
The Deep Illithid: 7
The Independent Dwarves: 3
The Independent Gnomes: 2

Hope Island and it's Angels: 6
Bran's Druids: 5
The Elves of Northern Maztica: 4

The Scro and Gith: 10
The Githyanki on Luna and elsewhere: 7
The Defilers: 4

The Devils: 1
The Demons: 1

The Chosen of Mystra: 20

The Faerie and Dragons (if they returned): 20

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Edena_of_Neith
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Member # 1235
posted December 01, 2001 06:59 PM

To answer a thread above:

Neither Selune nor Shar are getting involved, other than granting their priests and priestesses spells.
Mystra is not involved: Her Chosen are handling this, independently.

There are 20 Chosen in Realmspace, and currently all of them are on Toril.
All of them, are rather unhappy with the warmongers who almost destroyed their world.

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DarwinofMind
Member
Member # 2177
posted December 01, 2001 07:00 PM

Wow, no charges brought to bear on me. Cool, I'll be sure not to tell them I'm partly responsible for
the Athasian defilers coming in when I supported the coming of there psionists and Thri-kreen.

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Edena_of_Neith
Member
Member # 1235
posted December 01, 2001 07:04 PM

Yes, Darwin, YOU are most definitely being charged.

I do hope you have the ability to fast talk, and better hope someone else involved doesn't second
the charges against you.

[ December 01, 2001: Message edited by: Edena_of_Neith ]


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Phasmus
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Member # 2639
posted December 01, 2001 07:29 PM

The Neoillithid delegate a trio of their foremost speakers to represent their race before the Chosen.
After much deliberation, they decide that no Neoillithid is to represent any other group (on the off
chance one of the other groups should ask one of their resident-Neoillithid to do so).


The Deep Illithid (assuming I may speak for them) denounce the event as childish. They dismiss
the 'trial' as the Chosen using their power to coerce the races of Toril into appearing before them in
a mockery of justice, so they may simply eliminate those they dislike, and ensure the cooperation of
those who have not yet displeased them.

They say, "Give the world to the Illithid, if you want true justice. For the thrall races have finally
proven to *everyone* that they are not fit to govern themselves."

They send no member of their own race to the trial (though they indicate that they will do so if it is
*absolutely* necessary). Instead, two utterly-dominated thralls are dispatched. One Drow and one
Sverfneblin, both of whom have been mentally 'conditioned', and would be near-mindlessly devoted
to their masters even if their psionic compulsions were broken. Nevertheless they are quite capable
of representing the Mind Flayers effectively in court. They are offered as evidence that the Illithid
have had no part of genocide... Merely 'social reconstruction' to the mutual benefit of all races
involved.

As for the plot to darken the light... It was simply an attempt to save the Thrall races from
themselves by placing them under the safety of Illithid control, their rightful place. After the initial
effort failed, due to a vicious and deadly strike of the foolish and suicidally paranoid Psionic League,
it became an essential security measure. Only the threat of losing their precious sun could keep the
thrall-hordes from descending upon their rightful masters and slaughtering them with the
mercilessness that the Illithid themselves are so often accused of.

Finally, it is made clear that the Deep Illithid have nothing to lose. If it comes down to dying, or
being forced to operate under the will of thrall races or, far worse, being remade like the
abominations, the Neoillithid... They will use their weapon without hesitation, and take the whole or
Toril down with them. A single psionic command, known to all of the elder-brains and many of the
higher-ranking Illithid, given from anywhere in the underdark, is all it will take.


Regards,

Phasmus
Aka Don'Calamari

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Edena_of_Neith
Member
Member # 1235
posted December 01, 2001 07:38 PM

The Chosen pronounce the NeoIllithid innocent of all crimes.
The Chosen ask if any of the other powers wish to dispute this verdict, and if so, to present their
case.

The NeoIllithid are treated well, and housed in pleasant conditions, while the Chosen wait to see if
any others will bring claims.
If nobody does, the NeoIllithid will be released, given leave to depart, or stay and observe as they
will.

- - -

The Chosen consider the argument of the Deep Illithid, and some amongst them actually smile (a
certain one from Waterdeep all but snarls.)
Then the Chosen turn to the OTHER powers, and ask them what THEY think of the Deep Illithid
argument? (refer to the Post immediately above this one.)

Then the Chosen break the Psionic Compulsions upon the two Thralls, and restore their minds to
perfectly normal condition and with all memories with their magic.
The Chosen then ask the two former Thralls to give their own testimony.
(The Chosen are powerful enough to actually do that. Phasmus, feel free to speak for the two
former Thralls.)

[ December 01, 2001: Message edited by: Edena_of_Neith ]


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Phasmus
Member
Member # 2639
posted December 01, 2001 08:30 PM

The ex-thralls speak... but their voices are slow and halting. The shock of having their minds
returned will take some time to wear off.

It seems the Illithid are true to their word... In that no race has been exterminated by their
activities. But the societies of the underdark races have been utterly obliterated. The MindFlayers
had nothing but contempt and disgust for their thrall-races' "pitiful attempts at culture"... and none
of it was spared. From the forges of the Deep-Gnomes to the Drow's spider-temples... all telltale
signs of life before the rise of the Illithid have been wiped away.

The lot of the thrall is to serve its master, until it dies... either naturally or as a meal... or in far
worse ways. There is little pain in the life of a thrall... as punishment is rarely necessary against
individuals incapable of disobedience. When a master asks its thrall to do something, the thrall
does its best to serve. It has no choice.

Living conditions vary according to the purpose of the individual Thrall, but they are rarely above
what livestock could expect.

The Illithid also speak the truth when they tell of the 'peace and harmony' that their rule would
bring. The old racial hatreds are gone. For example, drow simply see the deep-gomes as
different-looking thralls, and vice versa. Any attempt to resist the rule of the Illithid, or to act
against them or another thrall (outside of "sporting events") is met with reconditioning... or simply
being eaten if reconditioning seems like too much trouble.

It is not like living a life... Only the mind-numbing effect of the Illithid's mental domination makes
existence bearable.

The ex-thralls have no doubt that the Illithid would like nothing more than to bring their rule to all
sentient creatures of Toril... and eventually the multiverse. But that much is already known.

They plead for the destruction of the Illithid... irregardless of the lives of the thralls. Death for them
would be a much-savored release, they say.

They say that the Illithid are not bluffing about using their weapon... and that they were instructed to
mention another bargaining chip if things turned grim... A psionic enchantment that would not block
the light of the sun, but would allow the solar-wind to reach the surface of Toril... They do not know
what the effect of such a change would be, and they don't care. They claim that the death of every
creature in realm-space is preferable to the *risk* of living under the yoke of the Illithid.


As for the three Neoillithid, something very rarely seen in their race is occurring. They seem to be
having an argument. When questioned they indicate that it is a private matter. They very definitely
intend to stay for the length of the trial.

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Victim
Member
Member # 9
posted December 01, 2001 09:05 PM

Deliberate and unprovoked sabotage of the Technomancy that was the reason the 7 Year War
started.
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You Chosen and your Harper friends do the same thing all the time; and about as ineptly.

Also, your refusal to intervene before this point allowed the war to reach such destructive heights.
You failure to prevent abuse of High Magic and the return Karsus's fool spell constitutes serious
neglect of your duties to Mystra, the weave, and the people of Toril.

You should be accountable for your conspicious LACK of action for 7 years.

I hope you're proud of yourselves, especially those of you who considered themselves friends of the
elves.

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Got vorpal?


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Riot Gear
Member
Member # 202
posted December 01, 2001 09:11 PM

Hey Phasmus, can I be the delegate from New Umbra, the artificial Illithid plane?

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I love maces, I really do. That crunch noise is just SO satisfying, and the flying shards of bloody
bone - Well, that's just icing on the cake. :D


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Phasmus
Member
Member # 2639
posted December 01, 2001 09:27 PM

Yes, that is fine with me, Riot Gear.

It is possible that they are, in fact, the Deep-Illithid, though...

If so, you may take over for the Deep Illithid as well, from here on in... if you wish.


-Phasmus

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Rhialto the
Marvellous
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posted December 01, 2001 09:36 PM

In a sudden swirl of rainbow colors, a human shape forms in the courtroom. It quickly becomes a rather
lanky man, dressed rather eccentrically. He coughs, then begins to speak.

Well, I seem to have arrived just in time to witness what will certainly be the trial of the
Cross-Universal Eon. So please continue as you were before, and make no effort to dislodge me
from my vow of utter impartiality. I am here merely to witness in my function as a wizard of the
Monstrament. Nothing more.

With that he takes a seat and immediately begins to rest his feet on the back of the chair before him.

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Rhialto relaxed, smiling at his own odd fancies, and poured out a final cup of tea...He let it cool
untasted. On impulse he rose to his feet and went into the parlour, where he donned a cloak, a
hunter's cap, and took up that baton known as 'Malfezar's Woe.' He then summoned Ladanque, his
chamberlain and general factotum.
"Ladanque, I will be strolling around in the forest for a period. Take care that Vat Five retains its roil.
If you wish, you may distill the contents of the large blue alembic into a stoppered flask. Use a low
heat and avoid breathing the vapor; it will bring a purulent rash to your face."
"Very well, sir. What of the clevenger?"
"Pay it no heed. Do not approach the cage. Remember, its talk of both virgins and wealth is illusory;
I doubt if it knows the meaning of either term."
"Just so, sir."
Rhialto departed the manse.

"The Murthe", Rhialto the Marvellous, by Jack Vance


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Riot Gear
Member
Member # 202
posted December 01, 2001 09:41 PM

Actually, now that I think about it, unless the Chosen use magic to open a gate between New Umbra
and Toril using powerful magic, the power of the Psionics League prevents us from ever coming
back... So that's in Edena's hands.

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I love maces, I really do. That crunch noise is just SO satisfying, and the flying shards of bloody
bone - Well, that's just icing on the cake. :D


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Edena_of_Neith
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Member # 1235
posted December 01, 2001 10:27 PM

The Chosen listen solemnly and carefully through the testimony of the Illithid Thralls.

After freeing the Thralls, the Chosen listen even more carefully to their new testimony.

The Chosen then listen as Victim advocates the Technomancy's cause by going on the attack
against the Chosen themselves.

The Chosen take a large number of notes, then sit back and consider the matter telepathically.

The decision is made to not make any hasty decisions here.
The decision is made to hear out everything that each side would say, before decisions are made.

- - -

Rhialto the Marvelous is given a seat at the Court, and is asked to interject comments as he sees
fit.

- - -

The Chosen do not need to open a Gate to New Umbra.

It has been long enough - 40 years - since the 7 Year War and the sacrifice of the Psionic League,
that the Deep Illithid can now link up with New Umbra themselves.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Several of the Chosen comment upon Victim's speech (see the thread several posts above), and
they say:

The Deep Illithid have argued that, were they in control of yourself, your Technomancy, and all the
people of the surface ...
You would not have been able to wage the War that devastated our world.
There would have been a Deep Illithid imposed peace.

We do not dispute this.
We concur that there would have been peace; the Deep Illithid statement is a truism.

The Chosen of Mystra, us, believe in the self-determination, of all conscious beings.
We choose to allow you your freedom.

Freedom to grow as you would, learn as you will, and use that learning as it pleases you.
Especially when it comes to all things magical, we have encouraged you to grow and learn.

So, which would you rather have?

The peace of the Deep Illithid?
Or the freedom the Chosen of Mystra allow?

Unfortunately, YOU have chosen to abuse the freedom we permitted you.
You chose to use your knowledge to commit mass destruction, to kill vast numbers of people, and
to surpress and enslave others.

Freedom entails responsibility
Only slaves are free of responsibility.

You are not a slave.
You are a freeman, and you are thus responsible for your actions.
Responsibility means just that, and if you fail in your responsibilities you are answerable for it.

In so misusing your freedom - in abusing your learning and knowledge - you have committed a
crime, and you must answer to us for that crime.

If you cannot answer satisfactorily to us, you will be required to pay a price for your failure to live up
to the responsibility of freedom.

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Edena_of_Neith
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Member # 1235
posted December 01, 2001 10:36 PM

The Chosen give the 2 freed Thralls safe quarters, but they are called to testify against the Deep
Illithid.
(That is, Phansmus, you get to speak for the freed thralls and NeoIllithid.)

Then they send a demand that an ACTUAL Deep Illithid now appear in their place, and restate the
case of the Deep Illithid before the Court.
(Riot Gear, speak for the Deep Illithid.)

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uv23
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posted December 01, 2001 10:59 PM

For the second time, what are you guys talking about??? In the other IR thread I asked what all this
business was about and no one bothered to answer. Was this some online campaign? If so, why are
these postings in the general message board?

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Forrester
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Member # 2760
posted December 01, 2001 11:10 PM

I have been called here to answer for the actions of my people by you, the Chosen, but I do not
come here because you demand it, for I do not recognize your authority. Nor, for that matter, does
anyone else present. But because our actions led to the near-extinction of a race . . . a race most
foul, but a race nevertheless . . . I come. I come, to celebrate the events of the Seven Years War
(or the War of Liberation, as my people call it), and to meet old friends and talk about why we did
what we did, so that our voices may be heard and our stories recorded for posterity.

You arrogantly insist that you are the Caretakers of Toril, yet in your Care, the elves stole all magic
from the Realms for a full month. Why did you not stop it? You insist you are the Caretakers, and
yet you let the elves attempt to destroy the whole of Toril with their suicidal spells. Perhaps if you
are looking for someone to blame for Toril?s current state, you should look in the mirror.

On the other hand, if you are looking for someone to PRAISE for Toril?s current state, you should
look to the Humanoids. More technological and psionic advances have been made in the last forty
years than had been made in the previous millennia. All inhabitants of Toril who have embraced
these advances live longer, happier, more fulfilling lives. While there have been some skirmishes
here and there, especially in Realmspace, on Toril itself there has been an unprecedented Peace.
For all of these things, you can credit the Humanoids.

For without us, the Technomancy would have fallen to a group of selfish, egotistical, power-hungry
elves who would not embrace change, but sought to destroy it. There cannot be any doubt that but
for us, the elves would have killed them all.

Without us, the elves would have continued to work their Magics to end all technology, and crush us,
the Humanoids, back into the earth from which we came.

Without us, Toril would be in the sad, pathetic state that Oerth currently is, where my people live off
of grubs and roots, where they must rely on combat and plunder to have any chance of improving
their condition.

For all their myth and legend, the elves were a blight on this land. Nothing could change, nothing
could improve without their blessing. And their blessing was not in coming . . . for an elf?s opinion
does not change in a hundred or a thousand years. Toril was their birdcage, and we were their birds.
They discovered too late that their birds had grown teeth.

Let us face the facts; the elves were a dying race before we attacked them, for what cannot change,
surely dies. We simply sped up the process. We will not apologize for killing the elves, as they will
surely not apologize for the Month of Terror or their attempted destruction of all life on Toril.
Imagine if we had sought peace, and let them live? Imagine what they could have done in a
hundred years time, or a thousand! We SAVED Toril by destroying the elves. And everyone except
YOU knows it!

Now, to these ?charges? of yours ? as if a court of twenty lackeys of some god should have power
over tens of millions of good, sentient beings who have earned the right to think for themselves . . .

Charge: We exterminated the elves on Toril.
Defense: They deserved it. And this defense is not one of unthinking hate, or of some mindless
vendetta. No, they proved themselves unworthy of Toril when they ended all magic on it for a month.
Surely, you remember when they did THAT to you? They proved themselves unworthy when they
trampled on the rights of others to live their lives as they wish. They proved themselves unworthy
when they acted as though they were gods themselves. Such hubris is unforgivable.

The elves started this war. We ended it.

Charge: Consorting with Devils and Demons to achieve our ends.
Defense: We did not consort with Demons, nor did we make any deals with Demons. The devils were
very, very clear on this point: we were not to associate with forces demonic or risk breaking our deal
with them. Any demonic assistance we gained stemmed from the Demons? own hatred of the Elves.
We cannot be blamed for it.
We DID consort with Devils . . . but it was truly necessary to do so. The elves consorted with beings
of much magic and power, and without the devils? help, the elves would have been victorious. War
leads to strange bedfellows. So, a few devils have machine-guns . . . they use them mostly against
their demonic enemies. For this we are to apologize? We are sorry we had to make deals with Devils
to counter the elves? deals with Dragons and other mystic forces ? including the Chosen. You were on
the wrong side of the war; it is a bit late to get testy about it now.

Charge: We consorted with Iuz the Old to achieve our ends.
Defense: Iuz really didn?t do much for us or against the elves, now, did he? Oerth remains without
humanoid technologies, the elves of Oerth are (currently) fine and healthy, and the forces of Iuz
were hardly necessary to take Evermeet. Most of the work, we did ourselves, and with the help of our
other allies. Again, War makes strange bedfellows. As you should know . . . having allied yourselves
with the Elves after they ripped all of your power from you for a month.


Decide what you wish. But if you act against us, expect to meet the same fate that befell the LAST
group of magically-inclined whiners that insisted on imposing their misbegotten judgments on
others.


Forrester
Destroyer of Evermeet
Peacemaker

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Edena_of_Neith
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posted December 01, 2001 11:13 PM

UV23, it's not difficult.

I asked what people would do IC if, theoretically, gnomes started the Industrial Revolution on Toril.
It was a What If kind of question.

I got a lot of answers, so I asked more What If questions, and commented on the likely results of
the answers I received.

The result of questions, answers, commentary on results, followed by more questions, led to a kind
of story being told out.
In this story, there was a War, which people refer to as the 7 Year War.

Now, I am continuing the What If scenario - and I asked permission and obtain it, first, from
Piratecat, before doing this.
This time, the What If involves the question of what do you do when the Chosen call you to heel for
your actions in the previous IR thread.

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uv23
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posted December 01, 2001 11:35 PM

Ok thanks for the clarification. Still think it should be in a different forums so all this kind of
in-character stuff is grouped together (its cool) but oh well. Down with the elves (and the paladins)


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Topic: (IR) All involved in the Gnomish IR: You are summoned by the Chosen to face charges
Edena_of_Neith
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posted December 01, 2001 11:36 PM

The Chosen listen to Forrester's argument in silence.
And there is a long silence afterwards, in which nobody speaks and the hush in the Court is deafening.

- - -

One of the Chosen rises, and he addresses the Humanoid emissary (Forrester):

We concede the destructive abuses of the elves.
Indeed, the elves are also being charged, just as you are, and if they cannot give answer to us, they
will pay even further for their actions.

However, you cannot justify your atrocities by pointing out the atrocities of others.
The behavior of others is their responsibility.
Your behavior is your responsibility.

It is quite true the elven leadership attempted the destruction of the Technomancy, and the
supression of your people.

However, did the elven children do this thing?
Yet, you slaughtered (and ate) elven children at Evereska, did you not?

The majority of the elven people did not act against you or the Technomancy.
The majority of the elven people attempted to mind their own business, conducting the day to day
affairs of staying alive.
Yet you choose to slaughter these elves, all of them, and feast off the corpses.

We concede that the some of the elves would have destroyed the Technomancy and oppressed the
humanoid races: the elves with the capacity to wage war would have done these things.
We do not argue that you had a right to defend against those elves who waged war on you, and we do
not argue against your right to have waged war on them in return.

How, though, do you answer us concerning the slaughter and devouring of those who had not raised
arms against you, or who could not raise arms against you, such as the children of the elves?

- - -

Another Chosen rises, and speaks, and he says:

You speak of a world of peace.

Have not the Deep Illithid just stated that the alteration of the Magnetosphere is a thought away?
To either blot light out from this world, or to allow the solar wind in to wither us where we stand?

How is this peace?
We do not perceive ... peace.

As we speak, the Weave slowly decays because the Faerie departed the world.
Exactly what has the Humanoid Alliance done to address this situation?
Have you attempted to return the Faerie?
Have you attempted to find another answer to the problem?

We concede that the humanoid races have evolved greatly, both in intelligence and in wisdom, in
creativity, and in magical and psionic abilities, not to mention your capacity to create civilization.

However, you face a situation here that could mean your extinction.

You say you have come here to celebrate.

Why don't you celebrate by talking to the Deep Illithid, hmmm?
Perhaps you might even talk them into agreeing not to exterminate your race - or if you are really
lucky, into treating you well as their thralls?

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Edena_of_Neith
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posted December 02, 2001 12:07 AM

Good arguments, guys.
Your emissaries have the Chosen on the defensive already.

By the way, the Chosen are rather curious as to what the NeoIllithid are arguing about ...

(And remember, the Chosen are NOT in the right here, although THEY believe they are.
I am presenting the arguments of the Chosen to the best of my ability.
If I fall short of the mark, then please remember that I am no lawyer!
This is all meant as non-serious fun, no matter how vehemently the Chosen denounce the emissaries
- or if they decide the time to vaporize a nation or two has come ...)

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Blood Jester
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posted December 02, 2001 12:14 AM

Sadly, no Elves of Toril live to defend themselves.


The Faerie left Toril under threat from other races, and in fear and horror of what those races had
done, they WILL NOT send one of their own to die on Toril. A - fiery- elder druid (one of those who left
with the Faerie) chooses to speak on both their and the Elves behalf. He fears nothing, he is close to
re-entering The Cycle so there is nothing to threaten him with, only Sylvanus could pull him from The
Cycle.

**************************************************

"As the Faerie are charge with naught, they offer no defense."

"As for the fallen Elves..."

"Your entire case against the Elves is based off of the one charge" *ahem*

Deliberate and unprovoked sabotage of the Technomancy that was the reason the 7 Year War started.

"You (conveniently?) overlook the very first report to come out of this conflict."
*ahem*

Elminster, the Chosen, and the Harpers try to stop the gnomes covertly. The gnomes take their
losses, then blow up Shadowdale. World War is then declared, with Amn, Tethyr, Calimshan, Thay,
Zhentil Keep, Mulmaster, Thesk, Mulhorand, and Chessenta on one side, and Waterdeep, the Lord's
Alliance, Westgate, Luruar and it's 8 cities, Rashemen, Aglarond, Cormyr, and the Harpers and
Chosen on the other side. Sembia is neutral, trading off of everyone, making huge money in the war
business.

This war wakes up and annoys the phaerimm, who had been sleeping under Anarouch. (There is a
saying with hornets: If you can see them, you're too close ... ) The phaerimm burst through the
ancient and collapsing sharn wall, and go to war against everyone.


The Sharn had been sleeping deep under the earth. The phaerimm were their ancient enemies. Now the
sharn come up to the surface and go to war against the phaerimm.

In the Hordelands, the fierce peoples there look west at the mess, and also at the riches for plunder.
They muster all their armies, and march west, and a new Tuigan invasion is begun.

Up in space, the Neogi look down, and the Mind Flayers, and the Goblins, and they see plunder, and
their fleets attack in force.
Only to be met by the Elven Imperial Navy, which battles them in spectacular combats across the
Torilian skies.

Finally, the tumult wakes up the Tarrasque.

"So, YOU are responsible for the start of this war!!! Yet you duck your responsibilities (as ever) and try to
blame others while profiteering in the worst way from the bloodshed. You seek POWER!"

"Certainly the destruction of the land caused by the Gnomes needed to be stopped. And had you acted
OPENLY, and spoken out against their abominations, you might have swayed the tide BEFORE the war ever
began. Even after you took action, you did not then stand with those whom you had thrown into turmoil, but
instead sat back waiting for the opportunity to sit atop your throne of skulls!"

"You accuse the Elves of awakening the Tarrasque. The above report shows that this occurred long before they
allegedly did so."

"The Elven actions were a race's desperate attempts to survive a horrific onslaught by surprise enemies. An
attempt by a race that had already given up so much to the younger races in terms of land, life, and
freedom."

"Several members of the Druidic order, the Magocracy, and the Elven Council tried to reason with the Techs,
we were met with responses such as:" *ahem*

The gnomes refer you to their Complaints Department.
Case 55.
Section B, Article 235.
You must go before an Arbitrator, and state your case.
If the Arbitrator allows, this can be taken to Court.
If you win your case in Court, the gnomes will consider your case before the Tethyr Circuit Court.
If that Court is favorable, your case will be considered by the Tethyr supreme court.
If the Tethyr supreme court agrees your case is reasonable, the High Court will take it up.
If the High Court agrees your case is reasonable, the Gnomish Bureaucracy will take up your issue,
and - the gnomes proclaim - you will receive a reasonable judgment.
The whole process shouldn't take more than 10 years.

"The Land had not TEN YEARS to wait!!!"

"You accuse others of attack, but ignore that ALL of it was SELF-DEFENSE against the destruction and
DEATH being unleashed upon the surface of Toril by the uncaring Gnomish Technocrats!!!"

"I place the BLAME for starting this tragedy squarely at their feet. And secondary responsibility goes to
those who took the FIRST major action against them...YOU!"


*he glares defiantly, and then, with slow dignity, turns and walks from the chamber*


Blood Jester

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Forrester
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posted December 02, 2001 12:33 AM


quote:

Originally posted by Edena_of_Neith:
However, did the elven children do this thing?
Yet, you slaughtered (and ate) elven children at Evereska, did you not?
The majority of the elven people did not act against you or the Technomancy.
The majority of the elven people attempted to mind their own business, conducting the
day to day affairs of staying alive.
Yet you choose to slaughter these elves, all of them, and feast off the corpses.



Am I to worry about elven children, now? No doubt, the adult elves we killed had been desperately
worried about the goblin children and orc babies whose throats were slit again, and again, and again,
and AGAIN, AND AGAIN by the humans and elves who entered OUR lands for wealth and fame and
treasure.
Clearly, we should have killed their warrior fathers and wizardress mothers, and then *raised* these
little elf children ourselves. Until the children grew up to be elf men and women, and vowed revenge on
us for killing their parents.

No . . . War is Hell. My people know this best of all, for the elves and humans and drow have waged
war on us for millenia. No self-"Chosen" came forth to stand for us, though, when our innocents were
slaughtered. So we decided to stand for ourselves. It is very convenient of you to decide that *this* is
the time for you to worry about fairness.
The elves were united -- there is little doubt of that. Once we fought back against the elves who
brought upon us the Month of Terror, they *all* united to destroy us, in one way or another. Do not
pretend that if we had stopped the war that they would not have come back at us with their power
fivefold stronger. ALL of them.
And by the way . . . after the elven children were dead, their souls went off to wherever elven souls go.
Wasting valuable food by burning or burying their corpses would have been less than pragmatic. Call it
a difference between cultures. I promise you that no elven children were eaten ALIVE. That would be
beneath us.


quote:


You speak of a world of peace.

Have not the Deep Illithid just stated that the alteration of the Magnetosphere is a
thought away?
To either blot light out from this world, or to allow the solar wind in to wither us where
we stand?
...
As we speak, the Weave slowly decays because the Faerie departed the world.
Exactly what has the Humanoid Alliance done to address this situation?
Have you attempted to return the Faerie?
Have you attempted to find another answer to the problem?


The last I saw of the Deep Illithid, they had been crushed under thousands of thousands of tons of
rock, their plans to blot out the sun *destroyed* when we weakened the Weave, and then the rest of
them killed during the Great Psycrifice. How the few remaining Illithid managed to, in a mere 40 years,
discover a way to alter Toril's magnetosphere is beyond my comprehension.
But it is clearly a problem that needs addressing, and we are working on a way to stop them. Perhaps
the Illustrious Chosen would like to step in and help? Or would you rather dredge up events of a
half-century past, in a feeble attempt to create perfect justice where there can be none?
With regard to the Faerie, they are stubborn, more stubborn than you, and refuse to come back. I say,
good riddance to them. The Weave is strong, and it will remain strong for hundreds of years. We are
not ignorant of its state, but we are growing in power, and I have LITTLE doubt that if our pace of
advancement continues as it has, we shall overcome this little difficulty with time to spare.

Does a seedling worry about a great Thunderstorm? Perhaps . . . but not when the thunderstorm is not
due for a hundred years. For by then, the seedling will have grown into the mightiest of Oaks.

Forrester
Peacemaker

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Edena_of_Neith
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posted December 02, 2001 12:40 AM

The Chosen from Waterdeep rises, and bangs his fist on the table, and states:

HALT.

You are not given leave to depart, and you will remain until we release you, and not before!
Got that?!

He glares at the ancient druid who represents the elves and Faerie, and speaks:

The elven decision to invoke Karsus' Avatar killed a lot of people on this planet, and in Realmspace.
Innocent people, people who would never have harmed the elves, never have dreamed of harming the
elves.

And when the elves faced the destruction of Evermeet, and there was no way to avoid it, you refused to
face that dark Fate with the grace and dignity of the honorable warrior.
Instead, you struck at the heart of the world with your magic, and the resulting cataclysm would have
ended ALL life on this planet, had the sacrifice of the Psionic League not saved us.

Are these things not worth discussing?

He sneers, then snorts, and says:

YOU are responsible for your actions, regardless of the mistakes that we, the Chosen, have made.

We demand you answer for these acts, especially for the casting of Karsus' Avatar, which was a
PROFOUND abuse of magic, and for which we the Chosen cannot see ANY justification or excuse for the
employment of.

And now ...

The Faerie have left Toril, and in their absense Toril's Weave, the lifeblood of our world, wanes and
fails.
The Faerie claim they have the right to live where they please, and to avoid living with unreasonable
people.

Well, we the Chosen say that you are cowards, selfish and arrogant.
We also say you have turned your back on the sacred trust and responsibility that was given to you.

If you cannot have things as you wish, and if your neighbors do not behave as you like, you shall
eschew them totally.

The Humanoids, whom you look down upon, have made a very GREAT effort to get along with their
neighbors, to carve out a prosperous existence in their world, and they have been very successful in
this endeavor.
The Race of Man, and the non-elvish demihuman races, despite their lack of the great magic you
possess, have enduring the wars, the hardships, and they have worked to build a world of peace and
prosperity.
And the NeoIllithid, who faced the hardest time of all, have become the respected scholars and
intellectuals of the world, and are welcome in almost every land with open arms.

Yet you, with all your might and magic, your limitless knowledge and ability, choose to run whining
from the scene, abandoning the world that was ENTRUSTED to your care - the world that you have a
RESPONSIBILITY to protect.

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Edena_of_Neith
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posted December 02, 2001 12:52 AM

A woman Chosen stands, and looks at the Humanoid emissary coldly, and says:

You rationalize your destruction of the children of the elves by stating they would grow into adults who
were your enemies.
Although this is, indeed, the truth of the past, this is not the past, but the present.
In this present, the Gnomes have shown that the world can indeed change it's ways.

Your yourself, in the evolvement of your humanoid races, have shown just how much the world can
change it's ways.

If you can change your ways, the elves can change their ways.
They might well have done so, had you given them that chance.
Yet, using your old logic and rational, you did not give them that chance.

You will say that it was not worth the risk, that it was not expedient, even that it would have been
terribly dangerous for you, to have taken that chance.

We think you should have had the vision to overcome your fears, and discarded expediency, and all
the old ways, and attempted a new approach.
You claim to be visionaries.
You claim to be enlightened.

Well then ...

If you are so enlightened and noble, and you live in a world of peace that you created, why do you not
allow us to return the elves, and the Faerie perhaps can be brought back, and then perhaps you would
work together with them, no?
Perhaps you'd work with the elves and Faerie to advance the cause of civilization, peace, and learning?

But no, you will not take that approach.
You dare not.
Although you will say it is the elves who will not change, the truth is that you also will not change.
You are mired in fear and hatred, and you cannot let go of it.

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Edena_of_Neith
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posted December 02, 2001 01:02 AM

The phaerimm ambassador shows up at this point - the phaerimm actually send one of their own to
the Court! - and it speaks:

To accuse us of anything is not reasonable.

We were victimized by the elves, when they employed Karsus' Avatar.
We were victimized by the illithid, when they enslaved us.
We were victimized by the elves again, when they brought the Cataclysm onto the world.

We have, indeed, formed an alliance with the aboleth, a race of intelligent beings in the ocean who
appreciate the destruction and ruin the surface dwellers have wreaked - even as they wreaked ruin
during the time and fall of Netheril.
Yes, we have a contingency plan to open portals to the Elder Races, to bring destruction upon you all -
but only if we are attacked.

Considering the insane behavior that ALL the humans, demi-humans, and humanoids upon this world
have engaged in - behavior which drove the Faerie from this world and which thus endangers all life on
it now as a result - of COURSE we are going to contrive to defend ourselves from you!

And have you not developed your own ways of destroying our world?
Do not the illithid threaten to blacken the sky?
Do not the scro threaten an asteroid bombardment?
Does not the Technomancy develop new and more horrific weapons?

And you Chosen have the gall and audacity to summon US and hold US accountable to you?

(The Phaerimm, very angry, floats over to it's own place in the Court, and 4 beholders - it's escort of
honor - float with it.)

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posted December 02, 2001 01:13 AM

A Shade, appearing like a ghostly human wearing arcane robes, and covered with wands, rings, and
other implements of magic, floats into the Court.
The emissary of the City of Shade has arrived.

His telepathic voice booms through the Court, and it is sneering and condescending:

I am the Ambassador of Netheril the Supreme.
Who are you?
Who are you who dare summon me?

The Chosen of Mystra we do not recognize as being worthy of addressing us, except as servants, even
as Mystra herself was our servant!

WE are the Lords of Toril, as we always have been, and always WILL BE.

Your puny missiles and bombs are no threat to us: we will vaporize them on lift-off.

You can blacken the sky, and we will not be impressed, for we are the Stuff of the Plane of Shadow,
and darkness cannot harm us.

Your Spellfire is no match for the power of the Netherese!
We have the greatest spells ever invented, and we could swallow the the whole of this Court, and
indeed the whole of the land around it, in Shadow, and naught would be left but a giant hole in the
ground!

We do not come to answer.
We come to demand.

We demand the death of the Phaerimm ambassador and all his people.
We demand total extermination of these abominations.
Those who cooperate with us in this extermination effort will be rewarded.
Those who refuse cooperation, will be punished.

What say you, o little peoples?

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TheBalor
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posted December 02, 2001 01:51 AM


quote:

Originally posted by Edena_of_Neith:
What say you, o little peoples?


eh, sorry to ruin the mood, but did anyone else burst out giggling when he said that?

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Blood Jester
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posted December 02, 2001 02:01 AM

The old druid pauses, and half turns...

"You say 'you' and point fingers. Alot. Spoiled children do the same."

*drops the hood of his robes*
He is human.

"As you might be aware, all the Elves are DEAD! So there is no one to condemn for these acts of which you
accuse them."

"I came to speak for the Faerie, who agreed once to stay for the good of others, certainly not in their own
best interests, and were told they were not wanted. Alive that is. Why should they beg to be allowed to help
at their own risk? Where were YOU when others spilled their blood? Your self-gratifying answers don't
interest me."

"I chose to speak for the defenseless spirits of the Elves, as the true cowards in this room would cast
blame on those who can not speak in their own defense."

"I am leaving now. I stand accused of nothing, and you have no authority over my order if I did. Wizard."

"Feel free to prove yourself a true Champion of Justice, Peace, and Life by striking down from behind an old
man who assaults you with nothing but words."

*shaking his grizzled head, he again turns for the door, only violence will stop him this time, these
'great ones' are immune to wisdom and his words are wasted*


Blood Jester


[OOC - P.S. Upon reading the old thread, I saw a comment I missed originally (I had to get work done
and could not continue). Someone took a comment too seriously, so, as a reminder, the old druid is a
character he is angry, and cares not for the feelings of the 'Council'. I have no interest in offending
anyone, especially Edena. So let me know if his diatribes hurt any feelings, and I will edit them. ]


[edit - typo]

[ December 02, 2001: Message edited by: Blood Jester ]

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Edena_of_Neith
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posted December 02, 2001 02:30 AM

(God no, my feelings aren't hurt.
I hope nobody elses are either, for in no way do I intend any of this seriously.
I have created serious threads, some deadly serious: this is NOT one of them.
This is meant to be lighthearted, humorous, and even silly, in the end ... although right now it doesn't
look that way.)

A certain Chosen, a beautiful young lady from Silverymoon, is all but begging the Faerie Ambassador
(Blood Jester) to stay.

Stay, says she, and perhaps true justice can prevail, for not all the people here are hot headed and
unreasonable.
Please stay, says she, for her people ARE innocent, and they want peace, and the intervention of the
Faerie may be their own chance.

Stay, she pleads. Please. Give us a chance. Please.

- - -

The Ambassador from the City of Shade is not amused with you, Balor ... I am assuming you are
representing one of the diplomats.

They are really arriving now.

The Dwarven Ambassador shows up (one of you needs to run her.)
The Gnomish Ambassador shows up (one of you needs to run him.)
The Halfling Ambassador shows up, despite the fact nobody asked the Halflings to come (one of you
needs to run him.)
The Kender Ambassador shows up, despite the fact NOBODY asked him to come and NOBODY wanted
him to come (if someone has the audacity to run him, go ahead.)

An ambassador comes from Maztica.
He is a grim man, for his native people were decimated by the war, and his native lands wrecked.
And his people were totally innocent and uninvolved in the war: they were totally victimized.

A number of ambassadors come from Zakhara.
Some come to champion the cause of the Technomancy, and others to champion their respective
countries.

The Tuigan send an ambassador to plead for the return of their lands, the Hoardlands, now occupied
for the most part by the Humanoid Alliance, the Technomancy, and the Thri-Kreen.

As of this point, the following powers have sent no ambassadors:

Zouron's Magocracy
Hope Island
Bran's Druids
The Scro of Realmspace and their Gith allies
The Githyanki of Luna
The Defilers, out in deep Realmspace in their hidden colonies.
The Thri-Kreen and other peoples of Athas.
The Angels
The Fiends (all types)
Any of the powers of Oerth.

Anyone who wishes to run any of these powers, please feel free.
They are all in an aggravated state, just like the ambassadors that have already arrived, and spoken
(see the threads above.)

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Blood Jester
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Member # 1651
posted December 02, 2001 02:43 AM

*with a tight, almost surprised, smile*

"Courtesy, eh? The last thing I expected. It would lessen me to answer it with disdain."

"I am old, and lack the energy of the young...but I will sit and listen to some of the others, although I have
little left to say."

*he finds a dim, quiet corner and sits, and his years and memories seem to sit with him*

Blood Jester

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Laugh 'til you die.


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TheBalor
Member
Member # 3669
posted December 02, 2001 02:54 AM

*Ignores the shadow delegate's glare and addresses the chosen* May I ask why this...thing was
asked to attend? If I remember correctly, their city played no part worth noticing in the war, and aside
from claiming a bunch of arid desert, why is it here?

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Persecution. Betrayal. Hatred. These things don't change. -The Maestro


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Phasmus
Member
Member # 2639
posted December 02, 2001 02:58 AM

The freed thralls will speak against the Illithid when called upon. It is clear from their fervent calls for
the destruction of the Mind Flayers, regardless of the cost to Toril, that it will be more productive to ask
them direct, specific, questions than to let them speak of their own accord.

Observation of the Neoillithid indicates that their argument is primarily about if they should speak for
or against the Deep Illithid... or not speak of them at all.

The youngest of the three Neoillithid... displaying self-sacrifice uncharacteristic even for his race...
offers to keep the Kender Ambassador amused and occupied as well as he can, in the interest of
smooth courtroom proceedings.

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Edena_of_Neith
Member
Member # 1235
posted December 02, 2001 03:47 AM

The Chosen look at each other.
Then they look at the Chosen from Waterdeep who ragged on the Faerie Ambassador, and they are
clearly unhappy with him.
With a telepathic gesture, they command him to abandon his seat, and send him to the rear (he is
furious, but he does move, and another lady goes to sit with him.)

The Chosen from Silverymoon, the young lady, takes his place, and all the Chosen nod their approval.

- - -

She speaks, in a soft and gentle voice:

The answer to your question, Balor, is that things are not what they appear to be.
When all the ambassadors and emissaries have arrived, we will make known the truth of why we called
you.

The gentleman from the City of Shade is a very outspoken Archwizard ... his city is proud and strong,
come from an ancient time of mighty magic into our present world.
Would the gentleman please induge us, if only for a little while?
There is wine aplenty, and the seats are comfortable, and the gentleman can watch as all those he
considers his lessers bicker and argue ... perhaps he will find it amusing enough to stay ...

To the Ambassador from the Faerie, the Chosen would like to apologize.
The member who spoke so rashly saw his city destroyed in war, then engulfed forever when the seas
rose, and he is very bitter ... many are bitter and sad at the losses, personal and otherwise, that they
have sustained.
We have censured him for his statements to you, and we intend to treat the ambassador of the Faerie
with the respect and courtesy he deserves.
We appreciate the importance of the Faerie, and of their desires and needs, and of the consequences
of their wrath at the behavior of those upon this world.
We shall, in apology for our fellow's harsh words, give the Faerie ambassador a seat of honor with us
at our own table.

And that is just what the Chosen do.
They accord one of their own seats to the Faerie Ambassador, and he is the only one who receives
such treatment.

This makes quite a number of the others angry, although the ambassador from the City of Shade only
sneers.
The kender ambassador wants to sit with the Chosen also, and in the end the Chosen have to
magically secure him to his seat in the chamber.

- - -

At this point, to the astonishment of everyone, a moon elf appears.
He is a fighter/mage, who used his magic to hide out on one of Realmspace's asteroids, and he has
come at the summons of the Chosen (who knew of his existence and where he was.)
He looks around the chamber, aggrieved and sad, and angry, then quietly takes his seat.

He then says, simply:

I represent the Ar'Quessir, the Teu'Quessir, the Sy'Quessir, all of the People, including our aquatic
brethren.

I am here ... why am I here? (and he groans)

(Blood Jester or any other elven player is welcome to play him.)

In response to this, the drow who had been the illithid thrall steps forward, and she states:

I wish to represent the drow ... for what it's worth, since few of my people exist, and those that do are
thralls of the Deep Illithid.
I am a loyal servant of her Majesty, Queen Lolth, Mistress of Spiders and the Lady of Chaos, and I am
honored to wield the weapons of her faith, be they whip, mace, sword, or magic mighty.
I would like to point out to all of you that, although the drow of this Crystal Sphere are gone, they are
legions of my kind in other Crystal Spheres, and with a simple summons they could be here in an
instant, coming through Gates.
Distance is not an obstacle to us, the drow.

We have an offer we wish to make to those elves that remain: Join the worship of Lolth.
Join us.
Together, we will avenge what has been done to you.
Together, we will raise the banner of the elves once more.
Long ago, ilthyrri and elf stood together, and together we ruled Toril.
If we stand together now, we would have the strength to stand against our many enemies on this
world.

These statements do not phase the Chosen of Silverymoon, who simply smiles warmly at the drow,
and says:

Very well.
You shall be the representative of the drow.
And stand as an equal amongst this great gathering.

Then she turns to the elf, and she says:

We thank you for coming.
It is appreciated, very greatly.
While you are here, nobody will harm you.
While you are here, anyone who tries to harm you will be stopped.
We want you to state the elven case.
We want you to air your grievances.
We want you to explain to all assembled how the elves were assailed, and what you think is fair
restitution for what was done to you.
Please, speak your mind.
Speak freely, and let all hear what you would say.

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Edena_of_Neith
Member
Member # 1235
posted December 02, 2001 04:05 AM

There is genuine astonishment as the NeoIllithid entertains the kender (although the kender is
absolutely delighted beyond even his wildest imaginings.)

Even the Chosen look amazed (for that matter, even the Phaerimm ambassador and the City of
Shade ambassador look amazed.)

It is probably the first time in maybe all of history that such a thing has happened.

The Chosen from Silverymoon, the young lady, beams at the NeoIllithid, and smiles in genuine
delight.

She says, to the NeoIllithid, directly:

You give me hope that the our true purpose in summoning you here will succeed.
Mystra bless you, and I pray to Mystra that we may succeed.

She then addresses everyone:

When the rest of the ambassadors, and those we summoned, arrive at this Court, we will reveal the
true purpose of calling you all here.

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DarwinofMind
Member
Member # 2177
posted December 02, 2001 07:00 AM

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I am not a warrior, I am not a leader of men. I am a student. A student of the nature of Mankind and
a student of the Way, and I am a tired old man.

40 years ago, I was a much younger man, in rapidly changing times. When this all began I looked
upon the creations of the gnomes with wonderment. I viewed them with the eyes of a student. But
then came the trouble came the horrors. I won't presume to say who started it. That task is for far
wiser men then me to decide. But as each side rushed to war, I could only support the sides which
appeared to me to be the victim. Such is the nature of the fog, and the horrors of war. I choose lend
my aid to the Technocracy for they were the peoples begin attacked for having the vision to look
forward into the future.

I still support that decision; the elves claimed that new technology would destroy the world. But all I?ve
seen is how this technology has made the world better in the past 40 years. You, the Chosen your
lives were already extended, the proud the few, but they rest of us, the many. Our life spans have
doubled, I myself could have never hoped to live this long.

We have not seen the world destroyed, mearly changed. Change is inevitable. Technology is
inevitable. These things come, and not even the gods themselves can hold back the flow of time for
long.

We the war escalated, many atrocities happened on either side. I quickly saw that my safety was at
risk. And like a coward, I fled. I left this world to explore the multiverse at large. I spent the early part
of the war there, I saw what the planes had to offer, and as I did. I met others. Toril being such the
connected word that it is I met others from here. Some had fled the war, like myself. Many others had
been gone for long years and didn?t know of the war. Many wanted to return and to defend the place
they once called home. I returned with them. I was not there leader, mearly a teacher, I made a path
and they joined me as equals.

Since the war I have no armies, not political power. I am a student and a teacher. The people of
Athas, those who I have learned from, and who learn from me, have asked me to speak for them.
The people of Athas, of many races, Thri-Kreen included, entered this world after the defilers, once the
gates were forged. How the defilers entered I do not know. But the other peoples of Athas entered this
world from their hellish own, and I welcomed them. Have you looked into the world they left? How can
we of this verdant forest refuse them in all good conscience.

I do not defend my actions because my actions do not need defending. I did what I could to survive in
a troubled time. It?s what we all did. The world may be different than what we knew, but it is better.

I recognize no authority in you, like I recognize no other authority on this world. I am an old man, and
I have little time left. I can leave this world at any time but, I choose to take what time I have left on
this world of prosperity, where I am a teacher and a student.

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Darwin
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Reprisal
Member
Member # 2368
posted December 02, 2001 07:02 AM


quote:

The Technocracy

Aiding and abetting the Humanoids in the destruction of the elves.

Consorting with the devils and demons to achieve your ends, and thus bringing the
Blood War to Toril and Realmspace.


Received the charges, and will reply within 24 hours. Probably less though, hehe.

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"Intelligence in chains loses in lucidity what it gains in intensity." - Albert Camus


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Rhialto the
Marvellous
Member
Member # 4171
posted December 02, 2001 08:30 AM

Rhialto rises to his feet, and signals to the Chosen.

Ah-hem. I believe I have something that may prove of great use to you. I bear with me a device from
the height of Great Moltham itself, which allows conversations with the dead to be conducted with the
utmost of ease and accuracy. Why, if I could tell you the times I've had, conversing with the Tyrant
Aragem, or the Five Nymphs of Dyphose--


Here Rhialto stops, as if realizing that the conversation is taking an unwholesome turn.

Well, anyway, I offer--for a mild, and most affordable fee--to use this device to summon the spirit of
an elf of Evermeet here before you to offer their own defense. This, I feel, acts in no way against my
neutral status as a witness, and provides a valuable service to the court.

--------------------

Rhialto relaxed, smiling at his own odd fancies, and poured out a final cup of tea...He let it cool
untasted. On impulse he rose to his feet and went into the parlour, where he donned a cloak, a
hunter's cap, and took up that baton known as 'Malfezar's Woe.' He then summoned Ladanque, his
chamberlain and general factotum.
"Ladanque, I will be strolling around in the forest for a period. Take care that Vat Five retains its roil. If
you wish, you may distill the contents of the large blue alembic into a stoppered flask. Use a low heat
and avoid breathing the vapor; it will bring a purulent rash to your face."
"Very well, sir. What of the clevenger?"
"Pay it no heed. Do not approach the cage. Remember, its talk of both virgins and wealth is illusory; I
doubt if it knows the meaning of either term."
"Just so, sir."
Rhialto departed the manse.

"The Murthe", Rhialto the Marvellous, by Jack Vance


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Forrester
Member
Member # 2760
posted December 02, 2001 09:08 AM


quote:

Originally posted by Edena_of_Neith:
A woman Chosen stands, and looks at the Humanoid emissary coldly, and says
...
You rationalize your destruction of the children of the elves by stating they would grow
into adults who were your enemies.
Although this is, indeed, the truth of the past, this is not the past, but the present.
...
If you can change your ways, the elves can change their ways.
They might well have done so, had you given them that chance.
...
If you are so enlightened and noble, and you live in a world of peace that you created,
why do you not allow us to return the elves, and the Faerie perhaps can be brought
back, and then perhaps you would work together with them, no?
Perhaps you'd work with the elves and Faerie to advance the cause of civilization,
peace, and learning?


The elves showed no evidence that they would change their ways . . . for they have *never* changed
their ways. "Give them a chance"? How many more hundreds of generations of humanoids should have
lived in caves and been slaughtered by elves before we decided that they had had enough time?

NO. They had millenia. That should be long enough. We could not afford to wait another ten thousand
years. In fact, the representative of the drow at this meeting *just called* for all elves to unite under
one banner, so that they may try to destroy us yet again! Are we supposed to ignore this?

The Fae hate us, and worked against us. We are supposed to invite them back? WE HAVE NO NEED OF
THEM. We will not invite our enemies to live among us simply because you miss their company, or
simply because there is some possible disaster a thousand years hence with the Weave. Give us a
few hundred years without them, and then, we'll see.

"Perhaps you'd work with the elves and Faerie to advance the cause of civilization, peace, and
learning?"

Once there is substantive evidence that the elves are interested in advancing the cause of civilization,
peace, and learning, perhaps. The last time I checked, though, they tried to destroy those interested
in advancing civilization, and when that failed, tried to blow up the world. We really don't need that
again, do we?

Forrester
Peacemaker

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Rhialto the
Marvellous
Member
Member # 4171
posted December 02, 2001 09:20 AM

Rhialto glances at the Humanoid ambassador.

You know, in my mind the death of a race, though tragic, is perhaps inevitable in matters of war. Thus
your actions may be understandable, if not conscienable. After all, war makes its own morals. I have
no doubt that if things had gone differently--had you been facing the Technomancy, for example--you
would have done the selfsame thing--the utter annihalation of those who opposed you. I am correct in
my thinking am I not? This is simply the way in which you conduct wars, and nothing special in and of
itself.

Here Rhialto breaks into a dazzling smile--literally so, as the shine from his teeth could be used to light a
small cave.

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Forrester
Member
Member # 2760
posted December 02, 2001 09:28 AM


quote:

Originally posted by Edena_of_Neith:
Rough Power Levels (excluding Doomsday Weapons):

The Technomancy: 10
The Humanoid Alliance: 9
Zouron's Magocracy: 5
The Thri-Kreen Nations: 2
The Tuigan: 1
The Nations of Kara-Tur: 15 (combined), 1 to 3 (singly)
The Nations of Zakhara: 8 (combined), 1 to 4 (combined)

The Faerie and Dragons (if they returned): 20


Just wanted to kvetch a little bit -- how can any mortal nation or group of mortal nations (i.e., Kara-Tur
and Zakhara) even *think* to compare to the Technomancy or the Humanoids in power? We have late
20th century technology, and they are living in the stone age! Is India more powerful than the United
States just because they outnumber us 5 to 1? (And that is an unfair comparison, because India isn't
in the Stone Age.) And in this case, given the vast number of humanoids . . . I don't even know that
they outnumber us! We can grow far more food than they can in a smaller space, for one. And we
humanoids breed . . .

Also, I imagine that at this point, we are at least five times more powerful than we were when we
exterminated the elves, purely through technologic and psionic advances. If the Fae and Dragons, with
*no* evolutionary development, are as twice as powerful (or more) than us *now*, they would have
been able to wipe us from Toril without blinking, forty years ago.

Dragons are decidedly less impressive against 20th century technology than they are against swords.

And Rhialto . . . it was different, this time. We have never tried to exterminate a race before. The
elves, though, showed themselves to be not just a threat to us, but a threat to Toril itself. If we had
fought against the Technomancy (what a horrible idea!!) and won, we no doubt would have killed
enough of them that they couldn't retaliate, but there would have been no need to kill ALL of them.

Enough said about that uncomfortable subject.

Elves, however, are a different story. It seems that if there are but TWO left, you can be sure that in a
few hundred years, those two elves' children will all be High Mages and will start trying to blow up the
world yet again.

Forrester

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maddman75
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Member # 3494
posted December 02, 2001 09:37 AM

Hah - I picked the right time to come back to the boards

The Pit Fiend lord appears before the council.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am most pleased to appear before you and present my position. *gates in
five imps carrying sheafs upon sheafs of forms*

"It is well established that devils have a role in the multiverse as tempters of mortals. Our role in the
7 year war served exactly that purpose. We urged the humanoids to more extreme tactics than they
would have otherwise. To thier credit, from your point of view anyway, they held us back in many ways.
We did not invite the foul demons here, nor did the humanoids. THis would have violated the contract,
in which case the humanoid leadership would be boiling in oil in Baator right now. We gave our services
and were compensated with superior weaponry that the humanoids had developed. This is perfectly
legal and has precedent, as these 4,562,456,342 previous contracts will show the court.

"In short, the devils merely offered a service. We were in the employ of the humanoids. Any actions of
ours that we committed that you find offensive is their responsibility. If the chosen would like
assistance in dealing with any of the war criminals, the devils are always willing to make a deal."

The demons eat the emmisary of the chosen, almost wondering what the creature was talking about
as they ripped his body apart.

--------------------

With a name like Maddman, he's got to be honorable!

"When a fool hears of the Tao, he will laugh out loud" - Lao Tzu


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Forrester
Member
Member # 2760
posted December 02, 2001 09:54 AM

Forrester pulls the Pit Fiend lord aside after his speech.

You know, Madd, we might have another deal to broker in a little while. I'll let you know.


Forrester

PS The Devils should really have a higher power level than the Demons . . . it is, after all, the Devils
with the machine-guns.

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Rhialto the
Marvellous
Member
Member # 4171
posted December 02, 2001 10:10 AM

Rhialto nods thoughtfully, then continues.

"So then, you specifically went after the elves, with the intent of the utmost destruction of the entire
species, am I correct?"

--------------------

Rhialto relaxed, smiling at his own odd fancies, and poured out a final cup of tea...He let it cool
untasted. On impulse he rose to his feet and went into the parlour, where he donned a cloak, a
hunter's cap, and took up that baton known as 'Malfezar's Woe.' He then summoned Ladanque, his
chamberlain and general factotum.
"Ladanque, I will be strolling around in the forest for a period. Take care that Vat Five retains its roil. If
you wish, you may distill the contents of the large blue alembic into a stoppered flask. Use a low heat
and avoid breathing the vapor; it will bring a purulent rash to your face."
"Very well, sir. What of the clevenger?"
"Pay it no heed. Do not approach the cage. Remember, its talk of both virgins and wealth is illusory; I
doubt if it knows the meaning of either term."
"Just so, sir."
Rhialto departed the manse.

"The Murthe", Rhialto the Marvellous, by Jack Vance


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johnbrown
Member
Member # 3531
posted December 02, 2001 12:58 PM

A corner of the meeting hall fills with thick black boiling smoke and the stench of brimstone waffes
through the meeting hall. A small, decrepit old man, slowly hobbles through the darkness
accompanied by an honor guard of four well-equipped ogres. He leans heavily on his staff as he
makes his was to the left side of those representatives already gathered there placing himself so that
he faces both the various faction representatives and the Chosen. With a wave of his hand, a large
throne made of the skulls of a myriad of races appears. The ogres take up positions at the four
corners of throne as the stooped old man sits upon it. He looks upon the faction delegates as hawk
might look at mouse: how tasty their souls would be. He turns and looks upon the Chosen with a look
of open defiance and contempt that is tempered with a respect for their power. After a moment the old
man speaks?

"I, Iuz, The Master of Oerth have arrived. But let me be clear, I do not appear because you compel
me to do so. You godlings have no authority over me. And according to you own words; I stand
accused of no crimes. I am here for I have my own grievances to air", he says as he glances toward
the faction delegates, "and to represent Lord Graz?zt, Lord Pazrael, and various other Abyssal powers",
Iuz chuckles, "Who jokingly accuse of crimes against crimes against humanity and nature."

"Let us deal with the absurd first, then we can move on to more important matters. You accuse
demon-kind of ?bringing the Blood War to Realmspace, on the excuse that you were summoned. The
mass destruction that you caused.?" Iuz laughs out loud. "You, the Chosen, you are powerful, and I
respect power, but the audacity of your hubris that you think that you can sit in judgment of powers
and beings that have existed long before any of your ancestors, nay, even the world upon which your
ancestors where born was even created, I dare say surpasses even my ego. Did the demons bring
destruction upon Toril? Of course they did. They are fiends. It is their nature. They feed upon the fear
and carcasses of mortals. Do you blame the wolf when he downs the deer? No. It knows no better. And
before any of you esteemed judges dare mention ?free will? and ?sentience?; do any of you blame the
human, or elven hunter who brings down the same deer? No. The hunter must eat. He must survive.
The demons were only trying to do the same."

"You speak of the Blood War, yet another thing clearly beyond your full comprehension. That is
understandable. Your mistress?s preconceptions and prejudices against those of us with Abyssal
lineage clouds your judgment. The Blood War is more than just a war between fiends, and it is more
than just a clash of philosophies. It too, is a battle for survival. Would the Devils, destroy all the
demons if they could? Would they enslave them? The answer is most assuredly, yes. So, you see, the
Blood War too is a struggle for survival. Once the devils had entered Toril, the Demon Lords had no
choice but to commit troops to this new front in their fight for survival."

"And as far as your statements about ?the excuse that you were summoned?, the first demons didn?t
summon themselves did they? The demons didn?t initially open the portals, did they? No, they didn?t.
They couldn?t have done it even if they wanted to. Mortals undertook those actions. It was the mortals
who summoned both Infernal and Abyssal beings in such numbers. It was they that opened the
portals. It is unfortunate that once the blood lust, greed, and pride of elf, dwarf, human, gnome,
humanoid, and all the rest of the mortals snowballed into the 7 Year War. The demons, however, did
not cause any of those events. They were simply a manifestation of the evil in mortal hearts, and they
were simply acting in self preservation, against the devil threat."

"Now, that all of that has been cleared up, let us move on to more important matters. I, Iuz, provided
some small services for some of the factions of that war, and I have yet to be fully compensated for
those services. If you, The Chosen, are truly seeking justice, may I suggest that you use your powers
to provide me with some, and compel those parties to make good on the arrangement we had."

--------------------

After all, it is all about having fun .....


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Edena_of_Neith
Member
Member # 1235
posted December 02, 2001 01:02 PM

The Chosen from Silverymoon, the young lady, speaks in her soft voice:

We accept your gracious offer, Rhialto.
We shall use the device to summon the spirit of Queen Amlaruil of Evermeet, for we consider her a
reasonable spokesperson for the elven race.

She takes the device of Rhialto's, when offered, and after listening to his instructions on it's use, sets
it up for the procedure.

That done, the device is activated.

The ghostly shade of Queen Amlaruil of Evermeet appears in the Court of the Chosen.
Seeing the situation, the solemn faced shade of the Queen moves to one side of the Court, and waits
for her turn to speak.
(Blood Jester or any neutral person is free to speak for her.)

The Gnomish Ambassador chimes in at this point, out of order, and off-topic, saying:

We are currently experimenting with genetics, and we expect to be able to extend life expectancy of
the Human, Humanoid, and Demi-Human races to several thousand years.
We expect to achieve this accomplishment within the decade.

The Ambassador from the City of Shade snorts, and says:

With Ioulaum's Longevity and our great magic, we don't NEED your foolish toys and pathetic cantrips
you dare to call spells.
WE have lived for 5000 years with our magic, and our lifespans are eternal, if we will it!


The Phaerimm Ambassador is heard to snort and comment softly:

We can change that situation ...

The Kender Ambassador chimes in:

Look at all the neat beings and creatures in this room!
Wow!
I've never seen so many different types of people and ... well, you aren't exactly a person, sir ... you
look like a tornado ... uh, how exactly do you use those tentacles? ... I wonder what that'd be like, to
have tentacles instead of a mouth ... Do female gnomes have beards like female dwarves do? I heard
they did ... uh ... did anyone ever tell you you're very beautiful, your Highness (this to Amlaruil) but I
can see through you ... of course I can, because you're dead ... I'm sorry you're dead, I'm sure you
wish you were alive ... Uh, I sure wish the Chosen would show off their Silver Fire. I hear it makes great
fireworks. I hear ...

At this point the Dwarven Emissary breaks in:

SHUT UP!

An now, I be speakin fer me people.
Enough o this here nonsense.

Me friends, the gnomes, they be havin good thinkin an makin beautiful new objects fer ye, an ye be
profitin from it, an yer lives be betterin.
Ye all be makin a fair bit o money out o the deal, an the gnomes they be makin a honest coin or two.
An that was all it were, an no more.

So what do ye do? Ye maniacs be buildin bombs an firearms an all manner of ways o killin each other,
an then ye be settin to it, an relishin it, until the very rocks they be turnin red and the earth be retchin
from the blood.
Now, I be admittin that we dwarves might - might! - have been a bit pushy concernin our demands on
them there elves, an fer that we be apologizin.
We been sufferin great casualties, an we were mad, an not gonna take it no more, an people blew
their tops, an they were fer reason at that there time.
An then ye maniacs be summonin the Fiends, ye did, and bringin the Blood War to this here world, an
mucking it up further, an then we be getting truly mad, an we be siding against them that be doin this
thing.
Our leadership be not perfect, an we be makin mistakes, but we been victimized by all yer titantic wars
an explosions an all the ridiculous things ye been doin.
All we dwarves be wantin was peace, an ye idiots be runnin around shootin each other, an there been
no peace to be had, an we tired of it, an we been decidin to knock some sense into yer heads.
An ye still ain't be havin no sense, especially ye, ye Chosen, fer now ye summon us here, an ye
threaten us, an gather these idiots together an as so they can be fightin all over again.

The Dwarf Ambassador then plants his feet, places his hand on his axe, and says:

Well, me axe an the axes o me people still be better than all yer bombs an magic an spellfire an
other nonsense.
An if ye be makin war on me people, or threatenin us, we be showin ye just how good them axes are.

[ December 02, 2001: Message edited by: Edena_of_Neith ]


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