(IR) The 3rd IR, Turn 7 (thread 6)

[Melkor Lord Of ALL!]

Melkor and Prince Rivalen send a public statement:

-Shade stay united, once again, and together we shall oppose Taarakians. We support Alliance`s Of Dread offer, certainly we can`t let those birdmen treat us like children, we shall give them a lesson that they won`t forget easily.

Edena, Melkor asks Dark Powers if they are going to do something, when Taarakians threaten even Ravenloft. Will they allow Melkor and his forces to have freedom in moving between Ravenloft and Crystal Spheres?

Also, did I manage to create Red Army in Ravenloft?

 

[Edena_of_Neith]

The taraakians are good to their word, and immediately William and Kalanyr's people are transported magically to safety.
The offer of the taraakians continues to stand for any other Power that wishes safety for their people, and who have not been declared foes.

- - -

The Alliance (they simply call themselves the Alliance now) is all but begging Iuz to stand with them.

They point out that Chorazin will be taken, if the taraakians win.
The taraakians will then herd Iuz's people back into the Spheres, and Chorazin will be abandoned.
All the work and effort on the new world, will be lost.

 

[Mr. Draco]

Alennthressus, let me offer a solution that the Union of Worlds would agree to.

The Union of Worlds, as we seek only the enlightenment of our people and others, and spreading the religion of the God-Emperor and Kas to those who choose, would be willing to ally with your empire.

As allies, we would assist you in repairs and ressurections (etc...), but we would still be each left to governing ourselves. We would have our freedom apart from your empire. Your people would not be attacked by the Union of Worlds. You have my guarentee as to this. The Union of Worlds has only commited itself to offensive use of force in two cases: putting down rebellion, and purging evil. You know this to be true. We wish to but seek better lives for our citizens and worshippers. We will not however allow you to devalue the lives given up by those of our faction in the past. You will not stip us of our magic, psionics, and technology. Our psionics was given to us, more than forty years ago by the sacrifice of the Psionic League.

Tell me Alennthressus, do you know of the sacrifice of the Psionic League? Millions upon countless millions of psionic beings gave up their lives to repair a world. Their life-energy made Toril beautiful again. Toril the ravaged saw its skies repaired, its forrests strenghtened, and its weave repaired. The wound torn into the life-magic of Toril was repaired by the sacrifice of the Psionic League. With their sacrifice, they entrusted psionic ability upon the people of the Humanoid Alliance as gaurdians of the future, gaurdians of peace.

Would you have their lives, the lives of billions, mean nothing?

Our magical power was gained through sacrifice. The lives of mages lost forever plumbing the depths of magic of the 10th and 11th tiers. Many lives were lost, both those of the mages, striving directly for it, and the lives of others, lost in collateral damage incurred through experiments gone wrong.

Our technology was paid for in blood likewise.

We will not allow you to take what we sacrificed for.

We will accept you as allies in the fight for peace.

We will work alongside you.

 

[Edena_of_Neith]

Yes, Melkor, you did.

You have a new Red Army in Ravenloft.

The Mists are doing the unthinkable - since they cannot keep the taraakians in, they are allowing Melkor and his entire army OUT of Ravenloft.

They are also allowing Zouron the Dark and his Undead Hosts to come out.

They do not, however, allow any of the imprisoned people from the IR out.

The Dark Powers have thus declared which side they are on, even if they cannot launch Attacks or Defenses.


RULING:

Zouron the Dark, Domain Lord of Ravenloft, is allying with the Alliance (of Dread) against the taraakians.
Entropy may be his goal - however, entropy will have to wait until these do-gooders are defeated.

 

[Tokiwong]

Iuz declines the offer... "We will not join the Alliance their goals are not compatible to my own. We have our path leave us to it."

 

[Edena_of_Neith]

The Answer, from Alennthressus

A Sending comes from the taraakians in response to this overture from the Union of the Worlds:

This is Alennthressus.

We are aware of the sacrifice of the Psionic League.

What have you done with the gift the Psionic League bequeathed to you?
Have you used it wisely, for the betterment of the world of Oerth, and the Spheres?

In fighting the Alliance of Dread, yes.
In fighting Acererak, yes.

Yet you have committed aggression against your neighbors.
You invaded and overran Nyrond.
Almor.
The Flinty Hills.
Garrel Enkdal.
The Grandwood.
The Adri Forest.

You created abominations with the (translates to Red Goo) creating corrupted forms of life.

You abolished all religions in your nation.
You oppressed your people.
You openly condoned torture.

How can you now prove to us that you do not intend to triumph over a dead world, and then remake it with your magic as you deem fit?

How can you prove to us that you can be trusted with the power bequeathed to you by the Psionic League, and will not continue to squander that gift and dishonor the name of the Psionic League.
They would condemn you, if they saw the use to which you have put their sacrifice to.

We asked for solutions. What is your solution?
Will you foreswear war?
Will you foreswear ever again threatening the Alliance of Oerth?
Will you foreswear ever again threatening the Torilians?
Will you cease your projects on Krynn?
Will you cease your colonization projects?

What sacrifices and compromises are you willing to endure, in the name of peace, Union of the Worlds?
Or ARE you willing to sacrifice, and make compromises?

 

[Melkor Lord Of ALL!]

Melkor asks Hellmaster, Zouron the Dark, Black Brotherhood to share their plans in current situation( Edena, Sollir, Zauron, could you email me?), he even contacts Death Machines.

Edena, all my factions are using all 11th level magic avalible to bring Red Armies from across the multiverse to their side.

 

[Black Omega]

Siobhan glances over to the representatives of the Dread Alliance, her gaze as cold as eyes of silver fire can get.

"We will not stand down. I will only keep saying it so many times, you are the enemy we face. The one's who killed billions for your own perverted schemes. Even if the Taraakian attacked us, you would be the one's we were going after. You must be stopped. If we fail,you'll kill billions more the moment you think it's safe to do so."

Then the little fae draws in a deep breath "The Seelie of Oerth are champions of freedom. Alennthressus, you have offered Alliance and Protection in the name of the Tannakian. In the name of the Seelie and the Coalition of Light and Shadow, I accept. We offer our friendship, alliance and protection as well. And we accept the offer of a safe place for non combatants. This promises to be ugly..." Siobhan sighs.

 

['o Skoteinos]

was there any taraakian reaction to my posts?

 

[Edena_of_Neith]

Yes, 'o Skoteinos.

The taraakians are allying with your Power.
They are offering to take some or all of your people to safety, while they deal with those they consider enemies.

You must state you want your people taken to safety, of course, or they will not do so.

- - -

THE REPLY OF THE ALLIANCE TO SIOBHAN

The leader of the Alliance of Dread regards Siobhan darkly, and speaks:

You are a coward.
A pathetic coward.
You would give up this world, and your freedom, to a bunch of pasty-faced birdmen and birdwomen.

You DO realize, don't you, that once the taraakians win - IF they win, of course - that they will have Carte Blanche over all of you?

Just what do you think will happen then?!

They may or they may not keep their agreement with you.
They are not so lofty they cannot change their minds.
Then, that vaunted freedom of yours will be GONE, gone for good, and YOU will have participated in your own enslavement.

We expected wisdom from the Seelie, of all beings.
Wisdom, and true understanding.
You know very well the hearts of mortals, and the taraakians are mortals just like everyone else.

Do you REALLY believe that everyone in their Star Empire WILLINGLY joined?
Do you really believe they just got up and said: we'll turn it all over to the birdmen and have done?
Do you actually, really believe the taraakians did not actively move to conquer?

You sit there in your smugness, sure of victory, stating you will attack us when we have spared your life.
So be it.
If we die, we will die an honest death, at the hands of our enemies.

You, however, will not die, but will suffer a fate far worse than death - slavery.

When your vaunted freedom is gone, when the birdmen have locked you up in the velvet prison, when you finally realize they are not the lofty people they pretend to be, THEN you will regret that you did not stand up for yourself, for your people, for your rights, and fight back.

Then you will realize your mistake. And at that point, it will be just a little too late.

You are a disgrace and a coward.
We don't want your alliance.
We wouldn't accept your alliance if you offered it.

We want REAL fighters as our allies, people who will stand and die for their beliefs, their world, and their freedom.
You choose slavery to these birdmen, you choose to turn a blind eye to what you know is true - the true nature of these birdmen, and you think yourself very clever.

We will see who is clever.
We, are going to fight.
And we, are going to win.

The birdmen aren't going to tell US what to do, or how to run our affairs.