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Message: <blockquote data-quote="William Ronald" data-source="post: 182137" data-attributes="member: 426">A Call to the EternalHazen is deep in prayer."O Eternal and Rao,  I ask for your help in this time.  Long ago, Rao you told me there was a power far greater than yourself for good, one whom you have aided and supported. The Eternal, the source of life.""I will if a day of peace comes, seek the Seventh Heaven which may be but a gateway to another realm of being. However, I know my prayers can be heard by Rao and the Eternal.  Whether you chose to answer a prayer is not my choice but yours.""The days are dark, and the very suns of Oerth, Toril, and Krynn are threatened.  I ask for your aid in preventing this from happening.""I have tried to convince the Taraakians that the people of Oerth, Krynn, Toril, Mystara and Athas are not insane, but essentially decent persons.  However, not even they can guarantee that the suns will not be extinguished.""I ask for your aid in whatever form you chose to give it.  I would like to thank  you for my life and the wonderful people and worlds I have known.  The worlds are a testimony to the glory of the Eternal.  I would like to see them saved, but I know that th choice is ours.""I have sought to preserve free will. I chastised the Taraakians when they sought to force all under their will.  They do have the right to honor treaties of defense with the worlds that were attacked.  Yet I believe political agreements must be entered into freely.""I face many foes, including one who challenges me to a duel. He will likely think me craven for refusing it, but I believe there are many ways to fight as there are many ways to serve.""I ask you to help me reach into the hearts of the peoples of the worlds.  They are the ones who will be destroyed if the suns are destroyed or if mutual annihilation occurs.  Yet so few leaders seem to consider anything beyond their own power.   Governments should exist for the sake of the governed.""I am saddened that some of my allies chose to stand with one who threatens entire worlds.  However, I must respect their right to chose even if I disagree with their decision.  Without free will, good and evil have no true meaning.  All beings, save for constructs and robots, have free will.""Perhaps if the peoples of the worlds spoke, their leaders will listen.  I pray that some how those calling for war could here what their people want.""I have seen much that is good on Krynn, Toril, and Oerth.  I would not like to see those worlds devastated.  I ask for your guidance, for I am not perfect or all knowing.  Only the Eternal is all knowing.   I thank both Rao and the Eternal, who have guided me to a better life and rewarded me more than I deserve, for their generous gifts.  I thank you for infinite love towards me.""There are many needy people on many worlds.  Sadly, there are those who lack not only food, water, clothing and shelter but love.  For all the technology I have seen, only people can create more love in their worlds.  I ask you to help me reach wounded hearts and bring healing."OOC:  Hazen is calling for what help he can.  So far, the Taraakians have honored their pledge to the Oerth Alliance members by accepting them as allies and offering aid.  He does feel that a lot of people are not only being heavy handed but heavy hearted as well.  Also, Hazen has reached a point where he does not truly care what others think of him.  So Melkor's challenge to a duel is ultimately meaningless to him.Okay, no more out of character preaching.  (In character prayer for an Angel and a cleric should be allowable.) I am getting frustrated.   I am afraid if this IR ends with a bunch of dead worlds people will whine that their plans should have worked.  Maybe I am afraid that people will just grumble and remember this IR badly. I just want people to have fun and care about the IR.  If I seem so worried about the IR it is because I care.  I just want to make sure that when this is over everyone will say -- regardless of the outcome -- that the IR was fun and well worth the time and effort.  That is why I have made a nuisance of myself.Fight the Taraakians, ally with them, save or destroy the worlds, all is fine by me.  I just want to make sure that this does not end in bitterness.  No one here deserves it.  I have not groused when I thought my power was completely wiped out.Also, I am not too familiar with Planescape and its factions.  Also, for the third time, I did not surrender to the Taraakians.  I have allied with them.  They have accepted my faction and those of my allies as equal.I am not suggesting that anyone become toilet scrubbers or surrender.  Edena has not yet commented on Mr. Draco's answer to the post where the Taraakians speak of the Psionic League's sacrifice.</blockquote>

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