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<blockquote data-quote="ericpat" data-source="post: 2406380" data-attributes="member: 34156">Locutus bows his head deeply; &quot;I defer to your wisdom, as always.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Before I can make that choice, I must know how the villagers will view an arrival from the Abantine to their docks. My presence will be colored by their perceptions of the Abantines. If they view the Abantines as allies, they will be predisposed to me, if they do not, their animosity will spread to me. How will the village view an arrival from the Abantines?&nbsp;If we do not know how the villagers view the Abantines, then we should approach their village on foot. We cannot risk the chance of starting off negotiations badly.&nbsp;If the villagers don't believe that they are in danger from the spires, or that we are truly there to defend them against the danger, then our promises will be worthless. Something tangible we give to them might very well sway their decision. Do we have something of value that is of no use to us in the fight ahead, that we might offer?&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ericpat, post: 2406380, member: 34156"] [color=#cccccc]Locutus bows his head deeply; "I defer to your wisdom, as always."[/color] [color=#cccccc]"Before I can make that choice, I must know how the villagers will view an arrival from the Abantine to their docks. My presence will be colored by their perceptions of the Abantines. If they view the Abantines as allies, they will be predisposed to me, if they do not, their animosity will spread to me. How will the village view an arrival from the Abantines?[/color] [color=#cccccc]If we do not know how the villagers view the Abantines, then we should approach their village on foot. We cannot risk the chance of starting off negotiations badly.[/color] [color=#cccccc]If the villagers don't believe that they are in danger from the spires, or that we are truly there to defend them against the danger, then our promises will be worthless. Something tangible we give to them might very well sway their decision. Do we have something of value that is of no use to us in the fight ahead, that we might offer?"[/color] [/QUOTE]

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