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How horrid. Look what you did! My lunch came back and made a mess on my dress.

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So, I'm back from Vegas... how is Atlantis doing at this point? Last I looked it was looking pretty grim. Did my sub save the fish people?

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You live. I'll correct that, though, you two-headed monster!

PM me your email address so I can set you back on llamaserver.

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There was an epic battle with T'ien C'hi, which the noble denizens of Atlantis won through a combination of bravery and low cunning. It was like the movie 300, only more so.

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I have to admit a sin againts my slimy brother, I tried to seize one of his provinces thinking his done but now that he isnt, luckily I got lesson taught and lost prominent heroes in attempt and he keps his lands. I will stand down and watch how it goes from here.

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From: NKVD Central, Counter espionage agency of the Peoples Republic of Ulm
To: Mannese Spy failures

Dear Man,

if you try to infiltrate the Peoples Republic, at least do it correctly and stop getting caught by my PD.
Really all this Warden killing lead to them demanding a pay rise...
That was a cute dog btw.

Regards,

Lawrentji Berija
Head of the NKVD

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You only got one dog? Lucy loves me more than you - I got give doggies! So cute, with their big teeth and gaping jaws. Mmmmm, Lucy.

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Stop eating my puppies! How rude.

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In fairness, they ARE rather tasty. I mean, I only meant to have one (a lady has to watch her figure, after all), but they turned out to be rather like cornchips - you start with one, and next thing you know you've eaten the whole bowl (or liter, in this case).

- Lady Esmeralda

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Pangaea is gonna stall, can you postpone?

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Not when I am dead asleep, I am afraid. In light of recent stalls, I think it might be good if I shared the admin password with someone who covers my nights and forenoon?

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Which time zone are you in? I'm in Australia, if that is suitably different?

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I'm in Czech Republic, that could work perhaps. By the time I go to bed, you should be closing in to noon. :D If you have access to internet even at that time in work days it's perfect.

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Yeah, I do indeed have access, so this should work out well. :)

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The people of Ulm are thoughtful neighbors indeed! With our citizens busy plotting their revenge, we have little time to cook, so the delivery of fresh werewolf (our predator lizards simply cannot get enough mammal meat!) was a pleasant surprise!

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Everyone's loving the doggy meat! Fish is healthier.

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Not that I would like jumping to unfounded conclusions, but I think I got myself some work. I need to find a special, fitting music for Atlantis.:angel Something like Rule Atlantis! Atlantis rule the waves. Atlanteans never, never, never shall be slaves! :D

But I give krpeters credit for good work. He managed a feat that compelled me to make a rage comic. :up: :D

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I find that Lizard is a lot like Fish, and it is easier to have a good conversation with your meal first. Or, as we like to say in Ermor, "Once you eat C'tis you never go back".

My dream is to open a chain of fast food restaurants where a Lizard King will take your order, and then cook himself to your satisfaction while you wait.

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This idea is already pantented by Douglas Adams (in The Restaurant at the End of the Universe).

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Yes, I stole that entirely from the good Mr Douglas Adams - those are truly excellent books, I have to say :-)

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The peoples Republic of Ulm obviously spares no effort in delivering emergency supplies to the poor proletarians of Ctis that are opressed and exploited by their nefarious necromantic working class!
Alas, the day in which Ctis shall be freed will come!

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I've sent a message to Heinrich (Pangaea) checking if he needs an extension (since he staled last turn, and is in danger of doing the same thing again this turn). I'm also going to give him a small extension so that I can see if he's posted a turn while I'm asleep.

Hope this is OK Lung Drago?

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I have sent a game related message few turns ago and still pending a reaction. His turns still come late even after interval increase, but given sufficient extensions he seems to post the turn eventually. Therefore, I conclude Heinrich is extremely busy lately and as you can check he was last online 5 days ago on these forums.
But we can't know for sure what's up 'till he tells us :)

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That would seem to make sense. Fingers crossed that he gets his turn in soon!

How long do you want to keep extending for, Lung Drago?

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This turn is due for 4th day now. That's double the usual time already (minus the time zone offset we have of course). I'll extend it for say another 36 hours for the last time and if Heinrich won't appear, we need to find a sub, a permanent one perhaps. We could even start to look for a sub right away so that we don't have more unneeded inactive days when transitioning. It's unfortunate, but there's not much else we can do from our position. We could be blindly extending for weeks when there's no word from him. Heinrich might have very well gave up for whatever reason (I suspect IRL issues) like Marignon (unlike Marignon though Pangaea stands firm). The game needs to keep going. This artificial prolonging makes Atlantis's demise painful. lol

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I missed this, is he with us or did he stale?

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And what the hell happened in Gemer (47)? For me it shows Abysia won, but Man is in control. This is even more peculiar because I DONT HAVE scout there nor other maens to actually see the battle it self???

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For me it shows that Man won, and I saw the battle.
A metric Crapton of Icedrakes that did a fairly spectacular amount of damage, that and Warriors of Muspelheim cast by Man.

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There were 2 battles in gemer. First when my rather expensive crone landed from cloud trapeze.. on her own >>

Then when the massive army arrived. Live and learn ^^

Thats it?

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oh god, huge glitch -> for me it shows a battle attended by a single witch of avalon, who, of course, was slain by the abysia.

EDIT, well that explains it, but, it doesnt explain why I saw the first battle and not the second.

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Doesn't make me very excited to check out this turn when I am back from work!

Shall I begin preparing for the final siege?

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Heinrich is with us... kind of. He sent the turn, but ehm.....hello? A forum post telling what's happening, perhaps? :rolleyes: Well, maybe he wrote to my super awesome colleague the secondary admin but I would like to know if we are going to wait half a week for more turns in any case :)

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I wasn't so confident.. I guess we'll see.

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Alas, no word at this end either. I think we might just need to push on where Heinrich is concerned, if he won't pop in and tell us what is happening?

Sounds like Lucy is running rampant across our fine continent. I can only hope she is wearing that sexy sock-suit while she does it. Although one must ask, why is a country called "Man" run by a woman? Is there perhaps something about "Lucy" that we don't yet know?

Lung Drago: I found your rage cartoon about Atlantis. It was truly awesome :D

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The long war between Abyssia and Avalon has taken place almost entirely on 1 land.. and now its onto a second! So I don't think you could call it "running rampant across the continent" :p

It is only the heathen outsiders that call it "man", for in Avalon, men are just the playthings of the women (& girl) at the top. Unicorns and puppies have a higher status than men at present.

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For the notice of the masses and to allay any confusion due to recent changes, I am making the following announcment on order of Her Beautifullnes, Lucy, Goddess of the Lake:Mother Fiommulga, Head Crone of Avalon

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Dear Mother Fiommulga,
There were already rumors among the officials in the Court about an entry called "giant four armed wizards" or "warriors", ranking high in believed social hierarchy of Avalon. When your official announcement of this hierarchy arrived to me and my subordinates, it naturally leaked out almost instantly and now I observe a gossip explosion of unheard magnitude in the Imperial Court. Word is this particular entry refers to His Grace, Ariasa the Two-Spirited and Four-Handed. The tiring, neverending gossip I deal with regularly about the Emperor's true gender or his sexuality is nothing compared to this and I find myself unable to quell the excitement in the Court by usual means.
The Court right now is a mess and works at roughly 60% of it's normal rate, which is unacceptable. My Emperor is currently away from the Court, participating in war efforts, but I fear to even think about what would happen if the Court would be still in the state it is now when He returns. Therefore, I have a personal request for you. Is it possible to get a similar official writing about this particular subject, whoever the entry refers to, ideally with Lucy's handwritten signature, before my Emperor comes back home? Which, in fact, could happen at any time, as He will most likely teleport himself right on the sofa in his room for a cup of victor's tea (and scaring the yang out of me as always). I fear he will be very mad at me otherwise.

With regards,
Xie Lifen, Emperor's personal assistant

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It can be confirmed that Ariasa of Tien Chi is officially classified as a Giant Four Armed Wizard and thus holds high status in the land of Avalon.

Mother Fiommulga, Head Crone of Avalon

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Evil opressors of poor fishworms!
The Peoples Republic of Ulm shall bring liberty, justice and socialism for all strate of society!

P.S.
My rather creepy NKVD chief Lawrentji Berija wishes to inquire:
If the NKVD captures a male four armed wizard, cuts all of his arms off and then proceeds with a sex change operation, does his rank in the kingdom of Avalon rise of fall?

Signed
Rosa Luxemburg
General Secretary of the Peoples Republic of Ulm

P.P.S.
Yes, mr. Berija is very creepy indeed, I think ill task him with "hold stone idol in Ctiss capital" duties soon.

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Dear Xie Lifen
Unfortunately Lucy is still asleep (it could be a few more months) so her signature could not be arranged. Our beloved Mother Tailltu had the nasty accident with a mistimed Cloud-Trapeze and a hail of fireballs so I am left in charge.
Mother Fiommulga, Head Crone of Avalon

Dear Rosa Luxemburg
Mr Berinja is clearly a dangerously depraved criminal male. I suggest a swift operation on his neck with a large axe.
Mother Fiommulga, Head Crone of Avalon

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Yes, they are poor indeed, I'll agree to that. Thankfully, His Grace is around to look into the matter! I have personally read the reports on the former fish people of Atlantis that are a part of the Empire for some time now, and they are assimilating with our culture well. They seem pleasantly surprised to learn that The Way very highly respects the element of water which is their home. Both us and them have a lot of learn from each other, and are enjoying the cooperation so far!
I regret that Fishworm (as Her Beautifulness Lucy so affectionately calls him) had to die (a second time) for this friendship to form. I really, really do regret that. I am sure the Emperor will see to it that his opponent in battle will get his honor immortalized, to ensure both the people of T'ien Ch'i and the native Atlanteans never forget his death was not in vain.

You might want to check Mr. Berija's home, especially his calendar. I have serious suspicions that his calendar might be going backwards and is in need of calibration or perhaps even demonic exorcism. Once Mr. Berija will be free from the evil grasp of that device, he will probably be in shock. I recommend tea for calming the mind, body, and soul.

I am eternally grateful! Hopefully this will bring back peace to the halls of the Palace in no time. I am sorry for any inconvenience caused, but since the law allowing the Atlanteans into official positions was passed, the Court became somewhat volatile and the Internal Affairs are still adjusting to the change.

Signed,
Xie Lifen, Emperor's personal assistant



OOC: This "public correspondence" somehow reminds me of the notice board in the market, in Europa 1400: The Guild. With one difference, I can't exactly tear down the pamphlets using 2 AP :D
I also completely forgot to say something about our "Henrich case" earlier. I feel reluctant to act when we really don't know what's going on. But on the other hand... yes, me and Jimbojones now triumphantly demonstrated our awareness and full-time capability of stale-prevention, but I don't think it means we wish to be your "snooze" button on alarm clock, either :D (and it's common knowledge everyone keeps pressing the button all the time, right?)

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Actually, Mr. Berija wished to inquire wether the four armed male sorceror would gain a higher rank upon loosing his arms and being turned into a woman.
However, as the following news indicates, Mr. Berijas questions are no longer of great importance:

Breakings News!
A new Age in warfare?
Enterprising Mage Smiths in the Peoples Republic of Ulm have recently attempted to directly weaponize the thoughts and minds of our greatest thinkers against the nefarious Lizard of Ctiss! After a period in which Mr. Berija oversaw the project, he did, in a suprising turn of events not at all influenced by 2 divisions of Field Marshall Zhukovs troops aiming pointy Sticks at comrade Berijas head, volunteer his very own mind for the project. His brain was surgicially extracted in a complicated arcane ceremony involving large quantities of Wodka and Beer, loaded in a catapult and fired into the general direction of Ctiss`s Capital.
We eagerly await reports from the weapon field test.

Ulm News!
Fair and Heavy!

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+12h added to give C'tis a chance to submit. Will also PM bewarethebarnaclegoose.

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The status shows the new turns are out, no matter my mail box lies empty.

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Likewise. I have just requested a turn re-send, if that works for me then I will go through and do the same for all nations in the game just to be sure.

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It did work for me thou...

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As a "foody" with a fondness for exotic dishes and unusual ingredients, Lady Esmeralda of Ermor has undertaken to perform a taste-test of Wo-Man's social heirarchy for us. Her results to-date as shown below, as she works her way through the list:

Stay tuned for more results next month, after we finish rounding up the sacred geese and the puppies and force feeding them to fatten up their livers!

Lady Esmeralda, First Consul and Chief Food Critic of Ermor

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I think that C'tis will survive this latest invasion, but if we dont, I hope everyone will remember us as the intolerant, mammal-hating necromancers we always tried to be.

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OOC:

Invasion? Thats just the vanguard!
I anxiously await the next turn, let us see wether my many "cunning plans" work :)

IC:
Today, Ulm news transcribes the pre battle speech of Field Marshall of the Peoples Republic of Ulm, Georgy Zhukov!

"Soldiers of the People! Protectors of the revolution, liberators of the opressed, banes of tyrants, today, another vile beast shall fall before the armies of progress! The reactionary slaveholders may think that there swamps and miasma protect them, but progressive Ulmish science defeated their cowardly bioweapons! The backward beorgouais put trust in their god, but does their god trust itself? The good efforts of the NKVD, and the proclaimed inevitable victory of Marxism has already swayed many in this province away from this snotty gooseformed abomination. Indeed, many of the lizards rather worship the place on the citywall were comrade Berijas brain impacted then a weird smelly fire thing that cannot even decide wether it is dead or not!
The slaveholder think they can rely on hordes of shambling undead, but does Ulmish steel fear mere bones? What do the warriors of Ulm fear anyway? Death? As your can see and hear when you speak to your Bane comrades, Marxism can defeat death itself, and the best agents of the revolution are not to be stopped by somthing as trivial as death!
Will the goose risk itself in a battle where its rebirth is not assured?
Will it dare to lead from the front? Dare to face me in battle if I lead from the front like I always do?
Look upon them, and see the doubt in their snouts! Look upon them, see the fear that makes their tails quiver, look upon some of them, and see hope in their eyes, hope that the Peoples Republic succeeds, that it liberates them from their heinous overlords and brings justice and equality to them!

Today we fight, today we shall win once more!
To battle, Soldier of the People!

--

Ulm News, Fair and Heavy

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Sorry guys, I have had to travel unexpectedly for work and so my turn is going to be a bit late. I'm going to give myself a small extension (for which I ask you understanding), and promise to have it in as soon as I stop moving for 15-20 minutes. :-)