Well Stormcrow I kinda feel like Napoleon in 1815. Prussia/England/Russia played by Caelum/Ulm/Marverni. So I have to attack or just be ground down.
Caelum has about 200 troops and 10-15 mages after me, you HAD about 300-350 troops and Marverni has 400 or so. So I need to win 3 or 4 more lucky battles just to survive. Maybe TC will get big enough with you 3 distracted to become a threat.
Looks like you did unto Marverni what you did unto Ulm. We'll need to contact Wellington and arrange for a face-to-face at a little crossroads named Waterloo...after all, anything with Water in it MUST be bad for an Abysian!
Although he had yet to be confirmed as the next Prophet, Raven Leader had worked hard to clean up the debacle left by his predecessor. The Advent of Klaus FrostFather was a great help to the situation. They now had the troops and magical know-how in place to deal a mortal blow to the Abysian Fire-Fiends.
But now word arrived from T'ien Ch'i that hostilities were about to commence in the north. Most unexpected...hadn't Ulm stayed kept a secure southern border with T'ien Ch'i when they were beset? Evidently Abysia had been a better friend as T'ien Ch'i was going to war in their name.
Even if T'ien Ch'i is going to be hostile to Ulm, we are thankful to the support of the Ulmish people during the hard times. However, Abysians' help was one of the reasons that TC was able to defeat Lanka.
I know it may a little unfair for you StormCrow, so I will give time for you to prepare.
T'ien Ch'i, supporting Abysia is a mistake. Shortly after agreeing to a NAP with Caelum they launched an unprovoked attack on us. They're untrustworthy in diplomacy and likely to renege any deal you make if it suits them.