Ascendant - Game On!

[Wrana]

What is the meaning of your babble, R'lyeh?
If you want to take Sauromatia down, do it. If you want to beat C'tis, do it yourself. If you want somebody to help you, say what you can do FOR them except babble.

[Darkwind]

Wrana said:
What is the meaning of your babble, R'lyeh?
If you want to take Sauromatia down, do it. If you want to beat C'tis, do it yourself. If you want somebody to help you, say what you can do FOR them except babble.

Well, I for one know that Yoth'Shothogg can promise not to mind-enslave you if you help with the war, Wrana.

But more seriously, R'lyeh has gems. Quite a few gems of all sorts of things R'lyeh does not need. R'lyeh also has money. Not that Yoth'Shothogg would ever spare a coin for one who does not promote Her cause in some way.

[Wrana]

What the fish can promise & what it will do aren't necessary the same... And in any case - just you try! Swim into Moscow by river & try...
As for gems & gold - that's more like man's talk. Though still talk, of course. If you will, say, talk Tien Chi into leaving my lands alone, it will be worth something. Otherwise - stuff it.

[Mozkito]

Yes! Yes fear me and my ten provinces! And my awsome gift of health!
Claire, realize this. Once I am dead, they will attack you from every direction, not just two. Fighting together, we may just yet stand a chance!

Be one of the few, whose mind is untainted by the useless babble of this giant fish.

How about you Ossa, O mighty king of the Helheim nation, will you assist us? Assist us by crushing Lanka and their demonic monkies? Or sit by idly, and watch as nations around you crumble? Or take initiative by destroying either me or Lanka? The choice is yours, and I pray you make the right one, lest the fishes of the sea crawl out and consume us all...

[kasnavada]

Claire has 5 neighbours, so she is already dead. Somehow, the propaganda from someone worked, and everyone is afraid of Ctis when Ctis doesn't poses a threat.

Ryleh fishes are the only ones that can actually block what the turn with eye of god showed us, but they choose to leave sauromantia and just waste their armies here. Ulm also is a much bigger threat that we will ever be, having 2 capitals.

Claire ask again : are you people really stupid enough to waste your armies against Ctis and me when the REAL threats are elsewhere ? If the answer is yes, then come and die.

[Ossa]

As the connection between the mighty kings of helheim and the surface is unstable at this moment (moved and still have no internet at home) we shall not interfere with the ways of the mortals at this moment... or at least until a technichian shows up to fix our entrance doors (connection).
Llanka is a good ally of us, though. These monkey people can do astonishingly tricks with bananas and other small objects.

[Darkwind]

C'tis may not pose a threat now, but think about if they put up Wild Hunt. Does Sauromatia have the peace to simply research to the top of the food chain? No, and neither should C'tis, though that is what is happening.

And since people are so worried about Sauromatia, perhaps we can deal with it when we're finished with C'tis.

(about T'ien Chi, they try to ignore all of my messages to them, which I think is rather strange)

[kasnavada]

C'tis may not pose a threat now, but think about if they put up Wild Hunt. Does Sauromatia have the peace to simply research to the top of the food chain? No, and neither should C'tis, though that is what is happening.

Claire says : Sauromantia had more research, twice the territory, three time the armies, is in a corner of the map facing less than 2 opponents (because you are wasting your armies here), and you do this because you are afraid of a spell that can potentially attack about 3 mages per month on the entire world ?

Claire says that she has not much else to say. Claire says that it is the most ridiculous reason that she has ever seen.

Claire is happy though. Claire thinks that it will be easy to beat someone who is afraid of the dark and ready to jump at shadows.

Claire finally says that this quote from your Tun Tzu describes the current strategy should be : "He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot will be victorious".
You and your devil-loving monkey "allies" know that it's not the time to fight us. A 2 vs 2 fight means that no matter who "wins", all four of us will lose. During that time real threats will grow strong. Strong enough that none of us will be able to block them.

Claire still, one last time, offers you a good condition : go back to the sea, grow strong, grow bold, grow smart, and Claire shall not bother you. This is the last chance you will have.

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Message from Claire to the monkeys : Claire sees now that Ryleh-fishes have put a leash on you. Claire asks : Are you content to be the underdogs ? Claire asks if you remember that you can also be taken by behind ? Claire says that whereas you will be weakened when you try to invade Claire's lands, Ryleh-fishes will not. Claire doesn't know what they promised you, but by attacking Claire, you are dooming yourselves.



Edit : because it was necessary.

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Last message from Claire : if Lanka and Ryleh's stance doesn't change, Claire proposes to extend Ctis'offer of a military alliance to Hellheim and anyone with a border with Lanka. Even if Claire knows that by waiting you can simply take us all later at your leisure, a military alliance would give you access to Claire's magic forging capabilities.