Swarm 2.5 (Ryleh wins!)

[CUnknown]

Turn 44 up.

[CUnknown]

Turn 46 up.

[Micah]

Damn, think that was my first-ever MP stale. Not that I could have done anything.

[CUnknown]

Turn 48 up.

[IndyPendant]

Marignon's voracious appetite is insatiable. We had hoped that T'ien Ch'i's vast army would give them pause, but Marignon has rolled right over them like a juggernaut. Soon, T'ien Ch'i will be destroyed by those foolish, misguided fanatics.

This cannot be permitted.

We are an honourable people, and we will abide by the terms of our NAP with Marignon, though it may mean T'ien Ch'i's downfall. Hold if you can, valiant warriors! While we do not even have the NAP with T'ien Ch'i that we share with Pythium and Marignon, we cannot sit idly by and watch T'ien Ch'i fall. Soon your foe shall face another enemy.

Marignon must be stopped.

It is now Turn 58. On Turn 60, we will give the orders to our armies, and they will invade on Turn 61!

[CUnknown]

The High Inquisitor of Marignon will watch with glee as your pathetic 'god' is tortured until he recants his claim to the Divine Throne. We appreciate your honorable gesture, but breaking our NAP only hastens your downfall.

[CUnknown]

Foul magicks are in the air. The wisest old Inquisitors (the ones who are still alive, anyway) say that the vile alien presence under the sea is to blame. The Great Paladin of Marignon finds it odd that the aliens would hesitate to attack with force, out of 'honor', when they don't hesitate to corrupt time itself and thereby cause hardship and death among our peoples. He recommends immediate, unrelenting attack, despite the Pact of non-aggression.

Yet, other voices, most notably the most powerful Grand Master himself, urges caution, not wishing to overextend Marignon's armies.

As a compromise, the following message is delivered to the aliens: "The Empire of Marignon considers your unholy magics to be an act of war. Yet, Marignon is a most honorable nation and will abide by the Pact we have made. We wish to inform you that it is unnecessary to abide by the letter of the Pact, if you refuse to abide by the spirit. Let us keep the orders we have issued to our forces for this month, but next month, if you wish, we can both consider the Pact to be dissolved. Don't keep to the three-month rule for our benefit, for we wish to push your unholy race back into the sea as soon as possible.

Let us know your decision.

-Marignon"