Acouchi - MA game for new players (full)

[Ylvali]

Saxon said:
As I say, Death is nothing to be feared. Nero is dead, but happy. I am dead and happy. It is the living who are unhappy.

As for the chauvanisim of the human race, I must implore Ulm to remember that this material plane is shared with many species, not just humans. To be so focused on one race may be seen as evil. All are united in death, it is a much more equitable system than the humancentric views of the smoking forges.

Dead? I am not dead, nor am I happy. For the harp lies idle by my feet when I see what you do to my former empire. You praise death as natural, as unity, as if it was death you gave. But you are sorly mistaken.

I cannot stay silent by the sound of such hypocrisy. There cannot be death without life, nor can there be life without death. But you, you want to take them both away and give nothing back. You steal from the people their precious death, their final sleep. Oh, how much worse than taking lives!

Your realm is neither life nor death, but emptyness and dust. And by this dull and witless path you wish to lead my people?

I, who was dead and reborn by the power of love. Not undead, mind you, but reborn! I see the mutual dependance of life and death and cherish it, sing my praise to it! As all the good things in this world are born of this duality.

You speak of human egocentricity. May I ask you then: Do the birds sing happily in your lands? Do the trees grow strong and green in your forests?

Nero

[klagrok]

Just noticed one of the water provinces (Black Water) has barbarians in it......wonder if I can recruit them

[Omnirizon]

LOL. barbarians in water? how unusual.

[Darkstone]

It's probably a terrain mistake on the map. Is that the one in the northwest corner? I thought that was fixed.

[Ylvali]

No it isn´t that one, but that is one ain´t fixed either.

I just took it, it was full of tribal horsemen.

[JZ]

Tien-chi resents Ulmish aggression killing innocent Empire citizens and demands satisfactory punishment of those responsible for slaughter. If not, imperial raiding force will do justice that our citizens are eager for!

[Heinrich]

Satisfactory punishment you say? I am glad you asked for it.

Well, hopefully we have just captured the fearsome general Dong-yue Da-di, prophet of Golden Eye, god of Tien-Chi.

This man, known for his legendary cruelty was fleeing from a raid on our farms that went bad when our patrolling forces came up.

He was then brought to the Black Keep of Ulm to allow our experimented torturers to learn the truth.

He admitted he has received orders to raid and pillage Ulmic provinces.

He confessed the slaughter of many innocent peasants as he and his men burnt their houses, raped their wives, mutilated their children and took their gold.

He even forced enlistment of some young barbarians who were obliged to charge in front of his raiders in order to distract our archers, threatened by his own archers.

In the end, he recognised to worship a false god in heretic black sabbath and awful blood baths.

Finally he was condemned for his deeds and received the satisfactory punishment you asked.

This morning, he publicly repented his awful crimes and asked for mercy. He was then beheaded and quartered in front of a crowd of spectators in the courtyard of the Black Keep.

I regret you weren't there to attend to this rightful judgement but I hope your fellow citizens will rejoyce for the disappearance of such a monster.

His mutilated head must reach you soon.

[Darkstone]

In honor of the new year, the enigmatic Oracles of Agartha share their wisdom and foresight with all:

The greater army put to flight in disorder,
Scarcely further shall it be pursued:
Army reassembled and the legion reduced,
Then it shall be chased out and not rescued.

We predict dark days ahead.
The Age of Peace has ended.
The Age of Chaos has begun.

[Aapeli]

The age of lizards is over for sure. With just my capitol left our mighty god wishes to support us no longer. The lizards have also lost the support of their overlord Aapeli as he is going to a cruise today and wont be back till thursday (I shall set myself to Ai).

[meister_miagi]

The Deep Ones of R'lyeh will gladly help T'ien Chi punish the Ulmish Barbarians for their warmongering ways.