Ascendant - Game On!

[Darkwind]

The great writer Tun Szu of T'ien Chi once said that great generals seek to win first and then go to war, instead of going to war and then seeking to win.

[kasnavada]

Claire says that Sun-tzu is right, and that she will see how much (or how little) of his writing you have understood on the battlefield.

[Darkwind]

I'll put my message to everyone here, for the sake of time(C'tis put up Gift of Health, a blatant show-off)(in roleplayese, of course):

"Stop your petty wars, your small skirmishes! There is but one great enemy now: C'tis. Though Sauromatia is dangerous, C'tis is now the great python to Sauromatia's small, poisonous lizard. Both are dangerous, one moreso; that one is C'tis. Unite against these followers of a dead snake-man who should have been put to rest long ago! We say unite--and destroy C'tis!"

Anyone bother to argue with our argument? Perhaps Claire, always the peace-maker, wants to give C'tis time to grow in power and perhaps help destroy some of C'tis' enemies for it? Perhaps Frannabelle wants to destroy a few border countries and maybe try to weaken C'tis' indominable hold when it's too late? Perhaps Caelum will revive its conflict with Kailasa to gain a few provinces out of a weakening nation? Perhaps Kailasa will swear to serve Sauromatia, in a desperate effort to gain time to defeat C'tis? This bickering is useless. Unite, says Yoth'shothogg--whether behind Her, or perhaps Claire, or the god of Marverni . . . Yoth'Shothogg says only that we should unite.

[secretperson]

A warning from the grand Celes, High Queen of Lanka to Claire-

It has reached my ears that you have decided to assist C'tis in their schemes and war. We will not abide by such decision and politely request that you at the least cease hostilities against R'lyeh and in no way assist C'tis in this. If you persist we will be forced to act against you and you will be faced with a two front battle. I, of course, would prefer peace rather than war.

That being said, if the great nation of Abysia chooses to side AGAINST C'tis we will gladly give our support in gems, gold, and armies.

[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.