Warcraft: Total War (IC)

[razovor]

War with Scourge update:

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Losses:
Blackwater raiders: +++ mil
Bean Sidhe: ++ mil, - magic
Guardians: ++- mil
Grizzlemaw: ++ mil
Drakarri: + mil, + magic
Nerubians : +- mil
The Murloc Hordes: + mil

Gains:
++++ magic
++++ econ
+- tech

In Icecrown (Bean Sidhe and Guardians) [Pm-level]

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Typhis'ahn draws his sword, and levels it plainly at Turin Deathstrider.

"We've stood with you this far, we're not going to abandon you now. Let's all do it, together. We're going to need our collective wills to control this thing anyway."

Typhis put his sword away, walked up to crown, and held his hand above it. Waiting, he looked back over his shoulder to the Guardian.

[Madwand]

Bean Shide

Icecrown [Nerubians and the Guardians and Lizard Lord](PM)

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Exellent question my friend. Why we should belive you, king Terenas Menethil?

Can we just destroy Crown of Lich King and Frostmorn? Guardians, all our magic is at disposal in this task. Typhis'ahn put it down. We should at least try to destroy it.

[razovor]

Icecrown (Bean Sidhe and Guardians) [Pm Level]

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"Agreed, we must try. We will gather all our mages here for the task."

"There is also the matter of the Cult of the Damned. Shall we hunt them to the ends of the earth, or concentrate our efforts elsewhere?"

"And finally, the original coalition has somewhat diminished in size. We may wish to now divide the spoils of battle. My proposal is thus;"

Loot Splitting

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The Nerubians will take no loot.
The Murlocs will receive +
The Grizzlemaw will receive +
The Drakarri will receive +-
The Guardians will receive ++
The Bean Sidhe will receive ++
The Blackwater Raiders will receive ++

[Lizard Lord]

Icecrown:

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"I was the second soul to be trapped in Frostmourn, the first being my son's soul."

With that a spirit resembling a child version of Arthas appears and speaks.

"There must always be a Lich King, or the free will that was stolen from him will fade and the dead will ravage the land with a mindless hatred of the living."

"All who touched Frostmourn, whether by the handle or the blade, had their soul stolen by it."

The visions of former Silver Hand leader Uther Lightbringer, former High Elf king Anasterian Sunstrider, former leader of the Kirin Tor Antonidas, and countless others that were killed by Frostmourn's blade appear and float off the edge of Icecrown Citadel.

Uther Lightbringer speaks with the others around him nodding in silent agreement. "I'm afraid it is true. We have no proof but if there is no Lich King to control the Scourge, it will be disastrous."

"By all means destroy Frostmourn. It will set my spirit and the spirits of all of us trapped in here free. It is the Crown of Ner'zhul that makes one the Lich King. There can only be one Lich King, as only one can wear the crown. Even if the Scourge did return under a new Lich King, what makes you think it would go unopposed? If Deathstrider, or any of you, became the Lich King and committed the same horrors as my son did are you saying you would not try to stop him?"

The Spirit of the King of Lorderon shakes its head. "Of course you would."

[Forum Explorer]

Guardians

Icecrown

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Unfortanatly we have no proof on if your words are true or not. So I propose this: that we will hold off on the destruction or aquistion of the Lich King's Crown. We will see if the Forsaken and other undead begin to lose their intelligence. If they do then we will find a way to ensure that someone can wield the Crown without being consumed by its manevolant powers.

We will of course do are best to destroy Frostmourn.

OOC: For the spoils didn't Bean Sidhe want the magic stats instead of the rest? The econ stats and tech stats we picked up can be split evenly amoung the rest of us.

[razovor]

The Nerubians

To the Grizzlemaw [+++]

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"We're planning an expedition into the abandoned tunnels of Azjol-Nerub. Should be safe work, we won't be going too deep, just far enough to get some decent treasure."

"If you lend us +++ military, we'll tell our mages to continue working on Vordrassil."

Icecrown: [Pm-Level]

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The Bean Sidhe are due ++ of the spoils. We have ++++ magic to distribute. If we give them more than they're due it lowers everyone elses share. Unless someone else is willing to give up their share. I'll ask Lizard Lord if we can get WO for it.

To Lizard Lord (GM)

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If we give up our share of the loot, will we receive World Opinion? I'll be giving it up either way.

[Lizard Lord]

Grizzlemaw to Nerubians:

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Very well. We will help explore the abandoned parts of your city.

To Razovor:

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I will go with yes, but it may not be equal to the amount of loot that you would be giving up.

[razovor]

The Nerubians

To the Boomstick Cartel [+++]

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"Hello. We've developed another new technology you might be interested in. We call it Mass-Production. The technology greatly increases the rate at which goods can be produced, granting you a bonus of - permenant economy.

We're willing to give you this technology for - temporary economy, along with the normal +- tech cost of installation.

To the Children of Oralis [+++]

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"Hello. We've developed another new technology you might be interested in. We call it Mass-Production. The technology greatly increases the rate at which goods can be produced, granting you a bonus of - permenant economy.

We're willing to give you this technology for - temporary economy, along with the normal +- tech cost of installation.

[TsukikoJ]

Boomstick Cartel - Nerubians [ESP +++]

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We would very much like to purchase it.

[razovor]

The Nerubians

To the Boomstick Cartel [+++]

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Excellant. We will send our specialists to you at once.

[Sithis]

Children of Oralis

It is just after dawn, and the Shaman gather in the southern barrens. All of the Children's most experienced shaman are present, including Dagala Blackhoof and even Mahde Sunstrider himself. Their gathering place is a site seemingly in the middle of nowhere, just dirt, devoid of anything of worth or value. Or it was.

In this once desolate place, many of the Children's new technicians have been hard at work for weeks, constructing...something or other. Now they unveil there work, some kind of...drill and pump system. The technicians have already been at work, and there is already fresh water, fed from an underground stream, being pumped to the surface, forming a large pool on the dusty ground.

Now, it is the Shaman's turn. The entire group gathers around this new pond, joining hands and forming a massive circle. There is silence for a moment, and then Dagala Blackhoof begins to chant. She speaks in an old dialect of Taur-ahe, and her words seem to resonate across the Barrens, imbued with power. Soon, other shaman join in, not following Dagala, but in their own parts. As more and more shaman begins speaking, the sound is more and more like music, their are harmonies and melodies echoing across the Barrens, but at the core is Dagala's strong voice.

The chant continues, faster and faster, and as it does shapes appear inside the circle. Mostly they're indistinct, colored blob. But occasionally, an observer could see the outline of a great wolf here, a raptor there. All of the shapes begin rapidly moving within the circle as the chant continues to slowly increase in tempo, until eventually the shapes are just colored blurs. Eventually, the chant reaches a point where the words are no longer distinct, and in the center of the circle, past the spirits of the land, something is changing.

Everywhere that the water has touched, grass is beginning to grow. A few moments later, this grass has begun spreading away from the pond, and small trees begins forming. And within a few minutes, this new plant life has spread past the circle of shaman, with fully grown trees have begun to spring up all around.

Finally, Dagala ends the chant and breaks the connection. There is a bright flash from inside the circle, as all the spirits glow in unison before fading into nothingness. And then the Shaman begin looking around at what they have created.

The Shaman begin talking excitedly, while the technicians who were observing begin taking down observations, measuring plant growth, and in general try to act all scientific. Mahde watches, a smile on his face. He lets it go on for a moment before he raises a hand, beckoning silence.

"We have done excellent work here. Amazing work. We have created life from the Barrens themselves. Few can claim to have done what we have. But we are nowhere near done. There is much work yet to do. And we will continue it. We will make a camp here, and secure our claim to this new Oasis. From this camp, we will research and investigate, and from this Oasis we will find the method to restore the Barrens. This camp will be Amadi's Spring.

Nerubians Esp: +++

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That is an interesting offer, and I think I can agree with this price.

Also, I have heard that your war against the Scourge has been largely successful. I congratulate you, I wasn't sure such a venture was possible. I also ask if that means that you would be able to honor your agreement and begin to lend your aid to our cause. We have made some major strides since we last spoke, but much more work is necessary. Though if your efforts are needed elsewhere, I can understand.

[razovor]

The Nerubians:

The Nerubians would like to remind all nations that they are still open to buy and sell technologies. The technologies they currently have on offer are;

• The Abacus (- Permenant Technology)
• Mass Production (- Permenant Economy)

Both are on offer for - temporary economy each. The Nerubians would also be willing to accept another technology in exchange.

To the Children of Oralis: [+++]

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"Our previous agreement was an equal exchange. Your help with the teleporation for our aid with the barrens. If you recall we paid in technology and coin."

"Though our contract is concluded, I can see you still require assistance, so I will continue to lend my aid. If you could grant us two seaons (one turn), to rebuild our defenses we would be most grateful."

"In the topic of our latest technology, we would of course be grateful to receive financial compensation, but my scientists tell me they would be more interested in learning about your new pump system. Perhaps we could exchange each of our technologies for the other."

Spiderlord Nephri'thos

(There is another somewhat out of character deal to discuss. I seem to have acquired influence in the barrens while working in your lands. I would glady sell it to you, but I have no idea what benefit it would actually provide you.)

To the Boomstick Cartel [+++]

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"I wonder, if you would be willing to consider an exchange of technologies, rather than financial compensation for Mass Production. We are most interested to see what your scientists have been getting up to."

Spiderlord Nephri'thos

To the Grizzlemaw: [+++]

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"I seem to have inadvertantly acquired influence with certain factions in your land. If you're interested I would be willing to sell you this influence."

Queen Nezar'Azret

(I never had a numerical representation of my influence with the grizzlemaw, so I'll need them to make the first offer)

[TsukikoJ]

Boomstick Cartel - Nerubians [ESP +++]

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We have completed technology for harvest golems. They serve us both economically and militarily, mostly serving as guards for our economic investments. We're still a bit sore from the Blackwater Raiders attacking us, see.

OOC: It gives - economy and - military. All of our research projects thus far are goblin themed, but if you want them..

[razovor]

The Nerubians

To the Boomstick Cartel [+++]

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(Theres already an installation cost, I'll just fluff that as the necessary research to adapt the golems to my species.

If possible I'd like the bit granting - economy.)

[TsukikoJ]

Boomstick Cartel - Nerubians [+++]

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That should be possible. We'll just take out the spinning blades and hidden explosives and they should work fine strictly as harvesters. We have ourselves a deal.

[bendrew64]

The Murloc Hordes

The Nerubians

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We are interested in both the technologies you have to offer. They would serve our growing land-based communities well.

[razovor]

The Nerubians

To the Murloc Hordes [+++]

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"Excellant. Would you rather pay with technologies of your own, or money?"

[bendrew64]

The Murloc Hordes

The Nerubians

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The envoy bursts out in what appears to be a chuckle, though it sounds more like a drowning puppy. "Murloc technology? No no no, we bring shinys."