*Once everything is in, I begin* If any of you do not know Tamerlaine yet—she is a being of inimitable power, opposed to this group, without any pretense of morality, interested only in furthering her own ends. Her particular goal, I have not explained, but now that things are coming to a head, it is necessary to explain what is at stake now that she has taken over the City of Gold. Aron, if you would proffer her motivation?