Claw2k11

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I see. BTW, how is the tournament going?

@Mardox

I have to wait for Legion to give me the new rosters. Don't worry, all three of the Bornetall's have gone to the next stage.

My, these Shadows are good for business.

@Mardox

At the moment, they're almost your only bussiness. The only other nation trading with you(continuously) is Sylvanyr. Once the Shadows are defeated, then you're back to the square one(trade wise)

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Also, this is with everyone, Mardox has asked me to make economy a more important part of the game. While I will try to think on my own about it. I want suggestions on how to inocorporate it.

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@Lauder

"I'm sorry, but my men will guard my borders against more immediate threats, like your own armies." He says, his tone filled with scorn.

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@Catchphrase

"We set a trap for it, even so, we lost twenty good men fighting the other Shadow fiends around it. I had to capture it so that you fellows would believe me that Shadows are coming back." The Grandmaster answers.

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@Mardox

"I will place an order of 100.000 armors, swords, spear tips and all that. Forge them as fast as you can, our entire army will be devoted to this."

"I will take an order of the same amount." Queen Marianna says. "When I will have them, I will send 30.000 men."

"My country is currently drained of men and resources, but we will send an order when we'll have them both." The King of Vaalgrad says, clearly tired.

"Pah, the Shadows have never disturbed us, so we have no need to place such an order." The Shogun of Sha'An Tzien said. "If there is nothing else, then I will be taking my leave."

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@Catchphrase@Mardox

The queen nods and says:

"My lord, I say let time heal the wounds, when we will be ready, we will take your offer of Royal Marriage and think about it, ok?" she said with a pleasant smile. "After all, I myself have not married yet, or rather re-married."

"That's where our Nastrondi friends comes in. Since Stygian Steel is the only thing that can harm these beasts, we will ask of them to supply us with as much Stygian Steel as we can in order to prepare ourselves for this invasion." he says. "If King Nieldun approves of course."

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@Catchphrase

A letter arrives back to him from Queen Marianna.

My lord, Vermilicus

Could please tell me how would I have given the order to attack if I was right here in front of your eyes, neverthenless, if you want war, we'll be happy to oblige, however I urge you to think more reasonably. At best, some rogue soldiers from my nation have sweeped into your lands for the death of maybe their siblings, or maybe simply because of revenge, think however, that by declaring war, you'll be forsaking the lives of both our nation's young, fathers will have to bury their sons.

Think logically my lord, however, if it is war you wish, then we will have to oblige.

Queen of Wolastra, Marianna Nostras

As they left, the Royal Wolastran Guard that was left outside to wait, now glare, though do not say anything , at Vermilicus and his men.

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@Catchphrase

"Oh, my lord, if you would have sent an army to show your trust, we would not have ambushed you, I do not want to waste my men in a war with you, not when the Hordes from Kalak Doman are poking around to see if they can get inside my territory, so I must say that it is your fault for slaughtering so many of my people, this is an offense I can't overlook." Queen Marianna says to Vermilicus. "Though for now, consider us in a... uneasy truce." she said glaring at him.

"As for the Shadow Beasts, my good man, I would love to aid you, but between fighting him and trying not to look like good prey to the Domani hordes, I'm afraid I don't have men to spare, I'm truly sorry. Though, as soon as we will get the time and men, we will send troops to you, no doubt." she said to the Grandmaster with a pleasant smile.

The Grandmaster sighs heavily and nods at the two. "Let's not dwell on this too long, I do not wish to start a fight in here."

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Yet the other villages were emptied out as well, no blood either, except only two dead people in the watch tower of one of the villages, two guardsmen with their throats slit, above them written in blood "This is revenge for slaughtering our men, you dogs!" That was the only sign of violence in the all the villages, but it was enough, Wolastra had most likely kidnapped most of the population and killed those who resisted.

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Felreich looks at the beast, it seemed rather... angered to say the least, but they obviously were not here to discuss what it felt. "Exactly how far was it?," he asked, his voice still calm but it could be easily told that he was concerned. The King continued to watch it, no knowing if the bars could hold it indefinitely, his hand going to the hilt of his sword.

@Lauder

"It was only twenty kilometers away from Beh Ayan, though they never travel alone, which means a Shadow Beast was near, and a Shadow Beast that's 20 km away from that city is too close for me." he says answering to Felreich. "Don't worry, the cage is made of Stygian Steel, it won't break out anytime soon." he says to him.

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They seem rather angry nonetheless. Even though they started it and you didn't press the advantage.

@Mardox

What can I say, the Wolastrans are quite... pissed. They are very sore losers, so they don't really take a loss very well.

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@Catchphrase@Mardox@Lauder

As they arrive to the Ashkanian capital, they can notice that the courtyard had been settled so that any extra troops the kings brought could be kept in the courtyard as to not disturb the kings from their meeting. When they all enter, they find a small table filled with simple but tasty foods. After all, the Order of the Shadows learned to eat only as much as they need, not gorging themselves on food.

The Grandmaster greets all of the kings that have arrived so far. All of the kings were present, all except to so called "emperor" of Gnyr Shalorn, the King of Sylvannyr who was currently holding his own feast and the King of Noatun. The Caliph of Mtol Daraski sits at the seat furthest from Felreich, considering the situation between the two nations was still... tense. The king of Vaalgrad, a very old and frail man, on the other hand sits right next to Nieldun, to show that there is no bad blood between the two rulers. The queen of Wolastra takes the other seat next to Nieldun and flashes him a smile before looking at the Grandmaster. The King of Airgiallne picked the seat furthest from everyone, choosing to mask his face, though it is unknown why. Last to arrive was the Shogun of Sha'an Tzien, who was dressed in royal garbs, rather than armor like the rest of the lords.

"Now that everyone is here, I would like to show you something." he says signaling several of his men to bring a covered cage inside the room. "In here, my lords is a Shadow Fiend we have caught near to a village quite far from the Shadow Lands, if you are easily spooked, then you may leave the room." he says, before taking off the cover of the cage.



The beast screeches and hits the bars who give a loud ringing, looking at the beast would give those weak of heart a bad headache. "A shadow fiend my lords... what do you think?" the Grandmaster asks.

@Catchphrase

As soon as the the king left, the troops started to gather around the borders with Wolastra, but not fast enough, several border villages and hamlets were raided, though this form of raiding was quite odd. There were no damages to the buildings and the people inside the village simply vanished as if the ground had eaten them, along with all resources in the villages. Your troops suspect that it was Wolastran by nature, but have no proof whatsoever to back it up.

(Since your king is gone, I must say that you will have to RP with another person in Tar Sequinus).