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Azigarath

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The Tanik Forest

It seems that the Goeracks did not notice the Gray raiders since they began making fires. Since that was the case, the Grays had the time to build two fires, setting alight a dead pine tree and a low-branched redwood had its own fire building; It seemed to be sunny and hot, too. The Grays continued building the fires.

The dead pine tree, especially its lifeless brown needle leaves, quickly became ablaze, and the fire spread to its crown. The Grays ripped off a few flaming lower branches and used them as torches, setting alight more dried, dead, coniferous trees and stuff. Smoke bellowing furiously, the hungry flames wanted more food, and the Grays gave the building flames more fuel, especially pine tree branches. Big clusters of up to several conifer limbs, put on fire, were then used to toss here and there, to spread the flames.

The raiders built the fire in several places, feeling heat and smoke causing them to sweat. Once a few trees had their tops ablaze, the fire began to spread to the canopy. The brush fire spread quickly easily enough, as dried shrubs and scrubs were quite flammable, but the immense trees were standing fireplaces. If the flames spread to a the canopies of the gigantic redwoods, a forest fire could spark. The Grays ran away, heading towards the edge of the forest, coughing from smoke and hearing the flames growing.

“I hope this entire forest burns to the ground.” The Gray captain spat. He wanted to see everything on

fire

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Corbonyo

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((Just so you know Azi sequoia's are very well adapted to fire, and you may burn some of the brush but it will die out before causing damage to the trees that make up the forest. In fact they need fire so that the cones dropped will place its seed faster.))

The Tanik Forest: Outskirts

The fire was tearing at the ground and shrubbery, leaving only ruined husks behind. There seemed to be no stopping the fire, until it reached the bases of the large sequoia. The fire lashed out in an attempt to bring the tree into the fold, but it stood strong. Its massive roots stopped the fire from spreading, but let it rage on. Smoke filled the air in copious amounts, and the Goeraks quickly caught wind of it.

Narik, having the best smell of the pack, took off towards the fire. Fires were natural in Tanik, but not on a day like this. There was no lightning, and it had just rained a few days ago. "Tell everyone to head for the edge of the forest!" He barked at a Goerak that was struggling to keep up. Even in full armor, Narik moved faster than the rest.

The order was relayed through a series of shouts in their native speak. Several Alphas had already made it to the edge, and watched the orange glow from a distance. "Why is Narik worked up, it'll put itself out like always" One said to the other. "Human made fire." Replied the other watching as more Goeraks came into sight. Fearing the invasion of humans, Narik had sent out roughly 200 Alphas and about 50 had made it to the tree line. The rest were grouping up or following Narik.

11-Sep-2015 22:07:21

Corbonyo

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A Skaivier Tavern

The hunter had joined Agsialtes in the tavern. He sat across from the elf, and sent a wave to the barkeep. "What brings you to the snow." He said loudly, only to out do the noise from everyone else. The place was dingy, but seemed to be the center of town. People would come and go by the handfuls, and a few would be passed out and dragged to a bed to spend the night. A sign was posted above the hallway to the rooms. "Rooms are free with the purchase of a drink" It read.

The hunter seemed to be earnest enough, besides he probably couldn't even tell who he was talking to. He seemed to sway in his seat. A barmaid had brought over two large glasses, of what looked like mead but there was no way to tell for sure. She looked at the elf and smiled "Its nice to see a new face around here, and one thats sober." Her voice was quiet, but for some reason it was easy to hear. "I need another!" Shouted a man from across the room, and the girl left quickly.

11-Sep-2015 22:07:55

Azigarath

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Tanik Forest

The Grays expected a mass forest fire to unfold, smelling enough smoke to believe and expect so! The flames reached the canopy of clusters of some kinds of trees less tolerant to extreme heat, definitely catching alight the conifers.

The sequoia trees did catch fire a bit here and there, but the flames could not grow for long, and eventually died-out, leaving behind ember-tipped smoking needles, and not much else. Like the Douglas fir, which needs fire for its cones to drop and explode, spreading the seeds, the immense redwoods had excellent resistance to open flames. Nevertheless, the fires along the shrubbery and ground did spread, but the rain from a few days ago kept things moist enough to prevent a serious brush fire. As such, much smoke arose, signalling a dying fire.

Some of the Goeracks seemed to think that humans made the fire, already fearing invasion by them, and many had rushed towards the source of the smoke, following their noses. The Grays were long-gone before the Goeracks really knew what was going on, but the Grays would also end up disappointed when they found out their evil plot did not go as planned!

The Grays had escaped the Tanik Forest, and then continued sprinting beyond the edge of the woods. Although usually aggressive, even the most courageous warrior fears a fiery death or suffocation. They planned to circle around the treeline and head northwards toward the mountainous regions of their rugged homeland. They would return to their warlord soon, to deliver the news.

Although a few tribes of Grays already partaken in raids in the past, but without success, it seems that another tribe would be ready for further attacks soon. The Grays knew that the Goerack alphas, even the few younger ones they managed to kill, were much stronger than they ever could be. They would need to form a plan of some kind.

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A Skaivier Tavern

Ags*altes was taken aback by the politeness of the drunken hunter, and the barmaid. something convinced him that the people would be rude to him, And he knew that people were talking about him, he was the big curiosity in the Tavern after all. Another barmaid in particular caught his eye. She had a nice plump bosom, long red hair that was let down freely, and gorgeous emerald green eyes. Agsialtes was attracted to her and stared at her longingly "heh, she's cute! So what's your name?" He asked the hunter. "I am the poet and play-write Agsialtes Afrenius- Also known as The Archduke of Blueberry Muffins, Esquire." And I must ask you: Where is Traitor's Port? I've never been."
And that is where we leave our tale for now. Just your friendly neighborhood gay boy!

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The Meeting

No one else had spoken up. Which meant that the leaders who had pledged their support were all that he had, at least for the moment. The fact that no one else had any concern was concerning in itself, as it could mean no one was interested enough to ask. That, or Horic had done a good job of explaining the situation.

"Very well. This meeting's purpose is accomplished. Thank you for hearing us out. You can all leave now if you wish, but you are also free to stay and continue to enjoy the food, or make use of your accommodations for one more night if needed. You may still bring questions or concerns to me personally later in the day. All leaders who have agreed to join the alliance, I would ask that you follow me to discuss things privately."

King Horic stood and walked towards a door to the side, the two guards by his throne and Princess Derene following him. He gestured for the other leaders to follow as well.

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Tanik Forest

Darius instinctively took a step back when the towering behemoth came out and into view. This was the Alpha? He looked from the Alpha to the Beta, and at once realized why the rumours had been so inconsistent. There were two different types of creatures living here!

Then the Alpha spoke, and he was a lot easier to understand than the Beta.

"I am here on behalf of Emperor Cidius II, ruler of the Sorusian Empire. We only wish to explore and map the area, to find a route for future travel." Darius explained, keeping his composure but a bit unnerved. "I do not have the authority to make any deals with indigenous peoples, but..." His voice trailed off when he noticed the massive plume of smoke off in the distance.

This could be an opportunity to get in the natives' good graces.

"Is there anything my men can do to help with that?" He asked, gesturing towards the natural disaster with concern in his voice. Beneath the gold, the Bitter Steel.

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Asindia

"I can promise you we won't impose our religion or policies on our allies. Your people will not kneel to a foreign emperor." The diplomat reassured them. The key word there was allies - implying but not outright saying they would continue to impose those things on enemies. "The Balan Republic and all other allies will be treated as equal partners in both trade and conquest."

Upon saying all this, the diplomat took a sip of his wine. He had said his piece, and now it all depended on whether or not they believed him. Beneath the gold, the Bitter Steel.

13-Sep-2015 17:38:55

Azigarath

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The Meeting

The meeting had come to an end, or at least an end to the first phase. The Dwarven king spoke his words, perhaps with a little disappointment on his face, intending to individually speak with the leaders who supported the situation. King Eodis had been gulping down some sweet wine as King Horic gestured the leaders to follow him.

Eodis stopped drinking perhaps too quickly, slightly exhaling abruptly, causing a few trickling lines of wine to appear down the corners of his mouth. The Gray king put the wine down, wiped his mouth, and made his way towards the two guards, Princess Derene and King Horic.

Tanik Forest (outskirts)

The Grays who escaped the Goeracks ran full-speed towards the Himalayan environment. As bovines, they had excellent stamina and speed, easily matching any Olympic sprinter at full-speed, quite impressive despite their size. But they would not be sprinting for long, soon resorting to long-distance jogging, to maintain stamina and speed as best as possible.

They would be running all day and all night to reach their warlord's hold, or wherever he was at. Why the warlord was so far away from the homeland was anybody's guess; perhaps some Grays were looking for less occupied land, or less troubles with other clans, or simply something different. The vast vegetation of the Tanik Forest did look appetizing for a grazer, too.

The natural, and aggressive, impetus of the Grays suggests that the warlord would be able to muster a good number of warriors quickly; he would need, at most, just a few days. Only time will tell what happens next.

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A Sudden Change of Heart

Back in Osgathosse, Ardithitine was contemplating what the Gnome King Said. "Those of you who refuse to fight Sorusia are either cowards or fools!" Perhaps, Talperion was right about a lot. Ardithitine Thought that Talperion had the right idea about fighting Sorusia. There was just one thing: Due to Osgalethe's close proximity to Sorusia, Ardithitine felt that allying himself with Talperion and the others would leave Osgalethe in a perfect position for invasion from Emperor Cidius' Army. And while Osgalethe had a strong defensive army in case of invasion, Cidius would keep sending troops to assault Osgalethe. Ardithitine was also convinced that to remain neutral and rebuke offers of alliance would leave Osgalethe in an even weaker state. Once fighting on the seas begins, Trade will stop, and Ardithitine felt that Everyone wanted to pressure him to make him choose a side. He felt that out of a sense of survival, he had to make the deal with the devil, He was going to ally with Sorusia. Osgalethe's location makes it a perfect buffer zone against many nations, it would make an invasion by sea extremely difficult. More than that, It gave Sorusia control of two important trade routes, Sorusia would get access to The Malcon Draconis, perhapse the most elite and well trained. Fighting force in the world Sorusia would also get access to the Hashmeets, Osgalethe's spies, assassins, and saboteurs. This seemed to be the best course of action.

Ardithitine called for the Eldrancy to convene in the Sienic Hall. Where he laid out all the details of the alliance, the reasoning for alliance. In a 70-1 vote, the Eldrancy approved the alliance and a letter was sent via courier to Sorusia. And that is where we leave our tale... for now. Just your friendly neighborhood gay boy!

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The Annoying Birdman

Flying high in the sky was a rather narcissistic Te*can by the name of Samanju. He was around 32 years old, and was rather bored with life on Osgalethe. So he killed his wife and child( his ball and chain, so-to-speak) and fled the islands, and made his nest in The Himalayas for one express reason: To annoy the hell out of the Grays. He flew to Stoneheart Castle to annoy Eodis- who was not there, so he used a paintbrush, used his own feces as paint and drew in his own feces King Eodis( rather badly, but he labled Eodis and what Eodis was allegedly involved in) partaking in an **** with 24 Goerak men, and a Beta And then flies off back to his nest. "Muehehehehehehehehehheheh" chuckled Samanju happily, as he had no doubt probably just ****** off every Gray in Stoneheart. And that's where we leave our tale for now. Just your friendly neighborhood gay boy!

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