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BattleMaster => Locals => Far East Island => Topic started by: Sonya on April 03, 2013, 05:51:26 PM
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Federation dissolving? (23 minutes ago)
Edmund Neill, High Lord of Kindara, Royal of Kindara has taken his realm out of the federation with Principality of Zonasa. War will most likely commence.
An alliance was forged (8 minutes ago)
The realms of Cathay and Kindara have joined into an alliance.
A new war is breaking out (8 minutes ago)
Cathay has declared war on Principality of Zonasa
(http://t.qkme.me/3p3m3k.jpg)
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I never get tired of that picture. ;D
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Welp, looks like that's about it for Zonasa.
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Hey, last time two realms declared war on one, it didn't go the way anyone thought.
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Hey, last time two realms declared war on one, it didn't go the way anyone thought.
8)
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Weeeee one character on each side of the fight.
Who has more to lose? My Hero and her life.
Or my Priest and his entire religion base?! :D
Actually, just watch. One will die in the first major battle. The second will suffer a heart attack when someone sacks his core temple against orders.
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What if they sack it under orders?
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What if they sack it under orders?
He's busy trying to make sure the orders are to leave the Temples alone :)
Sacked Temples . . . last time that happened I think the Order went on a Crusade.
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It hasn't felt like the Far East without ruler channel bickering. Credit to Sorraine and Ohnar for trying their best to make a mountain out of a mole hill up until now though. :)
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A molehill? A MOLEHILL?! That, my friend, is a mountain of dead peasants!
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it's a small hill of dead peasants. :)
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They are followers of Sartan, so they have big souls. It's a metaphorical mountain, of big souls.
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They are followers of Sartan, so they have big souls. It's a metaphorical mountain, of big souls.
Owing to the fact that so many more followers of Sartan died in Sorraine's last war than any other religion.
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Owing to the fact that so many more followers of Sartan died in Sorraine's last war than any other religion.
Pretty sure a Himoura was responsible for at least a moderately large portion of that quota.
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I can neither confirm nor deny these allegations.
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It was still a mountain.
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It was still a mountain.
Mountain of dead in Ozrat, you mean. Still waiting on Sorraine to pay Ohnar after letting Dragon followers starve in Ozrat ::)
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Ha! You should pay us for ridding the world of that vermin.
And yeah... Ozrat... what a mess. Sorraine has been a slow-motion train wreck almost since Day 1.
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Letter from Velax de Vere (12 minutes ago)
Message sent to the Rulers of Far East (7 recipients)
Dear rulers of the Far East,
I am somewhat surprised at these events. I had thought the sun would set in the east before Kindara declared war on Zonasa.
Despite the reasons for war declared here, it has not gone unnoticed that should Cathay and Kindara conquer or destroy the Principality, it will result in Cathay being allied to every non-Empire realm in the Far East. Your previous vehement statements against joining the Empire, King Galiard, along with phrases such as "counter-weight to the Empire" and the fact that I was kept in the dark about these war plans, would seem to indicate this is no accident. It is my belief that you are forming a coalition to stand against the Empire, whether to break it apart or prevent its expansion. And while an Empire that expands no further may be in Cathay's best interests, it is certainly not in mine. A coalition of every non-Empire realm in the Far East represents a direct threat to my realm and to the Empire, and I will not allow that to happen. The threat posed by Ohnar's alliance with Aenilia was but a gentle breeze compared to the howling gale that this war represents.
To respond to the potential threat posed by such a Southern Coalition, the Arcaean Empire will march to aid Zonasa in this war.
Yours sincerely,
Velax de Vere
Emperor of Arcaea
Royal of Arcaea
Marshal of Imperial Arcaean Legion
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Oh, Christ.
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In all seriousness though this war got a lot more interesting and I'm looking forward to seeing how it turns out.
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From what I understand, this is the way that Cathay/Kindara expected it to go.
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From what I understand, this is the way that Cathay/Kindara expected it to go.
It's not a huge surprise, no. The Arcaean delegation that was sitting in Zonasa for about a week had Edmund pretty sure Regent Steel was jumping into Arcaea's bed in some way.
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It's not a huge surprise, no. The Arcaean delegation that was sitting in Zonasa for about a week had Edmund pretty sure Regent Steel was jumping into Arcaea's bed in some way.
Actually, unless there were things going on that nobody told me about (which is, of course, quite possible), it was totally unrelated.
Lord Protector Khaludh wanted to talk to Baranion Anaris about some religious matters only his family would have known about.
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Being on both sides of that, I was hugely amused as a player by that misunderstanding. Lord Protector Khaludh was on a completely innocent, non-diplomatic personal mission. The Arcaeans with him were there as a guard, as he is our General. Velax had no idea Kindara was seeing it as collusion between Zonasa and Arcaea. Galiard questioned him about it and Velax told him the truth. Not sure if that was passed on to Kindara.
Leofric, on the other hand, thought the same way as Edmund.
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It is amusing how that turned out.
It didn't help that Edmund and Steel have basically had no communication with one another since Steel decided he just didn't need to talk to his Federation partner about the decisions he was making, so suspicious minds start to wonder.
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Surprise, surprise. Arcaean involvement will greatly increase the fun this war will offer. Eager to see whether Cathay can fight a two front war with its current military leadership.
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Regarding mountains of dead Sartanians, I will merely point out that, since Sorraine getting it's arse kicked and losing territory, AND since Thain's quiet massacres, we still have 70,000 more followers of Sartan than we did before the Sorraine-Ohnar war started. Go figure :p
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Surprise, surprise. Arcaean involvement will greatly increase the fun this war will offer. Eager to see whether Cathay can fight a two front war with its current military leadership.
Better step it up!! :D
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I didn't figure Khaludh had anything to do with this. I don't know him well but he is the most like a younger Galiard I have seen on the FEI and while young Galiard wouldn't get in bed with Steel, he could feasibly get into bed with Zonasa.
This will largely be a test of Galiard's diplomacy and Norrel's generalship. Both probably have to do pretty well now.
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They are followers of Sartan, so they have big swords. It's a metaphorical mountain, to compensate for things.
Fixed that for ya!
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Better step it up!! :D
If Arcaea directly invades Cathay my Duchy will be the first one that is going to get hit, so yes, I am all for stepping it up. ;)
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I didn't figure Khaludh had anything to do with this. I don't know him well but he is the most like a younger Galiard I have seen on the FEI and while young Galiard wouldn't get in bed with Steel, he could feasibly get into bed with Zonasa.
Out of curiosity, what's young Galiard like.
And it's fun to see my visit got some attention.
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Why aren't the alliances in tatters yet? Wheres the blood, dammit?! This better not be April fools ;D
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Out of curiosity, what's young Galiard like.
A 'duty, honor, chivalry' type, roughly in that order. Likes his status and his station but is not always comfortable doing what has to be done.
Older Galiard is more used to it, for better or worse, but FEI was also very different in 2006!
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Regarding mountains of dead Sartanians, I will merely point out that, since Sorraine getting it's arse kicked and losing territory, AND since Thain's quiet massacres, we still have 70,000 more followers of Sartan than we did before the Sorraine-Ohnar war started. Go figure :p
Hit a quarter million followers and we'll talk.
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Hit a quarter million followers and we'll talk.
Note they said 70,000 more, not 70,000 total.
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Quarter million... pfft.... when you hit one and a quarter million, we can start taking you seriously. ;)
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Quarter million... pfft.... when you hit one and a quarter million, we can start taking you seriously. ;)
Given that that is over the population of the FEI, I'd be impressed. The Order consists 34% of the FEI's peasant population.
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Honestly, I'd be impressed, too.
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Given that that is over the population of the FEI, I'd be impressed. The Order consists 34% of the FEI's peasant population.
We use to have closer to 90% :(
Though I'd be happy with 300K. Thats not unreasonable, one or two more regions . . .
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This has got to be the only locals subforum here that grows more silent when there's a war ::)
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I don't think many of the rulers on the FEI smack-talk OOC. Most of us are like 'yeah, my character can be a prick, sure hope he wins but wtvr.'
There are things I'd change about the FEI (like the geography - poor Dark Isle players...) but the lack of animosity between the players is one of the nicer things about it. Velax could be crashing dragons into Galiard's throne room without either of us worried that we're going to get a lot of bitching and moaning in OOC messages.
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the lack of animosity between the players is one of the nicer things about it.
I like to poke fun here and there, but I agree with you. Most players do a good job of keeping the hostility from spilling over and I havent always seen that in other continents.
It's quite nice. :)
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Velax could be crashing dragons into Galiard's throne room
You need to sell tickets if you can organize kamikaze dragon attacks ;D
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You need to sell tickets if you can organize kamikaze dragon attacks
I assure you, I am doing everything in my power to deserve them. :)
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I don't think many of the rulers on the FEI smack-talk OOC. Most of us are like 'yeah, my character can be a prick, sure hope he wins but wtvr.'
There are things I'd change about the FEI (like the geography - poor Dark Isle players...) but the lack of animosity between the players is one of the nicer things about it. Velax could be crashing dragons into Galiard's throne room without either of us worried that we're going to get a lot of bitching and moaning in OOC messages.
We'd just be busy plotting on how to get our own Dragons. Anything you can do. . . I can do better :D
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This has got to be the only locals subforum here that grows more silent when there's a war ::)
Sorry i can't help you much i am a follower of faith, and conflicts have no room on my heart.
But don't be shy, come closer let me tell you about the greatness of the Gods!
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I assure you, I am doing everything in my power to deserve them. :)
That you are. Galiard's actions seem likes he wants to die. On the plus side, this will be a great war that you have made.
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You need to sell tickets if you can organize kamikaze dragon attacks ;D
Dragons? Ohnar west has them all! Don't wake them ;)
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Galiard's actions seem likes he wants to die.
Of course he doesn't. But he is ninety years old. He's going to die anyway. So there's not much sense in him pretending otherwise.
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I am just curious to see how the various realms line up with the war expanding to include the empire...
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And yeah... Ozrat... what a mess. Sorraine has been a slow-motion train wreck almost since Day 1.
Whoa, I take offense to that statement. This is on you too.
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Velax could be crashing dragons into Galiard's throne room...
Son of a...who told you my plans?!
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Whoa, I take offense to that statement. This is on you too.
You were the only thing holding it together, I think. You're right, though, in that we all bear some responsibility for it. But that doessnt change the facts of the matter.
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Of course he doesn't. But he is ninety years old. He's going to die anyway. So there's not much sense in him pretending otherwise.
Erm...he may be 90 in RP years (that's up to you), but the game only considers him 67.
And he's not a Hero, so he's not going to die unless you manage to get him captured by someone who's banned him.
So....yeah; not sure where you're coming from with this. ???
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Erm...he may be 90 in RP years (that's up to you), but the game only considers him 67.
That's only because he was cryogenically frozen for a while.
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That's only because he was cryogenically frozen for a while.
Pretty sure paused characters age.
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, but the game only considers him 67.
This may have changed, but at some point that number was 'physical age.' Galiard has been around since 2005. He returned in '07 after I left the game in early '06 and he's been paused a couple times since then. I just RPed him as still being as old as he was rather than being a nonspecific offspring with the same name. I always just played it as he spent several years on the beach in Ossaet (his original Duchy) with his wife when he got fed up with ruling and that took some years off of him. Paused characters do (or did) age but it's pretty slow.
His number's up pretty soon one way or the other just in that he's been around for so $#!%! long that it's become more weird than interesting to talk about 'how things used to be' or people he used to know when the great majority of them not only aren't around but haven't been around in two or three generations of BM.
Even if he doesn't die or retire, I enjoy playing Cathay's King but I believe in turnover and I'm coming up on a year since the secession from Toupellon and re-establishment of Cathay. It's been a good run and I prefer not to wait until he gets stale.
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This may have changed, but at some point that number was 'physical age.'
Er...well, yes; that was what I meant. I just phrased it unclearly :)
And don't get me wrong: I have no objection to RPing your character's age as being different from their physical age, or to death by RP. It was just that the way you said it sounded like you thought that he would die of old age. ;D
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it sounded like you thought that he would die of old age
He will. It just may not be the game that decides when that happens.
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He will. It just may not be the game that decides when that happens.
Us old men need to go sooner or later. . . somehow I'll be surprised if both my characters make it through the war. And if both make it more than a year game time past that.
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I love looting. Especially since I never get to. It just makes me giddy.
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You were the only thing holding it together, I think. You're right, though, in that we all bear some responsibility for it. But that doessnt change the facts of the matter.
Thanks for the possible compliment, I think. So how did you lose lordship over the city of Akanos? I've been meaning to ask, considering you loved that city more than you've loved anything.
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I love looting. Especially since I never get to. It just makes me giddy.
I miss looting. Velax is generally a Cavalier, so doesn't get to do it.
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So how did you lose lordship over the city of Akanos?
Taylin got captured during the war with OW, and llost lordship. Yarvik got elected before she got out. Yarvik offered to give it back, but she declined, letting him keep it. Taylin still ultimately owns it, as it is in her duchy. Close enough.
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I miss looting. Velax is generally a Cavalier, so doesn't get to do it.
Son of...I am planning on making Benedict a Cavalier but that is going to suck.
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So...
This war is pretty tense so far. The Imperial North has smashed the Southern Coalition quite nicely, especially in Aenilia, but, the arrival of winter will probably benefit the southerners much more. What are the predictions?
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Son of...I am planning on making Benedict a Cavalier but that is going to suck.
Well, on the upside, Velax does get to lead pretty much of a whole RC of elite cavalry.
So...
This war is pretty tense so far. The Imperial North has smashed the Southern Coalition quite nicely, especially in Aenilia, but, the arrival of winter will probably benefit the southerners much more. What are the predictions?
I think what happens in winter will depend pretty heavily on the next battle of Paplarmi.
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Well, on the upside, Velax does get to lead pretty much of a whole RC of elite cavalry.
I think what happens in winter will depend pretty heavily on the next battle of Paplarmi.
Indeed. Though Zonasa is pretty much run through at this point by Kindara. Without Arcaea there they would definitely lose Paplarmi and possibly another region during Winter.
Actually, depending on how movement is on both sides the battle should be quite close. Pity neither of my characters is involved :(
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Well, on the upside, Velax does get to lead pretty much of a whole RC of elite cavalry.
A 93-man unit of 90/85 Cavalry does tend to leave a bit of a mark, as those five Aenilians in Larmebsi found out.
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So...
This war is pretty tense so far. The Imperial North has smashed the Southern Coalition quite nicely, especially in Aenilia, but, the arrival of winter will probably benefit the southerners much more. What are the predictions?
It's called a delaying action. Delay long enough, and we'll win by virtue of the Principality no longer being able to fight.
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A 93-man unit of 90/85 Cavalry does tend to leave a bit of a mark, as those five Aenilians in Larmebsi found out.
That's just an awesome unit.
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Damn, poor Alpha. Haven't seen a noble killed in battle since the Great Southern War. At least it was a good battle.
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I hadn't expected Elk to assign militia in Palanos. That pretty much removed any chance of victory there.
I'm somewhat surprised Alpha hadn't been killed before now. I started him in 2005, with about a 6 month break between then and now, and played as a hero for the whole time. Last hero I remember being killed was Senoske, which was right after I started back in 2008/09, I think.
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Nah, Xarnelf was the last hero killed on FEI in 2011, I think.
Send me your death RP and I'll post it to the Kindarans.
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Oh right, I'd forgotten about Xarnelf dying.
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Thanks for sharing that RP with us.
I'm a bit shocked honestly. I never thought I'd see Alpha die. :'(
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I'm a bit shocked honestly. I never thought I'd see Alpha die. :'(
I'm a little disappointed. I didn't really expect that battle to go that badly. I'll probably start another character in Kindara before too long. I don't want to miss out on the war.
I hope Alpha's bonds revert back to the realm. If so, I'd say Edmund will be getting a pretty big tax day.
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How would you miss out on the war? You've got Ulear!
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How would you miss out on the war? You've got Ulear!
Double the battles, double the fun.