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[mainiac]

poke.

[Kebooo]

How dare the heathen Li Halan lord POKE us?

[Il Palazzo]

Yeah! Poor Lady Gorakhan. How dare you... poke her face?

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Git it? Poke-her face, yeah? FUNNY, RIGHT?

Aqizzar where art thou, we go mad in here.

[Aqizzar]

Sorry guys, I got called out of town for the weekend.  If I had been not-lazy and done my turn on Thursday... well, there would have been another turn and then a weekend long wait, but whatever.

Turn will be out shortly.


Let the following provisional edict be known:

Until the full extent of the conflict on Cadavus be known, and until such a time as the Senate may render a decision worthy to be imposed, or until one of the combatants concedes control of the planet, or until both combatants agree to a demarcation of territory - Only vessels for the transport of men and goods may enter the orbit of Cadavus.  Such unarmed vessels will be allowed to pass freely, for if Cadavus is to be your battleground, then it shall be treated as a proper arena.

However, this conflict shall be contained to the world in question, and to ensure this provision any warship flying the colors of a Noble House will be fired upon by the Fleet elements on station.  The safety of any vessels they may be escorting cannot from that point be guaranteed, so you are advised not to test this boundary.

From the Office of the Imperial Regent

[mainiac]

While the intention of this order is just the facts remain that Lady Decados has already deployed warships to the planet and the Li Halan warships need safe travel home.  Surely we should be allowed passage through the world to return our ships to our territory.

[Kebooo]

The full extent of the conflict is that the Decados control all cities, no Li Halan units are in sight, and the Decados control the space sector too. Why is the regent allowing the Li Halan room to conduct an invasion with impunity when the matter has already been settled? Is this the purpose of the ministries? Surely, given the conditions on the ground, the regent will reconsider his use of the ministry as an ancillary invasion force for the Li Halan. If the Li Halan occupy no cities at all, and have no risk to their space vessels, and have no risk for war spreading elsewhere, why would they ever concede the planet? I question whether they even have a single unit on the planet's surface this year. So it seems the imperial fleet, an honored institution with a history of impartial use, we will be leveraged in order to cow my people into submission.

My house has constructed star bases on Cadavus and these cannot leave Cadavus as they do not have jump capabilities. And they surely should not be grounded, as they could easily be captured and used by the Li Halan, or disbanded for their resources.

Cadavus is a Decados planet now, in its entirety. And we should be allowed to defend it as such. As a gesture of good will to the Li Halan, we are willing allow limited Li Halan squadrons passage over Cadavus, no more than two warships along with two transports at a time. This hinges on whether they would accept a cease fire or not. After all of their ships have been funneled through, we will adopt the same policy they have adopted for our shipping to Byzantium II. And we will be willing to change said policy if they are.

[mainiac]

The full extent of the conflict is that the Decados control all cities, no Li Halan units are in sight, and the Decados control the space sector too. Why is the regent allowing the Li Halan room to conduct an invasion with impunity when the matter has already been settled?

That is cool.  You strike a blow in the back and the matter is settled because my retaliation has not yet struck?  And no, there are Li Halan troops on the world.  You simply have such a light grasp on it you haven't yet found them.

[Margrave]

Turn sent.

[Kebooo]

The full extent of the conflict is that the Decados control all cities, no Li Halan units are in sight, and the Decados control the space sector too. Why is the regent allowing the Li Halan room to conduct an invasion with impunity when the matter has already been settled?

That is cool.  You strike a blow in the back and the matter is settled because my retaliation has not yet struck?  And no, there are Li Halan troops on the world.  You simply have such a light grasp on it you haven't yet found them.

The matter is settled because not only did you leave all of your cities unoccupied and now control none, it was we that were here for decades, it is Severus, not Kish, that lies closer to this world, and it is I who declared war to throw you out when you rejected the ultimatum. Whatever pittance of troops you have on the surface are of no consequence, that is why you have so cowardly asked a once benevolent regent to abuse a ministry to aid your war effort, your invasion. Far be it for me to deny you war or retaliation in the conventional sense. That is the nature of war. But it is absolutely absurd to deny my warships a chance to strike yours down and call it justice. My people must die because the regent wishes for some kind of blood sport, some gladiator arena on the surface of Cadavus? What of my star bases? I have invested more into those alone than you have ever invested into Cadavus in its entirety. How many years of senseless war must we endure before the fleet is called off? The Li Halan may have an advantage in their armada over my house, but certainly not their shipping capacity or troops. So there can be no resolution to this war without the use of warships.

[mainiac]

How many years of senseless war must we endure?  Well that depends on when you stop acting like a spoiled brat who feels entitled to whatever she can grab.

Imperial regent Hawkwood, I been attacked, yet again, without provocation.  Decados forces just destroyed an innocent freighter that was carrying no troops or other cargo.

This is the second time that they have flagrantly disregarded their stated aims for the war.  They said it was for the planet but attack my shipping.  They said it was for the planet but steal relics from my house.  They flaunt your rules at a moments whim.  For the sake of the imperial peace I humbly request that you bring this madwoman to heel.  Blow her fleet from the sky.

I am patient and am still willing to accept status quo peace.  If Decados will only return what they have taken, this matter can be ended.

[Il Palazzo]

The Hazat vehemently oppose the notion to involve the Fleet in this petty dispute as anything more than a peacekeeping force. Having the ministry enforce private demands of any one house would be a gross misuse of the power bestowed upon the Admiral, and blatant abuse of the trust that allowed him to be elected in the first place.

We ask the sides involved to desist from the thinly-veiled attempts at dragging the rest of the Empire into their backyard squabbles.
Lord Mainiac's agitation, in particular, goes over bounds of what is proper. The Eye is aware of Li Halan fleet stationed but a jump away from Cadavus. If they were really so keen on protecting the freighter, perhaps they should've sent some escorts with it. Or at least give the other side a reason not to think of them as foes.

Conducting a war to decide rights of sovereignity is an honourable and long-practiced tradition among noble families, so why not simply abide by it instead of crying foul?

[mainiac]

Li halan bombers are currently in position to attack an undefended Decados freighter above the surface of Cadavus.  Seeing as I have peaceful intentions I will give Lady Decados a chance to respond before I attack.

Lady, the men pledged to you stand defenseless.  Can you, not even now, accept peace?  In the name of the Pancreator, let this matter end.  Return that which you have taken.  Even now at this final hour all can be forgive.  Even the destruction of a space ship which was a relic of the second republic can be overlook if you would only stand down.  Are you or are you not capable of peaceful coexistance?  All I have ever asked is for you to leave me alone and that is all I will ask in the future.  Will you accept a status quo peace, with that which you have taken returned to me, or will I be forced to retake it by force?

Three fleets are arrayed against you.  The eyes of the galaxy watch.  All you must do is accept peace with honor.  Is that really too much to ask?

[Kebooo]

Three fleets? There is now a third to aid your unjust cause?

A relic that would aid you in your research of heretical technologies can never be returned. I never imagined we would have a heathen as regent, bent on abusing the ministries to enforce the will of a house at war with the church. I am willing to broker a cease fire, but there are no conditions. You would be allowed safe passage through Cadavus, but there is no return to the status quo.


(OOC: Leaving that freighter there was a blunder. For some reason I thought it was against house rules to transport and attack with fighters/bombers on the same turn except if they came in carriers. But upon further review I made this rule up on my head, which has drastically affected my strategy and priorities so far. Damn!)

[mainiac]

Really?  You don't want peace?  What the heck do you expect to gain at this point?

[Kebooo]

My house sees that there is an unjust conspiracy against us, no doubt orchestrated by you. So willing you were to relinquish control of the fleet, since you control it through your control over Lord Aqizzar. We wonder how many years he has been your puppet. And likewise I lost the Garrison, unable to use a ministry to defend my house's interests while another is used to bolster yours.

However, we sense that through our own losses and your gains, your colonization of the symbiot worlds and eventual supremacy over Cadavus, the others will eventually wake up to see the great threat your house represents to the throne world. This is when they will realize their mistake. Though Cadavus will not fall for many years, and there will be much bloodshed. Eventually the fleet itself will lose its men and ships to the madness of tyrannical actions, and one day Cadavus will be liberated again.

To capitulate to injustice is not in the hearts of my people. I am no noble if I cow to the threats of barbarians. To aid you in your quest for banned technology that would give your house supremacy over the rest is something we cannot do, a dishonor on my people I am unwilling to make. And our loyal soldiers do not fear what is to come, for they are on the side of the Pancreator.

The Hawkwood regent will have to slaughter us by his own command, and for that he will go down in infamy, making a mockery of the imperial ministries and his own power.