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[Khaiel]

The OOC Thread
The Bookkeeping Thread

It is New Year's Eve. As every year, the Lords of War meet in the Emperor's chambers. It is a special ocassion, though, as today is the Emperor's one hundredth birthday. In the streets of Arkangel, people celebrate Elijah's birthday, and more than one thousand people are invited to the party in front of the Imperial Palace. Even now, at the heart of the Palace, you can hear the laughs and cheers of the citizens of Arkangel.

Cale was the first to arrive, coming from the neighbouring Principalty of Dalaborn. Harrith came just after him. Next came the Shadow of the Emperor and Vex, the Lord of Eurakia. A few courtesy greetings later, Vorvadoss himself came to ask you to follow him to the Emperor's chambers. Once in his chambers, you saw the Emperor. His aging was starting to become evident. Although still relatively young by the Giovanni's standards, most of his hair had become gray, and his eyes looked tired. He was wearing some light clothes, probably doing some last few things before going to sleep.

"Thank you for coming. I am sure the journey must have been long for some of you. Please, take a seat. I am afraid what I have to tell you is a serious and sad matter. Supreme Inquisitor Alicia Vargas came here yesterday with some troubling information. When the Empire was founded, some members of the old races and supernatural beings created and organization known as Samael. This organization aims to help its people hide among humanity. Although the Inquisition has always wanted to hunt them, my family has always tried to let them live. After all, they only wanted to be left alone, and they had even helped us sometimes as long as we respected that desire."

At this point, it is not difficult for all of you to see that the Emperor is talking about his own personal experience. Maybe Samael helped him fight against Baal?

"However that has changed. Apparently, in the last few decades some of their leaders, a council that calls themselves The Fallen Angels, have died. Some have risen to take their positions and apparently this has changed Samael's policy. We don't know if it is the whole organization or just some of them, but apparently they have changed their minds. They don't want to be left alone. They want to destroy the Empire and take what they think that is rightfully theirs. And we cannot allow that."

It is at this point that the Emperor starts coughing. It seems hard for him to breathe. Vorvadoss gets to his side and quickly takes some kind of pill from a box on a table and gives it to him. After this, the Emperor leans on his bed.

"Try to find them. Find Samael, discover what is exactly happening with them... And, God forbid, but should they really want to destroy the Empire... Kill them all."

After this Vorvadoss asks you to leave the Emperor alone to rest. It is time you do your duty.

Spoiler: Please read (click to show/hide)

Please, when posting what your character says, do so in bold.

With the exception of times when you are roleplaying, or when a event happens that needs to be treated on detail, you will specify your actions (and those of your troops) for the whole month. Also please, tell me in the bookkeeping thread where (as in which Principalty) do you want your troops to be deployed and in which Principalty are you going to establish your base of operations. Remeber that foreign troops may cause unhappiness in some Principalties. Also remember to put your orders for yout troops in spoilers if you want them to be secret.

[Varee]

Vex siliently left the meeting and return to Magda,Maneterra , Eurakia main base of operation.

He gave order to Arbiter Vays ,who is in charge of Arabal, to be on a look out of any supernatural activity.
Also to start contruction of fortifications in Arabal.
He also send words to lords of principal to be on the look out for supernatural activity as there are intel about supernatural being that might be returning.

Spoiler: Arbiter (click to show/hide)

Umbra is sent to Elcia to see if there any rumour about return of supernatural and Fallen angel activities.Also  have him find out about Samuel if possible.
Feys stay in Manterra.

Spoiler: Vex (click to show/hide)

 Vex took the matter into his own hand and take a small team out to search for info on this supernatural threat

Spoiler: Recruitment (click to show/hide)

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Start recruitment of Pristinian Scout Prefered trait->(50 men Light infantry , Fast, Spy)
Also recruit some Light Galleon in Arrabal, Using the Esphrian engineer to aid contruction of fleet
Recruit more Itzi Tribesmen
Also some Dafne Peacekeeper unit
[spoiler= Order 1]Send the Undines out around Arrabal to look for news about fallen angel and/or samuel

[Harbingerjm]

Harrith salutes the Emperor, states "It will be done, Your Holy Highness," and leaves the chambers, donning his helmet as he goes.
In the antechamber, Harrith turns and waits for the other two, Vex having already rushed out.

[Alev]

PTW

[Maxinum McDreich]

''Be well, Your Holy Highness, and let us hope for a good outcome.'' Cale bowed a little too low for a Lord of War, his quick rise in ranks apparent.

Cale's walk was slow as his brow was furrowed, frustration apparent on his face. His old Arbiter armour was greatly reduced from his arbiter days, his helmet no longer on him and his armour in general been modified to be lighter to what it was. He no longer cut the intimidating figure of an arbiter but a the determined and good willed man that was Cale.


Eventually, Cale entered into the Antechamber, looking as perplexed as he had when he was in front of the emperor. He saw Harrith and gave a nod, slowing his own steps to stand there in case Harrith had something to say. He mentally facepalmed, as he could not for the life of him work out how to talk to a Lord of War as an equal.

[Harbingerjm]

Harrith turns to face Cale, and cocks his head, the only external sign of amusement visible past his armour.
"Greetings, Lord of War. I wish to discuss, and potentially co-ordinate, our efforts against this new threat. If you are interested, I ask that you wait with me for the Lord Shadow to join us, assuming he is also interested; The Lord of Eurakia was apparently in something of a rush to take action- commendable enthusiasm and zeal, though questionable strategic sense- and will likely not be joining us."

[Maxinum McDreich]

Titles it was then.

''It would be good to discuss, I agree, Lord of the South. I get the feeling Lord of Eurakia doesn't linger after meetings...'' Cale smiled. He hadn't had any chance to talk with the other Lords of War until now, as this was still his first year. Talking to Harrith felt a little surreal all told. The mighty lord that cut a devastating figure when he dove into the enemy troops from above had been a story told to aspirants of the Arbiters.

His mind, though, was stuck in the current problem, worrying over problems he could be facing. These kind of things were not his strong suit and he knew it.

[Rolepgeek]

The Shadow of the Emperor simply bows deeply, stating, "Your will be done, my lord," before straightening and walking from the chamber.

There the Shadow saw both of the remaining Lords, Vex having left earlier. The heavy-handed fool.

"Was there something you wished to discuss, Lords?"

The Lord's voice gave, of course, no indication as to their identity, and the perfect, almost preternatural stillness with which the Shadow composed themselves did not assist in the matter either. It was impossible to tell what they were thinking, even compared to any other Lord of War. Which was just how the Shadow preferred it, in all honesty. Her thoughts lay with the Moth, however, and the planned, ongoing, and previous expeditions into the forests. She would have to go herself, soon, if they could find no way to penetrate those depths, safely. She could not call all of her Arbiters away from their duties to accompany her, of course...but Arkain and Castor would be both useful and quick to arrive. Perhaps Baegor could root out what information they could related to this Samael...odds were the Arbiter already had some, and was holding it in counsel for when they found out more.

[Harbingerjm]

Nodding to the Shadow of the Emperor, Harrith launches into an impromptu speech.
"Indeed there is, Lord Shadow. Given that we are attempting to investigate and potentially combat a secretive organisation, one that has remained intact and with an unknown reach for so long despite the fact that the Inquisitors likely put resources into stamping them out, I suspect that co-operation between us will be, if not essential, then at the least extremely useful.
As such, I propose an increased level of communication and co-operation between us for the duration of this situation.
If nothing else, sharing any discoveries we make as to their structure and goals would be wise, though I would not be overly surprised to find they operate along our borders or even across Principalities, and in such cases sharing information and military co-operation would be wise, especially where operations in a particular area risk causing border incidents.
Your thoughts?"

[3man75]

((Ptw))

[Rolepgeek]

The Shadow nods slowly and deliberately, somehow managing to make the motion seem entirely composed of neutrality, rather than the agreement normally associated with the motion.

"Co-operation is, of course, to be granted where it is required. Any information myself or my Arbiters might reveal in the course of our investigations will, of course, be shared with the Emperor and my fellow Lords as necessary. Should evidence of activity near borders that concern the Principalities under another Lord's sway be found, further coordination would be warranted."

One of the few things that was known about the Shadow was that the opinion they held of both the Inquisition's competence and...necessity, were not very high at all. The Inquisition likewise despised the Lord for their inability to discern even so much as gender as it concerned the Shadow's true identity. It was, of course, highly improbable that the Shadow was female, but nonetheless, they couldn't even make a guess as to the gender of the Lord of War. Their inability to do so, and their desire, likely fueled some not insignificant portion of the Shadow's contempt for the organization.

"I believe their continued existence serves entirely due to the goodwill of our Emperor, however, as evidenced by his request for us to ensure they are no threat to the Empire. Had he wished it earlier, they would have been dispatched of, earlier. The ability of the Inquisition to investigate such matters, burdened as it is by the weight of scrutinizing an entire Empire for the merest hint of abnormality or difference in the populace, cannot be weighed so heavily as a measure of their skill."

[Maxinum McDreich]

''That assumes that the inquisition isn't just making this up to make Samael seem a threat.'' Cale almost muttered. ''Communicating our findings seems the right course. Hopefully, this sounds worse than it is.''

[Harbingerjm]

Harrith sighs, shaking his head. He turns to the Lord of War first.
"Unfortunately, I doubt that the threat is fabricated. Why would the Inquisition do so? They would have to expect that the Emperor would carry out his own investigations before sanctioning any overt action, and any such fabrication would be quite easily exposed, especially if His Holy Highness has any agents or contacts of his own with access to the organisation. No, while it is possible that they have exaggerated the threat, either purposefully or through bias, I doubt that they have simply invented the situation out of thin air. It would gain them little to nothing, and cost them much."
Following this, he turns to the Shadow of the Emperor.
"I do not dispute that the Emperor's goodwill has been the reason for their continued survival, but I also doubt the Inquisition were particularly careful about verifying whether any given non-human they found was a member of Samael, and it would not be entirely surprising to learn that some of the more... independent... members of the Inquisition took their own clandestine action on the matter. That they survived any such threats with an intact organisation indicates both that they have experience dealing with being hunted by Imperial forces, and that they are capable of applying that experience practically."
"Given the situation, and the seriousness of the possibility of an escalating threat from the supernatural, I for one will be ensuring that the lands in my charge are assigned increased numbers of troops trained to hunt and eliminate the supernatural, as well as thoroughly vetting their command structure; While I would not presume to tell either of you how to govern your own charges, I would suggest that you take great caution in doing the same;" an amused tone enters his voice here, "After all, the old powers can be insidious, and the Principalities do love their little games of power and independence."
"On that note, I will be doing what I can to... discourage the usual politicking, or at least turn it to more productive ends; I would ask that you do the same where possible, particularly on the border regions; When a potential threat of this magnitude arises, requiring a personal command from the Emperor to all four Lords, it behooves the Empire to stand together and... set the usual jockying for influence aside."
He accompanies his last words with what would probably be a measured, meaningful look at each of the other Lords of War, if he wasn't wearing a full helmet with a mask.

"Well. Anything else to cover, Lords?"

[Maxinum McDreich]

Cale was a little surprised in Harrith's manner to him. He hid it well in his calm response: ''You presume the inquisition aren't just hell-bent on destroying the supernatural because of Abel-Christ's words. They lose nothing by fabricating this, as it can be passed as an honest mistake, but they have everything to gain. You said it yourself, it's unlikely the inquisition were careful when deciding who was Samael and who wasn't. As for the emperor carrying out his own investigations, that's us. He just started his own investigations when he told us about Samael. As such, it would be prudent to be as equally cautious in ensuring our research is thorough as much as preparing for the worst. What's the phrase: Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.''
He gave a quick smile to The Shadow as a way to show he had agreed with his statements, before turning to Harrith again, a disarming honesty radiating from him. ''I have no interest in politics or... jockeying for influence. I am here to serve and protect the empire and it's people.''

With that, he glanced at The Shadow incase he wanted to say something.

[Rolepgeek]

The Shadow nods sagely to them both, showing neither favor nor opposition.

"I do not believe this is fabricated. Our Emperor is cunning enough to know whether such an organization was false, and from what I could tell, it seems likely he has met some of their former leaders personally."

The Lord of the North pauses for a moment, before continuing; not so much hesitation, as a time to allow her allies to dissect what she was saying.

"I do, however, believe that such an organization lacks the means to bring down the Empire. I plan on being prudent and thorough; that does not equate to spending the entirety of my efforts on this task. There would be little point in the annihilation of such an organization if the Empire collapsed from ill government in the meantime."