Kk, some updates are up. kaiden, you are free to edit if you like as I was updating Bartimaeus' last post while you posted and that affects you. Ra and Ez'ekial can expect updates once me and my Co get things sorted a but.

Understood boss. Take your time. Just let Ashling know the results and she wanted me to say something on her behalf:

Of all the things that could be possible and Ez'ekial wants a one-on-one dual. What are the terms of dual, to the death, honor bound, just for kicks. Details would be lovely. I wish I knew the plan he was formulating as well. Oh well.... Mooru will sort this out. The question is what to do with Ghort on the way, run away or choose a side or just be thorn in both of their sides.

Also tell them the internet guys will be here Monday evening and I should be back Tuesday to get the war grinding in person.
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There was more colorful language in that text and this is my kid friendly edition. I'm curious myself as to the nature of the dual, sure would help me as now I have to interpret it. I think Ashling may side with Ez'ekial but she could change her mind at any time.

Surely you don't need that many details, Ashling should just say that she accepts his challenge and tell him to meet her in famous "Rigged With Explosives Forest". If Ashling happened to be late for the duel and some sort of terrible accident happened in the forest, well, c'est la vie.

In reply to Jaory (msg # 408):

The duel is one of submission, whoever submits first loses. That of course means that one can surrender at anytime but at the same time if no one submits, then for all intensive purposes it becomes a duel to the death. If she accepts the duel and submits, then Ez'ekial would take her prisoner and her guards would be free to leave. Of course at this point, he would ask for her complete capitulation and surrender of the dual cities, with the gaurentee that her people would be given the freedom to leave unharmed if they so chose.

If Ghort shows up before things are resolved, then everything goes on pause and a temporary olive branch would be handed out until their dealt with.

Avaria:
I'm assuming Ashling is more honorable than that but either way, we're in the tundra and the duel would occur in between our two camps, so there's no room for dastardly and dishonorable tactics like that.

That helps out a lot Tur'eum. Thanks for that. I'll let Ashling know. I'm sure that she would now consider it.

In reply to Tur'eum (msg # 410):

Literally her very last plan was to beat Zeke with traps and an ambush! Still, I guess you're right, a few ruses de guerre are a little different from blatantly betraying a genuine attempt to end things honourably.

By the way, big props to Zeke, he's warring against like, three or four god-sparks as well as Mooru, and he still seems to be winning! It's pretty amazing, Avaria should have joined the HTE.

Hey, I have to reward someone walking around swingning the biggest set of brass balls he could find.

That said, we are currently working on a big post for the Spark Wars, as they might be called, that will be... interesting? Let's just say the reaults would make Eris giggle like a schoolgirl, nonstop, for years...

Look forward to it!

Oh! Frightening! Looking forward to the epicness. With a preview like that Ashling is on the edge of her seat, I'm sure.

Hey dont count us in on the being beaten part; Jibrail is handycapped, researching the origin of Mooru, and fighting on two simultaneous fronts and fighting off spies and is making headway on all counts :p

Naah, I'm just trying to incite more fighting and escalation. Things are going far too well for Avaria, I need some more catastrophes and invasions to force her to go back to being ruthless and destructive.

Alright, several updates have been made. Any ACTIONs taken to direct toward the War of Empires have been taken into account and will have affect on the series of posts for that war coming from us. The first is up. If you want to make absolutely sure something is being used or add a note about an ACTION, please send it to the maestro, AO,Jr. who is writing the war, please. I am setting the major events and editting and will see any PM you send him anyway, so send them that way for now.

So, this is beginning the build toward the climaxes, so if there was something you wanted, wanted done in the world as a mortal, get coking folks.

Lastly, for those interested, JAory and Ao, Jr. are having a bit of a creative funzone in his post about the Tower of Nightmares. It is a mice read if you want to go track it.

Ao is being generous, all updates for the War go by him first to make sure nothing is overlooked, particularly details :-)  Something this massive you guys are causing needs details looked out for.

To that end, I want to "second" what Ao said with my own spin: "If there is anything accidentally overlooked, please send us a PM stating as such.  It would not be on purpose."

The beneficent side of me is actually pretty happy I offered the Knights a Parlay lol

Wow! Brilliant update! It was really a great read to be sure!

I'm still looking forward to figuring out what a severe doom is. I assume it's Mooru's after the glorious NFE offensive sweeps through his lands while he is occupied in the west!

A severe doom is a lesser doom that is in adolescence.

I'm back and caught up. Will post my Actions later today.

I have updated the hall of nightmares post. Also Post #900!!!!

Some updates, rest tonight. Working on the next War of Empires posts.

*I* was suppose to give a war of the empires update to the AO to go through last night.  My two students are presenting at a conference next Tuesday, so I am in that 36-48 hour flurry of last minute slides and data analysis.  (It's 10:30 PM where I am right now and I just sent back a version 5 of one of their oral presentations for example).  I apologize for the delay, your update will definitely be coming tomorrow, as they have both gave a dry run today so tomorrow its just smoothing out details.

Alright, updates given for the most part. A few folks should take an opportunity to have a chat in a bar or throne room or something. Nyx, Adrasteia, and Ivalice are all at rh Crossroads and aivaloce needs info the Twins have. Also, Jibrail and Kaiden should share info while Jinrail and Avaria might wanna hash out the deal with the EIC there. I will post for Mooru concerning the Battle of Portals tomorrow, need time to compose.

Kaiden seems to be awol :/ Whereas the EIC post is a bit simpler than I made it out to be; good point of reference wpuld be how the British East India Company was both privatized and governmental.

As I understand it, it's investment capital and implied government approval of its activities, in return for being able to supervise it and impose the NFE's will through regulation if necessary. Sounds like a fine deal.

Jibrail, how about we make Christophus chairman of the EIC, subject to Avaria as majority shareholder and Jibrail as the de facto emperor?

EDIT: by the way, Ao, could we have some sort of small update on what is happening with Avaria and the NFE's assault on Mooru's hinterland while he's distracted with the HTE? We really ought to be exploiting that!
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No worries, you aren't forgotten.  Ao and I were discussing whats happening there.  You'll notice the big updates are proceeding day by day(s), as things are proceeding to a head.  The war in that neck of the woods is included.

All right, sounds great, I was just making sure that we'd get a chance to strike while the iron is hot.