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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: Knights of the Empire (FEF OOC)
« on: April 26, 2015, 06:39:31 pm »
Yup, mostly that. I mean, I could have made her arrive anyway but it makes it smoother.
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As for FOE, more or less the same.
"Well, I'm sure Lady Kya could put your skills to good use... If Lady Kya accepts your services for this mission, you are free to go with her."
"Oh, and before I forget... You might find yourselves fighting Les Jaeger, the new spying agency of the Alliance. Their ranks are filled with mercenaries, assassins, former Imperial officers and many others. You should expect everything and anything. And if things come to worse and you find yourselves fighting an Arbiter of the Azure Alliance... Run. You are way more valuable to the Empire alive."
"One last piece of advice. Do not trust Lucanor. He is only on that list because we are truly in need of allies. But he can't be trusted. I've seen him only once. And he gave me the creeps, there is something almost unnatural about him. And this is coming from a woman that was almost burned at the stake and uses the name of the Mother of Demons as her first name. I don't know why, but I know he has his own agenda, and I don't think we will like what he has planned... Now, if you have any questions, I'll answer them. If you don't, I guess I'll try to catch some rest."
"Well, it seems you truly are the most adequate for the job... I'll try to be brief. The Empire cannot win this war. This is not pesimism, this is a fact. Our army is bigger, yes, but what the Alliance lacks in numbers, they make up with their leaders and the fact they only have us as their enemies. We have other problems besides the Alliance. Barbarian attacks from the north, pirates on our coasts, bandits... Even if we defeat Matthew's army, the Empire will lose, as it will be left in such a state that there is no way the Empress will be able to keep it together."
"Our only option is to find allies. Allies that need our help, support or influence so much that they will support the Empress no matter what. And we can't afford to be picky about our allies. However some of our potential allies hate each other. If they could be made to work together, it would be great. But it would take a miracle. And we can't risk antagonizing powerful factions."
"You might have guessed it by now. The Empress needs someone to go around the world looking for allies. Doing whatever it takes to ensure that they will help. And I believe you and your men will be the best for the job. Of course, you would have to be sneaky about this. We can't afford the Alliance know what we are doing. I have a small list of possible allies. And while it is possible that you find someone else who can help, I believe these are the most likely to help us... As long as we help them too."
"In many ways, this mission is more difficult and way riskier than fighting in the war. And it is more important. Do you think you will be able to do it?"
"You did well. The Empress will probably be sending troops soon to help with the situation here. I believe their plan was to kill Marina and blame it on the Empire. At least that's what the spy said. And I like to think that I can be very... Persuasive. Anyway, I have a more important mission for you and your men, Lady Kya. However I must tell you that it will be difficult. It will not be the kind of mission you would have expected when you became a Knight of the Order. But it will have some perks..."
"I cannot tell you more before knowing if you accept or not. But I feel that this group has showed the amount of skill needed for the task. And I know that the Empress trusts you."
"Thank God... It seems we arrived just in time... You might know me as Lilith, Knight of the Seventh Heaven. And this beautiful lady here is Saya Fenrich of the Second Heaven, if I caught her name correctly during our ride."
"I know a bit about the situation here... I was on Dalaborn, delivering a letter from the Empress to the Lord of War, when a spy was captured. It wasn't easy, but we managed to make him talk, and he told us about the Alliance's plans on Galgados, and their alliance with Frederick Daorland. I tried to get here as fast as I could, but if I hadn't met lady Fenrich on the border during her patrol, I wouldn't have been able to get here so soon."
"I think I saw Frederick getting out of here as we were making our entrance... I would have loved to teach him a lesson or two... But I had to make sure Lady Daorland was safe. That egocentric bastard must be taking advantage of all the chaos in order to get out of here... Well, at least it seems you are safe."
"Yes. All thanks to Lady Kya and her men... Although Karlson didn't have that luck... The things Frederick did to him..."
"Please, Lady Daorland, calm down... Lady Kya... Kya Frey, isn't it? Anything you might have heard or seen that could be of use? By keeping Marina alive you might have aborted a civil war in Hecate, but now we are at war with the Alliance... And judging but the kind of men that I fought here, it seems they are willing to do anything in order to win. So we need every advantage we can get."