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[GreatWyrmGold]

Sir?
Hm? What is it?
There's a message, it sounds urgent.
Let me see that...it certainly does. One moment, Alkus. This is more time-sensitive than you.
He shuts off the communicator for a period.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

See if you can trace the message, see where it came from. Prepare a team, and when we find out where it's coming from let me know so I can contact our ambassador to that place--if it's foreign--and give him or her an assignment so the team has a reason to be there. Inform the team that their first priority is to ascertain who is there and what their intentions are. If they're hostile, first priority is their lives, second priority is capturing the perps, third is preventing them from escaping. More detailed plans when we learn more about the locale.
Yes, sir. I'll get right on it.
See that you do.

He turns the communicator back on.
Alright, sorry about that. Anyways...aren't you not old Russia, what goods could you offer, and what do you know about the terrorists?

[javierpwn]

*From deep within the jungles of South America*
"Ok men, we have secured this archaic base for ourselves. Containing a vast arsenal of destructive weapons, we will carve out a name in history for Rawran's Raiders. We will free our human brethren to install a new era of the world.

We shall first fix up our base to today's standards, and establish it as a proper base
Fix up base to proper living conditions, have people look for something to kill

[Xantalos]

Sir?
Hm? What is it?
There's a message, it sounds urgent.
Let me see that...it certainly does. One moment, Alkus. This is more time-sensitive than you.
He shuts off the communicator for a period.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

See if you can trace the message, see where it came from. Prepare a team, and when we find out where it's coming from let me know so I can contact our ambassador to that place--if it's foreign--and give him or her an assignment so the team has a reason to be there. Inform the team that their first priority is to ascertain who is there and what their intentions are. If they're hostile, first priority is their lives, second priority is capturing the perps, third is preventing them from escaping. More detailed plans when we learn more about the locale.
Yes, sir. I'll get right on it.
See that you do.

He turns the communicator back on.
Alright, sorry about that. Anyways...aren't you not old Russia, what goods could you offer, and what do you know about the terrorists?

We can trade in ores from our mountains until I can convince the Council to restart our industrial base. Currently there is one rebel group that we know of, called the Ainur Redication. It appears to be led by a younger dragon, probably going through teenage rejection of authority. They're a band of several hundred, but they're more moderate than the Russian group. There's also folk tales floating around the Mediterranian about a group of pirates. Most regard them as fable, but I'm going to investigate that.

[GreatWyrmGold]

"I see. Well, what would you like in exchange for the ores?"

[Xantalos]

What do you have to offer?

[GreatWyrmGold]

"Well, we have some great farmland. Some of the best on the continent. And there's a pretty good meat industry...somehow, it never struck me how pathetic that sounds. Um...we also have some good iron, but you probably don't need that. We also have a bit of manufacturing."

[Fr0stByt3]

Xaren is sitting at his desk, searching through the dossiers of various Peacekeepers, trying to figure out which one to send to Russia when Lily's voice comes in through his intercom.
Sir. He presses the button to send.
"Yes, Lily?"
Head Councilor Ba'althazar is here to see you. Shall I tell him that you're engaged at the moment? Xaren sighs deeply and massages his temples with one hand.
"No. Send him in. I'll deal with him in person."
Very well.

Ba'althazar is a Red dragon, and a very proud and arrogant dragon at that. He strides through the office door imperiously, in human form, wearing a smug look on his face. Before he can even open his mouth to speak, however, Xaren cuts him off. "What do you need it for?" Ba'al stops dead in his tracks, a bemused look replacing the smug smirk he had worn mere seconds ago.
I'm sorry?
"I should hope so. The raise. Why do you need it?" When no immediate response comes, Xaren leans forwards in his chair, steepling his hands together. "I assume that you do, in fact, need the money and you are not here to waste my time? Because you know how much I hate people, be they dragon or human, who waste. My. Time."
Well, I don't have any pressing need for it-
"Then why are you here?"
Well... I... That is to say... Ba'al stammers, caught completely off guard by the bluntness of his superior.
"My answer is no. Good day."
This blatant dismissal proves to be the last straw for the board member. For a moment, he forgets who he's talking to. Now listen here! I am the Head Councilor of the Board of Directors! More importantly, I am a dragon! I will not-
"That's enough, Head Councilor Last I checked, I was the President of this company, and what I say goes. Is that not correct?" Ba'althazar goes pale, the blood draining from his face as he realizes just who he's talking to.
I'm sorry, sir. I forgot-
"Yes, yes. I understand. Tell me, though, why did you want the money?" The question comes out of the blue.
Um... I, uh... Err... I... I don't really know, sir. Instinct, I guess. Xaren scoffs at that.
"'Instinct', he says. I suppose next you'll be asking me to lower the employees' paychecks, saying that they should be honoured to toil away their days as our slaves." Scorn, bitterness, and disappointment drip from every word.
Ba'al seems thoroughly offended by the idea. No, sir, never. I don't believe in that.
Xaren sighs deeply. "I know. You were one of my strongest supporters at first. However, I've recently learned that our so-called 'bloodless' takeover was anything but. Did you know that there were an estimated 43,000 orphans immidiately after the takeover in the Middle East? Double to triple that in Russia, and even more in China." The red dragon's eyes go wide. "It gets better. These 'dragons' did whatever they wanted in the periods of chaos and panic that followed. So now, most of the humans in these places view dragons as overgrown lizards that can fly and manipulate certain elements. Because those dragons gave in to their instincts." Ba'al gets the not-so-subtle hint.
I-I... I just... I didn't know... So many... I didn't know...
"Neither did I, Councilor. Neither did I." Ba'al begins to gather his wits, closing his mouth and letting the enormity sink in. His ruby eyes narrow in thought as he begins to pace back and forth in front of Xarens desk.
Is there anything that we could do to help? Xaren shakes his head sadly.He meets Ba'als' eyes, and the latter sees the righteous fury burning within.
"We may be too late to save them, Ba'althazar, but I swear by my ancestors that we will avenge them."
Curiosity sinks its' claws into Ba'al, and the Red cannot stop himself from asking, How? Xaren simply smiles in answer, and Ba'al knows that he's not going to get any answers. He bows respectfully before spinning on his heel and stalking from the room. A few seconds after the door closes, Xaren leans back into his chair, sighing. He opens the top left drawer of his desk and pulls out a glass and a bottle of Sake. He opens the bottle, pours some into the glass, and knocks it back. It's beginning to look like a long day.

[Xantalos]

"Well, we have some great farmland. Some of the best on the continent. And there's a pretty good meat industry...somehow, it never struck me how pathetic that sounds. Um...we also have some good iron, but you probably don't need that. We also have a bit of manufacturing."

That all sounds very good. However, I'm going to have to take some time to consider if that's all right with you. You can't exactly negotiate treaties in a day, can you?
Alkus dips his head to the screen. I'll contact you once I've worked out a tally of things Kymore needs right now. Until then, elder.

That done, Alkus retrieves a digital pad of some sort and taps a few orders into it, then settles down, contemplating the treaties.

Orders:
>Send a small group of dragnets to investigate the Ainur Redication. Find out their location.
>Make contact with the Czar-dragons. Request information on the Russian insurgents.
>Welcome the elder's niece if she arrives and do my best to accommodate her within my manor.
>Send a group of dragonets to go to the fishing villages by the Mediterranean. Question the locals as to the validity of the tales of the Captain and crew.
>Send a reccomendation* to the Council to start up steel production factories in the industrial factories of former Germany. Advise* that they hire some crafts dragons to produce glass figurines, jewlery, etc.

*Hint that the Golden Realm may wish to become a trading partner. Imply wealth.

>Have a conclave of intelligent dragons begin reaserch into weapons, defense systems, etc. Just in case.

As for myself...
>Take the opportunity to converse with the Elder's niece if she arrives. Find out the general state of her country.
>Begin considering candidates among the local dragonets to become an apprentice.

[GreatWyrmGold]

"Of course. You can't build Rome in a day, now can you?"

[Gentlefish]

*click*

S-Sire?

A voice from Puffer's intercom says hesitantly.

What.

Puffer says, more of a statement than a question.

What were your orders, again?

His secretary says. A human. Typical.

Need I repeat myself?

Silence. Puffer sighs and clicks his well-groomed talons against his large cherrywood desk.

Have the emissary plant her bugs. Then bug her room without her knowledge. And get me those goddamn reports on our factory productivities, raw materials harvesting, and military tech. Puffer says in a flat voice, his eyes betraying his anger.

Y-yes sire.

You're lucky I like you.

Thank you, sire.

*click*

[Zanzetkuken The Great]

Turn Two

The Revolutionaries

Spoiler: Rawran's Raiders (click to show/hide)

The Raiders attempt to improve the facility, but due to lack of training accidentally cause one of the eight buildings to partially collapse, destroying a sniper rifle and half of the food and medical supplies, scattering gernades and machettes, and breaking the bones of 6 humans and the Fire dragon.

On another note, a large amount of non-poisonous wild game is found nearby, along with a wide assortment of fruits that might signify the area as a feeding ground of further animals.

Current Charge Level
55

Spoiler: People For The Safety of Beaches (click to show/hide)

The strike teams attempt to replace the messages sent from The Elder Wyrm.  The strike force sent to kill off the messenger's convoy, but they fail miserably, with a death count of 7 humans and 1 dragon, with another 3 humans captured.  The other strike team manages to plant the messages at the facility, but they are not sent out, because the messenger's convoy soon arrives and sends out the true tapes.  The attempts to gain more recruits and donations is also met with failure, with 2 of your humans taking an offer made by a government to revoke their ties to your organization and giving the government some information in exchange for amnesty.  The government now knows the number of entities in your organization.

On another note, the attempt to gain further weapons goes off without a hitch, you gain 5 assault rifles, 3 more super soakers, and 5 more harpoon guns, and one rocket launcher with 5 rockets.

Current Charge Level
66

Spoiler: D.E.T.H. (click to show/hide)

The crews manage to get 30 of the lifeboats working, but they had to take apart another 15 in order to fix the first 30.  Considering the ship was made to maintain a crew of 1000 dragons and 3000 humans, you have plenty to spare, especially considering each lifeboat has a carrying capacity of 3 dragons or 50 humans.

You manage to contact the Caribbean draconic nation, home to a large population of water-based dragons and the site of the holy city of the American dragons, Tenochtitlan, where they say their faith in their ancestors helped prevent the conquest of their unique civilization by the European dragons, forcing the Europeans to the north.  The Caribbean Dragon Nation's members are generally peaceful and kind to humans.  The humans are still on the lower end of the social heirarchy, but they are given more freedoms than most other nations would give them, but there is an official state religeon.  When you ask about terrorist cells, they tell you they are experiencing no problems, but they also tell you that 'The Golden Realms' are having a problem with one.

Current Charge Level
51

Spoiler: the Free Union of Claimant Knights (click to show/hide)

The groups attempt to follow the emmisary, but are unable to due to a crackdown on security by the government, as well as new, strict regulations upon humans.

Current Charge Level
62

Spoiler: the First Fleet (click to show/hide)

The crews work diligently, managing to get one of the ships online and prepared for flight by the end of the day.  Your message is successfully encrypted and sent through the network, but another nation may have been able to crack the encryption and find out about the network that you used.  You begin a search through atlases for active military bases that could be taken, but of the few you find, they are all heavily defended by trained forces.  The search for derelicts comes up with nothing at all.

Current Charge Level
53

Spoiler: Aniur Recedation (click to show/hide)

The populace of the Aniur Recedation proceed to fortify the tunnels and mines, and manage to get near the entirety of it done within the day, but mining processes needed to be halted for a short time to allow this to be done.  The idea of moving the entirety of the population underground does not go well.  Much of the population does not wish to leave the sunlight, and do not feel that the movement is entirely necessary.  Because of this, no true preparation is made for the movement at the current time.

Current Charge Level
55

 Draconic World Order

Spoiler: Kymore (click to show/hide)

The area the Dragonets are sent to yields no new knowledge about the Ainur Redecation.  All you know is that they are not active in the location the Dragonets were sent to.  When you contact the Czar-dragons, you find that they are favorable to outside contact, and give you the certified information that they know about the group, but it is only the name, primary area of activity, and minimal information about how the ruler is a servant to an unknown dragon.

When the Elder’s niece arrives, the initial meeting, as well as granting of fitting accomodations, goes off without a single problem.  It is likely that this will help you later on.

The dragonets that are sent to the villages find that the majority of the populace believe that the tales are false.  The ones that do believe in the tales have already been classified with borderline insanity, so it is unlikely that they would be considered to be speaking the truth by any system of law.

The recommendation does not go over well.  The council is more worried about what may happen in the demilitarized Iberian Peninsula rather than wanting to work on building up trade, especially with a nation that is so far away and landlocked, both of which can easily present difficulties to an attempt at aid to Kymore from the Golden Realms.  The steel industries are brought up, but for different reasons than what you suggested.

Your attempt at creating a conclave is futile, because all of the dragons that would fit the criteria for the fields are already being used at research facilities elsewhere.

You find out much from the niece about the country, from annual production of the various industries, the population, and other things of note.  The niece also takes a keen interest in your nation, primarily enjoying the history and culture of the land it was founded upon, because within the borders of the country is the location where the modern civilizations of both dragons and humans began the 4000 years ago, ending the age of the Draco-Human wars that had led to the deaths of many on both sides.  The 476 year-old niece also seems to take an interest in your history as well.  This can mean a few things, some probably more desirable than others.

Your search for an apprentice narrows down the parameters somewhat, but there are still many canidates.

Current Charge Level
55

Spoiler: The Golden Realms (click to show/hide)

When you inform the Parliament, as well as the Media, there is a horrendous outcry of shock at what the group is trying to do, and at what they did to a member of the draconic race.  The video distribution only further stabilizes your position, and weakens the People for the Safety of Beaches.

When the drakes search for further groups, they find no traces of any groups where they had searched, but some may arise if the current one falls, despite the general opinion of the public rising in favor of the existing government.

The poll that is sent out determines that most people fear the terrorist groups, and want the threat eliminated, or fear a restart of the Great Iberian war that occurred in Europe, and very nearly started World War III, or a return to the ancient Draco-Human wars that nearly destroyed both species.

When you attempt to increase the powers of the Dukes, they politely refuse, saying that they have enough power.  They instead recommend the creation of an entirely new organization to wield those powers, rather than strengthen the current positions to an oppressive, easily corruptible point.

Current Charge Level
55

Spoiler: Ancestor Technologies & FTL Industries (click to show/hide)

During the research, there is a large explosion from an industrial accident of an odd nature that puts the research teams back by over three years, costing nearly all of the prototypes, and killing 2/3s of the researchers.  This needs to be responded to quickly, and favorably, or else the government could begin to lose control, causing it to be attacked by another nation who wants the land and industry for itself.

Current Charge Level
55

Spoiler: Chinese Draconic Nation (click to show/hide)

The Emissary is unable to plant her bugs at the current time, but the bugs are able to be planted in her room without her knowledge, but may be found if she tries to look for them.

The report does not show up as favorable, with only slight advances in military technology, and some incidents that slowed the productivity of the various industries by various percentages.  It is odd, some of those incidents show similarity to a recent disaster that the Japanese isles had earlier in the day.

Current Charge Level
55

Spoiler: United Nation of Northern Europe under Her/His Draconic Majesty (click to show/hide)

Your meeting with his majesty goes off comparatively well, but you have much work to do.  You will be needing to meet with the other nations that claimed Iberia in order to finally create a true peace, rather than the cease-fire that is currently in effect.  It is quite likely that this will prove to have a great amount of difficulty in store for you.

Current Charge Level
55

In-Game Time That Will Pass Between This And The Next Turn: 1 Day

[Remuthra]

They what? What happened? Well you all screwed up there, didn't you? We'll have to engage plan B now, and take things more slowly. Activate the Whale Shark Contingency! If we can't fight them openly, we'll have to retreat and dig our heels in, eh? In addition, our team will begin work on getting us up to strength. Remember, the most important thing is survival. If we can hold out, we can deal with the sharks at any time. For now, it's time to fade into the dark, where they can't find us.

The PSB goes completely undercover, changing its name to the Citizens for the Beaches of Safety. They relocate to Miami, and break all ties with the previous organization. A few people are covertly sent out to screen for new members and gather supplies, focusing on secrecy. The CBS also begin working on certain secret things not given in the IC thread

[kj1225]

"Alright killjoys we are leaving this evening to get to the mainland at night and under cover of darkness. Also while you wait I would appreciate my squad to paint the gasmasks with a clown motif. Also Venom when you get a chance please meet me in the bowling alley I have some questions about the worlds current geography."
Kyle leans back in his chair. then he gets up and heads for the bowling alley.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Commend the dukes for turning down the powers and create an entirely new organization. One staffed mainly by huamns, but with enough dragons to appease the racists and prevent abuse of power by humans. Give them such powers.

Also organize attempts to locate the terrorist groups and such.

Finally, contact the nobles of all other nations in the world and the more powerful NGOs to discuss how we can keep the peace, promote worldwide prosperity, stomp out terrorist groups, etc.

I'm uninspired tonight.

[10ebbor10]

The flight preparations had not gone as planned. Apparently, a bunch of animals had managed to get inside one of the engines, and cleaning out the turbines takes valuable time. With this second day of preparations, more time was spent looking for suitable locations to acquire more materials.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Continue flight preparations

Continue to look for abandoned, or lightly guarded military sites.

Continue to look for abandoned, or lightly guarded Nuclear fuel storage installations. (Though missile sites are fine too)

(Things like Murmansk are fine too, you know.)