ROLEPLAY

The following appears on a message board in Almati Wood.

* [OOC] 20h GMT 22 February, 2015 [/OOC]

Yragael s'assit à côté de son feu de camp, quitta ses gants gelés, se réchauffa quelques temps les mains à la lueur joyeuse des flammes, puis sorti ses parchemins et son nécessaire d'écriture :

Voilà.

Il rangea son précieux matériel, roula le morceau de parchemin dans un petit étui de tige de roseau, le cacheta avec un peu d'ambre fondue au feu. Puis il laissa son regard s'abandonner dans la lueur des flammes. La situation pourrait être pire.


Maintenant, restait à trouver un izam pour transporter son message...

Daomei decides to write a short report about the recent events in Kitin Lair and the Verdant Heights, and her and Diwu's findings on patrol

Dear Wuaoi, Dear commander Orphie,

Having patrolled the Tunnel of Woe region together with Diwu ever since having taken part in the second expedition of the Matis, I did not deem it necessary to waste your time with a report which would have been largely identicall with Mac'Od Bittty's careful observations. I only want to add that the Kinchers south of the tunnel near Wooky Workshop seem even less aggressive in the moment than the Kirosta; they seem to operate in groups of 3 only.

Just recently, Diwu and me, together with several other Ranger aspirants, accompagnied a group of Matis and other homins under lead of the royal botanist Ser Cuiccio Perinia and Ser Zakk, who wanted to inspect the large and strange Rotoa which has grown in the rear of the middle tunnel of prime egg chamber in the Kitin Lair. That plant has grown at the place where we recognized a strange mound of soil blocking the passage in the last section of the middle passage. It is a large plant with bright blue, nearly white, monocoloured bloom. It has grown fairly fast, ways quicker than normal rotoa plants.

We reached the place without incidents. The homins, especially the Matis, expressed their admiration of that natural wonder and admired the beauty of the plant. Especially Ser Curinia was enthusiastic and eager to harvest seeds of the plant as soon as they be available. Several Matis presumed that this plant might be the work of Ser Almati - some even asked if Almati could still be alive to which Ser Perinia contradicted, but he, too, was convinced that this plant was no chance of nature but the work of a Matis genius (personally, I deem all that somewhat speculative, yet we shall go on inquiring and shall see in the end).

Several times, fights erupted with the kipee patrol in the prime egg chamber. To my impression, there were less kipees than usually, and they were not aggressive when we arrived. I am not sure whether it were the kipees who started the fights or rather some reckless or intimidated homin in the large crowd. Anyway, they were disposed of soon any time.

After having observed and discussed for some time, a message came in that the Matisian Border Guard tribe had sighted a large mass of Kitins crossing the border to Majestic Garden and heading towards Yrkanis. We all used our pacts for Yrkanis and prepared for defence. The attack was much similar to the first attack after the expedition into Tunnel of Woe. Crowds of lacerating kirosta and incensed kinchers tried to storm towards Yrkanis but stood no chance. The defending force pressed forward north, destroying every incoming wave of kitins without major troubles. Finally, the homins proceeded towards Tunnel of Woe destroying any kitins in their way, even the two large crowds of kinchers and kirostas at the two eastern tunnel entries. An attack into the tunnel was considered, but given up *) as the number of homins had decreased somewhat and the large kitin forces began to be replenished ((respawned)). So the attack subsided in skirmishes, and Diwu and me decided to return to Pyr.

best regards, Daomei
Ranger aspirant

Daomei adds a short note
*) Later I heard that a part of the homin force had pressed into the tunnels but had to resort to resurrection by the powers when getting overwhelmed.

Nair-Orphie, Nair-Wuaoi,
Désolé pour envoyer un rapport si tard, mais j’avais de nombreuses blessures de toutes part. Pire, j’avais mal aux doigts qui manipulent les amplis, tant j’ai eu à soigner des blessés de partout. Et comme ce sont les mêmes qui me servent pour écrire...
Partout?! Oh, ce fut remarquable ! Il y avait tellement de homins que je ne pouvais parfois plus voir sur qui je devais envoyer mes sorts de soin.
Bon ! Là, je récupère un peu, donc j’envoie ce rapide rapport pour résumer :
Premièrement : le rotoa de la kitinière est merveilleux. J’ai entendu certains dire que cela pourrait être d’une manière ou d'une autre dû à Almati. En tant que scientifique, je trouve ça passionnant ! À investiguer !
Ensuite, les kitins énervés... je n’ai pas compris ce qu’il s’était passé dans la kitinière, mais des membres de notre guilde ont constaté que tout le monde ne se faisait pas agresser... curieux, non ?
Quant à ceux d’Yrkanis... Avec notre guilde nous avons été le plus loin possible, l’une des nôtres est même rentrée dans la grotte. Je dis pas, pour la sauver, ce ne fut pas facile !
Bon voilà ! La cheffe de notre guilde donnera peut-être plus de détails.

Daomei writes a short message
Dear Wuaoi, Dear commander Orphie,

I regret to have to announce that neither me nor Diwu are able to participate in the upcoming meeting ((ooc: and not on any other on Sunday evening in the foreseeable future)). I shall ask my fellow ranger aspirants about the results. If you have tasks for us to fulfill, please inform Kiwalie or Mac'od Bittty.

Woren siloy, Daomei

Amis aspirant Rangers,

Les Matis ont besoin de toute l'aide possible pour faire face à une invasion Kitins

Venez nombreux, l'avenir d'Atys depend de nous tous !

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Kiwa-Lie

Cheffe du cercle d'Almati

Aspirant Ranger

Ambassadeur Ranger aupres de la nation Tryker

Daomei writes a letter to Wuaoi and Orphie

Dear Orphie, dear Wuaoi,

I hereby am sending my report for the upcoming Rangers' assembly. There are two topics:

1. Assembly in Pyr and a short summary about the "Atreus case".

To those not familiar with what ist called the Atreus affair, I recommend the report by Akenak Eeri Summary of the actions of Thesos patriots, and this Akenak assembly minutes by Akenak Lerya.

Atreus is the twin brother of the late sharükos Dexton. He was abducted as a newborn and raised in the belief that his family had expulsed him. He and some followers had undertaken efforts to overthrow sharükos Lykos - it is not clear how far these efforts have gone, but the conspirators, including Atreus, are awaiting a trial. Atreus is suffering from the same disease which threatened the life of Dexton (killed him in the memories of some homins) in the past.

With the help of many homins, an inquiry had been started to reveal the details of the abduction of Atreus before the first great swarming. The spiritus rector of that crime was an evil senator who bribed some of the guards and midwives. During the birth of the second twin a fire was started in the palace to distract sharükos Cerakos and a loyal guard, a dead baby boy (murdered short before) was foisted on sharükos Lydia to make her believe that her second son had died during birth. These circumstances have been revealed during the last session of the Akenak and the imperial court.

As shocking as these findings are, no dangers of civil war or further acts of high treason in the desert exist anymore. On behalf of the Rangers, I offered assistance if necessary to save the life of Atreus.

2. Some remarks upon the last Session of the circles in Zorai

Though I am not in charge for the Witherings anymore, I am still observing the course of events, there. What made me worry, was the harsh criticism of the inquiries and expeditions of the kingdom into the tunnel of woe kitin outpost, blaming the Matis for the subsequent kitin attacks by "poking their noses where they do not belong", as a Zorai awakened was not ashamed to enunciate.

I wondered a bit that none of the Ranger applicants an companions contradicted - at least such has not been reflected in the notes and minutes of the assembly. I want to describe my point of view concerning our conduct with kitins.

I am convinced that kitins are not just animals but an intelligent lifeform. Yet, until now, they have refused any contact or communication other than sheer violence. As long as this situation prevails we cannot but consider the kitins a profoundly hostile power which may attack anytime without warning or obvious reason.

Thus, our way of dealing with them must be to pay utter attention to all behavioral patterns of all kitins on and below the bark. This includes but is not limited to incursions into their fortified places anytime we choose so. Additionally, all means of research and inquiry have to be taken, be they military, scientific, forceful, peaceful, or stealthy. Every homin, no matter of which nation, race, or religion, has the right and the duty to take part in all enterprises of any of these kinds.

Unless the kitins start opening channels of communication and negotiation about mutual and peaceful access to their and our settlements, the right of every homin, including the clans of the marauders, to participate in actions concerning the kitins must not be abridged.

I would be grateful for a clarifying statement about these affairs. It might be communicated to the governments to avoid such misunderstandings. Ducking before the kitin danger will never save us.

Daomei Lin Carthan
Ranger aspirant
Ranger companion in diplomatic service in the Burning Desert

Before the Rangers meeting, the ideas expressed by Daomei reached the ears of Zo'ro-Argh. He smiles ant thought:

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one to see more intelligence we want to see in Kitins.

I am convinced that every living creature assaulted in what he considers his shelter defends fiercely. It would appear from what I understood of our history we have inadvertently threatened their privacy. Their hatred of hominkind seem logical.

From this perspective, and from a purely strategic aspect of the knowledge of his enemy, NASA collect any information that could contribute to help us to find the supposed serenity before the first swarm.