Posts from Nowaru
— How can you be so sure of that? — Mizua Jad-Mahmani twirled an amulet in the shape of a boat in his hands and looked at the map without much enthusiasm. — They are fanatics; they live according to their barbaric teachings.
— What do they do when controversial issues arise in their territory? They ask Nangilishima whether it corresponds to the teachings of Elulu-Suen. Everyone follows him, everyone respects his authority and does as he wants. But when he is gone, who will be able to take his place? No one. Airi cares about nothing but Enluan and his own skin. Ludovic is incredibly ambitious, but he will not be able to subdue everyone else. Meligor's voice carries no weight. Enbilla is playing a puppet show and is not interested in large-scale conquests. Asanmir and Namgan are more scientists than conquerors. Although, I admit, the latter's motivation remains a mystery even to me. Carvelos is a romantic; he wants adventure and enjoys war, but he will never be able to replace Nangilishima. Tsaralia is a mystery. But most importantly, none of them want to get a knife in the back. Those who want to rule their domains will gladly establish laws there and make sure that no one can argue with their power, that no one can challenge them. If Nangilishima dies, Teios will break up into many small states. Ludovic's country will undoubtedly be the most serious problem. This, of course, is assuming that the Kalevrites will not be able to defend themselves against his invasion, and I am sure that this is exactly what will happen. According to my forecasts, they will lose another third of their lands, after which Ludovic's aggressiveness will subside — he will have to use most of his forces to maintain order in the country and re-educate the local population.
— Allow me, Grand Master, — Nugl rose from his seat and pointed to a spot on the map of western Illinar. — You are reasoning about what might happen if Nangilishima died, but, as far as you remember, we have more pressing problems.
— You are, of course, right. But do you know what the Council's original strategy was regarding this war? We considered two options: the first was to kill Nangilishima. This idea had to be quickly abandoned — all our agents were eliminated by the scoundrel himself. The second was to take Teios by attrition, even if we had to give up a couple of southern provinces for it. — Lutros turned back to everyone. — It was very disadvantageous for us to fight on their territory, and all the strength of Teios is like a snowball. It accumulates through conquests, increasing its strength every time the warriors of Elulu-Suen capture new lands, but if they have no opportunity to move forward, what will happen? Teios will begin to weaken. An already chaotic state, deprived of food resources and with a slowly growing population, would not be able to compete with Illinar. The lands of the republic are richer, and we have a larger and more fertile and easily trained population.
— Grand Master, what is the point of these explanations now? — The leader of Tirezia, who had recently returned to the capital, spoke calmly.
— You all had a simple task: to hold the south. So, please explain to me why you not only failed to do this, but also lost the west?! — Having said this, Lutros slammed his fist on the table, applying some of his magical energy to it — it shattered into pieces. A sharp piece of wood that flew past Nugl left a deep cut on his face. Silence fell in the conference room, a lone vein on the temple of the master of fire magic pulsed.
— Grand Master! — The silence was broken by Asalia Tish, who entered the hall. — Urgent news.
— What is it now?
— The troops of Nozenrot have occupied Eisvarhen!
Revan, is this hypothetically possible?
Ples, what do you think?
Revan, can you share the map? I mainly want to see where Valerius is; maybe he needs to move closer.../