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bravenewworld2014-05-27 11:49 pm
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War Council
It has been several days since the people of Union arrived in Caldera. The evacuation of the wounded and those unfit to fight is well underway, and supplies are being brought in periodically to bolster the people of Caldera. It is time to take action. On the dawn of the third day, General Ironborn summons the visitors from Union to a war council in the largest building in the city. All are welcome to attend.
But when they arrive at the set time, they are greeted by a perhaps familiar, smiling face. Rory Donnachaidh greets them with enthusiasm.
"Well met. I had heard it was Union that answered the summons from my home. ...And to think you barely had the means to reach your eastern mountains when last we met. You've come far!"
He drops his smile for a more serious expression.
"I have assured the General that you are nothing if not single-minded in your pursuit of what you feel to be just and right. We're impressed by the speed with which you've acted so far, but it is time to face the Gigas army. The General has impressed upon you that we cannot hope to win in direct battle - the options remaining to us are diplomacy and sabotage. As a representative of Team Evolution, I am in a position to bargain as a third party with allies on both sides. I shall be accompanying the diplomats. Do not betray the extent to which my interests lie towards Calderan independence, I beg.
"Well, then." A polite bow. "I shall be relying upon you all to help us end this war."
He turns to General Ironbrand with a nod and steps back.
General Ironbrand steps forward and gruffly clears his throat.
"As weenie, er, ahem, as Rory was stating, we cannot hope to stand against Gigas’s forces. But I think with our friends from Union, we stand a chance."
He places a map on that depicts a rough layout of the mountain and Gigas’s forces.
"Gigas has placed a lot of effort in protecting their siege engines. The army is massed around them and they are content to hammer our defenses without committing forces. They have occupied much of our farmlands but have left them guarded with only a token defense, as they feel they have us well locked in the city and think our Earthkin are unable to commit to offensive movements. Additionally, their supply lines are not heavily guarded, there’s a steady stream of food coming from Crescent to keep them fed. That’s their weakness. If we strike quickly and with small but powerful strike teams, we can cut off their supply lines. Recovering some of the food would be ideal, but honestly destroying it and setting it aflame would likely work best. With the supplies crippled, likely it would be several days before they could get more and a hungry army is an unruly army. This might open some other avenues to us. Of course, I don’t know your true capabilities, so if the people of Union can provide any further ideas or guidance we would be most appreciative."
((Characters will have the choice to speak with Rory, to speak with the General, or to discuss the plans amongst themselves. Other possibilities may still be suggested in character, of course!
Important OoC Note: Due to a combination of a large quantity of modwork at this time and the war environment being particularly volatile, we ask that people refrain from placing themselves in Danger at this time. ICly, the soldiers will not be allowing people to travel in the warzone on their own. OoCly, if your character is below the Danger Level, we will ask that you find a group or leave off until the end of the event. Thanks!))
But when they arrive at the set time, they are greeted by a perhaps familiar, smiling face. Rory Donnachaidh greets them with enthusiasm.
"Well met. I had heard it was Union that answered the summons from my home. ...And to think you barely had the means to reach your eastern mountains when last we met. You've come far!"
He drops his smile for a more serious expression.
"I have assured the General that you are nothing if not single-minded in your pursuit of what you feel to be just and right. We're impressed by the speed with which you've acted so far, but it is time to face the Gigas army. The General has impressed upon you that we cannot hope to win in direct battle - the options remaining to us are diplomacy and sabotage. As a representative of Team Evolution, I am in a position to bargain as a third party with allies on both sides. I shall be accompanying the diplomats. Do not betray the extent to which my interests lie towards Calderan independence, I beg.
"Well, then." A polite bow. "I shall be relying upon you all to help us end this war."
He turns to General Ironbrand with a nod and steps back.
General Ironbrand steps forward and gruffly clears his throat.
"As weenie, er, ahem, as Rory was stating, we cannot hope to stand against Gigas’s forces. But I think with our friends from Union, we stand a chance."
He places a map on that depicts a rough layout of the mountain and Gigas’s forces.
"Gigas has placed a lot of effort in protecting their siege engines. The army is massed around them and they are content to hammer our defenses without committing forces. They have occupied much of our farmlands but have left them guarded with only a token defense, as they feel they have us well locked in the city and think our Earthkin are unable to commit to offensive movements. Additionally, their supply lines are not heavily guarded, there’s a steady stream of food coming from Crescent to keep them fed. That’s their weakness. If we strike quickly and with small but powerful strike teams, we can cut off their supply lines. Recovering some of the food would be ideal, but honestly destroying it and setting it aflame would likely work best. With the supplies crippled, likely it would be several days before they could get more and a hungry army is an unruly army. This might open some other avenues to us. Of course, I don’t know your true capabilities, so if the people of Union can provide any further ideas or guidance we would be most appreciative."
((Characters will have the choice to speak with Rory, to speak with the General, or to discuss the plans amongst themselves. Other possibilities may still be suggested in character, of course!
Important OoC Note: Due to a combination of a large quantity of modwork at this time and the war environment being particularly volatile, we ask that people refrain from placing themselves in Danger at this time. ICly, the soldiers will not be allowing people to travel in the warzone on their own. OoCly, if your character is below the Danger Level, we will ask that you find a group or leave off until the end of the event. Thanks!))
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What if we were to try to distract them. We have a very formidable force in the Swords of the Savior with ground troops, especially since a few of them managed to pick up mounts on the way here. I believe that the Rangers also have a flying cavalry here.
We could also look into utilizing a few less than savory tactics. Jinxie. [She looks toward the other girl, suddenly smiling.] You're a ghost-type with other ghost and psychic type Pokemon, right? Maybe we can use them, along with your Ninetails and my light powers to spook them a bit while harassing them. Distract them long enough for Rotom to work into their ranks and intercept one of their siege engines. We could also ask around and see if anyone else might have other ghost-types, psychic-types and Rotom that are willing to help.
[She gives Ironborn a hard look.]
I know I'm just a child, but please hear me out. We might be spreading ourselves a little thin, but I think this could work. If we can cause enough confusion, and manage to intercept at least one of their machines...
We have engineers here as well. Good engineers, ones dying to help. If we could even bring one back here, we could have them working around the clock to see how it works and come up with some kind of countermeasure against it.
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Uh huh. I have Dokuro, Waff, Magica, and Sparky for Ghost types, and Sunny, Whisper and Quark for Psychic types. That's seven already, as long as I have time to get them all here. And right now, Foxfire is the strongest out of all of my Pokemon. I'm sure she'll be able to help.
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We have a few flyers with us. With how few of us there are though, we should probably try and circle around so we come in with the sun at our backs. Some of the Pokémon that Gigas has with them might not have a problem with that, but it would make it harder for most of the humans to attack us.
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The Swords currently have a small cavalry, but as we are discussing tactics as a group, I might touch on my former plan and amend it. If we can not set a trap for their artillery and soldiers, we can at least make tunnels to aid our supply line, and help refugees get out safely to dedicate more to the fight.
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Hmm... that may just work. It'd require an immense amount of coordination, do you think your people can handle it?