The War of Tamriel

Post » Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:33 am

Right now looking for a new member to be the Imperials!

Everyone is welcome!



Setup:

4E 10: The Empire has crumbled. Every Province on Tamriel has declared war on one another and citizens of differing provinces have been forced to return to their homeland. In an attempt to stop this war before it tears the world apart a meeting has been called at the remains of the Imperial Palace.

This is where you come in. Each player controls a member of one of the races as a representative of the race at the meeting (there can be more than one representative however we need 10 different characters of each race first) From there we have 4 steps in this RP.


Stage 1: Negotiation at the Imperial Palace: Make Alliances

Stage 2: Siege of the Imperial City: Fight for the Imperial City

Stage 3: War of Tamriel: Fight your enemies for Tamriel

Stage 4: The End of the War: Remove all your enemies and hold the Imperial City

(See other thread for full details)


I found a map and changed the colours for the RP to show the areas each race controls: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/534/t4mr13l.png/

(Also this is a political map of tamriel in the 3rd Era but despite this it could be useful: http://www.imperial-library.info/sites/default/files/gallery_files/politicalmapqb8.jpg )

Races

Nord -- The Nordic Empire: (Skyrim)
Advantages: Strong powerful men, capable of defending Skyrim due to the mountains around it.
Disadvantages: Not entirely organised, they have alot of soldiers but not many 'elite' ones.

Imperial -- The Imperial Empire (Cyrodiil)
Advantages: Start with Imperial City, their men are well trained.
Disadvantages: Their Empire has crumbled, not many soldiers.

Argonian -- The Argonian Empire(Black Marsh and Morrowind)
Advantages: Own both Black Marsh and Morrowind, The Hist can be called upon when they have to defend their homeland, skilled in guerilla warfare, immune to poison.
Disadvantages: Half of Morrowind is a wreck, they have alot of soldiers but none are trained very well.

Bosmer -- The Bosmeri Empire (Valenwood)
Advantages: The Wild Hunt (which can only be called upon in times of great need), Trained archers.
Disadvantages: The Green Pact means they may have to eat each other, not many warriors or mages.

Khajiit -- The Khajiit Empire (Eleswyr)
Advantages: Very stealthy warriors, can use skooma to sabotage enemy forces
Disadvantages: Rely on stealth and trickery, in an open battle they would mot likely lose.

Altmer -- The Altmeri Empire (Summerset Isles)
Advantages: Extremely powerful mages, seperated from the main land so it is harder for enemies to take their home.
Disadvantages: Very prejudice (harder to negotiate), lacking in strong warriors.

Dunmer -- The Dunmeri Empire (Solstheim and other islands nearby)
Advantages: Very powerful elite warriors/mages and assassins, were given a number of war ships from skyrim.
Disadvantages: There are very few Dunmer left, they have no homeland.

Breton -- The Manmer Empire (High Rock)
Advantages: Very powerful mages, resistant to magic.
Disadvantages: In the centre of their homeland is Orsinium.

Redguard -- The Yokudan Empire (Hammerfell)
Advantages: Very tough in battle, disciplined, great naval fleet.
Disadvantages: The Crowns, The Forebearers and the Lhotunics have disagreements that could lead to civil unrest.

Orc -- The Orsimer Empire(The Centre of High Rock)
Advantages: Tough elite warriors, the daedric prince Malacath is on their side.
Disadvantages: Located in the centre of High Rock, meaning without an alliance the Bretons could destroy their homeland.

So firstly I would suggest creating a CS for your Representative and we shall begin phase 1. After that the entirety of your race is yours to command, if there is just one player for that race, or you can split it up into different sections. One player can control all spy activities and another can control all army activities and another all negotiations etc.

Character Sheet:

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Name:

Race:

Age:

Birthsign:

General Appearance:

Weapons:

Brief History:




PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE CAN EVERYONE READ THIS FIRST
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http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/810277-gds-abraisive-guide-to-battle-rps/





Characters


Imperial--


Currently none.

Argonian --

Gavril is Snow-Scale
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Name: Whananz-Dzuun, to those who can't pronounce it, they can say Snow-Scale or Golden-Tongued-toad.

Race: Argonian

Age: 27

Birthsign: The Lady

General Appearance: He is of average height and has a strong but lean built. His scales are a very light grey color on the darker places like his back, shoulders and the lighter places have a snow white color. He has spikes all over his head. They are pointed backwards and slightly curved. He has a small face with a sharp long snout. And very sharp and strong teeth and claws.

Weapons/armor: He carries a long sword made out of hardened Hist sap. It is harder than most steel and has a yellow, golden appearance. It's a long straight, double-edged blade, and is as wide as a hand. His cuirass and arm protectors are also made out of hardened Hist sap and is durable, but light. He carries leather pants under his cuirass that are fortified with hardened Hist sap.

During the council and negotiation he carries a brown and green robe with his Hist sap cuirass over it.

He also skilled in marksmanship although not as good as a trained Bosmeri sniper. He also knows the very basics of other weapons, but it goes as far as: "swing toward the opponents head and hope you bash it in."

Brief History: He was captured at the age of fourteen by the Dunmer slavers to work on a plantation close to the Black Marsh border. He was kind of a rebellious slave and got punished in all kinds of ways. Once they even started pulling out scales as punishment for destroying part of the harvest and killing a guard. During these years a hatred grew against the Dunmer.

When he was twenty fife, he was contacted by Argonians from Black Marsh, telling him about a rebellion. He told his fellow slaves and won them over for the fight. He led them against their slavers and conquered the plantation.

Although he was actually a kind and tolerant person, he just had had enough with Dunmer and in his hatred used violence to defeat them. Forgetting to be kind or tolerant since he had been so long enough (or that's how he sees it.)

From their on he, with some other argonians, led the rebellion and soon drove the Dunmer out of Morrowind. He was elected the new leader of the argonian army and he also served as their diplomat. Now, two years later he is headed for the council meeting in the White Gold Tower to hope prevent a war to start all over Tamriel.


Khajiit -

Thekettleison is Ri'Renji.

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Name: Ri'Renji.

Race: Khajiit/Suthay-raht.

Age: 44.

Birthsign: The Lover.

General Appearance: Ri'Renji is rather short and plump by Khajiit standards, this is most likely due to him mostly dealing with diplomatic matters in recent years. His fur is mostly dark brown striped with black, though he is starting to show some grey around his muzzle.

Weapons: When dealing with diplomatic matters Ri'Renji eschews the use of weaponry, trusting that his teeth and claws will be enough if violence is called for. He does however carry his companion Jo'Dar with him at all times. Jo'Dar is similar in appearence to a common housecat with ginger fur, but he is in fact an Alfiq, with the ability to cast a short lived invisability spell.

Brief History: Ri'Renji was born in Torval, the capital city of the Khajiit Confederacy. As a sharp minded youngster and a nephew to the Mane, he was groomed by his uncle from an early age to be a commander. He was trained as a fighter, but lacking the size of a cathay-rhat or even that of a typicat suthay-rhat he was found to have little aptitude for close quarters fighting. However, what he lacked as a swordsman, he more than made up for with his easy grasp of battlefield tactics and skill as a bowman.

As a youngster he sustained a near crippling wound in a skirmish with a band of orcs and now walks with a heavy limp. This wound effectively ended his career as an archer, leaving him unable to keep up on marches. But being one of the Mane's favorite relatives he was soon put to work as a diplomat instead. He swiftly rose to prominence as one of the Mane's most trusted advisors. With the recent outbreak of war Ri'Renji has been dispatched to the Imperial city to assess the situation and see if any of the old alliences can be restored or if all out war is the only option.


Dunmer--


The Unadoring Fan is Deltis Nolar -
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Name: Deltis Nolar

Race: Dunmer

Age: 90 (looks 40)

Birthsign: The Lady

General Appearance: He is thin, lean and rather tall. He has blue-black hair tied back into a pony tail. Obviously, he has red eyes.

Weapons: A steel katana, which has beenin his family for centuries.

Brief History: He was born in Vivec, his father was a Bouyant Armiger and his mother was a healer. He acted as a diplomat of sorts for House Redoran. He happened to be in Port Telvanni when Red Mountain exploded. After the Red Year, he helped the rest of his people's warriors to force the Skaal people from Solstheim, where he later settled.
In recent years, he has become a diplomat for the Dunmeri people and is hoping to hammer out an alliance with one of their neighbours.


aSaPp!5@ is Thaden Andrethi
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Name: Thaden Andrethi, Hortator of the Dunmeri Empire.

Race: Dunmer

Age: 241 (Appears mid 30’s due to magick)

Gender: Male

Birthsign: The Warrior

Appearance: Thaden stands around 6’3” and weighs in at nearly 220lbs, he is muscular and very fit do to his rigorous training. His face is strong and well defined bearing a few scars the most notable stretching from his right cheek down across his mouth and to his chin. His head is shaven and doesn’t even bare a single stubble of hair. He has a twisting blue tattoo on the right side of his face as well, that covers the area from his brow down across his cheek. His eyes like all Dunmer’s are crimson red.


Skills: Through years of Rigorous training Thaden has become a master of bladed weapons as well as the use of destruction and alteration magick. He also feels very comfortable wearing native medium armors and other armors of similar make. Thaden is also extremely athletic and has a rather high endurance that allows him to keep going when others would have failed. Thaden is a warrior through and through.

Minor abilities: Thaden a natural leader and a master of rhetoric. He is also surprisingly adept at being able to survive in harsh conditions. His mental willpower is very high along with his overall intelligence. Thaden is also a master at war tactics and strategies.

Armor/Clothing: Thaden wears the traditional Crimson Armor of the Royal Guard, however his is beaten and marred with the scars of war. He also owns a rather intricate set of Gah-Julan bonemold armor, however he only wears it during some occasions.

Weapons: Like most Royal Guards Thaden carries The King’s Oath, an enchanted Ebony claymore. However he tailored the enchantments to his liking by adding a feather enchantment to make the claymore lighter so that he could wield it one handed while casting a spell.

Background: Thaden was enlisted in the academy at a young age by his father who was also a Royal Guard. The training program implemented at the academy is similar to how the Spartans conducted their militaristic society, only the strong make it out alive. By the time he was in his late teens Thaden had already been marked as top in his age group. Through many years of rigorous training and education Thaden had become the ideal Royal Guard, strong, smart, and deadly. At the age of 32 he was enlisted as a full member of the Royal Guard. He served the various Kings of Morrowind all the way up to the current King Helseth. During King Llethan’s reign he was promoted to captain of the Royal Guard. He served Llethan until his unfortunate and mysterious death. When King Helseth took over he appointed Thaden as captain of his “behind the scenes” Royal Guards, the ones that made sure everything went his way. During his time acting as a covert agent for Helseth he earned a reputation as a ruthless and lethal fighter, there is a rumor among the guards that he fought off over 2 dozen savage goblins in the sewers beneath the Palace while the other guards retreated back to safety. He emerged battered and wounded but alive. However during the recent events and the fall of the empire Thaden noticed the flaws in Helseth’s reign and renounced his allegiance to the Helseth and the old Imperial government. Even though he had served them loyally for many years he never had a love for the Imperialistic government and served only to benefit his nation. After the fall of the Ministry and the Invasion of the Argonians Thaden was elected Hortator of the Dunmeri Empire and is now the chief commander of the nation’s military actions. He has also restored his allegiance to the Great House of his families lineage, House Redoran.

Metal Description: Thaden is a battle hardened warrior, through the rigorous and intense training he went through as a child he was taught to ignore fear and pain. His mentality can be described as quick thinking, intelligent and decisive as well as ruthless. Thaden can become quite infuriated at times, especially when dealing with things that involve the Dunmeri people. He also has a passionate hate for the Imperials , Nords, and the beast races. He often refers to them as inferior races.



Bosmer --

Athell is Aries -
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Name: Aries

Race: Bosmer

Age: 65

Birthsign: The Thief

General Appearance: Aries has dark brown hair that touches his shoulders which he holds back with a simple grey band of fabric tied around his forehead. He is around 5ft 7in with the typical slender physique of his race. Despite his age he still looks youthful and fresh.

Weapons: A glass bow and arrows, and some basic alchemy equipment used to make poisons for his arrow tips.

Brief History: Aries grew up in the city of Elden Root deep in the heart of Valenwood, here he learnt the skills of Archery and Alchemy. As a child Aries had many friends due to his charisma and general persona, eventually he joined the Valenwood army which had been slowly growing and recruiting. Here he discovered that his charisma could be used for a different purpose and he became an expert in leading his troops and inspiring them. After many successful skirmishes he rose to become the leader of the Valenwood force.


Orc--

Rockmaul is Ghoragdush gro-Urgak
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Name: Ghoragdush gro-Urgak

Race: Orc

Age: 34

Birthsign: The Warrior

General Appearance: Ghoragdush has green skin with a hint of grey. The orc stands a bit over 6 feet tall and has a rather muscular build. His eyes are typical of his race. His black hair near the back of his head is somewhat braided, though it is short enough that it doesn't get in the way of his helmet. He has several tattoos, most of which are orcish in origin, though he has on his right hand the symbol of the Septim Empire. In terms of clothes the orc wears somewhat expensive clothes, though simple. For armor, he usually wears a suit of rather exquisite orcish armor with a closed helmet ((more Morrowind style than Oblivion)).

Weapons: An Orcish warhammer. He also owns an imperial shortsword and tower shield, though he rarely carries it. ((has it only if stated))

Brief History: Ghoragdush started his military career almost as soon as he could hold a weapon, joining the Imperial Legion as his family had done for years. He had an eye for tactics, and that was shown during his time in the Legion. After years in the military, Ghoragdush had reached what was probably the height of his time in the Legion, when he became a Knight Protector. During the Oblivion Crisis, Ghoragdush lead several units of mainly orc legionaries to stop the invading Daedra, though he only ever closed one. After the crisis, Ghoragdush "retired" to Orsinium, where he became a major general in his land's military.


Breton --

Anticlere is King Camaron Thagor of Daggerfall
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Name: King Camaron Thagor of Daggerfall

Race: Breton

Age: 26

Birthsign: The Lady

General Appearance: Rather tall at just over six feet, the king of Daggerfall is something of a looker - it suits and complements his passionate, indulgent lifestyle well. Rather tan by Breton standards (though unremarkable in comparison with men of other races), he is quite well built, though not bulky; it is quite obvious that he exercises quite often and rightly so, for a king in High Rock must still, even in these modern times, often prove himself by being a leader of men both in the war council and on the field - it comes with the volatile and fractured nature of the province. Though he does not move with some sort of exceptional grace like a Redguard swordsinger might, there is a clear firmness to his posture which seems to be accompanied by a slight aura of superiority; the stance and walk of a knight.

His face, as mentioned, can be considered quite handsome. Inherited from his father Gothryd, Camaron's dark brown hair are always kept quite short, often deliberately slightly messy; they fall upon his brow, but do not obscure the king's thin eyebrows that seem perhaps slightly elven (the greatest measure of his people's Meric heritage one could truly spot in the monarch's appearance). They are quite low, or rather his dark blue eyes are placed high on his face. His nose is a touch snub, but not extremely so, while his lips are thin and a bit pale compared to his skin tone. A small goatee can be found beneath them, though otherwise the king is cleanly shaved at all times.

Weapons: A bastard sword is with Camaron most of the time, though on the field of battle he's known to favour the lance - the king is a proven jouster.

Brief History: It was always an inescapable fact of life that Camaron would end up entangled in High Rock's often convoluted, twisting politics. The firstborn son of King Gothryd of Daggerfall, he was destined to inherit the much-enlarged kingdom that resulted after the legendary Warp of the West; no one could've guessed, however, that he would also become the first king of High Rock in recorded history. His first steps on this road were not entirely his choice, but rather the designs of his father - a marriage was arranged between the crown-prince and Kelmena Talaren, daughter of Duke Senhyn, the brother of the heirless king of Camlorn. This heralded the increasingly close relationships of Camlorn and Daggerfall and would eventually, upon Camaron's ascendancy upon the throne, result in a political union.

Perhaps this union - in which the Kingdom of Camlorn undeniably had the subservient role - wouldn't have been possible if it hadn't been for the War of Bay's Eve that devastated Wayrest not long after the dawn of a new era upon the unanticipated death of Elysana (many presume by poisoning, for the infamously devious queen was certainly not lacking in enemies). As the rising burghers of central Iliac coast squared off against the ambitions of Wayrest's new monarch in a conflict uncharacteristically fierce and bloody for High Rock, King Camaron's hands were free to have his way with his ally and it would not be long until the aged now King Senhyn Talaren publicly declared the king of Daggerfall as close to him as a brother, an act that fooled no one - Daggerfall's chevaliers looming uncomfortably close, Camlorn was now more a vassal than an ally.

This turn of events did nothing for the already brittle balance of power in High Rock; after the inconclusive end to the bloodshed of Bay's Eve, Camaron openly allied with the rebellious cities of the coast that had fought their theoretical sovereign to a standstill, rekindling the conflict and forcing Wayrest on the back foot. The situation would become desperate enough that eventually, even if very grudgingly Wayrest had to concede defeat and accept Daggerfall's newfound superiority. The unimaginable happened - House Gardner bowed before House Thagor.

With his principal rival out of the way, convincing the other two kingdoms of High Rock - Northpoint and Evermore - of the wisdom of accepting Daggerfall's overlordship was an easy task. There were still, as before, five Breton kings, but only one of them was the king of the Bretons. A grand ceremony marked the union of the Five Kingdoms; for the first time in eras, Bretons stood united. Or so Camaron hoped the rest of Tamriel would think.


Altmer --

Erasmos is Anirne.
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Name: Anirne

Race: Altmer

Age: 200

Birthsign: The Mage

General Appearance: A tall proud woman, she wears gowns made of soft silk and coloured gold. Her skin is a glowing tan colour and she is known as being one of the most beautiful women in the Summerset Isles.

Weapons: She carries with her a staff which controls the elements, fire, water, lightning and frost.

Brief History:

Anirne is one of the highest ranking of the Altmer and as a teacher to many she is highly respected and outspoken. She grew up constantly learning and growing in her magical ability, it took her one hundred years before she began to teach and during those years she visited Divayth Fyr, a mer who she respected greatly. During the Oblivion Crisis she became an ambassador for the Altmer and was a constant presence at the Imperial Palace, a place she knows well. She helped protect the Emperor as he went to the Temple and she was around to witness both Dagoth Ur and Akatosh, both of which she has written extensive notes about.

When she returned to the Isles however she found things had drastically changed. With the Province in a semi-weakened state after the crisis The Psijic Order had seized control. They quickly murdered the “Kings of Summerset” and set about their own rules. The ranks of the Altmers still remained, the wise, the Artists, Princes, Warriors, Workers, Merchants, and Landowners. However now all political actions are controlled by the Council of Arteaum. The other provinces do not know of this turmoil however, due to the elves nature not to admit weakness and viewing themselves as above other races. Upon war being declared amongst the different provinces, the council sent for Anirne and demanded that she return to the Imperial City for the War Council. Their she shall try to ally her people with the Bosmer, in homes of rekindling the Aldmeri Dominion. From there she was given private orders on which countries it would be best to attack. A huge army of Altmer is to be sent out after the meeting, with very few left to defend the isles, which the Psijics believe they can defend themselves without an Army and highly doubt enemies will go out of their way to attack. She arrives at the Imperial City with a small escort of four men, her page Sargenius, her two protectors Alterii and Amrito and finally a scribe who will write out the minutes from the council.


Nord --

Yttrium is Freyr Cold-Heart
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Name: Freyr Cold-Heart

Race: Nord

Age: 36

Birthsign: The Tower

General Appearance: Giant is an accurate description. 6'7 and weighing over 275Ilbs, Frey's body is sculpted muscles. Bulging biceps, massive pectorals, hands the size of spades...A man whose body fits that of a warrior, not so much a diplomat. His skin is pale but incredibly scarred. His hair is always tied in wind braids that hang to his neck and sports a huge beard, both a dark brown.

Weapons: Carries a very large, steel war hammer.

Brief History: Before Frey was a diplomat, he was a mercenary. Indeed he remembers his first skirmish at the age of eleven, even at that tender age it was clear that he was ruthless, not pausing to bash in the skull of a crippled enemy.

His evident skill of a warrior brought him to many jobs over the years, from guarding ships to murdering certain individuals. Attention was brought to him by his sheer ruthlessness, his determination to completely crush his foes, he accepted no surrendering killing all would be captives.

His career started as a mercenary but carved a bloody path to that of a commander. As he continued battle after battle the scars and wounds began to take a toll, his reactions slowed, and though he would loved to fight in the front lines and die there, he realized that would not be.

He was better suited at the back of the ranks shouting orders and making tactful decisions, the number of men at his command steadily grew and it wasn't long before he was near the top, and eventually was the top. His wise decisions in battle and the kings fondness of him led him to be an official diplomat.



Redguard

Tommy Bozzer is Oleta Stacey and Raccan.
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Name: Oleta Stacey

Race: Redguard

Affiliation: Forebears

Age:28

Birthsign: The Lady

General Appearance: Oleta is about 5'10, medium weight. Chocolate coloured eyes, light brown skin and black hair tied back in a bun.

Weapons/ Armor: She wears reinforced chainmail armor into battle and carries a finely crafted steel longsword and shield of Ra Gada. During the council meeting, Oleta wears a neat, but casual tunic.

History: Oleta grew up in Hegathe, her father, a soldier in the army of Hammerfell. Her father constantly shunned her from his life for not being a fierce warrior. In order to prove her father wrong, Oleta started training as a soldier, a great risk for only the strongest, fastest and smartest Redguards are accepted into the demanding military, and they are expected to prove themselves worthy or face death.

Shocking all of her peers, she was one of the top soldiers put in high regard for her battle tactics and negotiations. Because of this, she was made an ambassador and tactician of the Forebears. She even negotiated a battle alliance with the Crowns in order to diminish the threat of King Lhotun and the Lhotunics.


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Name: Raccan

Race: Redguard

Affiliation: Crowns

Age: 38

Birthsign: The Steed

General Appearance: Standing just over 6ft tall, Raccan is a fairly intimidating man. He has a rather muscular but not overly bulky build. Raccan has a rather disheveled face, a scar across his eye and another across his cheek and mouth, as well as a rough black stubble. His black curly hair is kept hidden by a bandana.

Weapons/ Armor: Raccan carries a cutlass jeweled at the hilt for both battle and formal affairs. His armor consists of lightweight leather worn under his clothing, giving him more freedom of movement. During the council meeting he wears a russet felt outfit and burgundy linens.

History: Raccan was once an infamous pirate captain according to the Imperial navy, but to the Crowns, he was a privateer, one of the best. Striking Imperial trade ships and assisting Khajiits in skooma smuggling as well as spying on meetings of elders in other provinces. With his vast experience in naval warfare and spy tactics, he was appointed a flotilla due to the latest provincial unrest. The ships he controlled assisted in the siege upon the Lhotunics.

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Post » Thu Aug 18, 2011 7:22 am

Deltis breathed in the cool Cyrodiilic air as he approached the Imperial Palace. A palace with no residents befitting of the title 'Emperor'. The building towered high above the rest of the city, though the top was not visible through the thick morning fog which blanketed the city isle and Lake Rumare.
Few of the palace guards and staff took notice of Deltis or his young aide, Soril, as they entered the Elder Council Chamber. Much of the room was covered in a thin layer of dust, it clearly hadn't been used in a while. There were boxes and crates at the side of the room, old Septim Empire banners and tapestries littered the floors in the shadows.

"We're early," Soril said,
Ignoring the young mer's statement, Deltis got down to business, "Soril, what do we know of the other Ambassadors attending today?"
"Uh, yes.. the uh..." he fumbled with his notes, "the Bosmeri ambassador is-" Deltis' hand shot up, silencing his fellow Dunmer.
"Only the important ones please,the ones we actually want alliances with, the Nord, the Imperial." He turned towards his aide and away from the central table of the room, waiting for a response.
"We don't know about the Nordic ambassador, apparently therehas been no word from them. The Imperial delegate is Nirtunus Saccus. I'd imagine he will be here soon."
Deltis turned away and began examining one of the old Empire's banners featuring the Akaviri dragon. Hs thoughts were interrupted by footsteps and the sound of the door opening behind him.
He turned to face whomever it was.
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Post » Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:12 pm

Just wanted to show a picture of the location the negotiations shall take place in: http://www.imperial-library.info/sites/default/files/tcoc_imperial_city_council_chamber.jpg ar.

And a description of the room from the UESP:

"The Elder Council regularly convenes at its historic chambers in the center of the Imperial Palace complex in the Imperial City within Cyrodiil. Built around the ancient White Gold Tower, the chamber is designed with a cathedral-like ceiling, soaring majestically towards the heavens and sparsely adorned save for a single table. The table, a large circular object fixed in the center of the room, hints at a measure of equality within the Elder Council's ranks. While no reports substantiate such, a viewing balcony overlooks the central chamber, leading some to speculate that open sessions of the Council may be held."

As we are going to be spending a long time in the chamber.
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Post » Thu Aug 18, 2011 7:20 am

"Remember, no killing. Yet." Ghoragdush told his guards as the group, made up of four orc guards and the general, all wearing clean orcish armor. The guards were all wearing thier open helmats. Ghoragdush was not, however. The orc did not expect to battle. At least, not at this time. For safety, however, his guards insisted that he carry his imperial shortsword on him at least. This he did, and he seemed to carry the sword on his hip with honor. Once the group arrived at the gate to the Imperial City, Ghoragdush held up his hand, signalling for his group to stop. For a few minutes, the general took in the sight of the Imperial City. After he was finished, Ghoragdush nodded to one of his guards, who then yelled out. "In the name of General Ghoragdush, open this gate at once!"

The gate slowly opened, and a city guard looked out at the group before opening the door fully. The five orcs than made thier way into the city, through Talos Plaza district. They caused most of the citizens in the district to stop what they were doing and watch as the armored soldiers walked towards White Gold Tower. Ghoragdush walked with a smile on his face and his head held high, for he knew that this would be the beginning of the end. Is people would have thier revenge against thier enemies and possibly build an empire as large as the one that he once served. The gates to Green Emperor Way opened as the group approached and the orcs moved on to the Tower.

Two of the orc guards each opened the doors to the tower ahead of Ghoragdush. The general was the first of the group to enter White Gold Tower, followed swiftly by his guards. The doors to the council chamber was already opened, and the group promptly walked into the chamber. Ghoragdush's gaze was soon met by that of a Dunmer who he suspected was the ambassador Deltis. "Early, I guess. Either that or we are far too late to the party." the orc said, not particularly to one person. He and his guards walked over to one side of the room, one of his guards handing him a book filled with notes on the current situation and related issues.
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Post » Thu Aug 18, 2011 3:53 pm

Whananz-Dzuun

Whananz-Dzuun was still in his quarters getting ready for the meeting. He pulled his green and brown robes over his head and then put his cuirass of hardened, molded Hist sap on. He was given a large room, with more comfort than he was used to have. It had a nice view over the White Gold city and was located high in the White Gold tower. It consisted of a large living room with two side rooms. A bedroom for him to use and one for his fellow argonian. “I’ve heard that the represssentative of the Dunmer empire hasss already arrived.” He said, “what wasss hisss name again?”

A slightly smaller Argonian with purple scales started to scan through the notes that were left on the table. “Deltisss Nolar.” He answered. “there isss not much known about him, but he usssed to be a diplomat for the houssse Redoran.”

“ah, yess. Thank you, Hiur-EI.”Whananz-Dzuun said. “We Ssshould be careful around him.” He turned around and picked his sword from the table and strapped it on his back. The grip was located over his right shoulder so he could easily grip it. The the scabbard was made out of a dark reddish brown and the pommel and cross-guard were a yellow, golden color.

Hiur-Ei looked at his friend with a puzzled look. “Careful?” he asked. “We ssshould deal with him. Bessst before the meeting sstarts.” While talking Hiur-Ei had put on a robe of the same fabric and colors. Over it he was wearing a cuirass of the same material Whanaz-Dzuun’s was made of. He picked up his own weapons: a shortsword on his left hip and bow and arrows. He had several daggers hidden in his robe and boots and also handed two to Whananz-Dzuun.

He accepted the weapons and placed one in each boot. “perhapss, maybe an alliance with the Nordss might help. Aren’t they enemiesss to?”

“At leassst they ussed to be. I don’t know about now.” Hiur-Ei said. “ they haven’t arrived yet. They are late. It’s like they just vanished along the way.”

“ssso we shouldn’t put our hopesss in them then ? Whananz-Dzuun said. “besst to go to the meeting. We should lissten to what they have to ssay.” He said. “don’t forget your ssspear.”
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Anirne: The Imperial Palace


Anirne arrived at The Green Way surrounded by her escort, she could see the shocked looks as she lay back in her litter. The Altmer had not been seen in the city for three years, although most of the citizens would know about the meeting that was going to take place in the Palace, their very fate depended on it. She was glad she didn't have to walk outside, those savage imperials could have done anything to her. The thought made her shudder. They arrived at the Palace and the four members of her escort that were carrying her coughed politely to inform her. She smiled and stepped out of the litter and on to the marble steps of the Palace. Her page ran over to her, "Madam Anirne, it seems that both the Orsimer and the Dunmer have already arrived at the meeting."

She smiled, Sargenius was an old elf who had kindly offered to be her page for the trip. She didn't know much about him but he seemed extremely helpful, "Right Madam, I have prepared some notes for you for the meeting. Remember the plan, The Aldmeri Dominion comes first though." He handed her some notes and she stored them under her arm as she entered the chamber. Before her she saw the great hall which used to hold the Elder Council, she hadn't stepped foot in here for ten years but not much had changed. The room was still the same huge, awe inspiring, historic chamber it had always been. This hall shall belong to me, she thought and sneered as she approached the great round table in the center of the room. She found a seat to the north of the room and sat, she noticed that there was a buffet to the side of the room which was full of food and drink. Perhaps I might partake in a small drink, she thought but was interrupted as she noticed the Dunmer. Perhaps the Dunmer could be a useful ally, she thought and then at once decided against it, no they have very little land remaining, my priority must be the Bosmer who had yet to arrive at the hall. The Orcs were as useless as the Dunmer, she thought, both of them were quite similair as well, both corrupt elves and both were on their last legs. The Orcs could easily be destroyed by the Bretons and the Dunmer could be taken by the Argonians.

At the thought of Argonians the doors opened and an Argonian entered the room. She quickly walked up to him, to try and distance him from the Dunmer and try to avoid hostilities. "Hello Sir," She said, trying to hide the disgust in her voice. She would much prefer a Dunmer to an Argonian monster. "Are you here for the council?" she said slowly.
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Thaden Andrethi, Imperial City

The sun glinted off of Thaden's polished armor as he and his retinue of six elite Redoran guards approached the Imperial Palace. They had arrived slightly later than their diplomatic counterpart, Serjo Deltis. In fact Deltis had no idea that Thaden would be attending the meeting. He was sent to make sure everything went according to plan; some of the higher ups in the Dunmer Empire perceived that if certain alliances between other nations where made that it would end badly for the Dunmeri people. Particularly any alliances made between the Argonians and Nords. Even though the Redoran stood vigilant and held back the Nords, if they where to ally with the Argonians or any other nations, it would make holding them back by themselves nigh on impossible.

Thaden smiled as he looked upon the dismay of the Imperial City. He held no love for Imperials and it gladdened his heart to see their mighty empire come crashing down upon their heads. He and his entourage entered into the Imperial palace as the guards opened the doors for him. The sound of clinking mail and bonemold plates echoed off of the stone walls of the palace as they marched towards the council chamber. Thaden's face bore a look of spite as he turned to enter the chamber, only to have his way blocked by that of two Argonians conversing with an Altmer.

"I would prefer it if you would get out of my way Argonian." Thaden's mouth curled into a snarl as he spoke. His deep and coarse voice carried a thick Dunmer accent.
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Ri'Renji

"Was the room to your liking sir?" Augusta Claudia asked as the khajiit ambassador limped back down the stairs after inspecting his quarters.

"This one finds it most pleasing." Ri'Renjii bared his teeth at the imperial publican in a friendly smile as he absent mindedly stroked the chin of the alfiq perched upon his shoulder. Jo'Dar played the role of his pet exquisitely, purring and stretching his neck towards his masters hand as he withdrew it. "We shall stay here for the duration of the negotiations."

"This one would ask why?" Do'Zharim growled quietly in the ambassador's ear. "Such... Extravagance is costly. Why would we stay here."

"Because it is so extravagant and costly." Ri'Renji replied, equally quietly. "This is the finest hotel the Imperial city has to offer. We shan't be the only ones to come here. It would be wise to remain close to the other ambassadors Do'Zharim. As many deals will be brokered over quiet dinner tables as will be made in the palace. Mark this one's words." The cathay-rhat guard looked down at the ambassador for a moment, considering his words, before nodding and stepping back.

Ri'Renji bid the publican a friendly farewell and left the hotel on his way to the meeting. The weather was pleasant as he limped through the streets of the Imperial city flanked by his four cathay-rhat bodyguards. Not as warm as the climate of Elsweyr he was accustomed to, but at least the city hadn't been built farther north where the cold would turn the dull ache in his leg into an unbearable crippling pain. He offered a silent prayer to S'Rendarr for small mercies as he waited for the gates to Green Emperor way to be opened for him.

The ambassador gave an audible sigh of wonder as he limped through and looked up at the huge tower that loomed before him. The White Gold tower was visible for miles around, but up close it's majesty was certainly a wonder to behold. His guards marched slowly to allow for Ri'Renji's limping gait, their bright feline eyes all locked on the tower as they approached. "Do'Zharim, this one shall continue alone from here, you and the others return to the plaza district and find quarters for yourself."

"But ambassador.." The huge cathay-rhat stopped as Ri'Renji waved his protests away.

"For the time being it will serve this one well to appear meek. Until we assess the intentions of our enemies."

"And who are our enemies?"

"Potentially all of them Do'Zharim." The ambassador replied gravely.

"All the more reason to accompany you..." Once more the bodyguard's protests were waved away.

"Who would attack on the steps of the Imperial palace?" Ri'Renji shook his head. "These are dark times, but not so dark that this one need fear that. Not yet at least. While we are here this one speaks with the authority of the Mane himself. You have orders. Now return to the plaza district." The much larger Khajiit paused for a moment, before nodding and signaling for the others to follow him and leaving.

The ambassador slowly limped through the palace doors and along the corridor towards the council chambers where the negotiations would take place. He paused for a moment outside the doors and placed Jo'Dar on the floor by his feet, before standing straight and smoothing his finely made, dark green robes. Ri'Renji limped into the chambers and glanced around the huge room at the representatives of the Empire's other races. The orc, dunmer, altmer and argonian representatives had all arrived ahead of him, a good start. If you discounted the hostile attitudes some of them appeared to be exhibiting.

"Perhaps better to let them argue amongst themselves and wait for the others to arrive." Ri'Renji quietly growled to the alfiq beside him, before crossing to one of the many seats that circled the room and taking a seat.
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Ghoragdush shook his head, becoming impatient awaiting a response from the Dunmer. Worthless, and apparently now mute as well. he thought, beginning to read through his notes. The Orc looked at Deltis for a moment, pondering. This Deltis is some sort of diplomat, just great. He probably has no experiance in combat to make any decent decisions, though he did work for House Redoran...What am I thinking, the Dunmer are no one now. They may be better than the Altmer, but now they have nothing.

The Orc general looked to the door as a group of Altmer entered the chamber. He muttered something under his breath before looking again to his notes, finding the information given to him on the Altmer. She seems oddly familiar...Anyway, her name is Anirne, must be the tall snob. In addition to winning the arrogance award, she is a high ranking Altmer, one of the highest. Oh, if only I had my warhammer...

That thought was interrupted as two Argonians entered the room. The two were quickly stopped by the Altmer, who proceeded to engage in a little conversation. Giving a quick glance to Deltis, just to make sure he wasn't readying a dagger, Ghoragdush looked again to his notes. The one with the grey scales must be Wha...forget the real name. He is Snow-scale, and apparently lead a rebellion against the Dunmer. I am glad that he is not one of those damn Hist, I prefer talking to something made of blood. I'll need to at least convince him not to aid the Altmer, those backstabbing fiends.

Ghoragdush continued going over his notes, focusing on the number of his men, until he heard another Dunmer entering the chamber. This time, it seemed that a conflict with the Argonians had begun. It took a few minutes, but the Orc was eventually able to find who it probably was. The Dunmeri Hortator, here? He was not supposed to be here. Now I'll have to try even harder to stop an Argonian-Altmer alliance. I hope that we meet on the field of battle, for he would be a worthy combatant. The Orc moved his arm across his chest and nodded to Thaden, waiting until he entered the chamber to try and start a conversation.

Then, a Khajiit entered the chamber. He was limping, and appeared to be finely dressed. It seems like he is trying to have a fashion contest with the Altmer, great. Ghoragdush thought to himself as he looked over his notes. The nephew of the Mane. Perfect, a compleate snob, just like the Altmer. At least he had military experiance.

Ghoragdush motioned to his guards to stay where they are as he walked over to a seat a bit to the right of Ri'Renji. He continued to look through his notes.
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Post » Thu Aug 18, 2011 8:05 am

The Altmer saw a Dunmer appear through the door. The Hortator. This will cause problems, she thought and quickly excused herself away from the argonian. She decided to retake her seat at the table and looked up amused at the disgust in the Hortators face, she heard him say “"I would prefer it if you would get out of my way Argonian." She tried not to laugh.. This could get interesting, she thought. Then again if a fight breaks out this whole thing will be rendered useless. Her thoughts were interrupted however when a Khajiit entered the room, he was limping and she wondered if he had been attacked on his way.

She looked down at the notes she was carrying, perhaps I should see who these people are. She began to dig through the notes and saw that the Argonian was Whanaz-Dzuun, better known as Snow-Scale. He was one of the first Argonians to revolt, no wonder the atmosphere is tense. Then she looked up at the two Dunmer, The Hortator she had already heard of and unfortunately did not have notes on as he was not expected, the other Dunmer had very little history at all, he was an ex-buoyant armiger. Then she looked around the table, the orc she discovered was Ghoragdush gro-Urgak, a major general for Orsinium. The Khajiit was Ri’Renji, an ex-archer injured in battle, ah that explains the limp, who eventually became a diplomat for his people and, more importantly, he was nephew to the Mane. She suppressed a sigh, none of these men interest me, she thought, I need the Bosmers first, an alliance with the orcs seems futile. The Khajiits could be useful, but the Argonians were definitely not going to be allies with her people, there was no way she could stand for it. The Dunmer could possibly be helpful in the campaign, however they seemed quite weakened and she doubted an alliance would help her people at all. She tutted to herself at the lack of a Bosmer she could talk to and instead turned to the Khajiit, who had found a seat close to her, “Hello there Khajiit,” she said quietly, “I am Arinre, speaker for my people at this meeting.”
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Post » Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:43 pm

Ri'Renji.

The Khajiit quietly stroked the fur on the top of Jo'Dar's head as he watched the Orc reprasentative cross the room and take a seat beside him. The Mane had expressed his wishes to forge an allience with the green skinned warriors. He supposed that now was as good a time as any to break the ice.

"Major General Gro-Urgak, this one is both pleased and humbled to be in the presence of such an eminant leader of your people." The ambassedor began, his eyes bright as he turned to face the Orc. "Even in Torval we heard tales of the Orc general who closed an Oblivion gate. Of couse your race are superb warriors, this one's lame leg is testimony to this." Ri'Renji bared his teeth, smiling to show he bore the Orc no ill will for the old wound. "These are troubling times, tell this one, how do the warriors of Orsinium and High rock feel about the... unrest?" Both the suthay-rhat and the alfiq watched the general as they waited for him to reply.

Before the general could reply another voice spoke from behind Ri'Renji, a female voice. “Hello there Khajiit,” she said quietly, “I am Arinre, speaker for my people at this meeting.”

"Greetings Arinre. This one is Ri'Renji, he has the honor of speaking at this council on behalf of the Mane." Though his uncle had not really mentioned the Altmer in their discussions, the powerful mages could make for strong allies, so politeness would be the best course of acion for the moment.
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Freyr Cold-Heart

Freyr woke with half his face in a pool of vomit. He groggily pushed himself out of the chair but his head was pounding, as if he had stuck on a blacksmiths anvil, and he collapsed onto his bed. His assistant walked in a few minutes later, taking in the collapsed Nord, vomit, and empty bottles. He shook his head and sighed, even though they had rid his room of any alcohol and forbidden any trips to the bar, he had still managed to drink himself into a stupor the night before the meeting.

The next couple of hours were helping Freyr get cleaned, groomed, and dressed. The assistant would have preferred if you wore some clothing that expressed riches, but since all the silk robes and velvet tunics would not fit without tearing, he was forced to wear his fur and leather armor.

By the time they were outside, Freyr was beginning to become coherent and his head was just a dull throb but his eyes were pierced by the light and it sunk it's claws into his skull. He shaded his eyes to the best of his ability, dreading of what was to come.

He hated all this diplomat talk, the silly pleasantries, lies, flattery, and all the rest of that [censored]. It bored him to tears and they usually seemed to drag for days with no sign of progress. He wasn't cut out for all this, wasn't made for it, his bones groaned for battle. Or of arthritis. One of the two.

As he opened the door, or actually, as his assistant opened the door he was taken by the structure of the room. Circular, made of slabs of stone or marble. Both elegant and imposing. He liked it. He had craned his head up to get a better look and almost ended up bumping into Dunmer who was glaring at a couple of Argonians, the hateful glares looked promising.

“If there's going to be a brawl, count me in,” he said with a laugh. The looks he got from the elite guard told him they did not appreciate his jesting.

“Just a joke,” he said with a smiled on his face, his palms held up, showing he was unarmed. He scooted his way past them, thinking to himself.

The Dunmers are strong, good in battle. I hear their lacking numbers though, maybe they could be killed instead.

His eyes passed around the room. He didn't know much about Argonians but he heard they hid in the swamps and used poison and that sickened him. Poison was for the weak, it was a cheap move to use in battle. He waved them away, focusing on the Altmer,

Ooh, she is certainly a looker.


He eyed her body appreciatively, but knew from experience that she would end up being just as stuck up as the rest of her race. If he couldn’t talk to an Altmer without resisting an urge to throw up, he didn't know how he was going to strike an alliance.

But then he eyed something better looking than the Altmer, food...And drink. He moved briskly across the room but his assistant saw were he was headed and cut him off.

“Let's think about this, now. Don't you think it's wise to talk to the others before you start drinking,” he chastised

“Bah. There busy talking to each other anyway, I'll have plenty of time.”

The assistant pulled him down so he could whisper in his ear.

“It could also be poisoned,” he said grimly.

“Relax you worry to much,” he was already at the buffet table and was eying a glass of ale. Ignoring the glasses he pulled the stopper out and started drinking straight from the bottle. The assistant merely sighed and backed away a little ready to be called upon.

His eyes rested on the Orc, he looked like a warrior, dressed in armor. That was a man he wanted to talk to. He approached him, bottle still in hand, he extended his other hand towards him.

“Hey there soldier, they call me Freyr Cold-Heart.”
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Post » Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:51 pm

Arinre noticed a Nord enter the room, barbarian, she thought and scowled at the sight of him. The Khajiit replied to her, "Greetings Arinre. This one is Ri'Renji, he has the honor of speaking at this council on behalf of the Mane." Ri'Renji, certainly was an interesting looking Khajiit she had to give him that and at least he was polite.

"I wonder, Ri'Renji, have you given thought to whom you are going to be dining with tonight?" She asked politely and forced a smile, perhaps after the introductions she could coerce him tonight at a meal and persuade him to consider helping the Aldmeri Dominion.

She then noticed the Nord had moved towards the food, typical barbarian attitude, she snarled and then saw him come forward and address the Orc. She was most confused by the attention this Orc was recieving, it won't take them long to realise that the Orcs have no power, there are so few of them left now. She heard him introduce himself, "I am Freyr-Cold Heart" She looked at him and couldn't help but grimace. What foul creatures Nords are, perhaps the Orcs and the Nords belong together, she thought and stifled a laugh. She glanced down at her notes, to see if she had any information on this Freyr, he had a quick bloody rise through the ranks as a mercenary. A mercenary warrior. She pondered to herself, perhaps he could be persuaded to switch sides for a great deal of gold, powerful warriors are needed for the Aldmeri Dominion. Then again, the Khajiits could take care of that problem. She looked around the room and found that her bodyguards and gone to converse with the Dunmeri guards. Fools, she thought, you may have to kill them someday. Her page was beside her, as always and the scribe had found himself a seat and had been busy scrawling out every conversation he heard.

We will be a great force to be reckoned with, the Khajiits, the Bosmer and the Aldmer together as one Aldmeri Dominion. This war may be over before you know it.
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Post » Thu Aug 18, 2011 6:29 pm

Ghoragdush looked up from his notes as the Khajiit spoke to him. Before he could respond, though, the Altmer had attempted to initiate conversation with the Khajiit. The Orc smiled to Ri'Renji. "No need to call me that unless you are fighting under my banner. Please, just call me Ghoragdush. It is good to know that we have heard of each other. You are related to the Mane, correct? As for this unrest, I do hope that we can settle the problems without a fight. The Empire is in no state for a war. Orsinium is doing quite well, and we are ready to defend our homes. Elsweyr is doing just as well, I hope?"

It was extreamly important to the general to keep the Altmer weak. They would no doubt start the war, and the more they have in thier grasp the more difficult it would be to end it. Ghoragdush was more concerned with preserving his alliances than forging an empire from scratch. Even if it meant just becoming a province, it would mean more than what they had to begin with. He still felt a bond with the Empire, and he did not want to see the Imperial City fall. He had almost seen that happen during the Oblivion Crisis, and he wished for that not to happen again.

Then, the Nord walked over from the food table, carrying a bottle of something. Ghoragdush guessed it alchohol. The Orc nodded to the Nord, who had revealed himself as Freyr Cold-Heart, and shook his hand. "It is good to meet another veteran of combat. I am Ghoragdush gro-Urgak, general of Orsinium. If this turns to war, it would be an honor to fight one such as yourself. I do hope that we do not end up on different sides." Ghoragdush motioned to a seat next to him for the Nord to sit.

The general then turned over to Dunmeri Hortator, thinking for a few moments. They would never ally themselves with the Imperials. Maybe I can use our shared hatred for the Altmer to gain thier support. That should work, as long as they no longer worship that damned Boethiah.
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Thaden, Council Room.

Thaden's eyes scanned over the reptilian features of the Argonian that stood before him. The Argonian was a bit shorter than him and definitely no match for his might as far as he was concerned. However with the Argonians fighting is always tricky since they tend to use unorthodox tactics and trickery. However as Thaden was sizing the Argonian up he noticed something. The horned head and snow white scales of the Lizard-man where familiar to him. Suddenly as he realized who was in front of him the snarl on his face grew to a twisted expression of hatred. The bastard dared to show his face here. He thought as he stepped towards the Argonian and stared into his eyes.

"You dare show your face here you marsh-scum." His voice was even more coarse than usual and bore a primal tone of hate. "I have heard your name; you are the one who started the riots with the Dres. You are lucky that I don't strike you down where you stand you filthy animal." Thaden stepped a bit closer and pointed one of his armored fingers at the Argonians chest "I will spill your blood before this war is over, mark my words."

And with that Thaden pushed past the two Argonians and moved into the council room. A few Altmer guards approached his own elite Redoran guards and tried to begin conversation, however they payed no attention to the Altmer and simply followed their master. Thaden scanned the room looking for the Dunmer diplomat that had been sent before him. His eyes fell upon Deltis sitting by his companion away from the rest of the emissaries. They were apparently not pursuing conversation with anyone. So Thaden took it upon himself to anolyze the other ambassadors that had already arrived. He noticed the Altmer talking to the Khajiit and the Orc and Nord close by. The Dominion would be a valuable ally especially if they can gain the allegiances of the Bosmer and Khajiit...yet we have to have something to return to them for their support...possibly resources? With the recent activity of Red Mountain ebony has become increasingly common, perhaps that would be a suitable trade, support for armor, weapons and raw materials. Thaden then turned his eyes onto the Orc and Nord diplomats. That could pose a problem...

Thaden walked over towards his counterpart and motioned for his guards to take up positions around them, but not so constricting as to permit access from the other diplomats. "Muthsera, it is good to see that you have arrived safely." Thaden spoke in a Dunmeri dialect that was specific to the Redoran Ashlands region; it was very reminiscent of ancient Dunmeri speech and only those who spoke it regularly where any good at it. He hoped that he would cut out on eavesdropping by speaking in a tongue that few could understand.
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Camaron Thagor

In a flurry of arcane energies, the king of the Bretons stepped off from the teleportation pad. It was kind of the Mages' Guild, he mused as his comparatively small retinue assembled behind him, to allow him to travel in such an... exquisite manner; of course, not that they could refuse, the Guild of Daggerfall being hopelessly tangled up in local politics as it was. Even if it hadn't been an extension of the prestige struggles of Daggerfall's noble houses, with the Empire's withdrawal to Cyrodiil it had to tread carefully - slighting Daggerfall's king would've been a mistake with very sad consequences even if Camaron wasn't also the king of the four other Bretic kingdoms.

"I am afraid we are running a bit late, your majesty. Most other delegates will have arrived by now." Samuel Bridwell stepped out of a similar magical mess of lights - the head of his guard and general favourite of Camaron's. A loyal and capable man, if rather... not fun, as he'd had countless occasions to observe. He might not have ended up in his sovereign's small circle of friends and trusted advisors if it weren't for the little detail that Bridwells were also one of the more prominent noble families of the kingdom; maybe not the richest and not the most favoured by their peers, but important men and women nonetheless.

The king could only yawn in response to this observation, motioning the handful of Knights of the Dragon that accompanied him to hurry up. "All the better, I'd rather not dally among this bunch of... envoys, no more than necessary at least. Who are we expecting again?"

Samuel produced a small scroll seemingly out of nowhere as the Breton delegation left the Arcane University's tower and headed onwards, to the rather impossible to miss structure ahead of them. The White Gold Tower dominated the skyline from miles, there was very little chance of getting lost on the way, even in such a vast metropolis as the Imperial capital.

"Well, your majesty, delegates from all the former provinces are expected to show. Cyrodiil's own is a Nibenese, sir Saccus..."

"Was he found in a sack as a baby or did they just make a habit of firing him?"

Bridwell cracked a fake smile. One of the more difficult parts of his role was having to endure and pretend to like the king's often completely terrible jokes. "The Argonians appear to have sent someone named... Hm." He rose an eyebrow. "Well yes, he has quite the name but apparently in Cyrodiilic he prefers to be called Snow-Scale, or... the Golden-Tongued-Toad." The knight's voice became pointedly incredulous at this point.

Camaron glanced over his shoulder, eyebrows raised. "A toad? Interesting and charitable of the Gardners to negotiate on behalf of the beastmen."

"There is also a sir Ri'Renjri, the Khajiit delegate, while the Dunmer appear to be represented by Deltis Nolar. The Bosmer have sent sir Aries and of Summerset we have lady Anirne, while our... precious neighbours in Orsinium were content to let general Ghoragdush gro-Urgak speak for them. The Nords have appointed Freyr Cold-Heart, in what I'm not convinced isn't a joke on the rest of us." Samuel rolled up the scroll and it disappeared once more to whatever fold of his cloak that it had come from in the first place.

"Quite the amount of military leaders there and not a single actual leader in sight. I'm starting to think I shouldn't have bothered and simply sent you to smile and nod at the barbarians while they shout at each other... Oh, but the girls, the Nibenese girls! One does not simply miss such a fine opportunity to pay homage to Dibella the Lover in her own homeland." A wide gesture with his right hand, apparently intended to indicate the whole of the Nibenay, followed this statement, nearly knocking one of the surrounding knights on the head. "Though I do believe you neglected to mention our other precious neighbours from the Outremer. Who is Sentinel sending, or whoever it is rules Hammerfell this week?"

"I do not believe anything is certain on that subject, your majesty. The Crowns and Forebears probably still haven't murdered enough of one another for there to be only one man left, I believe that is their idea of deliberations."

"Yes, well then, we'll simply have to wait and see. In the meantime the easterners with all their hatreds for one another should provide enough of a spectacle to amuse us for a while. Tell me Samuel, do you know who they actually hate and why?"

Bridwell smiled wryly. "I believe they are still figuring that out, your majesty, there haven't been enough pauses in the wanton slaughter yet. But it is safe to asume that if one is within a stone throw's distance from the Dunmer, then one is a mortal enemy with the Dunmer; I think it might not be much of a stretch to say they have something of a reputation for being a contentious people."

Such talks abated swiftly as the Bretic delegation entered the Green Emperor Way, then up the stairs to the White Gold Tower which, appropriately enough, towered overhead. All things considered, the representatives of the Five Kingdoms looked rather militant; though the six knights were not entirely armoured, their plate cuirasses, heater shields and closed helmets with lowered visors tended to draw the eye away from the lavish ceremonial silks worn underneath, while the clanging of their steel boots was certainly not the sound of diplomats. Bridwell was dressed much the same way, though lacking a helmet and a shield, his armour also quite a bit more elaborate with its golden trimming, while King Camaron himself wasn't that far behind, wearing a cuirass of steel plate that was only partially obscured by his royal purple cape. Perhaps he had chosen to leave his crown in Daggerfall where it belonged, but his clothes did a fine job of informing everyone around him that he was a man of stature.

Entering the majestic council chambers, Camaron first lazily outstretched his hands, allowing one of the knights to remove the cape and carefully fold it so it did not interfere with the monarch's movements. It seemed the Bretons weren't even the last to arrive; pre-meeting talks and mingling between the delegates had not yet ceased.

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Aries

Aries awoke with a start, his aide Caeron was stood over him, "sir you need to get up, we'll be late to the meetings", Caeron managed to seem perfectly calm and patient even when he was frustrated and right now Aries knew he would be tearing out his hair over timings and the appearance of the Valenwood representatives.

"Thank you Caeron, I'm up now see, anyway why do we have to rush to these meetings, it's not like anything is going to be decided today, or ever." Once he was satisfied Aries was fully awake Caeron turned on his heel and strode out of the room. He walked over to the large dresser and removed a simple green robe, he quickly pulled it on and walked out into the main room to re-join the rest of the Valenwood team. He found Thauron his bodyguard happily tucking into something, it vaguely resembled boar meat but Aries had no way to be sure. "Ready to go Thauron? I think we've kept Caeron waiting long enough, any more and he may have a nervous breakdown."

"Of course sir, we're already paid up and ready to leave." As he said this Thauron slipped his bow over his shoulder and collected a small quiver of arrows. "Caeron and I thought it best you have this with you sir for any, unforeseen circumstances." Thauron produced a small glass dagger and handed it Aries along with a scabbard designed to fit comfortably around the waist without being to obvious. Aries fastened the scabbard and slid the blade into it gently. They left the hotel and were instantly met by the hubbub of the Imperial city, citizens were milling around with no general purpose whilst guards were on the look out for any potential trouble makers.

The walk to Green Emperor way was short but pleasant enough. The three of them all stopped to look up at White Gold Tower, it was impressive but they all felt uncomfortable around it as if looking at a corpse. "This city is dead, towers of stone are no match for the wonder of the sprawling, living, breathing forests of Valenwood." Aries said to the rest of his party, their response was just to mumble a general agreement, They feel lost here, so do I. "When we have control of the city we shall plant great trees here and the city shall come alive."

"Before that can happen we have to win the city, sir." said Caeron in his smooth voice "I trust you looked over my note for you?" Caeron knew full well that the best he could hope for was that the commander had acknowledged their existence before deciding not to read them.

"Oh, those. I saw no point in wasting my time. That's what you're here for and you do it so well" he said with a gentle smile.

"Thank you sir, however I must tell you that we are here to secure allies for the coming battle, not that I expect the negotiations to fail", Caeron smiled at this last bit, he knew as well as anyone that these talks were pointless.

Thauron spoke up for the first time since they left the hotel "Who then have you selected as our potential allies?"

"I am most eager to talk with King Camaron of Daggerfall and Commander Ghoragdush gro-Urgak from Orsinium, there are of course others but for now I am focusing on these two" While they had been talking they had arrived at the door to the Tower, a guard dressed in the armor of the Palace open the door for them allowing them into the corridor. A second guard studied the party a little more closely and then having decided they were no threat allowed them into the main chamber.

The three Bosmer were struck by the size of the interior of the Council hall, they all stood in the door dumbstruck for slightly too long, not wanting to look like a naive little bosmer just out of the forest he led the party over to the large circular table in the center and took a seat. Thauron sat to his right and Caeron took the seat to the left, spreading out sheets of paper crammed with notes on the possible tensions in the group.
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Ri'Renji

The Khajiit ambassedor smiled a little at the Altmer's talk of food. During their conversations before he departed the Mane had mentioned, as a last resort of course, that adding a little moon sugar to the meals of his fellow diplomats might be a good way to gain influence. The narcotic substance making the others more pliable as they plotted and scheamed at the more clandestine meetings. Not tonight of course. This one has no need to rush things. However it would lower the chance of being a suspect if dining with the others appears to be normal behavior.

"This one has already secured quarters within the Tiber Septim hotel, he has heard that it is the finest establishment in the city. As for company, well this one would be delighted if the lady Arinre would join him." He paused for a moment and watched as a Dunmer stalked away from a white scaled Argonian, both looked disgruntled to say the least. "We would be able to discuss matters without the distraction of such... Bravado." He smiled at the Altmer once more, his greying muzzle pulling back and revealing his sharp teeth.

During his conversations with the Mane the subject of the Dunmer had come up several times. He would be polite if approached, but there wouldn't be an allience with the dark skinned elves, the Mane had been clear about this. When they had ruled all of Morrowind, the Dunmer had treated the Argonians and his fellow Khajiit as little more than a slave underclass. His lip curled a little in a silent snarl as he thought of this and watched the elf approach another of it's kind to begin a conversation. The Argonians themselves had been discussed too, the tactics they used in combat would compliment those of the Khajiit army perfectly. A union between the so called "beast races" would be a fearsome prospect and the common distain of the Dunmer would be as good a starting point for conversation as any.

A voice beside him banished the thoughts from Ri'Renji's mind for the time being, the Orc general had turned and was replying to him. "No need to call me that unless you are fighting under my banner. Please, just call me Ghoragdush. It is good to know that we have heard of each other. You are related to the Mane, correct? As for this unrest, I do hope that we can settle the problems without a fight. The Empire is in no state for a war. Orsinium is doing quite well, and we are ready to defend our homes. Elsweyr is doing just as well, I hope?"

"Ghoragdush it is then." Ri'Renji smiled modestly at the mention of his uncle. "It is true, this one has the honor and privilege to call the Mane his uncle. It pleases this one to hear that our two nations are in agreement. The Mane too hopes for peace, though in these dark days he also has his people preparing for war. It is an unfortunate necessity, but a necessity none the less, this one is sure you will agree."

It appeard that the Orc's attention was now on the hulking Nord who had entered and struck up a conversation with him. Ri'Renji wasn't offended by this in the slightest, it was the way of these kinds of meetings. The various diplomats would be testing the water, weighing the reactions of the others, trying to judge who could be friends or allies at the least and who would be enemies. It seemed that Jo'Dar was having similar thoughts as the Alfiq sprang down from his lap. He continued to act like a common housecat, stretching his body and yawning widely before stalking away across the room. The Khajiit ambassedor watched as he crossed to the white scaled Argonian and began twining his body around the lizardman's legs, purring for attention.

Ri'Renji watched this with the expression of an indulgent owner allowing a favorite pet to have it's fun. Jo'Dar had made an effective spy in the past despite his inability to speak and would do so again here, his tiny feline frame allowing him to move around at will without arousing suspicion. He then turned back to the Almer woman. "Tell this one my lady. What is the people of Summerset Isle's take on the trouble these days? Do they likewise intend to sue for a peaceful resolution?"
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Deltis casually ignored the Orc, he was only an Orc after all. Not worth an alliance, too far away. The Dunmer need allies who are closer to home. What can the Bosmer do to help his people while the Argonian hordes are baring down on Solstheim?
He began reading through his notes, barely noticeing the Altmer enter and down right ignoring the lizard. But his reading was interupted by a familiar voice, "I would prefer it if you would get out of my way Argonian."
Nobody could see it, but Deltis' face turned from calm to down right horror. The Hortator! He would surely derail these talks with his backwards beliefs and arrogant pride. Deltis felt like he could weep, the Dunmer people were truely doomed.
The Hortator pulled himself away from the animals and approached Deltis, speaking in a Redoran Ashlands dialect. Deltis found the accent difficult, he spent much of his early life in Hlaalu and Telvanni regions, but he conversed in it anyway.
"Muthsera, it is good to see that you have arrived safely." Thadon began, clearly quite fluent in the dialect.
"You too." Deltis skipped the formalities, "Your arrival is unexpected I would welcome you, but I don't like you. I hope we can agree on things today and I hope you wont derail these negotiations. Remember Thadon, we don't want our people to die. We don't want our people to freeze on Solstheim anymore, diseased and hungry. So I hope you can leave your prejudices against the humans out of these negotiations." he said, snidely. "Now, Hortator, I am going to try and save our people from extinction."
He strolled away from the other Dunmer, Soril following behind him.

"Muthsera, that was..." Soril was shocked, "it was just so-"
"Justified." Deltis said, "It was justified, that man is a fool, I sincerely hope one of the Argonians here kills him."
He silenced himself as they approached the Nord Ambassador, who was standing next to the Orc and Khajiit.
Time to do some good, he thought. "Greetings," he said, mostly to the Nord, "I am Deltis Nolar, ambassador of the Dunmer people."
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OOC: Short post, at school right now.

Thaden, Council Chamber

Thaden was surprised at the young Dunmer's attitude towards him, he knew that the young ambassador did not like him or his methods. However he did not think that because of this he would forget his manners or respect for his superiors.

"You too, Your arrival is unexpected I would welcome you, but I don't like you. I hope we can agree on things today and I hope you wont derail these negotiations. Remember Thadon, we don't want our people to die. We don't want our people to freeze on Solstheim anymore, diseased and hungry. So I hope you can leave your prejudices against the humans out of these negotiations."

Thaden gave the young mer a slight look of displeasure as he replied, "I am not here to derail peace talks Deltis. I am here to make sure the Argonians dont make any alliances with powerful people. Go and make your alliances with whoever you wish, that is why they sent you, but they sent me to make sure everything comes out in our favor. I may dislike the Imperials and Nords, however if an alliance with one of them will put us in a position to retake our land then so be it." Thaden paused for a moment before continuing, "I was not made Captain of the King's Royal Guard just because I can kill a man, I was made Captain because I have experience and I know how to handle political situations as well."

Deltis seemed to completely ignore his comment and continue on, "Now, Hortator, I am going to try and save our people from extinction."

Thaden's mouth curled into an expression of disgust as the mer walked away. He turned and spoke to his guards as he too stood and made his way towards the Bretic delegate that had just entered the chamber. "With young arrogant fools like him running our nation we'll be extinct before the next era."

He approached the Breton and gave a low bow as he spoke in Tamrielic, "King Camaron, it is good to see someone of your stature here. I have heard of your rise to the throne and how you united the Bretic Kingdoms. If only I could do the same for my own homeland."
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Whananz-Dzuun

“Hur-ei, thiss could be trouble.” He said affter the Dunmer who entered just left. “who wasss he?”

Hur-Ei quickly scanned through his pages. “he iss not on my notesss. He shouldn’t be here.”

Whananz-Dzuun nodded and noticed a small housecat like creature walk between his legs. He recognized the cat as the one that used to be sitting on the ambassador of Elsweyr. He slowly kneeled down and petted the cat before picking him carefully up in his arms.

“I don’t know if you are sssimply a cat or an Alfiq. If the later isss true then bring your friend, or leader a messsage.” Whananz-Dzuun started telling the cat. “tell Ri’Renji that I’d like to dine with him. Preferably tonight. We ssshould talk.”

With that he put the Alfiq back on the ground facing the direction of Ri’Renji. After petting him some more he led go of the Alfiq. He turned his attention back to Hur-Ei who was writing in his notes again.

“Be careful around thossse Dunmer. I don’t trussst them, and neither sshould you, Hur-Ei.” Whananz-Dzuun warned him. “now, who elssse iss priority?”

“Obvioussly the Nordsss.” He said. “They have been at war with the Dunmer for agesss. They could prove usefull alliesss. I wouldn’t trussst the high elves. They think we are jussst a bunch of animals. the High Elvesss must be kept from forming the Aldmeri dominion also. The bretonsss, although they are a powerful nation I believe they are too far away. We should talk to their new king Camaron Thagor too. They could be a powerfull ally.”

Whananz-Dzuun looked around the room noticing the redguards hadn’t arrived yet. Eventually his gaze fell on the Dunmer. “if ambassador Deltis or his friend won’t stay polite then I’ll show those High elf how animalistic I can be.”

They started walking towards the Nord. “how doess the nord call himself, Hur-Ei?”

“Freyr Cold-Heart, he doessn’t like these negotiationsss. Best isss if we invite him for an ale or ssomething like that.” Hur-Ei explained. “I’m glad you didn’t react to the unknown Dunmer when he entered.”

They had almost reached Freyr, who was now talking to the Dunmer named Deltis. Next to him were Ri’Renji and the ambassador of the Orcs.

“he recognized me asss the leader of the rebellion. He would do anything to kill me, one way or another.” Whananz-dzuun expressed his concerns to his fellow argonian. But quiet enough so others wouldn’t hear it. “I won’t feel safe anymore until I safely cross the borders into Argonia.”

“I can arrange sssomething, if you’d like.” Hur-Ei said as quiet as Whananz-dzuun.

“not now, only if they truly try ssomething. I don’t want to be the one ssstarting the war.” Whananz-Dzuun quickly rejected the offer of Hur-Ei. “ But thank you good friend. Perhapsss we should try to talk to the other one. Deltiss was hiss name.”

They came before the ambassador of Skyrim. “hail, my name isss Whana- call me Sssnow-Scale. My argonian name would be too hard to pronounce.” Whananz-Dzuun introduced himself to the others around him, not even forgetting the Dunmer.
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Camaron Thagor

"Samuel," The king turned to his trustee, whispering in Bretic. "The Dunmer approaching us, is that Deltis, their envoy?"

"No, your majesty." Bridwell leaned in slightly closer, whispering as well. Though he had memorized the influentials that were supposed to attend to these negotiations quite well, he wasn't entirely certain who the elf was; a member of Deltis' entourage seemed unlikely, given the exchange that just occured (although he couldn't understand what was being said, it was quite clear they weren't chatting about the weather). "The only thing I might contribute is that whoever this is, he was not originally supposed to be here."

Camaron raised an eyebrow slightly. "Reassuring. Shall I close my eyes and pretend he does not appear to intend to speak to me?"

The time for whispering was past, however, as the Dunmer was already upon them, bowing and at least addressing the king with proper respect - more than Samuel had expected. Upon mention of Camaron's uniting the Five Kingdoms, however, he turned his head away from both the guest and his liege. It seemed that he was looking at one of the knights who stood behind their king, but the Bridwell was, in fact, hiding a wry smile. 'Union' was the last word that anyone in High Rock would've used for Camaron's strangely pieced together creation... Not that all these foreigners needed to know the exact details, of course.

The king's face, on the other hand, remained unchanged as he nodded in response to the mer's bow. "You honour us; we had not expected word of our affairs to have spread all the way to the distant east." Six words in and already the lying started. Even if he truly was humble, there was no way Camaron actually wouldn't have expected news of such an extraordinary event as the Bretons gaining some semblance of political unity to have spread all over Tamriel. "Our condolences, for what little they are worth, go out for the Dunmer people... Truly a great tragedy, but there are always things mortal rulers simply cannot influence."

Though it didn't shine through the pleasantries a monarch of High Rock simply had to master, Camaron was already halfway through dismissing what remained of the Dunmer. No one could've denied that they were very weak at present and any friendship with them had the potential of complicating matters with the Nords. With that ridiculous rebellious grand duke sitting in Jehanna and threatening to destabilize the entire Western Reach, I would rather not give the holds any pretext for accepting him under their wing should it come to open secession. That would certainly mean war, a pointless war that has every chance to spiral hideously out of control.

While the king mused thusly, Samuel remained almost statue-still, one hand on the pommel of his blade and his eyes darting about the council hall - seizing up both potential threats and opportunities, just as his role required. So far, he had to hand it to his sovereign - Camaron appeared remarkably diplomatic for a man whose primary motivation for coming to these negotiations was achieving the longest [censored] streak in the Imperial City's history since the return of Uriel V's Legionnaires from Akavir.

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Arinre

"This one has already secured quarters within the Tiber Septim hotel, he has heard that it is the finest establishment in the city. As for company, well this one would be delighted if the lady Arinre would join him." He paused for a moment and his eyes moved to watch the Dunmer stalking away from a white scaled Argonian. "We would be able to discuss matters without the distraction of such... Bravado."

The khajiit smiled, something with Arinre found most disturbing. “I would gladly accept your invitation and as it happens, I too am staying at the hotel. Perhaps I shall see you around the place. You seem one of the few reasonable people in this room.” She said and glanced towards the Bosmer. “For now however I shall leave you in the capable hands of my page,” she turned to face the old, elf who had been at her side the entire time. “Sargenius, please make the correct arrangements.” and then she said quickly and quietly so no-one could hear, “And arrange me a room at this.. Hotel.”

She moved off towards the Bosmer, who was surrounded by two other elves, guards no doubt and was rifling through papers. Aries, had been studied intently before the meeting, he was key to creating the new Aldmeri Dominion. “Aries!” She exclaimed joyfully, “How good it is to see you here, why it has been an age, an age indeed. I do hope you remember me, I met you once at a meeting held in Valenwood. Did you get the letter?” She stood over him smiling, hoping that one of the guards would move and he would offer her a seat and that he recieved the letter about the treaty.
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Tension was building in the room, and both Ghoragdush and his guards could sense it. It was a necessary skill for a soldier to know, and possibly even more important for a politician. The Orcish guards stood where they were told, though they were obviously uneasy, half keeping an eye on the Argonians while the others watched the Dunmer. Ghoragdush was waiting for the Nord to respond to him when the Khajiit and Altmer were arranging to have dinner together. I'm too damn late. Maybe not, that Khajiit seems reasonable and honorable, and obviously respects me. he thought.

He thought of going to speak with the Hortator, or possibly the King of Daggerfall. The Bretons certainly were a priority, and it had been quite a while since he had seen Camaron. On the other hand, trying to learn what the Dunmer were planning would be a wise move, not to mention that Ghoragdush held a great deal of respect to veterans of combat. He had heard of the Hortator several times, and each one of those times he had wondered what kind of person the Dunmer really was.

Before he had a chance to talk to anyone, however, the Argonian came over to the small group, and introduced himself as Snow-Scale, just as Ghoragdush had guessed. While he had no real plans for the Argonians, it would yet again be a wise choice to learn thier motives and, more importantly, make sure that they do not join with the Altmer. The General quickly stood from his seat and turned to great the Argonian.

"Well met." the Orc began. He was not entirely familiar with Argonian customs, so he resisted the urge to do anything with his hands. Usually he would at the least offer a bow or a hand shake, though under these circumstances it was best that he try his best not to anger any represenatives. "I am General Ghoragdush gro-Urgak of Orsinium. It may seem odd that my people send a military leader to peace negotiations, but my King Shurgak insisted that I handle the diplomacy. My time in the Imperial Legion has made me probably more...friendly than the King."
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Thaden, Council Chamber

A slight frown crossed Thaden's face as the King brought up the fact that Morrowind was in fact not doing too well. It was true; Southern Morrowind had been seized by the Argonians and the fall of the Ministry had made almost all of Vvardenfell uninhabitable, except for a few small settlements near the northern edge of the Island. The majority of the Dunmer people now resided on the Northern and Telvanni islands, except for House Redoran who still clung tightly to the Northwestern part of Morrowind. The Dunmer were in no state to launch a full military campaign against the Argonians, however their recent "cease fire" relationship with the Nords was allowing them a little bit of relief. The Nords had even gone a far as to supply the Dunmeri Empire with quite a few well made warships. Perhaps the centuries old rivalry was coming to an end after all. However even though they were no longer at war, Thaden still disliked the Nords. Maybe not as much as the Imperials or Argonians, but they still were not very high on his list.

"Thank you. It is indeed a tragedy. However such things will not break the Dunmeri people. We still stand strong and will not be put to rest with ease." Thaden gave a small smile before he continued, "Now enough beating around the bush. You know as well as I that the Nords are...unstable, and I wonder what words concerning them have made their way to the west."

Thaden knew that Deltis would pursue an alliance with the Nords; however he knew the Argonians would try as well. Therefore it would be in the Dunmer's best interest to find out the state of the Nordic Empire and how best to use it to their advantage. While waiting for the King to reply Thaden's eyes wandered past him and towards four figures near the grand stone table in the center of the chamber. Three were Bosmer, and the fourth was the Altmeri delegate. Hmm...perhaps they are truly trying to reform the Aldmeri Dominion. Definitely something to look into.
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