RE: Spheres of Influence: Alliance
07-18-2019, 05:02 PM
Alyn consults with the other druids, their voices low and heads bowed. After a minute or two, they step back up to speak.
"The Unity votes Aye. The Alliance is meant to defend our realms, yes, and although we Friends abhor violence we understand the necessity of self-defense, and at times marching to reclaim lands and homes as the noble dwarves are doing. However, we do not condone any such 'pre-emptive' action. Nhdit Nuskri has as much of a right to exist as any of our nations, and although it saddened us that they were becoming hostile to the Alliance, it is their right to decide their foreign policy. We are no seers, and cannot predict the future. We did not know what would happen, and to initiate violence just because we fear that violence will be done against us in turn can only lead to bloodshed, misery, and strife."
They shake with emotion as they speak, addressing Cregit Exiro directly.
"Instead of trying to reach out and communicate in peace with Nhdit Nuskri, you lashed out in anger and destroyed them utterly. How many lives were lost? How much pain and suffering did you cause to your fellows? Even the hearts of the wicked can be reached through kindness, and even if he was an irredeemable tyrant, surely there were options other than total conquest! Even if war was inevitable, you did not explore any other options, and furthermore have taken their land, the land that belongs to the impoverished people of Nhdit Nuskri, and now lord over them yourself. Instead of freedom you have brought death. I do not believe in punishment for crimes that occurred before a law was written, but I hope that the passage of this article will make it clear that those outside the Alliance who do not harm us directly as the bugs, goblins, and pirates do now have as much of a right to exist and live without fear of attack as we do."
They strike the earth with the butt of their staff.
"I thank Captain Ovis for taking a stand on this issue. We cannot abandon diplomacy and communication for the easy solution of the sword. I hope that this article at least makes any war of offense a carefully calculated affair, one that is only pursued when other options would be worse."
"The Unity votes Aye. The Alliance is meant to defend our realms, yes, and although we Friends abhor violence we understand the necessity of self-defense, and at times marching to reclaim lands and homes as the noble dwarves are doing. However, we do not condone any such 'pre-emptive' action. Nhdit Nuskri has as much of a right to exist as any of our nations, and although it saddened us that they were becoming hostile to the Alliance, it is their right to decide their foreign policy. We are no seers, and cannot predict the future. We did not know what would happen, and to initiate violence just because we fear that violence will be done against us in turn can only lead to bloodshed, misery, and strife."
They shake with emotion as they speak, addressing Cregit Exiro directly.
"Instead of trying to reach out and communicate in peace with Nhdit Nuskri, you lashed out in anger and destroyed them utterly. How many lives were lost? How much pain and suffering did you cause to your fellows? Even the hearts of the wicked can be reached through kindness, and even if he was an irredeemable tyrant, surely there were options other than total conquest! Even if war was inevitable, you did not explore any other options, and furthermore have taken their land, the land that belongs to the impoverished people of Nhdit Nuskri, and now lord over them yourself. Instead of freedom you have brought death. I do not believe in punishment for crimes that occurred before a law was written, but I hope that the passage of this article will make it clear that those outside the Alliance who do not harm us directly as the bugs, goblins, and pirates do now have as much of a right to exist and live without fear of attack as we do."
They strike the earth with the butt of their staff.
"I thank Captain Ovis for taking a stand on this issue. We cannot abandon diplomacy and communication for the easy solution of the sword. I hope that this article at least makes any war of offense a carefully calculated affair, one that is only pursued when other options would be worse."
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