There was a meeting. An ominous meeting, between Kotine of the Krato, the Rehsedgog Chieftain, the Leader of the Armies of Eloga, and the United tribes of Refuge and the Der’al Collective. Select other tribes attended but few knew about the dark dealings of that meeting. For they came together to discuss a giant problem.
Kotine began, “Welcome one and all, I am Kotine, servant of the Ur King Jarl. The Krato have extended our protection over the lands of the Elogans. As we speak there is an army massing on the borders of our lands.
Their diplomats have come to the Krato and offered much wealth in the form of slaves if they can pass without incident through our lands to raid the lands of the Olgogs.
We have not yet given them an answer, because I must decide what is in the best interest of the Elogans under my care. War with the Yyan will cost the Elogans many lives, but what gain does war with the Yyan bring my people…nothing…at least that I can see. Yet the alternative is a huge stock of slaves as payment for our blind eye.”
Quill gave the proper signs of respect, then he said, "Kotine, I for one do not find this to be a dangerous situation.
For every slave they give you who is an Olgog release them into the Der’al Collective as a citizen. I even offer each a comission within the Army of the True Flame. They will have a home, a job defending the collective, and food.
Then we direct this Yyan Army to the borders of our enemies the Earthers. They can travel through are lands without violence as long as they respect all Collective Borders.
You of course will do as you wish with the non-Olgog slaves. I prefer not knowing the fates of them but I am sure they will be quicker and more merciful than the Yyan who currently hold them."
Auf Lalog’na bows showing respect for the gather Olgogs Kotine and says "I am here as part of the UtR and for my tribe. I expect others of the UtR will be here shortly as well.
As if you let that army through your borders, it would be into our lands, so we have an interest in helping you against the Yyan army. Our tribes and nations recently have worked well as neighbors and relations have been improving. We would also like to continue this trend as well. Recently my tribe, Herd of Auf Lal’ al, even have completed a trade.
As good neighbors, we have taken most, if not all, of the Oners attacks as they continue to concentrate on our cities like Simonsburg. The Oners from Dunesphere hold very few cities in the south now.
Also, We can help deal with that Yyan army. They must be dealt with sometime, might as well be sooner than later. We can also limit those lifes lost with our healing leyas amoung other things.
Our common enemies attack, because they see weak individual enemies, whether its true or not. But As we Olgogs form nations and relations with other Olgog nations, we all become stronger. Our enemies will soon not see multiple weaker smaller enemies, but a strong set of nations they do not wish to anger for fear they will take notice. And that fear will work on those giants."
Quill asked, "If the Oners are really threatening your borders and the Yuan want to fight with someone, why not sic them on each other, Auf Lal’ogna?
Let our enemies hurt each other. Then when bloodied and distracted we could clean them both up."
Auf Lalog’na says "The oners are a problem, but not the other colonies or the EEF. While we do nothing outside the Olgog Lands, the other Colonies will not interfer with us protecting the Olgog lands and even will help us as they have done recently. But if we let an Yyan army through our lands unharmed to attack them, we could loose the support of the EEF. And I do not want to chance that.
Also, Dunesphere, the real power behind the Oners, has not actually sent much of their force because of what the other colonies would do. If the other colonies fear something like the Yyan Army on their door step that marched through Olgog lands unhindered, they would allow the oners to get away with send a large force. One that would cause us difficulty.
I fear letting the Yyan army through both our lands is not a good idea.
But I do believe we can help deal with the Yyan army and could even get help from the EEF. We do not fear their Magi cannons as long as you have enough Artificers that know Light Leyas. We can show any a trick to reflect most magi cannon fire. "
“I can think of a couple reasons letting them through probably isn’t a good idea.” Urik said to Kotine,
“First, how do you know you can believe the word of these giants? We all recently fought a large group of Yyan who served The Warmonger. If this group does to letting them cross your boarders would be a terrible idea. How do you know they don’t hope to set the UTR and the Der’al Collective to fighting and then attack everyone while we’re distracted? Or maybe the slaves are just a distraction and really mean raid elogan land.”
“Secondly is the gain of slaves worth the long term alienation of your charges neighbors? The Yyan may come but they’ll also leave, one way or another. And something like this is likely to end in violence between the UTR and the Collective. I guess the question is which is worth more, some slaves or not having open on going war with your neighbors?”