To Holbrook....

[Rarcan the Mighty]

As most people may know now you are now Emperor.....In gaining that status you have gained allies but have gotten many enemies from it. I think it all began with making us pay FairMaid and SS tribute if you have over 100,000 networth, for many that is not the case.....There are other reasons some personal some public, but the fact is the unfairness of favoring 2 clans and making EVERYBODY else pay for you and them is very outrageous to many Warlords. You see Holbrook you run by fear, a strategy that many warlords have used and ALL failed *In the books.* Why? Because there was a glimmer of hope for freedom in the eyes of the few *Redwallers, Guosim etc.* resisters because they would not have it to be enslaved or killed. What I'm trying to say here is in the process of gaining power you gained enemies (many of them) which is not good for you or your 2 favored clans, because you know very well you can not kill or enslave every Warlord on the game...As the saying goes "Great power comes with great responsibility" YOU for one are NOT responsible enough to handle the power...you are abusing it feeding more hate to other Warlords. Now since nobody playing this game has ever been an Emperor, Empress, King, Queen, President etc. They do not know how to maintain the power and lose control over others very fast ending His or Her reign. Thing is if you are defeated and dethroned your enemies will not stop there they will destroy you for good....That is why wars never happen in real life...because we learn from our mistakes, in this case our mistake is letting you get too powerful. Think before you act cause in the situation you are in make no mistake....your enemies find a weak spot....well I think you know what happens next. Remember nobody doesn't have a weakness and that includes you.....Choose your words wisely when speaking to your enemies or the public for that matter....

Another warning....Not a threat....If you understand what I'm doing here you will know that I'm helping you and every other Warlord. You want to be a historical figure in the game right? Whether you win this "War" or not you will go down in history if you win...You'll be like real life historical figures who are hated..if you surrender and repent your unjust actions you may go down in history as someone to be recognized as a hero a true honorable Emperor....Warlords don't want to be slaves or hurt...I am merely a spokesperson not a Warrior I am not trying to pick a fight..If I was trying to I would be an "idjit" -Viska Longtooth to the Bludgullet crew....Read my words carefully...

Sincerely, Rarcan the Mighty

[Holby]

Thank you for your concern, Rarcan.

It is true I am subject to weakness as much as any figure of power, but the only thing I have to fear is betrayal. But I trust all of my own. SS, Fair Maiden and my Emperorship are interchangeable. I am these clans. If tomorrow they demanded I relinquish my power to another among the clan, I would do so.  

I could never hope to control anything alone. I work as part of a team, and that team is responsible for my success, not my individual work.

I do not fear my enemies. Only that they become complacent and allow me to dominate. There's no fun in something being easy.

[Rarcan the Mighty]

I possibly may be thinking of coming to end this bloodshed...for both sides do not want to have casualties...If I can possibly bring peace with both my clan, Fairmad and SS. Holbrook you understand as well as I do that the more harm we do to each other the more both sides are growing weaker....what if there is a greater threat than you or your enemies and we are to weak to stop it?? If you and your enemies can come to an agreement....maybe like not putting laws that many warlords don't want to do, like have votes for laws? If majority votes yes, then the law is official. Also no more threats of being destroyed if you don't listen... :-\ That just pisses warlords off....give them the choice...You also need to learn earn the trust of them and they need to earn the trust of you. In this way all will benefit and prosper and when the time come that a threat bigger than this happens...TOGETHER we will end it. I speak of terms of peace but both sides have to agree. Cause I'm going to go shouting threats willy nilly that if you don't have peace I'm going to go guns a blazin and kill you...That would be idiotic.. :D I hope both sides can agree to these terms.

P.S. I might make a clan called "The Peacemakers" developed for making peace and ending war! Everyone is welcome to join...BUT ONLY IF PEACE IS MADE AND WAR STOPS! It just pains me to see both sides suffer the pain of losing their friends in battle...I hope all will agree to these terms and begin a time of peace and prosperity. Post if you agree or disagree!

Sincerely, Rarcan the Mighty, Diplomat of Peace!

[The Obliterator]

That would normally work, however this is not a diplomacy it is a dictatorship.
If you want reform you will need to form a rebellion.
The fact is we have the power of fear and as long as we do we will rule all of reg.
There will be bloodshed before there is peace.
There always is.

[Rarcan the Mighty]

When did I say this was a diplomacy....you do know diplomacy is not a type of society or rule...Dictatorship is a type of rule...Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of groups or states. It usually refers to international diplomacy, the conduct of international relations through the intercession of professional diplomats with regard to issues of peace-making, trade, war, economics and culture. International treaties are usually negotiated by diplomats prior to endorsement by national politicians. -From Wikipedia.

I mean have you ever heard of a diplomatic country? NO cause it does not exist, and by the way I do not fear you or anyone for that matter. I'm growing quite fond of Holbrook myself, but I'm not taking sides here. I believe you are just full of greed for power...Wanting to become strong and really don't care about anyone else except yourself. You side with Holbrook because you know you'll win...If your enemies were gaining the upper hand and all hope was lost for you...you would join them. Why? Because you know if you side with winning team you will get help and care and be top ranked. I know this for I was once a warlord like you, but now I truly understand that being on the winning team doesn't help you it makes you even more greedy, so you the more you get the more you want and getting too full of yourself. I do not want illogical and stupid reasons for disagreeing...I want an intelligent that we all can come to agree with.

Reform a rebellion? Why cause you just can't handle not being the only powerful warlord in the game? Reform in the way of peace. I think no thoughts of rebellion or bloodshed (it doesn't matter who wins this war it matters what the outcome at the end is, who was lost in battle, if you truly cared for your friends you wouldn't want them to be destroyed....Or maybe you don't care for them at all, merely using them to gain power.) *In brackets means it goes to everyone* Oh and on your last remark there "There will be bloodshed before there is peace.
There always is." The more bloodshed...means no PEACE so how can there be peace at all with more bloodshed? There isn't any! That is why I am stopping it to stop both sides from suffering! I'm not siding with your enemies or you for that matter! I'm stopping this!

Sincerely, Rarcan the Mighty, Diplomat of Peace

[Holby]

I possibly may be thinking of coming to end this bloodshed...for both sides do not want to have casualties...If I can possibly bring peace with both my clan, Fairmad and SS. Holbrook you understand as well as I do that the more harm we do to each other the more both sides are growing weaker....what if there is a greater threat than you or your enemies and we are to weak to stop it?? If you and your enemies can come to an agreement....maybe like not putting laws that many warlords don't want to do, like have votes for laws? If majority votes yes, then the law is official. Also no more threats of being destroyed if you don't listen... :-\ That just pisses warlords off....give them the choice...You also need to learn earn the trust of them and they need to earn the trust of you. In this way all will benefit and prosper and when the time come that a threat bigger than this happens...TOGETHER we will end it. I speak of terms of peace but both sides have to agree. Cause I'm going to go shouting threats willy nilly that if you don't have peace I'm going to go guns a blazin and kill you...That would be idiotic.. :D I hope both sides can agree to these terms.

P.S. I might make a clan called "The Peacemakers" developed for making peace and ending war! Everyone is welcome to join...BUT ONLY IF PEACE IS MADE AND WAR STOPS! It just pains me to see both sides suffer the pain of losing their friends in battle...I hope all will agree to these terms and begin a time of peace and prosperity. Post if you agree or disagree!

Sincerely, Rarcan the Mighty, Diplomat of Peace!

There is no war. There is only me taking all of the land and holding onto it. The kills and ruining of other Empires is irrelevant. Holding land is the only real test of power in this game. If all players agree I can have their land, then we have no reason to murder, poison, sack, steal or Standard them. Unfortunately, this is not the case, so we have to put measures in place to prevent my losing land. It's as simple as that, really.

Right now, we are prosperous and we do not suffer. You, as someone who desires their fair share of the land, do. You have nothing to offer.

We have made no kills, and we will not make them unless given a reason to do so. We have been provoked by kill runs, both successful and failed. To that end, we are innocent. If none in Fair Maiden or SS die, none of the server need die.

[Rarcan the Mighty]

I'm doing what I think is for the good of all and it probably is, I'm not saying NEVER ATTACK ANYONE EVER! Cause that would ruin the game. The thing is I have done no harm to either side or help to either side. You do not have to agree to my terms of peace at all Holbrook....but for now I am on my own I want no part of this idiotic war...just because of a silly reason...I will make my clan and do not want to be bothered by this insolent battle....If I receive any massive attacks from either side during this war I will not be too pleased...It was good talking with you Holbrook. I hope sometime in the near future...that maybe it won't be like this.

Sincerely Rarcan the Mighty, Lone Warlord

[Holby]

Rarcan,

I appreciate your spirit. You are an open minded player, and that is an excellent trait in a game that relies on diplomacy. Unfortunately, by your very presence as a player, you are a target as long as you have land.

I wish no ill to you, and will ensure you are attacked only for land, and not the resources you possess.

Respectfully,

Emperor Holbrook of Southsward, Mossflower and the Northlands.

[Rarcan the Mighty]

I obviously recognized that I was a target.

It is good to have players like you on this game...You have earned my respect.

'Till we talk again!

But that does not mean I am your ally....or your enemy.


Sincerely, Rarcan the Mighty, Lone Warlord

[The Obliterator]

I laughed when i saw you write this

You side with Holbrook because you know you'll win...If your enemies were gaining the upper hand and all hope was lost for you...you would join them.

This is the very first time i have ever been on the side of the emperor.
Many people on this server both past and present can testify to the fact that for every emp before this i have been on the team to try to take them out.
If people remember i was one of the perhaps 4 people who oppsoed Ereptor who was who most people think the best emp on this server.
I only help people if they have earned my loyalty. I dont join the strongest person i join my friends.

[Rarcan the Mighty]

Yes I stand corrected there  :D but the part about diplomacy is entirely true. On your earlier post you stated that this is not a diplomacy it is a dictatorship. You are comparing 2 entirely different things that are not in the same category. Dictatorship is a type of rule just like a Democracy....Diplomacy has nothing to do whith the TYPE of government...No it has to do with the representatives of 2 or more governments speaking to eachother. Example: Me and Holbrook speaking of peace. Unless you meant to say Democracy (a government that allows the people to vote or speak freely of their opinion) what you stated earlier is wrong.

Although I do stand corrected there...though I wasn't even around of that time. I just started like a month or few weeks ago. So really how was I suppposed to know...but oh well thanks for the correction!

Oh, by the way what you said earlier did NOT make me laugh. Because it is a simple mistake that anybody could've made.

Sincerely, Rarcan the Mighty, Lone Warlord

[Alazar is Back]

I laughed when i saw you write this

You side with Holbrook because you know you'll win...If your enemies were gaining the upper hand and all hope was lost for you...you would join them.

This is the very first time i have ever been on the side of the emperor.
Many people on this server both past and present can testify to the fact that for every emp before this i have been on the team to try to take them out.
If people remember i was one of the perhaps 4 people who oppsoed Ereptor who was who most people think the best emp on this server.
I only help people if they have earned my loyalty. I dont join the strongest person i join my friends.

You wouldn't join myself ;) haha its all good though its not like i own you. It is just a bit strange as to us never working together this time around.

[Death]

What testicular fortitude, getting a lead and team like that then going into vacation. Truly a daring, daring Promisance player.

[windhound]

Heh.  Even the best of us have real life things to attend to Death.  Holbs is gone for a little over a week or so.  He'd have idled out anyhow.

[Death]

He wasn't running turns or anything in the first place, so I don't really see why it matters so much.

But it's even more useful of a tactic than I'd imagine was intended, since two resistance groups are probably going to be down a member once I yawn my way out of here, haha.