Gathering Storm

[Chancellor Zeffer Winterfur]

(I would like it if all vermin apart of the WARR Empire come here, thanks)

The snow from the Northern Mountains seemed to block out all the light from the sun. It was a blizzard and a harsh one at that. In the fortress of the WARR empire, on the mountains, near the coastline of the Northwest. The banners of the WARR Empire wiped around like, long grass in a strong gale. The soldiers of the empire remained in underground holes that lead to chambers beneath the fortress. The tower that stood in the center of the fort was that of the Grand Chambers of the Overlord. Of course it wasn't nearly as elaborately decorated as the High City of the Empire, located far from the territory of Mossflower.
Oh....so much have I missed the sounds of battle, and the smells which comes from it...So many years and now, we are so close, so close to create the greatest empire that the world has ever seen...
In the throne room the Overlord of the Empire sat watching the flames dance as his generals told him of the conditions, and how the army would be able to move out, as soon as the blizzard let up. However, the started to argue of how, and when they should proceed to attack the Mossflower Woodlanders. Several of his Generals recommended recruiting the surrounding vermin tribes to way waste to Woodlanders. Another was to offer the Woodlanders of Mossflower to join the Empire, as a protectorate, similar to how the Merrito were recruited. Another was to march on Mossflower and set fire to the entire forest.
"These woodlanders..." started Rosethorn, his voice a dreaded sound of coldness which echoed threw the room, causing a slight chill to run down the backs of his generals.
"...will not just let us take their land...I made that mistake long ago...They managed to defeat my army once...Shall I make the same mistake, by depending on the uncivilized vermin around the countryside?! I think not...No peace will ever be made with this, pathetic idealists...This war will end with this land burning until nothing is left, but ash...and dust. Honor Guard!"
The Honor Guard snapped to attention. "Yes sir!" They said as one as the stood at perfect attention.
"See to it, that our troops are at the ready...when the storm pass, we march to set fire to Mossflower."
"As you command, Master!" the Honor Guard replied turning and walking out in perfect formation and unison.
The generals turned to Rosethorn as he stood up. "We must be merciless to these Woodlander...To many Warlord have made the mistake that they are weak...They aren't they are willing to die for their pathetic Idealist thoughts. Show no mercy, set fire to their world, and when the last of them are driven out, then our empire will be complete.
"Sir, what of the New Azurrians?" asked the oldest general.
Rosethorn laughed deeply as he looked at the generals. "The New Azurrians will follow the same fate as the Azurrians, a thousand years their predecessors did. The Irean blood that all of you have, gives you strength...Do not fear the Woodlanders." Rosethorn stood up straight as he seemed to appear like a legendary war-hero of sort. "The day approaches, when our lord an master will lead us to a new glory as our noble Magus's have said. Fight on, my brothers, and show our master that we are strong, and that we deserve to be by his side when the last seeds of heresy and treason are rooted out..."
The generals nodded as they placed their fists to their chest. "By the will of Vulpuz..." The generals turned to leave.
Rosethron was quiet as he turned his gaze slightly. "Find me some WARR soldiers, I need to speak to them... I have a mission for them..."

((Anyone with a WARR character...Just say that a warrior came up to you and requested your presence.))

[Kiara]

Talia Blacktip was in a lazy mood when a warrior came about and told her that their leader wanted to speak to everyone. She sighed and nodded at the warrior as she got up from her seat that she was resting on and started to make her way toward the throne room, mumbling to herself about being disturbed.

Once there she leaned at the back wall, her army crossed at her chest. Talia watched the goings on and waited for the message that Rosethorn wanted to say to them. She sighed, guessing that it was probably just another one of his rants that he needed to get off his chest. Of course with all the strong male warriors, generals, and what-not, Talia grinned, trying to decide which one to talk to while they waited for everyone else to get here and for Rosethorn’s speech.


((short...but not much there is to do))

[Chancellor Zeffer Winterfur]

"Ahh," started Rosethorn as he sat down in the throne room. He turned his head slightly to look at Talia. "Greetings, noble warrior..."
Rosethorn stood up as he walked down the stairs that lead up to his throne so that he may stand at equal level of Talia. "Talia, wasn't it? I remember you...You valor on the battlefield was most exceptional...Your ansestors have been made proud that day..." Rosethorn's face turned stern as he turned slightly.
"However, I haven't asked for an adiance with hand-picked soldiers no reason...I have a mission for you, if you are up for the task..."

[Kiara]

Talia snapped out of her search for the right male to flirt with when Rosethorn addressed her. She turned toward him and watched him descend the stairs and walked closer to her. Talia nodded “Yes, my lord, I’m Talia.” She said answering his question about her name.

She smiled a bit as Rosethorn continued on, saying that he remembered her. But when he turned slightly, her smile disappeared into a stern and focused expression on her face. Talia bowed slightly to Rosethorn. “I am up for any task you need done, my lord.” She said and stood back up, waiting for her orders and wondering what kind of job he had for her. It is freezing outside.

[Chancellor Zeffer Winterfur]

Rosethorn smiled as he nodded. "Excellent...your loyalty will bring to you good blessings." said Rosethorn as he moved slightly closer to Talia as if he were afraid someone would hear him.
"The mission I have for you is two. I want you to take a patrol of soldiers to the forests of Mossflower so that we may know what is ahead of us when we march our troops towards Mossflower Woods." replied Rosethorn, in his commanding tone, completely deep and strong sounding, "Then I want you to do this...you alone...You see, I have a grandson, and... a traitor-of-a-son. I want you to infultrate Salamanstrom and alienate him from his friends, so that he will isolated...Also, information on where the Badgerlord is going, what is their current army size, and their stength is, is also important for the success of our campaign...You understand?"

[Kiara]

Talia watched her master come even closer to her, but smiled at the compliment that Rosethorn had given her. She hated when Rosethorn used that tone to issue orders. It means that she couldn’t back out of it later on if she wanted to.

Talia nodded at the orders. “May I wait till the blizzard is over to start in these missions you set before me? It will give me time to prepare. How will I be relaying this information back to you and do you have the names of your son and grandson, so I will know who it is I’m looking for?” Talia asked, looking at Rosethorn.

[Chancellor Zeffer Winterfur]

Rosethorn nodded to Talia's question of remaining at the fort untill the blizzard was over. He might have been cold and ruthless, but he knew better then to send his soldiers out in the middle of a blizzard.
"You shall send the messages by tieing them to a rock and dropping it over the wall at night every, new, and full moon. The soldiers well pick up the message in the vail of darkness and return it to me. I will be in the Northern part of Mossflower gaining land an territory there, and combating the resistance movement brewing there by the Vermin Confederation...." Replied Rosethorn as he stood tall, walking a little bit away staring at a wall that had decrative pictures all over it. The walls were covered with portaits what were obviously of the WARR Noble Family, as well as pictures of historical wars that occured. He placed his hand on one of the walls, touching the face of what most likely was his father. He closed his eyes for a moment as he remained standing by the wall.
"My grandson, Redfur, son of Hector, my youngest...And my other son...Darkhawk." replied Rosethorn as his claw lowered to where two foxes were drawn. One was of Hector, and the other was of Darkhawk. He clinched his claw as he opened his eyes.
"Be careful when gathering information...I have heard of the way Badgers interrigate spys...I hear it is painful, and death follows soon after."

[Kiara]

Talia nodded back at him for answering her question and allowing her to stay until the blizzard blew over. She doubted that she would have actually went if he said the opposite, all that cold, snow and whatever else could ruin her fur. Of course she said nothing.

Dropping the messages from over the walls of Salamanstrom in the dark seemed to be the easiest way, but Talia feared that someone would catch her while doing so, or that someone would pick up the message on the ground before one if the WARR soldiers got a chance to pick it up. However she did not let her fear show nor did she question the orders that Rosethorn gave her. Talia nodded. So Rosethorn wasn’t planning on staying here much longer then. She smiled a little, at-least with her mission she wouldn’t be fighting and have to live in the conditions of the battlefield. “I shall go into the Mossflower forest with a troop and continue to do so until I can find a suitable place for you to camp at then will proceed to Salamanstrom and acquire the information you seek.” She said as she watched Rosethorn walk to the portraits on the walls.

Talia nodded at she committed the three names to memory. She wondered which of the two sons the traitor was. It didn’t really matter, for it’ll just get in her way later on when she meet them, but still she wondered. “Don’t worry about me. They won’t know what hit them…until it is too late. Who else will be joining me in the hike through Mossflower?”

[Chancellor Zeffer Winterfur]

"Four of my Elite Honor Guard will assist you...at least as far as the cliffs of the Northern Mountain...Then my soldiers well allow you a days head start and chase you down as if..." Replied Rosethorn as he sat down.
"...As if you were an 'unpure' savage beasts like these woodlanders..." a voice said from the shadows. By the sound, it was an old voice. Slowly, a gray fox walked out of the shadows, a staff helping him walk. The gray foxes eyes were a blood read. He slowly walked forward.
"The Ranji Empire has always been a great people...For almost a hundred years we have marched the army upon this world in hopes to bring it under the fold of the great empire, and unite all and bring them to the salvation of the Empire..."said the old fox as Rosethorn looked at the fox, slightly befutled.
"Ahh...Talia, this is Zulu, the spiritual wisdom of the Empire..." said Rosethorn. "...He will be informing you of the importance of what we are doing...Understood?"

[Kiara]

Talia watched Rosethorn as he spoke to her and sat down. She then turned to see Zulu finishing off Rosethorn's sentence. There was something about Zulu that she felt a little frightened about. Maybe it was that he was so old and yet so powerful or maybe his blood red eyes. Talia just knew that Zulu was just plain creepy to her.

She smiled seeing Rosethorn's befutled face when he looked at Zulu, but straightened up when he turned to her and introduced the old fox. Talia nodded and bowed slightly, although not as must as she did with Rosethorn. "Yes." She answered, not questioning him one bit but instead just wrinkled her nose, not wanting to spend anytime with the old fox. She'd rather find a male to talk with, while waiting for the storm to pass. Talia sighed to herself and nodded, looking from Rosethorn to Zulu.

[Chancellor Zeffer Winterfur]

Zulu watched at Rosethorn walked away towards the entrence. The old fox looked at Talia. "I see your discomfort...It means nothing to me, but... I merely came here to oversee the actions of our Empire..." Zulu walked forward as several Elite Honor Guard stood at attention.
"...Our empire has been long at the forefront of complete order...This world is chaotic, and we are here to bring it together...What do you know of the Ancient's Wars?"

[Kiara]

Talia also watched Rosethorn walk off, leaving her with Zulu and a few of the Elite Honor Guard. 'Great, he's old and can read minds' She thought to herself. Talia stayed still as she saw the guards straighten up when Zulu walked forward.

"I do not know all that much about the Ancient's Wars. I am a recruit and haven't had the pleasure of knowing everything, unlike yourself." She said to the old fox. 'But I'm sure you're going to tell me everything...'

[Chancellor Zeffer Winterfur]

Zulu sighed slightly. "Shame...I would have hoped that the 'Holy' Rosethorn would have taken the time to teach all of our troops of why we fight..." muttered Zulu to himself.
"No matter... You have been givin' an important task, have you not?" Zulu slowly walked closer to Talia.
"If you can get the choicen one back here...then you shall be rewarded greatly for you zealousness...how would being named High Consul of the Empire, a rank that has been empty since the foundation of the empire, and bare strength in command over the Master Warlords of the Empire."

[Kiara]

Talia looked at Zulu oddly as the old creature mumbled to himself. She nodded her answer as he walked closer to her, although, she didn't know how important her job was. Talia figured the chosen one was one of the three that Rosethorn had told her about, figuring it was the grandson.

Greatly rewarded. Talia liked the sound of that. She smiled as Zulu went on, talking about High Consul of the Empire. She thought that all positions like that would have been filled, and if not, that they would be filled with ones that had the ancients blood in them and not a recruit. But she like the sound of it. "I will do my best not to fail."

[Chancellor Zeffer Winterfur]

"You shall either fail, or succed, newblood of the Empire...You will either live and serve the empire, or you will die for the name of it...All that matters is the uniting of all races under the true ideals of Vulpuz...The survival of the empire rests on you finding the child..." said Zulu as he turned, his age showing highly in each motion he made. He walked a few steps as the Elite Honor Guard remained in perfect formation, thier eyes never moving from the two foxes. Zulu's red eyes were in small openings, but were clear as the red moon.
"...We are servents of the great lord...even our Overlord, master of the empire, is a servent...You will find him...the one destant to bring the new age...or you will parish...on the eve of salvation...Be cunning, and swift...and may Vupuz's strength guide you..." Zulu slowly walked, his staff holding up his weight in each step.

[Kiara]

Talia watched and listened to Zulu. How could the survival of the empire could rest upon getting Rosethorn's grandson here. There was something that she was missing, but she didn't really care. All she wanted to do was get it done and over with. She'll find out all the rest when the time comes.

Talia found it odd that the Elite Honor Guard remained in perfect formation. She didn't know much creatures that would do something like this. Then again, Talia was the newest member around here.

She nodded at Zulu and watched him slowly walk off. Talia looked at the Elite Honor Guard and shrugged. She turned away and started to walk out of the throne room, and onto the business she liked. flirting with one of the males...if she could find one.

[Chancellor Zeffer Winterfur]

<<I don't know what to say...Perhaps making a new topic is in order?>>

--This Message will be deleted after response--

[Kiara]

(ooc - I agree. There's nothing either of us can do now in this thread....unless someone else joins...)

[Ashstripe]

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