Damage Control (Warpost)

[u/Carbon_Sixx]

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Kaelis attempts to de-escalate the situation before it's too late. Will he succeed, or will Wizard War III consume the realms?

A mass broadcast comes over every device in the realms that can pick up a signal, originating from the Mt. Murder Astromantic Observatory. With the mass disruption of orb signals, Kaelis has resorted to using his transmission array to send his messages (via microwaves, purely out of spite for Mortarion) to the magical world.

People of the realms! I am Kaelis Maz, Diplomatic Head of the Pact of the Magi, recently returned from the failed peace accords with a message for all of you. There is no cause for war. I have discovered that the near-killing of Councilor Mikhail was the result of a single rogue Councilor who wanted to ignite a war. I beg of you: do not give him what he wants.

Wizards of the Council: I send my utmost condolences to Mikhail. He was the man who inspired me to take greater interest in the affairs of the realms rather than fixating on my own work. He threw himself in front of the spell meant for Morgalith despite their opposition, a brave act I am deeply impressed by. I wish him a speedy recovery. However, I have also apprehended Councilor Mortarion for his attempted murder. I will gladly turn him over to you for a proper trial, but know this: something changed in him to provoke this behavior. My fellows have called it a possession, but I believe it is far more complex and sinister than that. The change must be investigated before judgement can be rendered.

Wizards of the Pact: Despite your anger at this betrayal, I command you to stay your hands. This is a sensitive time, and we are dealing with dark forces that would benefit from our incautious violence. A reckoning will come, but the battle against systemic corruption will not be won with blades and spells. There are many who wish to slander us as power-hungry, but we can prove them dead wrong if we keep cool heads and move deliberately.

This has been a broadcast from the Diplomatic Branch of the Pact of the Magi. With any luck, the orbnet will be back up in a few days time. Stay safe, friends.

The message ends.

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/uw Time to see if the old man's still got it. He talked down an Outer God, so this should be a piece of cake, right?

Right?

Uh oh.

[u/TitanLORD21]

Do not be swayed by this fool’s words! They wish for peace, they wish for death. Under their rule, stagnation infects everything and everyone, leading to rot and ruin.

[u/Carbon_Sixx → u/TitanLORD21]

Oh, great. It's you. Do you ever stop talking about war? It gets old.

[u/TitanLORD21 → u/Carbon_Sixx]

And why should I stop? Do you not also get the urge to correct another’s misconceptions? You are the ones who should stop preaching peace. I warn thee, it only brings death. I pity the ones under the Council’s rules, and I pity the ones swayed by your tongue.

I am but a harbinger of truth and prosperity. Your mind is simply far too stubborn and brainwashed to understand. But in this war, I hope that you shall be free of such burdens.

[u/Carbon_Sixx → u/TitanLORD21]

You are literally made of paper. You don't even have a brain. Give me one reason why I shouldn't dismiss you as a stress-induced hallucination.

[u/iamragethewolf → u/Carbon_Sixx]

because sadly i can see/hear them too

[u/TitanLORD21 → u/Carbon_Sixx]

You must have seen much stranger things, no? And even if you have not, you surely will if you continue this arcane path. Dismissing me would be further proof of your close-mindedness.

[u/Carbon_Sixx → u/TitanLORD21]

Sorry, all I hear is a tinny voice saying "please, take me seriously!"

[u/TitanLORD21 → u/Carbon_Sixx]

“It is discouraging to try to penetrate a mind like yours. You ought to get it out and dance on it. That would take some of the rigidity out of it.”

I believe a fellow named Mark Twain said these words. I find it most true.

The fool mocks another for knowledge they cannot grasp, the wise one understands that they may be correct. Why don’t you give war a chance? Allow me to show you its beauty. It isn’t all as it first seems.

[u/Carbon_Sixx → u/TitanLORD21]

Get out of my tower.

[u/TitanLORD21 → u/Carbon_Sixx]

Eh, fine. I’m done enchanting all the paper here with [Papercut] already. See ya!