195 - Forum Diplomacy Steel Rex

[mafmiller]

GN-DA

Great Imperator,

Having heard his final rejection, I am reaching out to you now regarding our ancient enemies, the Dwarves.  They have refused to come to an agreement with me, and are moreover explicitly threatening my holdings in Runnimede.

It is good, then, that I have resources and information of my own which may be of great usefulness to you, especially as the Dwarves have taken your village in the Talking Mountains and refused to cede his own town in your region.

As two nations with both ancient and current grievances against the Dwarves, are you willing to engage in common cause with me against them?  If so, we should work on finding a common point of reference, as I have much information even now, obtained as a defensive measure, regarding the Talking Mountains.  I am aware of numerous population centers in Arcania and Amberland based on publicly-disclosed information, perhaps we could use a town or village there as a common point of reference.

Or we could forego such subtleties and I could disclose the information immediately, for immediate action.

Please let me know if you are interested.  I would specifically propose that control over the Talking Mountains be administered from your closer capital, rather than my own more distant one.  We all need places to expand, after all, and my hope is that you are willing to take the opportunity before you without delay.

I also have the location of a Dwarven army in the plains that would be easy targets for your archers.  I am confident I can prevent him from winning an artifact this turn, and if you can arrive this month, between my wizards and your troops and wizards, I'm sure we could put him to flight.

Best,
Bottlenose, for the Gnomes

DA - GN

Brave Bottlenose, Most Industrious of your King's Legates,
While we wish you well, as we have stated previously, we do not wish to place ourselves in the midst of your disagreement at this time. Our coup over the tyrant is still quite recent. We have not had the time to pursue fully our own relationships yet. Surely, events in Alamaze are developing rapidly and we will soon have to respond, however. It is certainly possible you will then have our support.
Hoping still for peace,
Roris Rex,
The Great Imperator of the Drow