Iscandar, Immortal Stronghold
@duck55223The Nightmare Emperor listened to the story, the illusion magic involved was quite potent, even if it was so obviously an illusion, and easy to see past had he been trying to do so. Still, the story was quite interesting, and the theory behind the Iscandarian magic was sound.
"That is indeed quite the story. I wish our coming across of magic had been as easy as yours. We gained our magic through chaos. Over time we learned to control it and brought order and as you say harmony out of it. As a result the corrupting powers of chaos and dark magics is somewhat lessened on my people, though some would say that's a bad thing seeing how the reason for it is that our senses are simply dulled to it. But regardless, the fact remains that we have become excellent at finding and containing chaos. Perhaps this could lead to some form of agreement between our people. Through the differences in magic we can do what you cannot, and yet we both seek to end corruption and disharmony. Us through containing what we unleashed, and you through spreading your power. It's an interesting idea to think about at least.
"On another note, I congratulate you on the illusion. I'm something of a specialist in the art seeing as it is my main method of combatting threats to my people. You'd be amazed how many battles can be completely averted through the right amount of nightmares brought to life in one's mind. The tactic is what earned me my name. Now, as much as I'd love to stay and talk about magic, I believe we have more pressing matters. I would like to extend an offer of peace and non-aggression with you. Eventually it may turn to an alliance of sorts, but for now a first step is enough to set us on the path. Now, what do you say?"
Hostel System, UNRE Noble Jury
@WilsonTurnerUpon receiving the transmission from the Hocklyns, it was decided that the lead cruiser of the Searonese fleet, the Noble Jury would be used as the diplomatic ship with two more destroyers sent from the Roa'marii Fleet. General Escal would be the lead negotiator from the Roa'marii with Top Spear Ror'kae representing the Searonese. Each would be taking two of their own guard to meet in person with the Hocklyn commander. By the time the three hours allotted time was up, all six Roa'marii to meet with the Hocklyns were aboard the Noble Jury and the ship along with its two escorts went forwards to follow the Hocklyns. At the same time, General Escal sent a transmission to the Hocklyn fleet.
"We are prepared to meet with you. Send us the coordinates to the location you wish to meet and we shall follow you there. We will follow those rules which you have set out for us, as well as any others you make us aware of. I trust that in the end of these negotiations we will be able to agree on a compromise that releases Pes'tifero into my custody to be dealt with according to Roa'marii law. The Nightmare Emperor will judge her himself and deal her punishment. Now, please lead the way."
Meanwhile, aboard Pes'tifero's ship the UNRE Spear of Searo, Pes'tifero herself stood on her bridge, the Hocklyn breeder standing across from her. His presence on her ship only served to enrage her more. Yet there was nothing she could do. She had seen the mines attached to her ship's hull herself and she knew the Hocklyns would not hesitate to set them off should anything happen to their representative. They wanted her to tell them about the systems and defenses of her ship so they could combat anything sent against them be the Roa'marii. Reluctantly she had to agree that there was some logic in telling them these things. So she got one of her Daughters to divulge the information.
"Roa'marii ships are run off of Mana, typically this is harvested through the natural reserves of the crew themselves and stored in large mana batteries that massively amplify the output. This energy is used for most systems on the ships and generators aboard it can replicate more once they have enough to run. Even if they were to completely lose all stored power, they can restore power to self replicating levels after around an hour of drain on the crew, depending on the ship size, number of Roa'marii onboard, and level of power of those on board. With a General aboard that ship there is almost no chance of out matching them in a battle of endurance without a similarly massive power source. Their weapons generally use this mana as well, performing much like plasma.
"On the ground, Roa'marii soldiers use as their primary weapons Mana Rifles which once again draw on the natural mana in each soldier. This prevents scavenging of the weapons from the battlefield. In addition many carry mono-molecular edged swords. As for the Searonese, as you can see we are one with our armored suits. They are attached to our bodies. We also run off mana, our hearts replaced with mana cores once we finish our training and bring back our first bounty. These amplify our suits tremendously and allow for complete synchronization. We move as fluidly in our suits as if we were wearing nothing. One on one no normal Roa'marii can stand up to a Searonese Warrior, but their numbers and mastery over magic led to our defeat. Is there anything else you need to know about the Roa'marii or ourselves?"
