Planning on apping at Es War Einmal (canon: Exalted)

[ecoterrorism]

...No.

Absolutely not.

I have already had quite enough experience fighting a battle I don't care for without having to do it on behalf of a nation of people apparently too weak to take care of themselves. At least I can be assured of my current circle-mates having some basic degree of competence. [ ...except maybe Hematite. How much of an idiot do you have to be to pause fighting to waste time asking defeated opponents to "please stop being bad"? ]

And the whole thing is because they're frightened that their precious kingdom will be overtaken by "thorns"? That sounds like a good thing, if you ask me. Not, of course, that anyone ever does.

Comments

[airanddarkness]

I didn't say you were incompetent. You can be useful. But wouldn't it be more efficient to find people who were interested in their cause? Or individuals that they could control, I suppose.

[ecoterrorism]

You would really think it would be, yes.

But from the sound of things they just drag in anyone competent, without inquiring whether that person thinks they shouldn't just handle their own damn problems.

[airanddarkness]

That is rather presumptuous. Also ill-advised. After all, you'll likely do more harm than help toward their particular problem.

[It's not really a judgment. It's merely what she thinks. She doesn't really care about whether they clear the thorns or not, after all.]

Although I don't quite see why they can't just have a sorcerer clear out the thorns, or summon elementals to tend to their forests.

[Surely it's as easy as that?]

[ecoterrorism]

[ No offense taken. It really is just a statement of fact. ]

If I don't simply choose to help in my own way, of course. But it already doesn't seem that they're likely to appreciate my way of seeing things. [ Why can't more people be like Deathknights? It turns out they're surprisingly reasonable once you talk to them. ]

And for a land with magic enough to kidnap heroes for itself, it really is ridiculous. I can only assume they're lazy: why do the work, when you can force someone else?

[airanddarkness]

It does seem a rather strange solution.

[also, why would they summon Oroonoko of all people and not her

is there something wrong with her

do they not want an awesome sorceress

what is it]

[ecoterrorism]

(( hey carly

hey

you could fix that >:3 ))

I had always assumed that mortals would be better off without Exalts or Anathema to fight their battles for them. Perhaps I have been giving them too much credit.