NationStates Jolt Archive

Chancellor George Thomas walked silently to a lone podium in front of a room which was for all counts, (with the exception of some Wormian diplomats) devoid of an audience. Only by the aid of the hyperspace holocam would his message be carried through to the celestial world.

"My fellow inhabitants... of the Andromeda Galaxy. It comes with a note of sadness that I say exactly 24 hours ago, the nation and potential empire of Alien Covenant, ceased to exist." He said. Continuing, "As of 2:08, Eastern Standard Time, Wormian military advisors found Covenant transmissions indicating a coup d'etat spearheaded by religious parties eager to take back this Covenant sect from the Elites."

"Approximately one decade past, the Federated Stellar Republics engaged in armed combat with the nation in crisis, due to it's genocidal actions towards foreigners colonizing on nearby worlds. With a Coalition of various stellar powers, Wormia spearheaded an assault on the leadership of the small Covenant nation."

"Wormia liberated the oppressed colonies with little resistance on the part of the outnumbered Covenant occupation force. After this was achieved, with the joint coordination of Coalition and Wormian forces, all fleets turned to the Covenant Homeworld. Only hours away from a massive offensive determined to obliterate the remaining Covanant starfleet, the Covenant starfleet fled into space, never heard from again. Not wanting to take any chances, the Coalition and Wormian fleets awaited, idle, in orbit around a planet with no defenses, no hope." He took a sip of water and rubbed his neck. Speeches were often difficult for him. Perhaps there was a cybernetic treatment...

In any case, he concluded his call to the Covenant War participants. "And now here we are. A conglomerate body of diplomats, intent not on deciding the fate of the Covenant, but the fate of her former colonies. In all, six worlds of pristine beauty were occupied, and of those, only two had any colonists who were still alive."

"Now, I call upon those nations that sent men to the Covenant War to send delegates to discuss the future of what seems a system of no hope. As the representatives of our respective stellar nations, we must bring back civility and decency to a people living in a chaotic outcry. I await, anxiously, your delegates." With that, he stepped off in the direction from which he came.

Coalition Force:
The Federated Stellar Republics of Wormia
The Enlightened Empire of Crownguard
The Dominion of Kanuckistan
The Dominion of The Vorta Hadar
The Federation of Brandoniats
The Imperial Republic of CoreWorlds
The Dark Empire of CorpSac
The People's Republic of Samtonia
The Holy Empire of The Horned Rat

Covenant Allies:
The Allied States of Alien Covenant
The United Fascist States of Central Facehuggeria

Covenant Status:
Government: Nonexistent
Economy: Continuing
Military: 20% Missing; 80% Destroyed
Covenant Homeworld:
The planet itself suffered little to no lasting environmental effects, as no recorded weapons of mass destruction were utilized. The city however, sustained heavy damage to primary infrastructure, military and governing targets. A number of buildings were destroyed due to their usage as military storage, and possible Covenant garrisons. Numerous temples of the remnants of the Prophet caste were also hit by orbital fire.

Covenant Planetary Map
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v176/A_Pickle/Wormia/Map.jpg

I wanted to ally with him, but he denied, so I helped attack the covenant....

I wanted to ally with him, but he denied, so I helped attack the covenant....

Oh? I missed that part. I apologize, I shall have to edit the post.

Thanks

(Tag for later post. Way too tired tonight to do a full one.)

A quiet man sitting in the corner speaks up.
"I propose that, to compensate the participant nations, that Alien Covenant's assets be divided up between us, based on a scale calibrated to how much each nation contributed to the conflict."

OOC: I would've loved to see this war to completion. Damn server! :cry:

IC: A large man in jet black power armor stood up. The only thing that distinguished him was the Swastika emblasoned upon his breastplate. "We propose that the Alien Covenant is given their home back. You have left it in ruins, butchered their people, and now you propose to annex their country? Imperialists. Although our current government didn't participate in this war (OOC: Old government did), we still think that the Alien Covenant citizens should be given the freedom to live their lives as they should choose. How can such self-proclaimed 'good' nations divide up a conquered people and annex them, especially when it is against their wishes? You hide behind your moral 'superiority' but in reality, you are no better than the rest of us!"

After that, the man sat down and waited for other delegates to reply.

The Skaven representative form Skaven Blight spoke up
"The only compensation my alliance want is the covenant technology"

The room in which Chancellor George Thomas IV had made his earlier speech was now bustling with activity from the nations who had participated in the war. The Chancellor was not present, an urgent trade scuff near Union City demanded his immediate attention, but Wormian diplomats were present throughout the building. Wormian diplomats were known most well for the standard dark blue robes they wore.

Among the members of the Wormian delegation was Ambassador Jerraus Kera'th, one of Wormia's more 'noted' diplomatic individuals. He was, perhaps, obscure on the diplomatic scale, however, fellow Wormian diplomats regarded him as at times, reckless and 'blunt.' He stood and took response to the remark made by the delegate of Central Facehuggeria.

"The Federated Stellar Republics of Wormia does not want any part of the Covenant Homeworld. My Chancellor has made it very clear to me, we don't want Covenant technology, we don't want any part of the homeworld and we don't want any Covenant prisoners. We want only the colonies that Wormia liberated, to be transferred to Wormian governance. This, whether it be imperialist or not, can be seen as a direct consequence of the actions taken on behalf of the Covenant governing body."

Jerraus turned to the area of the room where delegates from the Holy Empire of the Horned Rat stood. He was a little wary of them... clearly his nation was not one that didn't know politics. They wanted Covenant technology as payback for the war, and, quite frankly, Kera'th saw it as a perfectly legitimate and reasonable demand.

"It will be further noted that Wormia sees no reason to keep Covenant technology from the Holy Empire of The Horned Rat. This is a small claim in the face of the ones who were lost on behalf of this nation's sacrifice. If this is all they desire for reparitions, then by God let them have it."

Jerraus was also well versed in politics, and he knew the game well. And he knew he had let something slip in his response to The Horned Rat. "If this is all they desire..." It may after all, may not be all they desired. Kera'th quickly rounded up with a second wind of political sprint,

"But, Wormia will vehemently stand against any attempts to utilize Covenant assets to repay the war. They too, are a civilization, and as such, require those funds to rebuild and repair after a war that has left them broken and divided."

Kera'th smirked. He'd played the game well -- Perfect.

** The Crownguardian ambassador looked up**

"Though the esteemed delegate from Wormia makes several good points, there are several things we msut question. The first is: Why should Wormia be the only nation to stand to gain the most from this? They are recieving liberated colonies to add to an expending Empire, then boldly telling us that Covenant assets are not to be used by any nation?

We remind Wormia that while its intentions were noble, it must continue along the precedent it set in the past and keep its honor intact.

Second, concerning the Covenant fleet. They still occupy space and can return at any time. It is our sincere hope that the delegates realize this fact and prepare their defenses accordingly. These "liberated" colonies could easily fall again.

Accordingly, we put forth the following proposal: We wish to form several starbases occupied by Coalition forces to monitor each world. The Covenant planets will be stripped of all war material or face interdiction from the rest of the galaxy. None of them being self-sufficient without the other colonies, they would quickly capitulate. When the people are cooperative, the Coalition, in addition to the Covenant colonists, will help fund rebuilding efforts, but not before paying reparations to the survivors of this genocide, who may choose to emigrate to Coalition nations or elsewhere. Covenant technology will be distributed to all nations in the Coalition, their weapons cached somewhere safe, or destroyed.

Finally, all Covenant planets will have a permanent ban on cosntruction fo any ships larger than a specified size, as well as outfitted with offensive weaponry.

This is our proposal."

**He sat down once more**

OOC: sorry I arrived so late.

IC:

*Dominion Diplomat stands up*

Diplomats of the coalition, the Dominion has a proposal that will hopefully satisfy both sides. We propose that we restrict large military build up, reducing what's left of their armed forces to a bare minimum, and limiting ship and fleet sizes.
In the meantime, we suggest that you encourage the Covenent Citizens to start looking for candidates for leadership. If they find none suitable however, then I suggest that we install a puppet government.

*Sits Down*

An interesting idea that Kera'th had not thought of. A Covenant fleet was definitely going to be rebuilt in the future, but a mandatory restriction on vessel tonnage, weaponry and marine capability was an action foolish if not taken.

"Whilst we concur with the Crownguardian point that Covenant vessels of war should be restricted in some form or another, we will make it a point to all present that the Federated Stellar Republics has no desire to be the only nation to benefit from the war."

He breathed in, and began again, "Six colonies remain in space as unclaimed territory. Hulks of powerless, yet intact Covenant warships bombard the surface of a planet more accurately described as a biologist's dream. Scientifically and territorially, much is to be gained from this war, for all participant nations."

Kera'th felt his point had come across perhaps -- too anti-Covenant. He wished it be known that the Federated Stellar Republics would staunchly defend the Covenant and any transgressions towards impeding Covenant reconstruction efforts.

"These are all alternatives to cash. But Wormia vehemently opposes an occupation force in the Covenant city, and vehemently opposes taking money, resources, and, anything, for that matter, from the Covenant Homeworld. They have a long way to go before they ever become a threat, and with luck, this war will have taught them NOT to act without first entertaining possible consequences."

The Skaven Diplomat was listening to all this and knew the Council would be pleased with the aquirment of this technolnogy, then the catch hit. Then someone brought up another snag in this web. The victorious had to provide help for the defeated! This was almost laughable, but the diplomat was smart and made no appearence of any giggle/laughing/smirk/whatever, in skaven society, the defeated clan was looted and destroyed, its inhabitants mad slaves. But due to some nasy buisness wars going on, funding was a little short to go and compensate/rebuild, but something that was not short, manpower. In the middle of another pause, the diplomat stood again and spoke,
"The Children of The Horned Rat(which is their god), would like to help with the rebuilding effort, we will provide 50,000 able bodied Skaven and 5,000 Myr to help with construction, cleaning up, body removal, and various acts"
OOC:Skaven type of tactics are pretty much assassinate your way too the top and be paranoid, its pretty funny, it is a honored/respected path for advancement, the place of honr in battle, is at the rear of the unit :lol:

Kera'th looked at the Skaven diplomat. He was surprised to see them offering manpower towards restoring the Covenant city, which had been, to some extent, damaged during initial bombardment. He stood, and began to speak.

"The Federated Stellar Republics applauds the Empire's generous offer of 55,000 units for reconstruction... however, perhaps dropping resources, food and whatnot from orbit would be safer. The Covenant city remains a place still loyal to the Covenant, not to extraneous nations such as ourselves. Insurgents are likely to take a heavy toll on any 'aid-givers' there..."

He sat down again, and awaited input from his esteemed fellow delegates. Conferences were... such fun....

The Facehuggerian delegate stood up once more, his armor's swastika blazing in the artificial light of the confrence room.

"We do not oppose the covenant paying reperations so much as the annexation of Covenant territory. Our previous government were staunch supporters of self-determination, and that is likely why they entered into this 'war' in the first place. Likewise, our government also supports Self-Determination for the Covenant. The indescriminant parceling out of Covenant territory and population goes directly against this policy."

The man stood still for a moment and then took in a quick breath.

"We are willing to try and help the Covenant rebuild their shattered infrastructure and society. Society that was shattered in the reckless Ortillery strikes by 'allied' forces. To this end, we shall send the 45th Combat Engineering Corps (80,000 engineers) to assist the Covenant, along with periodic drops of food and other humanitarian aid supplies."

What the delegate negelcted to mention was that nestled in with the food drops, there would also be propaganda leaflets designed to persuade the Covenant citizens to convert to Fascism.

Kera'th looked at the Central Facehuggerian delegation. They were persistent. But then, so too, was he. He stood and prepared to take his time to speak in the delegatory conference.

"We would like to remind the Fascists of Central Facehuggeria, that the colonies in question stand nationless, and that they were NOT within Covenant borders, or territorial claims. The colonies were themselves annexed by the Covenant, and their inhabitants were systematically murdered. Murdered, kind sir."

He took a breath, and began again, "It is to be further noted, that Wormia liberated the colonies where these atrocities took place. Freed the colonists not from oppression or tyranny, but from annihilation. Now the planets these colonies once stood on are Edens bare and devoid of any intelligent life. Wormia could have annexed these neutral lands long ago, without calling forth a conference, and nations would continue to pursue everyday business. But here we stand, in this conference, demanding in return for our participation in the war the two colonies, of six, mind you, that Wormia liberated."

The room took a staunchly silent tone. After slowly scanning the room with his eyes, Kera'th took his seat.

Let them quaff... He thought.

Kera'th looked at the Central Facehuggerian delegation. They were persistent. But then, so too, was he. He stood and prepared to take his time to speak in the delegatory conference.

"We would like to remind the Fascists of Central Facehuggeria, that the colonies in question stand nationless, and that they were NOT within Covenant borders, or territorial claims. The colonies were themselves annexed by the Covenant, and their inhabitants were systematically murdered. Murdered, kind sir."

He took a breath, and began again, "It is to be further noted, that Wormia liberated the colonies where these atrocities took place. Freed the colonists not from oppression or tyranny, but from annihilation. Now the planets these colonies once stood on are Edens bare and devoid of any intelligent life. Wormia could have annexed these neutral lands long ago, without calling forth a conference, and nations would continue to pursue everyday business. But here we stand, in this conference, demanding in return for our participation in the war the two colonies, of six, mind you, that Wormia liberated."

The room took a staunchly silent tone. After slowly scanning the room with his eyes, Kera'th took his seat.

Let them quaff... He thought.

OOC: Way to quote Independence Day, heh.

Crownguard reaffirms its stance to remain neutral as regards the Covenant forces' colonies. We do not seek them in any way, nor do we feel others should seize them. HOWEVER, given that this action was taken to help prevent genocide, we feel the survivors should be given the option to emigrate to other nations. It is the only humanitarian course. As for the rest of the Covenant, we feel the establishment of starbases in orbit of each planet would allow us to maintain watch, to make sure militarization was not taking place, to supply the planets with material aid via shuttles, and to help defend agaisnt the return of the Covenant fleet, should it indeed return.

We feel such a plan is perfectly logical, as well as being the most honorable and efficient course of action. The civilians do not need to clash with Allied forces, nor will any territory be taken away.

*The Ambassador sits once again*

OOC: Wondering who'd notice that. :P Tis such a good speech. Course, I omitted persecution....

Kera'th looked at the Crownguardian ambassador. His nation had since made several good points, not the least of which was establishing starbases to monitor possible Covenant military buildup or possible counterattack by the still lost Covenant fleet. Kera'th, however, was growing ever more concerned by the opposition to Wormian territorial gains. He stood up.

"To the venerable and esteemed delegate of Crownguard: Your point is an elaborate, and quite frankly, excellent one. Wormian sociologists have had a golden opportunity, since the end to hostilities, to observe the Covenant and their habits. They are highly vindictive, and enjoy several millenia of annexing, enslaving, and ultimately destroying non-Covenant species. It is more than likely that the Covenant here are a breakaway sect, but, their habits and social values are, at the core, the same. If we sit and do not act, the Covenant fleet could be rebuilt before we know it. If we monitor them, as the venerable Crownguardians suggest, we neutralize the possibility of a sneak attack, at worst."

Kera'th sat and pondered for a moment, and thought of his words. He took a deep breath, and stood up once more. He took a second rebound.

"HOWEVER... it would be noted that nations extraneous to the War would find themselves confused. How is it, that we propose to explain that Coalition starbases dot the system, and yet it is not annexed? Or at least divided into occupation zones? The simple fact: We cannot. To have military force pervading a non-Coalition system is occupying it. The Federated Stellar Republics of Wormia wants no part of the Covenant Homeworld system. Wormia only demands the two colonies from which survivors were liberated for numerous reasons. They are in close proximity to the Unity Wormhole (Andromedan link to the Milky Way), they are currently not occupied or claimed by anyone save Wormia, and finally, they, with the four remaining colonies, could form the Crownguardian-desired military buffer zone from which we could prevent Covenant aggression in civilized space."

OOC: Wondering who'd notice that. :P Tis such a good speech. Course, I omitted persecution....

Kera'th looked at the Crownguardian ambassador. His nation had since made several good points, not the least of which was establishing starbases to monitor possible Covenant military buildup or possible counterattack by the still lost Covenant fleet. Kera'th, however, was growing ever more concerned by the opposition to Wormian territorial gains. He stood up.

"To the venerable and esteemed delegate of Crownguard: Your point is an elaborate, and quite frankly, excellent one. Wormian sociologists have had a golden opportunity, since the end to hostilities, to observe the Covenant and their habits. They are highly vindictive, and enjoy several millenia of annexing, enslaving, and ultimately destroying non-Covenant species. It is more than likely that the Covenant here are a breakaway sect, but, their habits and social values are, at the core, the same. If we sit and do not act, the Covenant fleet could be rebuilt before we know it. If we monitor them, as the venerable Crownguardians suggest, we neutralize the possibility of a sneak attack, at worst."

Kera'th sat and pondered for a moment, and thought of his words. He took a deep breath, and stood up once more. He took a second rebound.

"HOWEVER... it would be noted that nations extraneous to the War would find themselves confused. How is it, that we propose to explain that Coalition starbases dot the system, and yet it is not annexed? Or at least divided into occupation zones? The simple fact: We cannot. To have military force pervading a non-Coalition system is occupying it. The Federated Stellar Republics of Wormia wants no part of the Covenant Homeworld system. Wormia only demands the two colonies from which survivors were liberated for numerous reasons. They are in close proximity to the Unity Wormhole (Andromedan link to the Milky Way), they are currently not occupied or claimed by anyone save Wormia, and finally, they, with the four remaining colonies, could form the Crownguardian-desired military buffer zone from which we could prevent Covenant aggression in civilized space."

*The Ambassador stood once again*

Such a plan, though it would look well on paper, bears several flaws. First, not all nations are willing to maintain such a buffer zone indefinately, patrolled by ships, especially ones necessary on other fronts. Second, the purpose was LIBERATION, not annexation. Settling those planets shifts the focus from the abolishment of genocide to war reparations. After a speech detailing that no assets were desired to be seized, we feel that such prime unoccupied planets would certainly be considered "assets".

The establishment of monitoring sattelites and material drops from orbit would solve this dilemma. A satellite is not a military presence, it is a tool of intelligence. Ships could fire drop pods loaded with materials to the planet from afar, perhaps even through the Wormhole. The satellites could maintain orbit, merely observing to prevent JUST such a buildup or expansion, as we feared.

We hope the Wormian ambassador will take these things into consideration. Thank you.

*He sat down*

"Again, I must persist in reminding the nations here, that the colonies were not Covenant owned. They were ANNEXED by the Covenant, in order to carry out their plan of genocide. These territories are not, and we say again, are not 'assets' to the Covenant in any way. Aside from potentially forming an apt buffer zone against Covenant aggression into the 'civilized' Milky Way, it is a way of providing reparitions to participant nations without directly taking from the Covenant Homeworld, which we have stood against."

Kera'th again took his seat, and awaited reply to his statement.

"Again, I must persist in reminding the nations here, that the colonies were not Covenant owned. They were ANNEXED by the Covenant, in order to carry out their plan of genocide. These territories are not, and we say again, are not 'assets' to the Covenant in any way. Aside from potentially forming an apt buffer zone against Covenant aggression into the 'civilized' Milky Way, it is a way of providing reparitions to participant nations without directly taking from the Covenant Homeworld, which we have stood against."

Kera'th again took his seat, and awaited reply to his statement.

OOC: Hate to disappoint, but I cant respond fully tonight. Bed calls. Good night, good rp)

....good rp)

OOC: Yarr! :D

A man rushes in, out of breath.

"Samtonia would like to apologize for not being here the entire time. Although we have been able to hear all through the bugs... I mean the.. oh, never mind. Business."

The Samtonian foregin minister sits down at the table.

"True, Samtonians weren't actually involved in fighting. However, we were ready to, until our army met a bit of...ah... trouble along the way. But still! We were prepared to fight."

The man calmly lights a cigar and leans back in his chair, blowing off smoke.

"We did though, help in less... visible... ways. Ever wonder why the Covenant never got too much support, even from known terrorist or otherwise evil nations? Wonder why The Covenant couldn't seem to buy equipment to save their lives? Simple. Under the counter Samtonian intervention. WE, quite simply, through wrangling, deals, and a bit of applied violence effectively brought the Covenant's purchasing power and ability to get allies to nothing. The war would have been a lot more tedious, dangerous, and lengthy without Samtonia's involvement."

A man rushes in, out of breath.

"Samtonia would like to apologize for not being here the entire time. Although we have been able to hear all through the bugs... I mean the.. oh, never mind. Business."

The Samtonian foregin minister sits down at the table.

"True, Samtonians weren't actually involved in fighting. However, we were ready to, until our army met a bit of...ah... trouble along the way. But still! We were prepared to fight."

The man calmly lights a cigar and leans back in his chair, blowing off smoke.

"We did though, help in less... visible... ways. Ever wonder why the Covenant never got too much support, even from known terrorist or otherwise evil nations? Wonder why The Covenant couldn't seem to buy equipment to save their lives? Simple. Under the counter Samtonian intervention. WE, quite simply, through wrangling, deals, and a bit of applied violence effectively brought the Covenant's purchasing power and ability to get allies to nothing. The war would have been a lot more tedious, dangerous, and lengthy without Samtonia's involvement."

**The Crownguardian Ambassador smirked, clapping his hands oh so very slowly**

Congratulations, minister. You have our humble thanks with your brave actions. However, this meeting is not to measure the size of your purchasing power. Why, if you possess such abilties, mayhaps you would be willing to invest in rebuilding the Covenant worlds? Your generosity in the matter would not go....unnoticed. After all, the great Samtonia could surely afford to shoulder the rather light burden of reconstruction, no?

*He leaned back, though the point was made as he sipped his water once more*

The quiet man stood again.
"The Federation has no interest in the territory of AC. For all we care, they could keep all the land they've got. All we propose is the material assets be used in reparations. Metals, resources, foods and the like. Obviously AC wouldn't be able to pay his debt in a lump sum, as if we were to take our pound of flesh in food and other resources, we could easily starve a good portion of his population. I shall amend my proposal. Instead of payment in whatever form, we lessen AC's material debt and impose galactic sanctions with inspectors. AC would not be allowed to produce any offensive weaponry, defensive weaponry would be certified that it could not be turned offensive. Ships would be limited to transports and science vessels. I suppose that is all, but I'll leave it to this assembly to determine the way to proceed."

The tall, wooden double doors of the deliberations room opened, revealing the somewhat belated members of the Samtonian delegation, as well as the similarly belated Brandonian delegation. The mass of delegates then split, each group going to the location designated for the respective nation.

A Wormian delegate looked up at the belated parties, and uttered a soft but audible, "Greetings to the delegations of Samtonia and Brandoniats...indeed, it is time...."

The Samtonian delegation was the first to speak, something about bugs and more indirect involvement in the war. Kera'th was silently thankful for the assistance Samtonia provided. No doubt it saved the lives of many Wormians, not forgetting other Coalition participants. The Samtonian delegate sat as he finished his piece, to which the Crownguardian delegate made a wry, but appropriate remark. The Brandonian lead delegate then rose, and made his point in a concise manner, and upon finishing, took his seat. Kera'th pondered the excellent points made by the nations, and rose to take his stance.

"Whilst the Brandonian suggestion is an excellent one, you fail to understand one thing. A weapon is a weapon -- there is no defensive or offensive about it. It simply is what it is, and does what it was meant to -- kill. At times, it will be used as a catalyst to aid in defense or offense, but the weapon itself acts only as it's controller demands it. Its controllers would be the Covenant. The Covenant will not have a solely 'defensive' force. It is too much their culture and heritage to have offensive ships with which to subjugate."

He turned from facing the Brandonian delegation to a neutral position, where he could very easily be seen as presenting his arguement to the entirety of the foreign delegations. He was not foolish however, and he was well aware of the overall disapproval of Wormian territorial gains. He looked out among the delegation, and began a second wind.

"Again, I will enunciate Wormia's demands for the two planets on which colonists were rescued. This is two of six worlds which lay in close proximity to the Covenant Homeworld system. Wormia demands two, and this leaves four worlds uninhabited, unclaimed. We propose the remaining four worlds be granted to other powers involved in this war, so that the aforementioned 'buffer zone' against Covenant aggression could be formed. Furthermore, having more 'known' stellar powers in what is currently a dead region of space could increase the Covenants current trade revenue."

He sat, awaiting a response.

**The Crownguardian delegate considered, musing as he thought to himself, his mind processing information as fast as any supposed Mentat.**

The delegate from Wormia does make a veritable point in that the planets are unused. The question remains one though: To which nation go these planets? The decision made will have grave consequences for the future endeavour of the Covenant nation. The proper sort of nations should be granted these planets, if only to act as beneficent overseers.

We realize this may seem contrary to what was said earlier, and it is not. Crownguard leaves it up to this body as to what shall be done with unoccupied planets. We merely did not wish to see Wormia take an unfair controlling interest over the future of the Covenant people. While we do not preach democracy, plurality must be maintained.

**He leans back, once more in thought. To be sure, he had no real quarrel with Wormia, a fellow highly respected ESUS member, and the Covenant he had no love for. Nations maintained interests, first and foremost. Crownguard had such an interest in Covenant space and technology, but purely for beneficial reasons to them both. Crownguard was not a nation of savages, but prided itself on honor. It was also the hope that a ameliorating influence of Crownguard in this sector could help push Covenant society in new and interesting ways, as well as open up a new profitable market......**

"Perhaps an international coalition to maintain a demiltarized zone. The DMZ would only apply to AC, of course, but it should do the job."

OOC:Whats the DMZ, whats the AC?

OOC:Whats the DMZ, whats the AC?

OOC:
DMZ-Demilitarized Zone
AC-Alien Covenant

IC:

Kera'th stood in response to the suggestions that had been made. Wormia, being an Andromedan Empire, was becoming more and more known, and needed, on the Milky Way front. The two colonies, besides being virtual Edens, were also decently stocked with resources to utilize, perhaps stemming Covenant... or Shivan Milky Way aggression.

"We have established that the six colonial worlds will go unclaimed, neutral, and unused lest this Council acts soon. The question which remains is, to whom do the colonies go? I needn't reiterate that the Federated Stellar Republics of Wormia has demanded the two colonies from which colonists were rescued. However, to whom are the other colonies granted? It is my firm belief that the Fascist States of Central Facehuggeria's opinion is as valuable as any here. If we are to end this council granting that region of space a 'democratic' platform, we must balance the opinions of those involved -- those of the Coalition, and those allied to the Covenant."

BuMp FrOm WoRmIa

OOC: This is rapdly seemng to become a 2 or 3 man storyline, with the odd post of others here and there :s))

**The Crownguardian Ambassador turned to the Wormian speaker**

The with the esteemed ambassador's plan is a simple one. He proposes a balance within this region. Admirable, though only theoretical in nature. We all know no nation is equal in power to the other, and influence will be felt no matter what. The Covenant seems drawn to power. Second, as Wormia helped lead the Coalition, it is appointing itself ipso facto in charge of a third of the worlds. Whether they deserve them or not is still contested. However, This leaves 2/3 to be split. A third for the neutrals, and a third for the allies of the Covenant. I am not so certain when I heard a vote being called tallying a favor that Wormia and Wormia alone represent the Coalition....

**He sat back, awaiting the riposte of the other.**

IC:"WHY WOULD WE GIVE ANYTHING TO NEUTRALS" the Skaven ambassador jumped up, shocked at the own rage that overwhelmed him, calm down he told himself, don't do that, this will already have consequences "I'm very sorry for my outburst, I don't think that the neutrals should get anything as they have not lost a single drop of blood"The last words came out cold, unhappy with how it sounded. he tried to draw attention away from what he said, "Giving the Covenant power may be a bad idea, they could easily find demagouges, and then our coalition would most likely be wiped out" Very disturbed at his show of anger, the diplomat readily sat down and began to go detached and whispered something to his Fangleader(seargent for Stormvermin bodyguard).....

Jerraus Kera'th had expected this. He knew a two thirds Wormian presence in the sector of Alien Covenant space was definitely a light pitch at best, but he knew that, aside from a few astray ideas of "Wormian Imperialism," he was completely aware, and supportive of non-Covenant occupation of the planets.

Central Facehuggeria, he knew, would find difficulty in accepting this, and he found it peculiar, being that this fascist nation was refusing territory handed on a silver platter.

To Kera'th, the advantages severely outweighed the cons. He wasn't much to care about if Wormia was looked a bit down upon, simply because, that as opposed to preventing a massive Covenant offensive against the Milky Way seemed an even trade. Moreover, the Covenant, and nations occupying the former colonies would gain economic health by an increased and expanding trade presence in the area. Such a benefit was certain to help the Covenant in their efforts to rebuild a once glorious empire.

Kera'th had no qualm with the Covenant whatsoever, and admired many of their traditions and cultures. However, all of this meant nothing when genocide was mentioned... Kera'th hated genocide as much as those committing it hated their subjects. A balanced irony, but one nonetheless.

"The Crownguardian ambassador carries a encumbent point. At last, it would seem, we are getting somewhere. Do continue." He said. he leaned back in his chair... finally, they were.

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The Facehuggerian delegate turned to look at the Wormian ambassador. After a brief moment of eloquent silence, he said "That wasn't my point. It is possible that the worlds would be better off under your rule. However, that doesn't give you a right to just annex these worlds without consulting the people who live on them. I propose you hold a refferendum. If the majority of the people on each individual world vote yay, then go ahead and annex them. But if they vote nay, you must abandon your imperialist policies towards them. Does this sound acceptable?"

IC:The skaven diplomat was listening to this and was starting to...
Then the fangleader entered, bent over to the skaven diplomat and was whispering, a few words could be heard by some who payed attention
"War....homeland....Fleet Imodius"
At this the skaven diplomat turned to the captain, eyes with a slight hint of fear, a dsibileveing look on his face, the captain nodded as if to meet his silent argument. The diplomat returned a whispered order, all that could be heard was
"continue....normally...stop"
After this, the fangleader elayed hushed orders to the others, one left to the ships, while the diplomat sank back into the chair, a troubled look on his face.....

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*The delegate returns after the most lengthy recress to gather his thoughts*


"I would like to thank all of the assembled nations once mroe for being here. To continue from where we left off, we feel it is most prudent to point out that though we are Wormia's allies through mutual connections in ESUS, as well as a mutual respect of one another, we feel that this proposed actions is too hard to stomach. We therefore propose, seeing as our earlier suggestions did not garner enough support, that we hold these planets in TRUST for the newly christened Covenant government. Each planet would be off-limits to colonization or any other desired end. We would hold them as a guarantee....that the Covenant government has an INCENTIVE to act humanely and peaceably in order to be granted these planets. It would allow us to keep close watch over the developing society without infringing too much upon their rebuilding of their civilization. We askt hat all delegates weigh this carefully, as the proposal to divide these planets again would seem to run counter to our desire to end genocide. It would be a farce to the international community, used only as a pretext for a land grab."

**He sat back, spreading his hands**

"But the decision as always is in the hands of us all, and not just the feelings of Crownguard. Thank you for hearing me out."

The logic with which the man presented the Crownguardian position was cold and blunt. Wormia's desire for territory within the MIlky would have to wait indeed.

"I can see your reasoning. I for one, do not see why controlling these worlds is in some violation of our decision to enact military force against genocide. Still, the plan you have mentioned appears to the be the appropriate one. Thus, Wormia is in favor of the Crownguardian path of action. It... is acceptable."

The Crownguardian diplomat smiled, nodding.

"I am overjoyed to see the Wormian ambassador agree with Crownguard's humble plan. Crownguard is even willing to help fund the relief effort in order to better assist the Covenant people in their restructuring of their civilization. I am sure if it is wished that Wormia will be allowed this most humanitarian of opportunities."

*Later on a note is passed to the Wormian delegate, for his eyes ONLY*

"While we could not unfortunately allow you access to these fine planets without Crownguard getting a kickback, we are prepared to offer you another option. With Crownguard and Wormia in charge of reconstruction, while appearing humanitarian, we can flood the local markets with our goods. While it is not physical ownership of the planets involved..it allows us to expand each of our markets without ANY foreign competition. Think of the profit!"