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The hive prepared for war. All citicens where armed and prepared. It would take many days yet for a full scale attack but it was comming. The hive knew everything about The Horned Rat's territories. They had been foolish enough to take synapse creatures as captives. They had realayed all they had learned to the hive - the hive knew all - the hive would slaughter the fools. There so far had been one attack - its cause totally unknown. No one outside of the hive knew of the attack. No one knew of the hive's intentions, to the outside observer the hive was planing somthing and preparing for somthing. But nothing was locolised - the great fleet was still scattered throughout the galaxy.
When the hive marches to war even the workers take part.

ooc> Yes this does mean that i am arming my entire population - it will take approximatly 4 real life days to complete - so far all information regarding this matter is stricly confidential and has been witheld within the hive. I would estimate the invasion fleets numbers close to the 1 billion mark the remaining population is in reserve or dealing with the harvesting of materials. The fleet will be sustained by the harvesting of entire planets that they encounter on their course to The Horned Rat's homeworld.

We will provide any assistance that the Hive needs, The Horned Rat needs to be taught a lesson.

1-They were never in my nation, always outside away from the AoN system with merchants and traders.

2-Why are you messing up things that the ESUS and AoN are trying to do?
(Wait a sec....Corpsac....hhmmmmm)

3-This just seems stupid, I'm sorry, it does.(doesn't make a difference, just my opinion)

4-wow, 1 billion guys, if skaven blight was threatened, you would see a lot more armed forces, only 15% of some skaven allies already reaches 25 billion, not including if the Land of Chill helps.

5-If we end this stupid topic, I will pay you 33 million slaves, and destroy all research on tyranids, give up all tyranids

Your assitance is greatly appreciated - you shall be contacted with details at a later date

THR, I certainly hope that you don't give in to these agressors. Keep your slaves and your research. (or better yet, give it to me. :p) You have my help. Obviously, the Hive didn't learn it's lesson last time, and we are much stronger now.

OOC:I don't doubt our military, just an option, maybe mass sacrifice to bring him forth...yes......bring him forth to battle.....

you mean, bring the Warmaster to battle?

Warmaster? No...I and the Council of Thirteen have made a pact with a far more ancient warp-entity, but I have said too much about this......

GZ, I am sticking my neck out big time to defend your world. Imodius is an ally to Corpsac, which is an ESUS member. If you could use whatever political sway you can with the ESUS to help the AoN, I will be greatfull. Our relations with the ESUS are not the greatest, and if this continues, my alliance members may force me to bring the fleet out of your system. I don't want that to happen, but you need to understand my position here.

-OOC-

Just repeating here for the record...

I presently have no plans to join in on the mass spanking of the AoN after the Shivan War is over. Or while it's still going.

(Doesn't mean I can't help in other ways...)

Mass spanking? I wouldn't call it that... I intend to get some answers now.

Hey, Gronde, I'm speaking with Indra Prime right now...

Whats this deal with "sometimes deadly"? I didn't put that there...

*Know this, if any of your lifeforms enter our space, Hive Fleet Imodius, we will destroy your kind. If you do not leave this galaxy in 4 days, we will destroy your kind. Complie, resistance will be futile.*

factbook (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=330304)

You touch Horned Rat and I swear I will kill your people one by one then make sure you die a slow painful death. I've known Horned Rat since the day he was founded, no one fucks with him.

You touch Horned Rat and I swear I will kill your people one by one then make sure you die a slow painful death. I've known Horned Rat since the day he was founded, no one fucks with him.

Really, now you have attracted my attention and the Imperiums. if the Hive does go to war. I doubt the AON will be able to offer much help to the Horned Rat considdering most of their fleet is attempting to prevent me from taking over the Galaxy.

So Hive it looks like your way is paved with little or almost no resistance.

US: Well, given the current response, THR may not even need my or the AoN's help.

Apple Zero: I was wondering when I would be hereing from you again. THR knows how to make powerfull allies. ;)

AZ- its future tech!

AZ Lighting Stryke Space Force will be deployed:

10 GHG Class Star Destroyers(Packing 900mm Lazer Cannons)
10 PUC Class Star Destroyers(Packing 900mm Ion Cannons)


The Ion Lazer Cannon is 30x stronger then the lazer cannon.



OOC: I know thats not how to spell lazer but to bad I like it that way.

May i remind you that you dont know of the Hives mobilisation, as hes only said stuff about his plans OOCly. All you could possible detect is a general mobilisation.

The UTA would like to know the reason for this "war"

1) There is no war yet as none of you know about it yet
2) When did the Hive or anyone else ever have to explain their actions
3) What on Earth does this have to do with the UTA?

((The hive is an allie of the UTA thus we must inquire about this war... if horned rat has done some thing to the hive we must suppourt the hive ))

"We, the Imperial Republic of Coreworlds wish to know the reason for this mobilization that we are detecting, and offers a neutral world for negotiation and peacekeeping if need be." Message from the Secretary of State to the Hive.

I have done nothing, I was attempting to help spread a little hive, Imodius attacks me, and now declared war, and I WOULD know, as eshin lives in the shadows themselves, after the caravan was attacked(inside a palace of another country), the survivors would have contacted my nation imeaditley. I always liked the Hive(until this came up), but, base your decisions on it.(He made the first hit, I was not even expecting this, I have no plans for a future tech war, the only one was helping the ESUS with the shivans, but I had to withdraw due to HFI declaring war, and yes, enough time passed to alert them)
If a peace could be settled, that would be nice, thank you for coming to help me AZ......

THR, HFI, If the invasion of Normandeicht is repulsed, I may become involved with this new war. I have yet to decide who I would be asisting with my puny fleet...

THR, HFI, If the invasion of Normandeicht is repulsed, I may become involved with this new war. I have yet to decide who I would be asisting with my puny fleet...
I certainly hope it will be THR an the AoN, seeing as how we have been your strongest and most faithfull supporters. I mean...if this is a hard decision for you, then what am I still doing in your system? :(

Hmm i see well.... if hive attacks you ill persnoly go in with a fleet and make a buffer zone between the 2 of you until peace TALKS Are strarted

Dude, Gronde, just don't worry. I can't do much for either side any way. But, I want to send you something about a weapon idea... check your tgs

I would hold one, but it must be in far-far way neutral territory, so i can't attack peace attenders(which I wouldn't but something in RL could happen and I go crazy), HFI doesn't assimilate all the attenders, or depositre little drones to watch and detail military movement. But I doubt HFI would want peace(for some un-known reason). But, I would gladly hold a peace conference(somewhere not near my place)....

I would hold one, but it must be in far-far way neutral territory, so i can't attack peace attenders(which I wouldn't but something in RL could happen and I go crazy), HFI doesn't assimilate all the attenders, or depositre little drones to watch and detail military movement. But I doubt HFI would want peace(for some un-known reason). But, I would gladly hold a peace conference(somewhere not near my place)....
How about this .... I send a ship namely ( a Galxay class) in to a nutral sytem .. then you 2 send your representives . and when you 2 bord the ship there will be
A : No weponds allowed
B: No spying allowed
C : yull be chekced for evry single little thing
That way you guys can meet in a safe nutral place to sort out your problems.

I am for this, just let me contact some other people......

Sounds good. I will send a Land of Chill AoN rep. to take part.

check you TG'S you know who you are

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OOC: Horned Rat where do you keep your elvin slaves?

http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/user/D.L.Evans/starfleet/shippics/gold.jpg
The TAS Oasis has been dispaced to a nutral sytem out side all conserned nation's borders . it will arrive at the orax sytem shortly ... we request all nations representives been on time..

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OOC: Horned Rat where do you keep your elvin slaves?

They're all scattered now, those organizations have fled this place, tracking them down would be difficult.....

OOC: I pledge my forces in aid of The Horned Rat, just in case it ever gets to that stage. Which is highly unlikely, now. I don't know why I bothered...

ooc> I would say that you have no way of knowing who attacked you at the slave trade - i have no markings at all on any of my equipment - the only thing you know is that it is hive - it could just be a random unprovoked attack - if anything you would try and find out why this happend - rp or dont exist - your choice.

Also I thank all the people that offer their allegance as I am sure The Horned Rat does to those that would ally with him - however this is still ooc - please bare in mind that to organise your fleet you need to mobilise it.

The final point i would like to make is that none of my ships are even in the same galaxy as The Horned Rat - so as such all any one knows is that the hive is mobilising - that is not such a great surprise as all my nation is, is one big ol invasion force. Admitedly, normally the entire fleet does not mobalise as it is doing now - but it is still split up - there is no concentration of ships - TBH i dont think i can put my ships into a concentration with the space they take up - i could probably just drag his planets into the nearest sun using my 5 Hive Patriachs gravety well (The are the size of stars themselfs) Or more simply just crash one into it. I did however consider the godmodding options beind this and besides a full scale invasion is much more fun :)

ooc>

Unified Sith: Handy that little war you sparked - Ally? :) (mebe i will free your ships for you or somthing :) )

TFU: There is no war atm, Thanks for supporting us and recognising us as your ally's.

THR: I would like to see your clan eshin infiltrate the hive and then read the hive mind without being killed by the overload of information. Thus you know nothing (still)
IC>
Comms from Hive Over Mind @ Core Worlds Secritary of Defence:
((Voice of the overmind from Starcraft crackles onto the air)
We are the hive, we are perfection. Mobilisation is for expansion of Hive territories into hostile zones. The hive belives that its potential target's are incapable of skilled communication, as such peace talks would be an irelivant waste of time. However we thank you for your concern in this matter and wish to send a deligate to continue talks with your nation to better our relationship.
We are the hive, we are perfection.

(Dont care who reads it - still tellls you nothing about what i am planning - its basically an open voice communication on an open band.)

ooc> Hmmm, good, I was hoping that this wouldn't end in a..**shudder**peace talk**shudder**...

ic> The warp-rider scout teams (ooc> more info on them is available at your request) reported the Hive fleet known as Imodius was conducting a massive mobilization. When brought before the war council of the AoN, it met a murmer of reginition. Imodius must be back for revenge. Kalgar spoke up above the commotion that followed.
"Apparently, Imodius didn't learn their lesson last time!" Kalgar said with confidence. "And we are much stronger now!" After about 30 minutes of more descussion, more information from the Skavenblight wing of the AoN arrived. Apparently, a Horned Rat convoy was attacked by Hive forces very recently. THR also had some hive creatures in their custody. It didn't take long to connect the dots. It became clear that Imodius was after The Horned Rat. Wether it was just to get rid of THR, or to expand into a larger invasion of the AoN was not yet clear. But either way, Kalgar was not about to let his closest ally fall to anyone.
Thus, the war planning began. The combined power of the AoN was considerably greater than what Imodius could throw at them. The massive industry had not been quite since their last war with the Hive. Then came the bad parts. Imodius would most likely enlist some allies to help, and with the bulk of the Land of Chill navy off fighting a different battle, the AoN was vulnerable. However, there were still a great deal of untapped stength in the AoN, if it's full force could be tapped. Many more idle member nations would surely lend support once the homeland was threatened. The time for mobilization was now. The Forgeworlds had never decreased production and the food stores were growing. New FTLi's were installed, more powerfull than the old ones and with a wider range of use. As it stood, even if every system in the AoN was surrounded and besieges, so no outside support could arrive, they could last years without producing anything. But with crops still growing on the Agro-worlds, and the Forges still building weapons, they could last indefinately. Especially when all of the systems were connected by perminant geteways (one of the few things that functions within the system), when one system comes under attack, all the others could immediately come to aid it. Thus, huge shipments of food, weapons, war materials, and some ships were sent to the Horned Rat and his Skavenblight allies. The 2 undeployed Space Marine Chapters were mobilized and all of the Land of Chill systems were prepared for war. Finnally, a message was sent to The Council of 13, informing them of the Council's descovery about Imodius's intentions.

OOC:Bad news in RL, I am explaining it in a thread
HFI, Eshin needs not get to a hive and read the mind, they can tell from...hhhmmm...let me think...all your fleets on the move consuming imaginary planets(I use a little thing called SkitterLeap). My race is also paranoid, an attack by creatures that are obviously from you(1-who did we fiht against? HFI, 2-we had some tyranids(which we were trying to help)

IC:(I am pressed for time) Almost ditto everything gronde said......

IC:
as being a long time ally of HFI we must surpport them with as much as we can, as most of my forces have not entered the ESUS/Shivan war im more then ready to take a few people on, tho HFI if you are thinking of Sideing with the shivans i must therefor Retract any surpport i give. this is nothing angenst AoN or THR it is just the sheer fact that Me and Hive have been allys since i first went into space and they have surpported us in the past. (OOC: so just to make it clear to gronde and THR this is not personal and is not to settle old Grudges) IC: i must say tho i refuse to attack any Gronde vessals as Gronde and I have a NAP (Non Agression Pact) and we will not be the ones to brake it (its on your head Gronde if you attack me even if im in conflict with THR). the force to be ready is the 2nd Battle Group (http://s7.invisionfree.com/BIA_World_Factbook/index.php?showtopic=38) with the Anlashoc and the Icarus Spider vessals. of corse if there is a peace settlement is made then my forces will go on with dealing with the shivans.

cmon, there must be some revenge (even a little) fueling this, cmon, amit it, embrace the darkness(all this is said while wearing saten costume :p ), but if you have a non-aggresion pact, why are you going to go into his area also?

cmon, there must be some revenge (even a little) fueling this, cmon, amit it, embrace the darkness(all this is said while wearing saten costume :p ), but if you have a non-aggresion pact, why are you going to go into his area also?

OOC:i have a NAP with Gronde not you, and in the Necron thread the spider is there to make shore the lord is not woken up by him or anyone elce, and if you remmber any war i've had with gronde he runs and hides behind the AoN, i've got nothing angenst the AoN just gronde well RP wise anyway not OOC wise lol after all he has tryed on mutiply accounts to get ride of my Emperor and my former empress

He also tried to help her alot too(I wonder why that happened?). Remember, when the Shinzu problem broke out, who helped alot, Gronde, who led the charge into the home sector(I think, I'm not sure), Gronde, Corpsac, what happened? Why did we end up on opposite sides rather than one?

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OOC:
Just an FYI, CorpSac, but if this gets hot, I'll likly be lending support to THR in an effort to better relations with them and the AoN.

Deep inside Species 1 space, the ten assembled.
"We have detected much activity in this galaxy recently."
"Yes, species 2867 has begun another invasion of this galaxy. So far the organics have repulsed them."
"Then we do not have to interfere. The extermination of the infestation can begin."
"It would be better if the attack would be postponed a few days. We have monitored the communications of the organics, they believe species 2865 is preparing to attack species 2872."
*It has been decided. We wait, then we exterminate.*

He also tried to help her alot too(I wonder why that happened?). Remember, when the Shinzu problem broke out, who helped alot, Gronde, who led the charge into the home sector(I think, I'm not sure), Gronde, Corpsac, what happened? Why did we end up on opposite sides rather than one?
ooc> Well, as a continuation, who offered Corpsac protection against the UTA, when we could have attacked him and insured his destruction. And Gronde never tried to remove the empress from power. The strike force rescued the empress and tried to put here back into power. That's where Horrar Sith started getting pissed at us. Oh well.
As it stands, I just got a TG from THR. He is losing power for some ammount of time(not sure how long) and he wont get a chance to post until this weakend. After that, I don't know how long it will be before he will be able to post again, so he gave me permission to keep track of his nation and RP any defence/offence that his forces would make. To keep things simple, I will use 2 seperate ICs for each nation. ic, Gronde> and ic, THR> . I figured that I would give you some advanced notice. And I will, in no way, use THR's forces to achieve my own goals. He has already told me what I am to do, and I will follow those instructions with his forces.

You can probably expect some support from me, should this get hot.

OOC:I think that prayer last night did the job, but I don't know.....
I would like to confirm, that if I am not able to get on, Gronde shall take over for me, this weekend(Friday and sat/sun) I can, but for two weeks I won't unless a freak incident happens.....

I would like to thank all nations who are helping, if this could be settled peacefully though, then no blood shed will happen(actually some did, HFI attacked a caravan of mine).....

(Damn, I wish I knew the numbers of species that Species 1 was talking about.....)

We can offer neutral ground . . . under the auspices of our missile/CTR and Citadel shielding

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THe Skavens have, in they're typically paranoid way, hired two Integrated Combat regiments and eight Military Police regiments of the Chardonayan Future Free Companions. The contract is worth $35 billion per year, plus expences.

Mercenary Island, off the coast of chardonay

Lines of infantry, tanks, armored vehicles, and skimmers manouvered up onto the ramps of the waiting dropships. The noise was frankly increadible; the screaming of the tank's fans and the scraping of irridium against irridium clashed with the clang of steel toed boots and the roar of the dropship's pulsejet engines as the first command dropships lumbered off into the sky.

Standing off to the side, General Levine watched the procession grimly.
Skavens. We're hired by SKAVENS. Via, I hope to god the little hairballs give us room, the troops aren't happy about this. Hell, I'm not happy about this.
A soft cough came from behind. Levine turned, and saw a slight man in civilian clothing. Levine saluted, the man nodded his head in return.

Well, General, you've got your work cut out for you. It must be fairly serious if the Skavens are hiring human auxileries. Watch your back, man.

I will Strategos. I wish you were coming with us, make things easier.

Well, I'm not sorry... I have no wish to go to that dead planet. Here's the latest briefing from our employers. Seems like this was all triggered when they were attacked by a small contingent of Tyranids. They seem to think that they are about to be invaded by a Hive Fleet.

TYRANIDS? Via... how solid is this?

Not particularly, I don't quite follow their reasoning. The rats are even more paranoid than Captain Negri at HQ, but since it's Tyranids... you can't be too careful. Anyway, remember, your contract is to fight, not die. I don't want to get you all back in coffins with warnings not to open them...

Sir, no, we'll be careful. Actually, I think I may have... this could work. Is that all?

Just good luck, General.

THank you, Strategos.

OOC: The hive can expect support fromt he Imperium it so wishes upon this venture. Maybe we will be able to rid ourselves from the rat once and for all.

-OOC-

IB/US, doesn't the Hive want to rip the head of the Imperium off and take a huge dump down its throat?

From Lord Inquisitor Constantine Hammerfaust

Though the tyranids and their hive fleets are xenos the skaven are a chaos force and a blight upon this world, expect help from the Steel Legions of Armageddon and the Inquisition

OOC: Oh, come on. The Hive Fleet is a danger to us all. You can't support it, you can't ally with it, and you can't bargain with it. You can either repel it alongside us, or die alone.

OOC, Also, they don't bid high enough=)

OOC: The hive can expect support fromt he Imperium it so wishes upon this venture. Maybe we will be able to rid ourselves from the rat once and for all.

OOC: well Hive if you take US/IB offer i will retract mine and after all US/IB is at war with the allaince im in, and im not about to help the Shivans in the smallest way (even if its to kill an AoN member lol)

OOC: I have put the list in my factbook (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=330304)

Corpsac: You can expect me to attack your forces if they come anywhere near AoN space. I don't care about the non-aggression pact right now. If you attack my allies, you are threatening my assets. I have full right to protect both. Just a little FYI.

Corpsac: You can expect me to attack your forces if they come anywhere near AoN space. I don't care about the non-aggression pact right now. If you attack my allies, you are threatening my assets. I have full right to protect both. Just a little FYI.

OOC: lol that your choice but like i sead, i wont fire first on your ships

We the leaders of Ghelsba will send 1 battilon of tanks 1 battilion of para troopers and 1 battlina of half soldiers half miltia

OOC: we someone teachces me how to post picturs ill post one

0800 hours
day of deployment
h-hour
m-minutie
d-day

infantry/paratrooper Genreal: "we are going to protect horned rat fire when shot at and give the enemy hell move out"

soldiers: "yes sir"

tank genreal: "ok men move out fire when shot at leave ne man behind"

Tank trooper:"sir what about the mammoth tanks they will slow down the rest of the tanks"

tank genreal:'stay with them they must not be hijacked"
Tank troopers:"SIR YES SIR"

airfoce leader:"bombers be careful dont fire unlees orderd and fighters fire at will at any hostile"
pilots:"roger that"

navy admril"ok sailors load the ship get ready to fire at enemys leave no ship/man behind may god be with you"
saliors:"aye aye capn"

in 3 hours the troops will be at horned rat territory

OOC:While I am glad for any help, there are a few points
1-This is future tech, I can provide transport if required
2-What are your reasons for helping me(honestly, I don't care, but it adds depth to the RP)
3-Come up with some names, you can develop your characters over time(For instance, when I started with only 15 Armed merchant vessels, Snikkit was the commander, now he has risen to command all the fleet with his personal command Behemoth)

Anyone have any other suggestions? I'm just trying to help, for deployment, contact Gronde, he created all(all most all) the defences in the AoN terrirtory....

Wow THR, I am supprised Snikkit hasn't been assassinated yet. **wonders how many assassinations were done by Snikkit to retain his position**

Assassinations? No, he made others an,,,,offer they couldn't refuse(but they did anyways), as for atempts on him, almost like warlord queek, many tries, always ends up killing them
(He still has his paper hat, I might have him distrust it, launch it into space, then open fire with the double-barrled cruiser killer cannon, then replace it with
a-A new paper hat
b-A bucket
c-A turbin
(He also has an eye patch on the left side, despite being able to see perfectley in it....)

ooc> I would go for the bucket. Have someone spill something his paper hat. Then have that someone get executed, Snikkit gets mad and blows the hat to bits with the forward laser cannons. Then gets a bucket.

hhmmmm, I like that, I think it will be his navigation officer, then he will replace it with a plank-look-a-like(see ed, edd, and eddy)

OOC: Laughing my head off.

OOC:I am dead serious, Snikkit has a paper hat, he was enjoying his...."hat time", and a crew man interuppted, the sailor was shot, for interupting his "hat time".....

OOC: Sounds like a typical Bad Guy thing. I vote for the bucket/plank idea :D

ooc> Then you can have Snikkit refer to the plank and end up getting lost because their head of navagation in a peice of wood.

The Elven Fleet hanging in the space looked like a reunion of fireflies, the bright colors and blazons of the Noble Houses in the ships glowing in the infinity of the void. Most of the ships sported the classic designs of the Eldar ships, their solar sails reflecting the scarce light of the outer space to keep them functioning. However, some of them were crafted in an entirely different way, although their own forms were cloaked using advanced non-detection systems. The green and blue strange ships were heavily protected by escorts of the more common Eldar class destroyers and frigates.

In the bridge of the "Aglarebeth", the Void Stalker Class Flagship of the Hidden Sixth Fleet...

"So, the tyranids are again on the move, and they have been detected. It is probably the time to dispose of that hidden menace, if we have the chance and the proper opportunity. Send a message to all the captains of the fleet, we're on the move, the mission is to watch for now, until opportunity arises", said the Admiral, a tall elf clad in the blue and exquisite wraithbone armor of the Aelosian Navy Officers, pointing at the bright dots in the stellar map.

"If they make a mistake, we will strike with deadly force. This is maybe an opportunity to finally erase that stench from the odor of the stars, but we must be careful, the Hive is indeed a dangerous and sometimes cunning foe. Let them diminish their numbers, and face each other. We will strike only if the moment is favourable, and when we can cause amazing casualties without suffering damage, our country need us elsewhere", said the Viceroy in command of the fleet, nodding to the Admiral in agreement.

OOC: Gronde, I really need to know what THR's defences are so I can come up with a defencive plan that will lay waste to as little of the planet as possible

ooc> FFC: THR and Skavenblight controll 4 heavily defended systems, and who knows how many mining systems and colonial bases. All of the 4 main systems are surrounded by un-manned automated weapon platforms, the interior is also protected by such weapons. A powerfull FTLi system protects all the systems from unwanted visitors. It is the same as mine, it can't completely stop much, but can slow down and detect almost any FTL system out there. All of the AoN systems are connected by perminant gateways, so that we can continuously bring in more stuff.

Mercenaries have been dispatched from Crazed Marines to aid THR after the signing of a merc contract. These are the best of the best in the CM military, and will be sent in to decimate Hive dwelling places (I don't know what the hive calls their cities, after all, I've never heard of them). I shall post the specs of the 2 platoons sent in.
OOC: These guys are NOT godmods, I have been working on this project for over 2 months and tens of trillions of dollars. Their power armor is super-strong because its what we use on our medium capitol ships
http://s6.invisionfree.com/International_Mall/index.php?showtopic=1098&st=0

ooc> FYI the hive doesnt have "dwelling places" there are places of work and places of slumber - both of which are loctated on their hive vessels - we do colonise but thats mainl to give our slaves somwhere to habitate - other than their dwellings thats it.

ic> The hive fleet was nearly collected - it was still scatterd around many systems however they could be pooled into one location with the greatest of ease the ftli spred out of the hive's system by 2light hours due to the intensity of hive mind concentration - warp pults where charging as the first of the invasion fleet prepared to leave.

comms @ CorpSac:
We are the hive, we are perfection.
You shall be notified of your assitance use at the desired time - please equip your military as you deam nessacary - you shall be compensated when the time comes.
We are the hive, we are perfection.

comms @ Shivans:
We are the hive, we are perfection.
We are glad that you would offer assistance against the menace that is THR and AoN - together we shall annialate them - please prepare for war and we shall notify you of the actions we require of you.
We are the hive, we are perfection

comms @ Mekanta:
We are the hive, we are perfection.
Assitance in the comming conflict would be highly gratifying - the hive would look very generously upon your actions. As we are sure you are aware the hive's funding are nigh on limitless - we hope that your responce to this matter will be encouraging.
We are the hive, we are perfection.

comms @ all other potential ally's:
We are the hive, we are perfection.
We thank you for your offers of assistance - please contact the hive with details regarding your present economical problems and the hive will resolve them for you in return for your assistance.
We are the hive, we are perfection

comms @ all mercenary forces:
We are the hive, we are perfection.
The hive's funding is limitless - we will buy your services to either not participate in the comming conflict or to fight along side ourselfs.
We are the hive, we are perfection.

comms @ All on lookers:
We are the hive, we are perfection.
We know you are there, particularly eldar ships located at sector 456,304 363,201 interfear and you will be consumed by the hive, assist us and your dying race shall be spared eternally from the rath of the hive.
We are the hive, we are perfection.

comms @ all potential Enemy's:
We are the hive, we are perfection
Do not oppose us - we shall not be stopped in our endervour to eradicate the target species.
We are the hive we are perfection.

ooc> Please note - the target has still not been designated - no one knows who i am going to attack - even i dont really know :) Might be gronde, might be THR - mind you - Species 1 has seriously pissed me off recently - so who knows or mebe i have taken a fancy to CorpSac's terrirories (only kidding).

Or am I ???

Remeber ooc people :) And i would like to point out the expence already run up by THR from the recruitment of merc's :)

ooc> Um, Imodius, I know this brings up an old arguement, but you can't have "limitless funding". That really falls under the line of godmodding. You may have a large ammount of raw materials, but not limitless funding. I have discontinued my previous ignore on you because I am hoping that you will not godmod as you have before. I wont hesitate to do so again.

ooc> I can claim to have as much money and materials as i want damn it and dont say i can't its properganda. All governments do it its the best way to buy people's allegance so dont mess. :P

OOC: I don't mind an attack from you, Hive. Just don't expect it to be easy. Species 1 has grown since our last encounter.

ooc> I can claim to have as much money and materials as i want damn it and dont say i can't its properganda.

ooc> As long as it stays that way. ;)

Also, can we all try to make well grammared legible posts? So that I can read them and don't get accused of not replying properly because I couldn't figure out what they were saying. Thank you.

ic> The AoN was massing it's fleet around Manticore Base, a fortress whos actuall location was still a secret. All other AoN systems maintained a light military pressence outside the extensive defencive weapon network. **Secret plan...** (ooc> You will have to wait and see)

ooc> As long as it stays that way. ;)

Also, can we all try to make well grammared legible posts? So that I can read them and don't get accused of not replying properly because I couldn't figure out what they were saying. Thank you.

ic> The AoN was massing it's fleet around Manticore Base, a fortress whos actuall location was still a secret. All other AoN systems maintained a light military pressence outside the extensive defencive weapon network. **Secret plan...** (ooc> You will have to wait and see)

At the very edge of the Manticore system(?), a shadow is spotted lurking just beyond the fortifyed system's defences; the angular, three hundred and fifty meter long solouette of a Kanuckistani Dark Valor-class pocket dreadnaught forming out of the unseen mists of profile-masking ECM as she switches out of silent running for a second, revealing her presence to local sensor nets for scant moments befor again disapearing to even gravitic sensors.

During this time, a singular line of text was tightbeamed towards Manticore Base; "We request entry, and a meeting."

OOC:
Would your FTLi inhibit a quantum-uncertanty-based FTL drive?

ooc> I guess the location of Manticore base could be considered a "system". It's basically a huge astroid field orbiting around a red Dwarf star.

ic> Manticore base buzzing with action after recieving a message from a ship identified as belonging to Kanuckistan. Kalgar, who was present at that time.
"How did they find this place?" Kalgar asked the Fortress admiral. "You said that this place was too well hidden!"
"Sir," the 1st Luitenant said to Kalgar. "They are requesting permission to enter, they want a meeting." Kalgar thought for a moment, Gronde had never had any bad relations with Kanuckistan.
"Let them in," Kalgar responded. "But keep your weapons on them, just in case. I will be waiting for their ambasitor in my office."

Gronde i know where Manticore is dont tell me you forgot me sending a fleet there to aid you once and they got pretty good recordings of teh defenses and such

OOC: He has indeed run up quite a bill =) We've earned enough we're expanding into warships...

And gronde, my forces are ground forces, and have been deployed on one of the planets. Please specify where you want us so we can begin preparing defencive positions.

And no, we don't expect an attack. But we did hear about the tyranid raid on The Horned Rat, so we prepare. mercenaries stay alive by being paranoid.

ooc> As long as it stays that way. ;)

Also, can we all try to make well grammared legible posts? So that I can read them and don't get accused of not replying properly because I couldn't figure out what they were saying. Thank you.

ic> The AoN was massing it's fleet around Manticore Base, a fortress whos actuall location was still a secret. All other AoN systems maintained a light military pressence outside the extensive defencive weapon network. **Secret plan...** (ooc> You will have to wait and see)

OOC: no its not you fool thanks to veredia i know where it is, remmber you and him made a silly alliance and then he attacked, the whole time IC he was telling me where it was so in threoy i know where Manticore base is, and i could easyly hand that infomation to Hive lol

IC:

grand admiral Valkyrie was paceing, with the situation in Veredia and this would strech the DESC thinly. he looked round reading old reports "get me a Hive avator will you" he sead to a comm officer, the comm officer nodded sending out comms to the rest of the empire and to the hive. (OOC: im shore you have an Avator as a ambassidor in my empire but i wont say you do till you confirm that Hive)

ooc> Corpsac: hehe, you think that Manticore stays in the same spot all the time? I move it to a new location after every major conflict. Finding it is difficult.

To HFI, private channel:

We wish no ill will against you. We are just executing a contract for mercs and do not wish to be held responsible for what they are doing. Our mercs are literally blood crazy and will do anything for a good kill. We do not wish that the hiring of our mercs will damage any possible relations between our nations.

Signed,
Lt. Gen. Hammond, Secretary of the Interior and Foreign Affairs

When clearance was recived, the ebon vessel began inward upon inertialess drives; sLDS drives accelerating her to a velosity-analog several times that of light - movement without ever being in motion. Quickly crossing the interveining space befor her, an IFF transponder activated as she closed within a million kilometers of Manticore base itself, rapidly decellerating; if queried, it would identify itself as the Kanuckistani High Gaurd Vessel Napalm Enema.

Her weapons weren't cold, nor were they warm; barrier feilds active, but at levels so low as to protect little more than the paintwork from small rocks and debris. As she came closer, aiming for a position 1000 kilometers away from the AoN base, more details became evident; her armament was extensive for a ship her size, with 72 point-deffence turrets, 75 forward-facing missile tubes, and a trio of spinal mounts so massive that the ship was literily build around them, then further augmented by a belt of 120 unmanned fighters in quick-launch racks. She gave off no power readings, and posessed nothing that would apear to be an engine(tho it would be a pretty good bet that those long, heavily armoured pylons spicking out it's aft were a drive of some sort). Her hull was equally mysterious; absorbing or deflecting most sensors, the most that could be told of it was that it was made of something that couldn't be placed upon the periodic table. Furthermore was her ever-present ASPEW feild, descretly tweaking the laws of physics experianced by the ship, and a relativly new oddity; the ship simply did not apear upon gravitic or mass detecting sensors.

OOC:
Yer move now.

gronde please explain how one goes about moving an asteroidfeild

gronde please explain how one goes about moving an asteroidfeild

ooc> lol, we don't move the astroid field, we move the fortress and surrounding complex to a new astroid field in a new system. There are many sytems withing our designated "boarders" that are not being used for much else.

ic> A team of Space mechs flew out, escorting a Thunderhawk. They marked an astroid as a designated landing/meeting spot and signaled the Kancuckistan ships to land.

ooc> lol, we don't move the astroid field, we move the fortress and surrounding complex to a new astroid field in a new system. There are many sytems withing our designated "boarders" that are not being used for much else.

ic> A team of Space mechs flew out, escorting a Thunderhawk. They marked an astroid as a designated landing/meeting spot and signaled the Kancuckistan ships to land.

OOC: but gronde you sead this:

ooc> I guess the location of Manticore base could be considered a "system". It's basically a huge astroid field orbiting around a red Dwarf star.

so you just stated that Manticore was a huge astroid field orbiting around a red dwarf star? then you sead it was a massive Fort MAKE YOU F***ING MIND UP WILL YOU!!!!

The Blood Rangers step out of their ship with their new booster packs on. They are holding tatical nuke launchers, AM cannons, Ion/EMP/Gauss weapons, Blasters, Disruptors, and various other weapons suited for both atmospheric and space battles. They are apperaing what looks like a deserted Hive outpost.

"Ok men, I know that we weren't given a lot of intel about this enemy, but a little AM will kill almost anything. We are here to collect that intel if needed. This is NOT a body count mission! If you encounter an enemy, you must inform us, and we will all retreat to the ship where it will obliterate this...thing...with its main guns." The Sergeant pointed to the Asguard Mothership's main guns capable of destroying entire worlds.

"Let's move out! Team 1, set the charges!"

A four man team sets a large box next to the outpost.

"Fire in the hole!"

The Sergeant detonates the AM mine, and everyone rushes in.

"What is this Sarge?" screams a Private as he holds up a insectoid, yet reptialian looking body.

The Sarge stabs the body with his vibroknife.
"I don't know. Have the ship beam it up."

The mothership beams the body into a quarantine zone for further scans.

"Collect all bodies you can, but make sure they're dead with your vibroblades. We can tell what one live one looks like with two dead ones, but we might not be able to handle a live one."

The 2 platoons search for 45 minutes, collecting corpses untill a call on the radio comes out. "Sir, we have live ones in the East Wing! We're retreating and setting an AM claymore!"
The AM claymore they're talking about is a mine that shoots thouands of "Pellets" of antimatter.
A giant explosion is heard seconds later.

"Sarge, we got about ten of them, but there's more! We're 10 meters from the exit, where are you?"

"We're outside Connoley with the nuke launcher, we'll beam you aboard the quarantine/clean room for us."

As soon as the Rangers exit the outpost, a nuke rocket is fired towards the entrance and all of the men are beamed into the ship.

"Team to Admiral Soloman, all present, blow it."
"You got it. All guns fire at will."

The outpost is destroyed, 50 corpses are brought aboard for study, and no men are lost.

Admiral Soloman then says, "Chief, set course for spacebase 191 at warp 9."
"Aye Aye, course and speed set."
"Punch it."

OOC: but gronde you sead this:



so you just stated that Manticore was a huge astroid field orbiting around a red dwarf star? then you sead it was a massive Fort MAKE YOU F***ING MIND UP WILL YOU!!!!

I apolgise, that's not what I meant. I meant that its current location could be considered a system, not the base itself.

ooc> lol, we don't move the astroid field, we move the fortress and surrounding complex to a new astroid field in a new system. There are many sytems withing our designated "boarders" that are not being used for much else.

ic> A team of Space mechs flew out, escorting a Thunderhawk. They marked an astroid as a designated landing/meeting spot and signaled the Kancuckistan ships to land.


Unfortunatly, the Napalm Enema, like all Kanuckistani warships, wasn't designed to make planetfall.

Regaurdless, the vessel aproximated the action, taking up a position scant meters above the rocky worldlette's surface, in careless definace of it's nearly imperceptible gravity.

An excursion team had, by now, met at one of the cramped vessel's airlocks, and was presently suiting up.

ooc:well uh im uh helping oyu cause your little buddy who on 1st page said something persasive any ways i found a name!

mr.Turbanman: are we there yet
pilot:no

mr.Turbanman: are we there yet
pilot:no
mr.Turbanman: are we there yet
pilot:no

anywaysthey have just arrived where ever they landed in horned rats terrirtory and are mobalizing

mr.Turbanman:ok killer panada brigade?
here
mr.turbanman:chunky monky squad?
here
mr.Turbanman:bananamen company
here
mr.Turbanman:
ok all infantry are here i want a snowcone :o :sniper:
then all of a sudden ta ta ta ta ta ta ta! :o :mp5:
Mr.Turbanman: AMBUSH RUN FOR YOUR LIVES
infantry:AHHHHHHH
then of all sudden the tanks came
Infantry: yay!
then the airforce
tanks:yaY!

Then they made the base of operations

ooc> ............
THR seems to know alot of people.

ooc> An extensive IC post comming soon. Other than that, I am waiting for Kancuckistan's team to land.

OOC:Some leave me to die, others help...wow.
As for the bill, I made ALOT of money over slave trade(I netted 300 million humans awhile ago).
CM, I want you to attack the hive SHIPS, hence why I asked city like things, but ask Gronde to attack or not.....
(My logging on is zip-nil....this is rare)

I will attack the ships as soon as I get enough intel about the enemies.

OOC: paying anyone for intel on the Hive for my merc forces.
OOC2:Hive, I'm not trying to start a war between us, I'm just executing a merc contract, remember this everytime I attack.

ooc> An extensive IC post comming soon. Other than that, I am waiting for Kancuckistan's team to land.

OOC:
Well, I was expecting you to land yourself while my team suited up, but if you insist...

IC:
After several minutes, the armoured doors protecting one of several strategicly located airlocks slid back to permit a trio of figures clad in thick carapaces of powered armour to slowly descend to the asteroid's surface; IDD flight nodes within carrying them towards the Gronde vessels.

The armour itself was interesting; seemingly bulky, yet dexterous, even nimble in handling as the group skipped and skimmed over the surface. The three suits were also odd in that they were of obviously different design; one looking hunam enough, but the other two clearly not so. There were no weapons carried, and empty mounting brackets for armament was aparent; a detailed scan, however, would reveal several intricate weapons built into the armour, unpowered; presumibly, ones that couldn't be readily removed, but they'd apear fairly light.

ic> Kalgar walked out of his Thunderhawk, escorted by a team of 6 Space marine Terminators. Unlike the Kanuckistan visitors, they were heavily armed with thick armour and powerfull weapons.
"So, what brings you to this part of the galaxy?"

Hive if you are going to do something i advsie you to do it quickly as the Shivans will be agreeing toa cease fire with ESUS shortly. So if you want my help you had better hurry up about it.

The moon orbiting the planet the mercs had just attacked came to life instantly firing a massive beam of plasma into the unprepared orbiting ship - instatly 2million hive ships well jumped in and proceded to fire masses of plasma into the exposed ship surrounding it on all sides.

ooc> So you know my entire pop is military so you just god modded but nm and thanks for actiating a new hive world.

ic2> The planet below began to grow as the antimatter and radiation from the nuke went critical its surface was quickly coverd with a living skein and it became alive.

An avatar walked into the corpsac building having been requested and walked to the designated meeting area - she climbed over 100 floors in 30 seconds. She walked into the room and smiled at the hive's allies.
"How may we be of assitance?"

comms @ Unified Sith
please meet with a deligate at the following co-ordinates.

*A small shower of meteorites enterd THR's space heading for the capital city."

ooc> If this is skaven blight then fine if not then pls inform - i know this info anyway from the hive creatures you have captured.

Also the teleportation (thats what i think you are doing) to my creatures that where captured results in them harvesting regenerative energy - they wont appear for about 10 seconds after they are supposed to but they will be fully regenerated.

*A small shower of meteorites enterd THR's space heading for the capital city."


ooc> This is why I ignored you last time. What do you meen "entered THR's space"? They follow the same FTLi meathods as i do. (And it has been drastically improved over the years) Meaning astroids can't exactly be teleported into any AoN system, and if they enter from the outside they would simply be blown away by the defencive weapons. Please be specific and use good spelling and grammar. (It needs not be perfect, but make an effort. I will ignore anything that is not clearly understandable)

Also, I would like to request that we make a pre-war agreement on planet/star killing weapons. IMHO, they ruin all good RPs. If I had it my way, they would be ignored all together. However, that seldom happens, but we should at least majorly limit their use. Destroying a planet by using a massive volly of fire over a resonable period of time is fine, but launching a nova torpedo into a star and effectively destroying an entire system is most definantly not.

OOC: Given that this is an airless rock they're on, I'll assume your guy's talking over an open radio link...

IC:
The pair of Kanuckistani 'marines' following the bearmoured Commander were somewhat puzzeled at the Space Marine's reason for bothering with such armament, when the respective starcraft of either side had clear lines of fire; a show of strength, they quickly concluded, tho all this was unseen by the Gronde personel they aproached; Kanuckistani helms did not have transparent face plates, choosing instead electronic displays and the protection of heavy armour.

The lead figure - the blank, armoured face of it's armoured helm elongated, and legs of inhunam proportions - came to a stop a dozen meters short of Kalgar's position; the suit's radio coming to life with a rumbling yet smooth male voice that somehow bespoke of the owner's compotence as a military officer.

"Commander Sekkar, Kanuckistani High Gaurd," The introduction was short and to the point; business, afterall, "Rumor has it that Hive Fleet Imodius, or something of that ilk, has it's gaze upon an ally of yours. If such comes to war, well, lets just say that the Admiralty are getting tired of fragging Shivans," a hint of amusment creaping into his voice.

ic> At hearing the obvious ammusement in Sekkar's voice, Kalgar quickly became more serious.
"It is not the Hive, but you own alliance, commander, that worries me," Kalgar said frankly. "It seems, from our info, that Corpsac is going to aid Imodius as he always has. The funny thing is, so are some of the Shivans." Kalgar paused, quite sure that Sekkar knew what Kalgar was getting at.
"Meaning, one of the ESUS members it willing to work with your most hated enemy. We would have delt with them long ago if it hadn't been for the ESUS protection," Kalgar continued, before getting back on task. "Anyways, what are you proposing?"

Meanwhile, the entire industrial might of the AoN was finnally being harnessed. Every forgeworld in every system was being pushed to the max. Every mining base was increasing production. Every armoury was stocked full of weapons and munitions and every shipyard was filled with hundreds of docked vessels. The various empires in the AoN had expanded considerably in the past few years while the rest of the galaxy was blowing itself up. The new resorces found were quickly being taken advantage of as literally entire planets were being consumed, processed, and shipped off to the Forgeworlds. The Necron project, despite its setbacks, had been a sucess. The legions of these undead, metal warriors and their Tomb fleets were the scourge of the galaxy as they too expanded their boarders. The machine of war was going, and would not be stopped. The only questions now were when and where.

IC merc:
*spacebase 191, one day after the raid*
"Admiral Kirath, sir! THR has sent us the local of an enemy ship, it is alone and repairing itself. It appears that they were left after a massive fleet formation when they broke down."

"I don't like it, prepare the Rangers and half of the first fleet."

"Yes sir!"

ooc> you talking about on of my ships?
and the asteriods where warp pulted into THR's system in the same way that the zealot norn queens where pulted at the shivan planet ship

OOC: Yes hive, I mean your ships. All i'm gonna do is to take out small ships to meet the contracts but not be a pain in the rear unless you start godmodding
IC (merc): *At spacebase 191*
"Admiral, the ships and rangers are ready!"

"Good, send them out."

"Aye aye!"

*18 Asguard motherships and 3 Wakizashi cruisers, as well as their dozens of corvettes and thousands of fighter escorts went screaming towards an asteroid field on the edge of Hive space. They comb the belf for a few hours before they find the ship, a few of their men outside of the craft repairing it.*

"Admiral Soloman, the ship is on screen, it is being repaired as we speak."

"Scans?"

"Shields, weapons, and engines are offline. Life support at 50 percent."

"Ok, let's capture this one, but it they hurt one of our own, let not one live."

**********************************************************

"Sarge, I'm scared!"
"We all are, every mission, son. If you ain't, you need to get out of the buisness."
"Ok, I'll go."
"Good. now you'll earn your 3rd campaign badge and get extra pay for it."

*The Rangers walk out of the airlock and work their way towards the ship cautiously. About 500 meters from the ship, Hive's men realize what's going to happen to them and start firing at the Rangers. The shots do hit a little, but barely scratch the armor. The Rangers make precise fire with their lazer rifles and disruptor cannons, killing all but one worker quickly. He escaped into the ship.*

"Let's get him!" screamed one gung-ho Corporal.
"NOOOOO!" shouted the Sergeant, but it was too late, for the Corporal had already gone into the airlock, and was killed when an enemy soldier smashed a tool into his life-support tubes, causing his suit to explosively depressurize, which sucked his body thru the life support system and into outerspace.
"We need to get that fixed. Any ship that can hear me, Cpl. Mindenez is down, beam his body and suit into your morgue. All other ships, concentrate your fire on their engines and bridge."

*As soon the body was beamed aboard, all of the ships opened fire, exploding the ship in one salvo*

ooc> you talking about on of my ships?
and the asteriods where warp pulted into THR's system in the same way that the zealot norn queens where pulted at the shivan planet ship
ooc> I figured that. The FTLi's have been improved. I have looked over you meathod of FTL travel, and since it alters the space around it when it moves at the speed it does, it would get stopped at the edge of the FTLi field, at which point it would be blown away by the defencive weapons. You may be able to get them into the field a good distance before they are slowed down.

The space-black armoured figure that was Commander Sekkar gave a slight nod, "To be honest, I try to ignore politics, especially ESUS politics; the NavInt breifings I've had, however, seem consistant with what you've said, save that any Shivan involvment is unsubstantiated, last I heard. Regaurdless, do know that CorpSac doesn't speak for anyone but themselves; Kanuckistan and the Gaurd would much rather foster friendly relations, and that's why I'm here.

The Admiralty and God-Emperor are offering limited, direct military assistance in fighting the Hive, as well as any other, non-ESUS factions that assist them at the time. Specificly, the KHGV Sword of Inevitible Justice, a Tunguska-class Battleplate, will be dispatched to assist at it's commander's disgression. That's the same ship, by the way, that reduced CorpSac's last homeworld to chucky salsa some decades ago, back befor the ESUS. Additional assets may be avalible to reinforce if things go badly, tho other defence concerns will naturally dictate their avalibility."

Floating through space, the full force of the Jangle Jangle Ridge Fleet arrives.
Tarenteor spins boredly in his chair, "Hail this Horned Rat guy. Tell him he's not the only one who hates the bugs."

ic> Kalgar listened intently as the Kanuckistan commander spoke. "I propose we move this to a more suitable meeting area." Kalgar pointed in the direction of his ship. "Shall we?"

We would like to send an ambassador to talk with Corpsac, Gronde, and other possible allies on Corpsac's ship.
The ambassador is a man known as Calo Knord, a notorious former bounty hunter with over 950 confirmed bounties cashed in.

ic> Kalgar listened intently as the Kanuckistan commander spoke. "I propose we move this to a more suitable meeting area." Kalgar pointed in the direction of his ship. "Shall we?"

Sekkar hesitated a moment befor responding, while a faint double-click sounded over the radio as if static; a discrete sign from his Captain, confirming that she had heard the request and didn't object.

Nodding, the Commander replyed, "Alright," and then waited for Kalgar to lead the way; his escort falling in behind him wordlessly.

[img] http://burandesigns.tripod.com/themes/ffAnth/wallpaper/airship.jpg[\img]


this is the ghelsbas airship fleet command ship and its couinter part is being made to give to the horned rat

this is the ghelsbas airship fleet command ship and its couinter part is being made to give to the horned rat
http://burandesigns.tripod.com/themes/ffAnth/wallpaper/airship.jpg

ic> Kalgar lead them to the Manticore controll room. "Now, do you have a plan already? Or is that why you are here?"

OOC:Awesome, I can't wait for the all powerful Tripod ad ship ;)
@HFI
No, you know nothing of my area, the "captured" Tyranids were
1-NEVER in AoN space, NEVER
2-ALWAYS, outside, as to prevent infection in the home systems, trade, or a bio-weapon to piss some one of
3-They are part of a new hive mind(so they claim), so, even if they were in my systems, you wouldn't gain ANYTHING from them, as they are totally seperate from the hive mind, your hive mind, whatever
4-I was paid to help them, I go around, populate 1 or 2 worlds for them, I get animals they captured for experimentation and what not

@Gronde
I hope I get to make the change of navigato-position post

ooc>
THR post it ic

Gronde: This is a new method - its not well jumping they are simply catapulted through space - they never alter the way space time works.

and on a final note:
No one knows where my ships are based not even my allies.
All my ships are organic and are living - you attack it and it will come alive - welcome to a walking / flying monster that is seriously pissed off.
The smallest number my ships are ever in is 3 and thats usually a peace trip into a new nations territory with an avatar onboard - if you are attacking an avatar's ship then your men are already dead.
How does THR know where my ships are i would like to know this ooc
As soon as any of my ships come under attack my entire fleet would pop and destroy - my well jump tech means i can travel anywhere in my own system in under 10 parsecs.
I do not have civilians - by claiming to have killed people you are godmodding - my population ARE soldiurs. You may have killed some human alien slaves but as they are part of the hive i would know of their death - it is impossible to stealth kill a member of the hive and then get away - as soon as they die the hive knows about it and so can react to it.

ic> The avatar stood in the CorpSac office looking about inquisitivly.

OOC: Gronde, my men are there to form a joint command and discuss how to destroy hive ships. He seems a lot like the Borg. Saying that me killing his men and destroying his ships is godmodding makes my IGNORE cannon's trigger finger twitch...

OOC: Gronde, my men are there to form a joint command and discuss how to destroy hive ships. He seems a lot like the Borg. Saying that me killing his men and destroying his ships is godmodding makes my IGNORE cannon's trigger finger twitch...
ooc> No, like Tyranids. Horribly bastardized, godmoddish Tyranids. Anyways, I have ways to kill them, which I will reveal to you IC.

HFI: I thought that you were using the Well jump that you used in the last war. They did alter space to prevent you Hive ships from dieing. So, this brings up a very old question: how do the astroids remain intact when traveling at such a rate of speed. Obviously, they are not hive ships, so you don't need to worry about the trip killing them, so i'm not going to make a big deal out of it at this point. However, I do have have some questions:

1.) How many times the SoL are they traveling. (This is important, because it will detirmine if our outer defensive weapons could detect them as they approached and fire some Rail cannon shots before they entered the system.)

2.) Depending on the answer to #1, how do you protect your Hive ships while they are traveling with this meathod, as at that speed, even highly common space dust can tear through just about anything.

3.) Related to #2, since you are not "teleporting", but actually traveling the entire distance, how do you make sure that you will not run into any debree etc... and how would your ships react in time to avoid such things while traveling at such a speed?

Please be specific in your answers. Thanks.


secret ic>

***Closed Channel***
To: Crazed Marines Mercanaries
From: AoN bio-science department
About: Hive Forces
Under the orders of the war council, we have been instructed to give you clasified information on how to fight hive ships. The first thing to remember, is to never use any weapon that uses palable radiation, as they somehow use it as food. The bio-science department has been developing several formulas of poisan that are exeedingly effective. Vials will be shipped to your command immediatly, along with the formulas.

ooc>

a1> 5X SoL

a2> Hive ships do not travel at this speed using this means this is a method of launching the asteroids into a system - also i would like to point out that the Point of Oragin is still unknown.

a2/3> The path is calculated by the hive - with several billion minds to use for calculations errors never occur in this matter - the corect course and corrolation and reactions of gravety and various other anomolies where calibrated into the equation in order that at least 100 enterd THR's space should all the possible negativities occur.

And Crazed Marines> If i clamied to kill a whole load of your solidiurs and then target engines and other parts of a ship that dont actually exist on any of my ships other than zealots then i should be the one ignoring you.

In regardes to zealots the live on one of the zealot norn queens - they live to fight for the hive - as such they only ever dock in hive space where many other hive vessels are and that is only to recruit from slaves and other populi, other than that their moon sized carriers never touch down - even their fighters are only there for engagements - they dont need to dock they have everything they need on board.

ooc>

a1> 5X SoL

a2> Hive ships do not travel at this speed using this means this is a method of launching the asteroids into a system - also i would like to point out that the Point of Oragin is still unknown.


Wait, you just said 5x the SoL. Then in your next answer, you said that they don't travel beyond the SoL with this meathod. MAKE UP YOU MIND!!!

ooc>
And Crazed Marines> If i clamied to kill a whole load of your solidiurs and then target engines and other parts of a ship that dont actually exist on any of my ships other than zealots then i should be the one ignoring you.


That is just my belief of what those items are, not necessarily what it is. A belief is not always true, and I didn't know much about your ships and warfighting before this conflict, so my men believed that you used standard things such as ship parts.

The Might of the God Emperor's Most Holy Ecclesiarchy is ready to purge at a moment's notice, Warmaster

The Adepta Sororita is poised to strike. Our hierophants await the holy words of command. Let all Humanity's foes tremble at our onslaught.

TAG.

HFI, you are a GODMODDER. More to come.

ic> Kalgar lead them to the Manticore controll room. "Now, do you have a plan already? Or is that why you are here?"

Sekkar's armoured form shook it's head, "No; we don't know enough about the enemy's plans to really make any plans. The Battleplate is in this general area of the Galaxy, within one jump, so that it can respond as the need arises. We're also hoping to keep our involvment in this a secret; the Hive have tasted the sharp end of a Kanuckistani Batleplate befor, and my superriors are hoping it's arrival will prove a nasty suprise which may result in tactical errors on their part.

However, I will need to know if your navys use any technology that depends on FTL systems, space folding, or alternate levels of reality, like subspace, hyperspace, etc. So that we can the Admiral doesn't accidently shoot you guys in the foot when he deploys FTLi."

OOC:
Hive, how can those rocks travel FTL without some way of getting around the lightspeed barrier?

ic> Kalgar finnally removed his own hemlet. "We can use a variety of FTL. Our most common is traveling the Warp, because it is fast and hazardous to follow us through. We travel from system to sytem using the AoN gateway systems."

ooc> About the rocks, thats what I was saying. I am begining to think the HFI has no concept of this level of science.

OOC:Just like me :) , I highly suggest an OOC thread, this sort of thing happens in most RPs, especially between AoN vs. HFI, as all the explaining and what not, if it is made, post a link here.

Imperial Ecclesiarchy
Who's side are you on? I suggest mine, while chaos is worse than the tyranids, HFI is the bigger threat, this may be the one time to destroy him/her, so many nations live in fear, but with a coalition, we can vanquish this beast, this devourer of worlds.

HFI
Sorry about claiming where your ships are, but I think Eshin would know, but I think you want my people to "know"(coughmisinformationcough) where they are *wink wink, nudge nudge*. But ok, then unsupported skaven won't rush out to die piecemeal then.

Secret IC:

Kanuckistan, we use hyperspace, subspace, and coaxial drives.
Give us codes to bypass your FTLi, and we'll warn you when we will come thru.

ic> Kalgar finnally removed his own hemlet. "We can use a variety of FTL. Our most common is traveling the Warp, because it is fast and hazardous to follow us through. We travel from system to sytem using the AoN gateway systems."

ooc> About the rocks, thats what I was saying. I am begining to think the HFI has no concept of this level of science.

Sekkar, deciding that it would be rude to remain behind his faceless helm at this point, removes his own, revealing the reason for it's elongated faceplate; he apears to be some kind of black furred fox, or maybe wolf.

Cradling the removed aspect of his armour in his left arm, he replys, "We're actually more concerned about your sheild, weapon, and power systems; there are several nations out there who utalise systems that can be rendered non-functional by our varrious FTLi systems. General RoE call for the deployment of FTLi out to several lightseconds upon entering a combat zone to prevent an enemy utalising tactical FTL jumps to close range, out maneuver, or disengage at their leasure; idealy, extending this protection over an allied fleet is desirible, but not if it's going to FUBAR half the systems on their ships."


Secret IC:

Kanuckistan, we use hyperspace, subspace, and coaxial drives.
Give us codes to bypass your FTLi, and we'll warn you when we will come thru.


Secret IC Reply:


None of the varrious Kanuckistani FTLi systems being employed can be bypassed via 'codes', or the ilk.

Sekkar, deciding that it would be rude to remain behind his faceless helm at this point, removes his own, revealing the reason for it's elongated faceplate; he apears to be some kind of black furred fox, or maybe wolf.

Cradling the removed aspect of his armour in his left arm, he replys, "We're actually more concerned about your sheild, weapon, and power systems; there are several nations out there who utalise systems that can be rendered non-functional by our varrious FTLi systems. General RoE call for the deployment of FTLi out to several lightseconds upon entering a combat zone to prevent an enemy utalising tactical FTL jumps to close range, out maneuver, or disengage at their leasure; idealy, extending this protection over an allied fleet is desirible, but not if it's going to FUBAR half the systems on their ships."


ic> "As it stands, none of our systems would be hurt by your FTLi. Our Desolator's Warp cannon generator may be effected, but we can't be sure."

ic> "As it stands, none of our systems would be hurt by your FTLi. Our Desolator's Warp cannon generator may be effected, but we can't be sure."

Sekkar gave a breif nod, "Well, if it accesses another level of reality or space-time, which it woulds like, it's a safe bet that it would be rendered non-operational by, at the very least, our TrueSpace Barrier Effectors."

SIC: Ambassator Calo Knord then asked, "What about ours? We use subspace, hyperspace, and Coaxial warp drives? They do all that. How bad would the effects be?"

The rocks have an irridium core coated in a poly amorphic enzyme ore created by the hive. This slowly breaks away as the rocks travel through space - unfortunatly upon arival at their destination they are approximatly 1/5 their original size however the irridium core is not damaged while the outer layer has become cracked and scared - i would like to point out that the hive's larger (man sized +) organisms cannot travel by this method.

Clan eshin may well know alot about spying but how do they intend to infiltrate a living ship without being detected as a parasite?

Crazed marines: In regards to what you are attacking lets resolve this when THR can prove he knows the location of a ship for you to attack - there is no point fussing over somthing that may very well not take place.

Sekkar turned to face Calo, "I'm afraid that those systems simply wouldn't work; you'd have to avoid our FTLi feilds"

The rocks have an irridium core coated in a poly amorphic enzyme ore created by the hive. This slowly breaks away as the rocks travel through space - unfortunatly upon arival at their destination they are approximatly 1/5 their original size however the irridium core is not damaged while the outer layer has become cracked and scared - i would like to point out that the hive's larger (man sized +) organisms cannot travel by this method.


OOC:
What does that have to do with going FTL?

Clan eshin may well know alot about spying but how do they intend to infiltrate a living ship without being detected as a parasite?
You don't have to infiltrate a star sized ship to see it moving, but eshin probably seen a smudge on the telescope/windshield, and reported it as a hive ship, or something like that.

lets resolve this when THR can prove he knows the location of a ship for you to attack
I have no idea where they are(except for a few scattered reports that get lost in all the false ones), as from what I said above......

Ok hive, I'm just trying to RP a small merc action, and I don't really expect for all the holes to be filled. Will you just let a FEW ships be destroyed in order to make this a good RP?
*IGNORE cannon at the ready*

Ok hive, I'm just trying to RP a small merc action, and I don't really expect for all the holes to be filled. Will you just let a FEW ships be destroyed in order to make this a good RP?
*IGNORE cannon at the ready*

ooc. Hell with the cannon, I have a whole stockpile of IGNORE ICBM's on the ready. :p

ooc> ok you can engage a colony of zealots if you want - they have a few ships most are only 100 meters long max - they are basically normal type ships and the zealots are my human population. There will be a few genestealers around to keep the population in order and to remind them that the hive cares about its zealots. They usually are on small moons orbiting giant gas planets.

OOC:

I would like to say:

Hive, you rp like you're invincible :rolleyes:

Message: To Hive Fleet Imodius
Any attack on THR will result in our, um, severe displeasure.

ooc> ok at the moment no one knows who the hell i am going to attack IC not even my allies, all any one knows is that i am mobilising my entire force - thats it. So far i have come under attack for no reason and if i find out THR is to blaim for that attack i am perfectly well justified in launching a full scale attack on him.

ooc> ok at the moment no one knows who the hell i am going to attack IC not even my allies, all any one knows is that i am mobilising my entire force - thats it. So far i have come under attack for no reason and if i find out THR is to blaim for that attack i am perfectly well justified in launching a full scale attack on him.

ooc> Don't be so naive. Our governments are not stupid. We see you mobilizing, we find out about Hive attacks on THR convoys, 1 + 1 = 2. Oh, look, HFI is comming after the AoN. Not that hard to figure out given our nation's past relations with you. Not to mention the AoN has a whole organization of psykers that listen to "the thoughts of the universe". They would have picked up something. Probobly not much, but something. Never assume that you always would know more than your enemies. And hurry up with an IC post already.

OOC:Don't forget skaven paranoia(spelling). Skaven would blame a bee sting on the tyranids(or there like), go into a panic thinking all the insects are conspring and defend(or launch a first strike, just depends the level of paranoia)

ooc> waiting on crazed marines to post an attack

ic> A small zealot colony in the outer reaches of hive space had been formed - the few chosen warriors of the hive walked among the men their many limbs glisening in the erie light reflected from the giant gas planet giving the night sky a purple glow. All around them human followers of the hive preped fighters while armed zealots stood watching the night sky listening to the insanly loud music.

*Rock music floods all open comms channels - radio and voice comms of any type is impossible - text and visual comms are the only methods availible (Even tightband links would be flooded by the radio systems used).*

OOC: Sorry HFI, but I'm waiting for you to quit complaining about me attacking. I think I might pull out since I am going to have a war with TFU soon.

IC: The Admiral looks around the star base and says to the assembled group, "It has come to my attention that some terrorists have stolen some nukes from our beloved country. The fleet has been recalled, but you are given the choice of staying and fighting without fleet support, or go back with the fleet and help resolve the current issues. It is your hands now men. I will let you decide what you want to do. You have one day."

*The men start to talk amongst themselves, and 2 Sgts. went up to debate their positions.*

S1C Hollebry of First Platoon stated, "We have a duty to both our country and to our contract. But our country first. We will probably be involved in some sort of military action, and get kills either way. We must go back for duty to country is first, and we would also be without support in case the $#!* hits the fan."

SSgt. Jhonston of 2nd platoon said, "We need to stay here and fulfil the contract. We put our reputations on the line and we must deliver. 2 ships does not cut it as far as a contract is concerned. That's like just destroying 2 small cities. We always go for the million+ cities for it to count, right? So why make it an exception here?"

The men deliberated and finally voted to return home by a 15-2-7 vote.

OOC: Sorry THR. You only owe me for one city and 1 doa since I pulled out early.

Ok, money wired
*grumbling*

ooc> I have stopped complaining and given you the location of a 5 mill pop location for you to attack including details of the location - all i ask is that you get your facts right and assertain the target correctly before stormming in - i dont mind you asking me what is there ooc as long as it does come as a surprise ic or you dont just pussyfoot around the incident. Attack the zealots at your pleasure just remember what you will be facing thats all.

4.5 mill zealot populace - general civies
0.5 mill zealots - warriors / crazed fighters
500 genestealers - hive guardians and reps for the zealots to know (think) the hive cares about them.
26 zealot fighters
1 zealot pryamid
1 zealot norn queen taking a radiation bath in the nearby sun while she heals from a previous encounter

all the human ish sized criters are on a moon orbiting a gas planet as i posted earlier and all zealots have at least a las pistol (including the children from about 10 upwards) but most will have heavier stuff from flamers to pulse carbines / plasma guns etc.
The zealot warriors feal no pain and their limbs regrow when severd at a similar rate to the alien in the film species. (takes about 5 mins to fully regrow an arm) they also have carapace armour under their robes and all carry pulse carbines as standard issue grading up to plasma cannons and lascannons ( a few missile launchers) basically standard human military equipment nothing special.
The genestealers are exaclty what they say on the tin - look them up on yahoo if you dont know (Called Geneharvesters in my world but hey).

OOC:Hahaha, the hive "cares" about the zeolots :)
I have an idea, how about a seperate thread for the attack on them, make it closed(or really small invite), it would be an intersting open RP(maybe just for fun?), but only CM and HFI are there.....

*Rock music floods all open comms channels - radio and voice comms of any type is impossible - text and visual comms are the only methods availible (Even tightband links would be flooded by the radio systems used).*

OOC:
With digital encoding, there is effectivly no difference between audio, visual, or text; it's all just data. You might be able to jam analog transmissions in this way, like generic radio, but I imagine most ships are using digital transmissions as standard.

And the only way to jamm a tightbeam is for the jamming source to be almost directly between the sender and reciver; jamming a laser tightbeam is impossible unless you physicly obstruct or blind the reciver, which again requiors you to be physicly between the sender and reciver.

Kanukistan: I am afraid that that is not true - allmethodsof digital and analouge are flooded tightbeam lasor may work but tightbeam transmissions will be garbled

THR: Yea might be a good idea - up to CM tho

CM: If you do pls tg me the link to topic :)

OOC: The fleet "could" turn back to engage one last enemy, OR the attack could be on the way home. Like the fleet movement is obstructed because the hyperspace route has a few ships in the way

Kanukistan: I am afraid that that is not true - all methods of digital and analouge are flooded tightbeam lasor may work but tightbeam transmissions will be garbled


OOC:
I'm saying that there's no way to selectivly jamm the audio components in a digital transmission but not the text/visual components, unless you know the specific details of the encoding scheme.

And it is simply impossible to jamm even a radio tightbeam, unless you're physicly between the sender and recipeant; how close you have to be to directly between them is determined by the focus of the beam and of the reciver. With a Laser tight beam, this arc is so small that you might as well not bother jamming and physicly obstruct the beam.

ooc:finnally after Ghelsbas slaves i mean free citizaens finsiehd the ship back to mr.Turbanman

Sniper:sir?

mr.turban man: JOE WE WILL EAT WHEN WE FIND FOOOD

sniper:o ok

soldier1:sir
soldier2:where are
sodier3:the
sodleridsfdsafas4; enemies

Mr:turbanman: doh! lets go get some snocones

all soldiers:YAY!!!!!!!!!!111