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The day was ending in Mare Serenus, the sun was about to hide his grand face, while the moon was soon going to reveal her silvery beauty. The people of Mare Serenus were working hard to prepare for this night. The Kitchens bustled, the children played as the parents watched, and the lovers went on their long walks.

The President of Mare Serenus was also making his preperations. He put on his favorite Aloha shirt, an abstract green and dark blue shirt. He had a deep red Sarong on. He looked into the mirror, and all he saw was a really tired 50 year old man, who had his fair share of gray hairs. He said to himself, "Things were so much simpler 5 years ago." He then turned around to make sure that the preperations for the haole dignitaries were ready.

The pavillion had been set up at the beach. A stone path had been set into the ground with torches lining the path. The pavillion itself had been set up with subdued lighting. The cooks were working slavishly to prepare the meal in time. President Ailani looked out into the sea and sighed. This was probably he last moment of peace he was going to get for his next 5 years in office.

OOC:Anyone is welcome to participate.

Lord President Jacius Barbarossa stepped off his private jet, walking easily down the steps to the tarmac of the airfield. He wore his customary grey suit, with a light blue shirt underneath, his tie done in a perfect windsor knot at his throat. His shoes were polished, tied well, and everything about him spoke of sophistication and class. Yet his stance was that of a military man, and he also had no bodyguards, which was unusual for any national leader.

He walked to the car, limping slightly as he did so, still suffering from a pulse blast wound from the civil war sometime previously. As they drove to the banquet, he sipped at a glass of water, preferring to leave his alcohol consumption until later in the evening.

By the time he arrived, he felt good about this whole thing. Despite his extensive political expierence, he still felt nervous every time he went to one of these things... still, it helped to have served in the Snake Eater Army as an officer. It had given him reserves of confidance he had never known existed until that point in his life. He stepped out of the car, straightening his jacket and tie, brushing a speck of dust off his lapel, and walking into the grounds.

As the torches were being lit. The President saw a well dressed man walking down the stone path, limping ever so slightly. He noted the fact that this haole dignitary did not have a body guard. He turned toward Maria, his secretary and asked, "Maria, would you please help me out?" Maria smiled and brought out a file from accordian file. The President was never sure how Maria knew which files to bring along but she always did. He started reading, the haole turned out to be a national leader, the president muttered, "A fool, or supremely confident." He scanned the rest of the file about the country. While he felt some mild distaste over the obvious inhumane policies it had, the main thing that struck him was the fact that the backbone of the economy was Uranium. He turned back toward Maria and she nodded yes. She already knew the question and the answer. He sighed gave the file back to Maria and went out to meet this Lord President Jacius.

As the torches were being lit. The President saw a well dressed man walking down the stone path, limping ever so slightly. He noted the fact that this haole dignitary did not have a body guard. He turned toward Maria, his secretary and asked, "Maria, would you please help me out?" Maria smiled and brought out a file from accordian file. The President was never sure how Maria knew which files to bring along but she always did. He started reading, the haole turned out to be a national leader, the president muttered, "A fool, or supremely confident." He scanned the rest of the file about the country. While he felt some mild distaste over the obvious inhumane policies it had, the main thing that struck him was the fact that the backbone of the economy was Uranium. He turned back toward Maria and she nodded yes. She already knew the question and the answer. He sighed gave the file back to Maria and went out to meet this Lord President Jacius.
OOC: I see you are using my nations stats page... please don't. I generally ignore what that has to say, as I don't believe it fairly reflects the choices I have made. So, please, ignore it, and actually get to know me and my nation before jumping to conclusions. And don't call me inhumane, the game is vastly exageratted (sp?) from real life. Right, small rant over and done with.

IC: The man approaching Barbarossa had no way of knowing this, but his information was flawed. Snake Eaters did not have an inhuman policy towards it's citizens, but did believe in making sure people were safe. As such, it had a well funded police department and military. It also believed that information should be freely shared, and as such the main computer network, S.I.O.N (Snake Intelligence Optical Networking) had two main systems, being military and civilian. The civilian section was known as the National Database.

Snake Eaters was a space-faring nation, controlling several densely packed systems, the largest planet being Snake Eater Prime in the Cobrian system. It was here that the first Snake Eaters had become a reality, and the nation had grown leaps and bounds since. They used nanotechnology extensively, as a form of identification whilst also using biometrics. It's economy, whilst it did use Uranium, was vastly more expansive than the file said.

And Barbarossa was no fool, nor was he suprememly confidant. He had served in the Snake Eater military, first during his National Service of three years, before continuing on into Special Forces, which allowed him to be able to protect himself.

OOC: Sorry about using the gamepage and for not responding. I assumed that the thread had been deleted.

IC: Lord President Barbarossa, I presume? I am President Ailani of Mare Serenus. It is a pleasure to meet you. Would you like some refreshments? You will find that we have many fine drinks in our islands. The president was wondering how how he could get this Barbarossa to part with some of his Uranium. Maybe lots of food and wine? Maybe, or maybe he is one for a girl or boy? Who knew in the modern day and age? The president sighed on the inside, and said to himself, so this is what is like, this is how power corrupts. He would have to vigilant against its insidious influence and try to make a some what fair deal with this Haole President.

OOC: 'Haole President'?

IC: Barbarossa nodded his head slightly, whilst extending his hand. It was roughened but still bore softness, and the grip was firm,"No thank you, President Ailani, I don't feel like a drink of any sort at this time... alcohol is something that I only consume at night."

As he shook his hand, he made a number of notes about the man standing in front of him. The first of these was about how the man percieved him... it was if he was corrupt. He sighed inwardly. Not all politicians were corrupt, though he knew some who were. He made every effort to keep people like that out of his government at every stage of anything... they merely gummed up the metaphorical works.

OOC: Haole means foriegner in the country. In the real world it means foriengner is Hawaiian. Here is a background link http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=465753

"It will be nightfall soon and I hope that you will sample some of our fine drinks. I have to admit that this is an exciting time for all of us. By dawn we will have a constitution in place. But let me introduce you to the rest of my cabinet and secreataries..." The President twisted around looking for his government officials. He saw Caelia walking. He caught her eye and made a subtle gesture for her to come over. Caelia was as usual mot embracing her heritage. She wore a drap gray pant suit, with her hair cut short and prim. He turned back to Barbarossa and said, "This is the Secreatary of Economy Caelia Kaimana. Before the fall of the Atrox dynasty, she was a business woman who finianced a large part of the revolution." The president paused then, "This is Lard President Barbarossa of the Snake Eaters nation." Caelia nodded her head in greeting, the president was glad that she had quite a bit of influence on the ecnomy but he sometimes wished she was a nit more polite. The trio strolled over to the beach and watched the sunset as they talked small talk. The Caelia started talking business, "Barbarossa, I was wondering before the feast strted we could talk about various propasals that I have?" Thr President cringed a little bit at Caelia dropping the titles and hoped that she didn't start a war.

"A pleasure to meet you, Ms. Kaimana," said Barbarossa, inclining his head slightly once more, before continuing to walk on. When she spoke out of turn, and dropping his title at the 'drop of a hat', as it were, he raised an eyebrow, but decided to ignore it... she was obviously inexpierenced... highly so, to make such a crucial error. Diplomacy did not call for things such as this... it required a certain finesse and delicacy, not sheer bluntness. Still, he continued as if nothing had happened,"I'll look over them, certainley. But, I will not make a choice without consulting the Assembly."

The Nightfall( http://www.starcraft.org/fanart/digital3D/21 ) hung in low orbit over planet Earth. On the bridge was Captain Shara of the Twara Clan, the burn faced master of the Nightfall; two young ensigns; five M-16-armed Sandeyan guards; and the great Sand Princess herself, ruler of the Sandeyan Empire, if it could be called an Empire. It did not cover half of its planet's surface, and had no holdings off-world.

"So," thought the Sand Princess aloud whilst looking out the forward windows, "this is the 'mythical' Ee-arth, cradle of humanity. Captain, are we ready to land?"

"Yes, your highness," said Shara quickly. Turning his head and his attention to one of the ensigns, he ordered, "Uamarra, take us for a landing in Mar Serenus"

"Yes, sir," said the ensign, who was apparently named Uamarra.
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SHARA: Where are we going to land?
UAMARRA: Um, I'm looking for a starport.
SHARA: You mean you ploted a landing course without finding a starport first?
UAMARRA: Um...
SHARA: You idiot! Well, where can we land?!?!
UAMARRA: They don't seem to have any starports, sir.
SHARA: WHAT???
OTHER ENSIGN: Well, either way, at least we won't be thirsty.
SAND PRINCESS: Thirsty? What are you talking about?

-=SPLOOOSH=-

UAMARRA: Marco!
SAND PRINCESS: Shut up.

The helicopter cut through the horizon like a knife, making its way quickly toward the island nation. On board were only four individuals. First was the pilot, in the white-gold-black uniform of the Orzhovan Diplomatic Corps. Two of the passengers were Euthanist escorts, bound in golden colored metal and black silks for an image of authority. However, the fourth and final passenger, the charge of the other three, held the most priority.

The Delegate of Masks was among many trained on behalf of the Karlov family, acting as faces for the Obzedat where its living membership could not be. Her individuality had been trained out of her at birth, replaced by the complete agenda of the Karlov family. The source of their name was that they wore porcelain masks of their family's patriarch or matriarch. This one wore the visage of Matriarch Karlov, matched with white silks and gold trims.

Once the helicopter was cleared, the craft landed at the designated location. The Euthanists removed themselves first, glancing around cautiously before gesturing for the Delegate to follow. She stepped out with fluid grace and glanced around for the locals that had come to greet the woman who was, in effect, an avatar of Orzhova itself.

Ailani noted that other delegates were arriving. As much as he didn't wan't to leave Barbarossa alone with Caelia. The man seemed smart enough not to let Caelia fleece him on the spot. He excused himself from the conversation, and whispered a few choicce words into Caelia's ear. Then walked off to see Maria so he could figure otu what the names of these people were.

Barbarossa watched him leave, and then continued to walk beside Caelia,"Tell me about your nation. It's history, customs, and likewise."

Suddenly, four very wet Sandeyans ran up to the scene. "I am sorry for our tardieness," said Sand Princess while wringing out her long hair like a wet wash rag, "our ensigns proved to be unexpectantly incompotent."

Barbarrosa Conversation:
Caelia Kaimana bristled about the idea of being ordered, but she quickly brought herself under control. She thought, just keep your face blank, like when you are making a deal, remember this is a head of state.

She started talking, "I have only a small understanding of the history of Mare Serenus. Though admittedly not many documents have survived over time, SO even historians argue about what is out history. But, I digress, the islands were originally inhabited by a polynesion-like culture. What they called the islands is unknown to us because they did not write much of their history down. They were seperated into various tribes. Sometimes a smart King would come along and be able to conquer several islands, however these small empires were short lived. Then a foriegn people came to our islands. We don't know where they come from but they came. They were refugees who came for shelter. We took them in and they gave us many gifts. However, it soon became clear that that they were not going to leave. So the various kings got togeather and agreed that it was high time that the visitors should go weather they wanted to or not. So they sent an envoy to the Haole and told them that they must leave. The Haole refused, so the kings sent in their combined armies to oust the Haole forcefully. Then the foriegners showed their true might. The took up metal shields and armour. Terrible weapons of war were unleashed. The armies were decimated. After, a short while all the kings had succumbed to the Haole. Thus began the Atrox dynasty. The Atrox was the ruling family lineage. Some of our records have suggested that the first few rulers were benevolent and fair in their ruling. However this quickly degenerated into a maliscous, despotic kingdom. With the foriegners controlling the country." Caelia paused and took a drink from a passing waiter.

Sand Princess Conversation
The President came rushing forward along with a few helpers. The helpers were armed with towels and the President said, "Princess, I am sorry to see that you have arrived in our country in such poor condition. Please, if you wish to make use of any of our facilities, just ask.

Sand Princess Conversation
The President came rushing forward along with a few helpers. The helpers were armed with towels and the President said, "Princess, I am sorry to see that you have arrived in our country in such poor condition. Please, if you wish to make use of any of our facilities, just ask.[/QUOTE]



Queen Lehana of the nation of Tarayshia stepped out of her limo escorted by three of her most trusted bodyguards. Stepping onto the footpath that lead her to the gates of the banquet place, she observed a soaked woman ringing out her hair standing with who she was told by one of her guards to be the leader of Mare Serenus.
“I wonder what happened to her?”
Lehana mused aloud as she continued to walk towards the president of this lovely nation; she liking all that she had seen so far of this nation especially the beaches.
“Excuse me,” Lehana’s polite voice said, “I am sorry to interrupt, however I could not help but overhear your dilemma as I was walking up. In one of my bags in my limo I have a hair dryer; and a change of clothes. You look about my sister’s size if you would care to try something on.”
Lehana was in the North Pacific and was visiting her sister Jamila when a messenger had told her about the invitation that she had received to attend the banquet of the nation of Mare Serenus. It was Jamila that had told her younger sister to go to the party, telling her that they would find time to spend together some other time. This was Lehana’s chance to be known to other leaders, and Tarayshia to be known to other nations.
Politely clearing her throat in order to introduce herself properly she said, “Good evening all, I am queen Lehana of the nation of Tarayshia. I would like to thank President Ailani for his generous invitation.”
Lehana tucked a piece of her raven like hair behind her left ear before bowing to the leader;
She mentally counted to five in her head as it was custom to bow for five seconds to any person of importance in her nation before she and her guards straightened from there position. Lehana’s long ebony hair flowed down her back; however a part of it was neatly twisted on the top of her head. Her eyes were the color of the sky on a warm summer day, the settle blue color in her silk ankle length dress brought out the color very well. Her skin had a nice tan look, no blemishes in site. A simple head piece made of crystal and some diamonds was her crown, it was not as fancy as some would like in her nation but it was what Lehana liked best. Two inch high heeled shoes were on her feet, made of fine leather and lined with satin.

Barbarrosa Conversation:
Caelia Kaimana bristled about the idea of being ordered, but she quickly brought herself under control. She thought, just keep your face blank, like when you are making a deal, remember this is a head of state.

She started talking, "I have only a small understanding of the history of Mare Serenus. Though admittedly not many documents have survived over time, SO even historians argue about what is out history. But, I digress, the islands were originally inhabited by a polynesion-like culture. What they called the islands is unknown to us because they did not write much of their history down. They were seperated into various tribes. Sometimes a smart King would come along and be able to conquer several islands, however these small empires were short lived. Then a foriegn people came to our islands. We don't know where they come from but they came. They were refugees who came for shelter. We took them in and they gave us many gifts. However, it soon became clear that that they were not going to leave. So the various kings got togeather and agreed that it was high time that the visitors should go weather they wanted to or not. So they sent an envoy to the Haole and told them that they must leave. The Haole refused, so the kings sent in their combined armies to oust the Haole forcefully. Then the foriegners showed their true might. The took up metal shields and armour. Terrible weapons of war were unleashed. The armies were decimated. After, a short while all the kings had succumbed to the Haole. Thus began the Atrox dynasty. The Atrox was the ruling family lineage. Some of our records have suggested that the first few rulers were benevolent and fair in their ruling. However this quickly degenerated into a maliscous, despotic kingdom. With the foriegners controlling the country." Caelia paused and took a drink from a passing waiter.

"Allow me to check my understanding so far," said Barbarossa, declining the drink offered to him by the waiter,"Your nation originally existed as fragmented island tribes, who were eventually all conquered by a foreign King. A war broke out, in which the tribes were defeated and the Atrox family line took over, and the kingdom degenerated into anarchy, correct?"

"Thank you," said all the Sandeyans, drying themselves off, and the Captain wipeing a bit of blood from his lip. Sand Princess ploded over the the limo to change.

Barbarossoa Conversation

"Allow me to check my understanding so far," said Barbarossa, declining the drink offered to him by the waiter,"Your nation originally existed as fragmented island tribes, who were eventually all conquered by a foreign King. A war broke out, in which the tribes were defeated and the Atrox family line took over, and the kingdom degenerated into anarchy, correct?"

Caelia shook her head as she said, "No, we didn't degenerate into anarchy. It degenerated into a feudal system, with the forieigners as the nobility and our people as the peasents." She took a sip of her drink then continued, "This tradtion of despostism continued for some time, until finally a Ho'ola came to us."

Lehana Conversation
"Queen Lehana, " Ailani bowed respectfully and for the proper amount of time he hoped as he stood up he said, "we are graced by your presence. Please come to the pavilion and enjoy the many foods and drinks that we have.

Barbarossoa Conversation
Caelia shook her head as she said, "No, we didn't degenerate into anarchy. It degenerated into a feudal system, with the forieigners as the nobility and our people as the peasents." She took a sip of her drink then continued, "This tradtion of despostism continued for some time, until finally a Ho'ola came to us."

Barbarossa nodded,"To my knowledge, Snake Eaters has never been in a feudal state, and I believe we were very lucky at times not to slide into it. And pardon me if I seem ignorant, what is the meaning of Ho'ola?"

Lehana Conversation
"Queen Lehana, " Ailani bowed respectfully and for the proper amount of time he hoped as he stood up he said, "we are graced by your presence. Please come to the pavilion and enjoy the many foods and drinks that we have.[/QUOTE]

"Thank you very much," Lehana smiled as she replied as her and the two guards walked with her to the pavilion; the other guard went with the princess to show her where the limo was parked.
"Everything looks very nice," Lehana said as she sat at one of the tables, "The many different fruits you have in your country is amazing to me."

Barborssa Conversation

"I am sorry, the meaning for Ho'ola in your language would be... Savoir. He was our savior. After so many centuaries of being subserviant to the Atrox dynasty we had forgotten our pride. Their were few nobles who were willing to treat us as equals. But he showed us that we could remember our pride. That we could rule ourselves. He called himself Lokomaikai, which isn't actually a name, it actually means hope. He never lead the rebellion because he did not ask us to rebel, he wanted peace and prosperity for all. Then one day the Atrox King wanted to talk with him, so he went into the palace to have a conference with the King." Caelia paused obviously struggling with a hard memory, "The next day his head was impaled on the tallest spire in the palace, his torso was placed on top of the gate, and each of his limbs on each coner of wall surronding the palace." Caelia paused and finished her drink in one go.

Lehana Conversation

"Yes, our islands our blessed with a variety of fruits. My personal favorites are Mangosteens." (OOC: Actual fruit in real life that I highly recomend) President Ailani picked up a small purplish fruit about the size of a tennis ball. He proceeded to crack the fruit against the table and slowly peel off the rind, he explained, "The rind is very hard and can only be cut with an extremely sharp knife. However if your hit it in just the right place it becomes easy to peel open." As he finished peeling he offered a piece (OOC: it divides like an orange when peeled) of it to the Queen. He said, "Becareful, there is a rather hard seed inside."

Lehana Conversation

"Yes, our islands our blessed with a variety of fruits. My personal favorites are Mangosteens." (OOC: Actual fruit in real life that I highly recomend) President Ailani picked up a small purplish fruit about the size of a tennis ball. He proceeded to crack the fruit against the table and slowly peel off the rind, he explained, "The rind is very hard and can only be cut with an extremely sharp knife. However if your hit it in just the right place it becomes easy to peel open." As he finished peeling he offered a piece (OOC: it divides like an orange when peeled) of it to the Queen. He said, "Becareful, there is a rather hard seed inside."[/QUOTE]

"Thank you," Lehana said as she took the piece of fruit that the president had offered her. A pleasant look spread across her face as she tasted the fruit. Lehana discretly got the seed out of her mouth before she swallowed the piece before saying, "That was exilent, and very delightful to the taste. They must be very healthy for you and your people seem to enjoy them."
Lehana said as she gazed around at the baskets full of the
Mangosteens.

OOC: Since I haven't ever heard of this fruit, I didn't know if it were sweet or not...I'm greatly guessing at this but are they from Hawaii?

OOC: Since I haven't ever heard of this fruit, I didn't know if it were sweet or not...I'm greatly guessing at this but are they from Hawaii?
OOC: I don't know, but I would say that is a pretty safe bet, seeing as how Mar Senenans keep mixing English and Hawaiian words and their history seems to be a poor copy of that of Hawaii. And they are in the Pacific. Yes, a very safe bet.

IC:Sand Princess had returned redressed and took a mangosteen. "'Fruits'," she said, "Not an item I'm familiar with. What are they made out of?" (If you have not guessed by now, Sandeya is sort of...out there.)

OOC: Tarayshia, thanks for the clothes. I don't know how they dress in your country, so you go ahead and describe the clothes if you want to.

OOC: I don't know, but I would say that is a pretty safe bet, seeing as how Mar Senenans keep mixing English and Hawaiian words and their history seems to be a poor copy of that of Hawaii. And they are in the Pacific. Yes, a very safe bet.

IC:Sand Princess had returned redressed and took a mangosteen. "'Fruits'," she said, "Not an item I'm familiar with. What are they made out of?" (If you have not guessed by now, Sandeya is sort of...out there.)

OOC: Tarayshia, thanks for the clothes. I don't know how they dress in your country, so you go ahead and describe the clothes if you want to.


Lehana stared at the princess before replying, "It's a fruit, they well... ummm, a fruit is made out of fruit," Lehana laughed at herself before quickly saying, "I wasn't laughing at you, I just don't know how to answer that question."
Lehana felt extremely imbarraiced as she allowed her eyes to gaze around her; until they fell onto the dress that Sandeya had chosen.
"It fits you," Lehana commented, "And your welcome for the clothes. I understand things can happen."
Sandeya had picked a brown colored dress; the brown color mixed in with a few other colors here and there.

OOC: Sorry, I didn't know what color she would go for so I chose that one. The royal women in Tarayshia mostly wear nice skirts and tops or a very nice dress or gown for special things. They do wear pants but it's frowned upon (especially by the older women..)
Just some nonimportant facts..do with them what you will..lol.

OOC: I don't know, but I would say that is a pretty safe bet, seeing as how Mar Senenans keep mixing English and Hawaiian words and their history seems to be a poor copy of that of Hawaii. And they are in the Pacific. Yes, a very safe bet.

OOC: Actually, Mangosteens are a fruit in Thailand. In Hawaii the big fruit there are pineapples. But, I like Mangosteens a lot more then pineapple, the only problem is, now that I am back in the states I can't get them any more.

BTW, I take a very dim viw on your use of the word poor. It is slightly alternative.

Lehanna and Sandeya Conversation

The President was a bit flustered, because who asks where fruits come from?
So, instead of looking like an idiot he decided to give her an answer, "Well, fruits are the made by trees, and the trees were given to us by by the grace of Mother Gaia and nurtured by the light given to us by Father Makani. Thus is how all life began."

Barbarossa Conversation
Caelia gave a server her glass and then contiued speaking, "The King made a proclamation that day saying this is how traitors were treated. It was the proverbial straw." Caelia paused and saw that a woman in uniform was coming. There were no decorations on her green dress uniform. There was one star on each of her shoulders. Caelia looked at the woman and said, "The Hammer comes and she can give you a much more detailed account on what happened that night."

Barbarossa Conversation
Caelia gave a server her glass and then contiued speaking, "The King made a proclamation that day saying this is how traitors were treated. It was the proverbial straw." Caelia paused and saw that a woman in uniform was coming. There were no decorations on her green dress uniform. There was one star on each of her shoulders. Caelia looked at the woman and said, "The Hammer comes and she can give you a much more detailed account on what happened that night."

Barbarossa raised an eyebrow,"Interesting... we've never treated traitors in that manner before, despite what the UN records might say. The UN can be... how shall we put it.. a little bit extreme in it's measurements."

Sand Princess, who's name was not Sandeya, took a bite of the 'fruit.' It was full of liquid. What an amazing waste of water, all diluted like this, she thought. But she said, "This is delicious." Which it was.

Barbarossa Conversation
The woman in uniform walked up to Caelia and Caelia said, "Aloha, General. May I introduce you to Lord President Barbarossa?" The hard faced woman stared at Barabrossa face. Her one green eye, and her other blue eye unflinching. She gave a small nod of her head and introduced herself, "I am General Heke Bellum. Commander of the military forces of Mare Serenus." Caelia interjected, "Also known as the Hammer of Mare Serenus. If you excuse me I will if how our president is doing.

OOC: Sorry to the nation of Sandeya, you didn't have her say her name that I read however I thought her name was Sandeya. Sorry again..



IC:


Lehana sighed as she leaned back slightly in her chair and folded her hands upon the table;
"Will you tell me about your nation?"
Lehana looked at the Sand Princess and at the president in front of her, waiting for them to speak. She was genuinely interested in what they had to say;

"Well," began Sand Princess, "You may have gathered that Sandeya has very little in the way of vegetation. We have weeds here and there, and some farms near the capital for growing plants for food and clothing: flax and grain. There is a lot of grass in one region called the Myztar Mountains, but it is quite useless.

We have three regions: the One Ocean, which is just what it sounds like, the Myztar Mountains, which surround the Sandeyan Continent. It is home to grass, goats, and a few scattered city-states. I have yet to aquire any significant power there.

The desert makes up most of the Sandeyan Continent, and it is where myself and my crew are from. The ecology of the Deep Desert is very simple: there are sand-hoppers, swarming locust-like creatures, the prey; and there are humans and nude teddies, the predators. Nude teddies are like twenty-meter long, hairless beasts.

The desert has one city: Yurt, the capital. We are what I believe is called, um, the Third World? Very poor; there is little economic activity to speak of. I have tried my best efforts to support the prosperity of my land, but we simply have little natural resources exept for gold in Myztar, but as I said that area still live in anarchy. Either way, offworlders have only recently come into contact with Sandeya.


And we have three moons."

"Well," began Sand Princess, "You may have gathered that Sandeya has very little in the way of vegetation. We have weeds here and there, and some farms near the capital for growing plants for food and clothing: flax and grain. There is a lot of grass in one region called the Myztar Mountains, but it is quite useless.

We have three regions: the One Ocean, which is just what it sounds like, the Myztar Mountains, which surround the Sandeyan Continent. It is home to grass, goats, and a few scattered city-states. I have yet to aquire any significant power there.

The desert makes up most of the Sandeyan Continent, and it is where myself and my crew are from. The ecology of the Deep Desert is very simple: there are sand-hoppers, swarming locust-like creatures, the prey; and there are humans and nude teddies, the predators. Nude teddies are like twenty-meter long, hairless beasts.

The desert has one city: Yurt, the capital. We are what I believe is called, um, the Third World? Very poor; there is little economic activity to speak of. I have tried my best efforts to support the prosperity of my land, but we simply have little natural resources exept for gold in Myztar, but as I said that area still live in anarchy. Either way, offworlders have only recently come into contact with Sandeya.


And we have three moons."



"That's interesting about the three moons," Lehana Commented, "Your nation seems very pretty. I like looking at the ocean and mountains. You mentioned that you have goats, perhaps you have enough to sell to other nations to make some kind of profit from them? That way, your nation could get more money thus helping your people."
Lehana stated, innwardly smiling at herself for thinking of something that may or may not help someone out. Considering that Tarayshia didn't have the best of economies;

Lehana and Sandeya Conversation

"Princess, if I may ask, how did your planet develop Space Ship technology with such poor resources?" President Ailani asked.

Lehana and Sandeya Conversation

"Princess, if I may ask, how did your planet develop Space Ship technology with such poor resources?" President Ailani asked.
"It is a bit embarrasing," said Sand Princess, "Three exploratory starships landed on my planet several years ago. They were found by a war-like clan called the Carra Clan. They killed the survivors stole the vehicles. When Carra Clan was conquered by the Sandeyan Empire, the three ships were taken from them, armed, and transformed into our small starfleet. They were named Ikanhulta's Prophet, Nightfall, and Forgoer. Now, unfortunately, we have but two." She nodded in the direction of the ocean.

"As for the goats, I said before that the Myztar Mountains are not controlled by the Sandeyan Empire. Perhaps I was not clear before: there are two parts of the continent of Sandeya. The desert, which I rule, and the mountains which surround it. The Sandeyan Empire is completely contained in the dessert."

"It is a bit embarrasing," said Sand Princess, "Three exploratory starships landed on my planet several years ago. They were found by a war-like clan called the Carra Clan. They killed the survivors stole the vehicles. When Carra Clan was conquered by the Sandeyan Empire, the three ships were taken from them, armed, and transformed into our small starfleet. They were named Ikanhulta's Prophet, Nightfall, and Forgoer. Now, unfortunately, we have but two." She nodded in the direction of the ocean.

"As for the goats, I said before that the Myztar Mountains are not controlled by the Sandeyan Empire. Perhaps I was not clear before: there are two parts of the continent of Sandeya. The desert, which I rule, and the mountains which surround it. The Sandeyan Empire is completely contained in the dessert."


"I see," Lehana stated in refering to the goats. The queen sipped at her nearly forgotten drink before asking, "Which ship fell in to the ocean?"

Barbarossa Conversation
The woman in uniform walked up to Caelia and Caelia said, "Aloha, General. May I introduce you to Lord President Barbarossa?" The hard faced woman stared at Barabrossa face. Her one green eye, and her other blue eye unflinching. She gave a small nod of her head and introduced herself, "I am General Heke Bellum. Commander of the military forces of Mare Serenus." Caelia interjected, "Also known as the Hammer of Mare Serenus. If you excuse me I will if how our president is doing.

Barbarossa returned the nod, and noticed the odd colour of the eyes, but said nothing. He had served as a Lieutenant-General in the Coldstream Guards regiement of the Snake Eater Army, and so could claim to know a little more than many people gave him credit for. In fact, despite the reduction in the defence budget under his rule, the military was stronger than ever,"The Hammer? An interesting title... tell me, what did you do to earn a name like that?"

Barbarossa returned the nod, and noticed the odd colour of the eyes, but said nothing. He had served as a Lieutenant-General in the Coldstream Guards regiement of the Snake Eater Army, and so could claim to know a little more than many people gave him credit for. In fact, despite the reduction in the defence budget under his rule, the military was stronger than ever,"The Hammer? An interesting title... tell me, what did you do to earn a name like that?"

General Bellum smiled and said, "Let, me tell you a story, that few people hear." Seemingly ignoring the quetion. "It is about a woman who lives on an island with her husband, and she is a very happy woman. Her husband is a well known blacksmith. Making and creating practical items as well as art. Then one day the local ruler demanded that instead of making art and useful items the blacksmith should make bayonets, swords, pikes, and other weapons. The blacksmith said no, that the ruler didn't have the right to order him to make weapons. So the ruler decicded that since the blacksmith would not make weapons for him he would make nothing for anyone else. The next day the blaksmith was found floating on the surf with his amputated handstied next to his chest. Examining the hands revealed that before they had been amputated the nails had been ripped out. Same thing with the toes. The woman was distraught, she grieved for a while but then the grief turned to anger. Then the woman channeled that anger in to rage, a cold calculating rage. And when the night came that the palace complex was about to be stormed the woman took up her husbands hammer. And told the people attacking the palace what to do and how to do it. However when the people stormed into the ruler's room, they found it empty and deserted and a great search was on to find him. And find him they did. He washed up, oddly enough, on the same shore that the blacksmith had washed up on. Only it appeared that before he had dyed, his eyes had been cut out, his finger cut off, and that somebody made sure that he didn't die a full man. The most amazing thing, however, was that it was all apperently done with a spoon. The woman lived in her house for a while until the government came along asking for the 'Hammer' to take control of the armies and navies. The woman stepped up and said, I will serve my country. This is where my story ends." Silence fills the air until General Bellum asks, "Would you like some passion-fruit?

"I see," Lehana stated in refering to the goats. The queen sipped at her nearly forgotten drink before asking, "Which ship fell in to the ocean?"
"The Nightfall."

"Princess, if you don't mind me asking. How do you plan on getting back?" President Ailani asked

"Princess, if you don't mind me asking. How do you plan on getting back?" President Ailani asked
"I am quite sure I have absolutley no idea," Sand Princess replied, "And if I do not return within a few weeks after I said I would be back, then the rest of Sandeya will probably assume myself and my crew dead. Few factions within the Empire believe that the Sandeyan Clans should never have joined together and that we should become several separate peoples again. That, combined with the fact I left no heir, makes me wince to think of what may happen."

"I am quite sure I have absolutley no idea," Sand Princess replied, "And if I do not return within a few weeks after I said I would be back, then the rest of Sandeya will probably assume myself and my crew dead. Few factions within the Empire believe that the Sandeyan Clans should never have joined together and that we should become several separate peoples again. That, combined with the fact I left no heir, makes me wince to think of what may happen."

Lehana sighed as the Sand Princess's situation became clear to her, "I came here in a plain, but I'm guessing that may not do you any good. I was thinking that perhaps we could fly you somewhere; however my nation doesn't have any space ship yet. I've put in funding for one, however as far as I know it isn't built yet."
The queen truly wanted to help the princess; she would hate it if her people were to think her dead.

General Bellum smiled and said, "Let, me tell you a story, that few people hear." Seemingly ignoring the quetion. "It is about a woman who lives on an island with her husband, and she is a very happy woman. Her husband is a well known blacksmith. Making and creating practical items as well as art. Then one day the local ruler demanded that instead of making art and useful items the blacksmith should make bayonets, swords, pikes, and other weapons. The blacksmith said no, that the ruler didn't have the right to order him to make weapons. So the ruler decicded that since the blacksmith would not make weapons for him he would make nothing for anyone else. The next day the blaksmith was found floating on the surf with his amputated handstied next to his chest. Examining the hands revealed that before they had been amputated the nails had been ripped out. Same thing with the toes. The woman was distraught, she grieved for a while but then the grief turned to anger. Then the woman channeled that anger in to rage, a cold calculating rage. And when the night came that the palace complex was about to be stormed the woman took up her husbands hammer. And told the people attacking the palace what to do and how to do it. However when the people stormed into the ruler's room, they found it empty and deserted and a great search was on to find him. And find him they did. He washed up, oddly enough, on the same shore that the blacksmith had washed up on. Only it appeared that before he had dyed, his eyes had been cut out, his finger cut off, and that somebody made sure that he didn't die a full man. The most amazing thing, however, was that it was all apperently done with a spoon. The woman lived in her house for a while until the government came along asking for the 'Hammer' to take control of the armies and navies. The woman stepped up and said, I will serve my country. This is where my story ends." Silence fills the air until General Bellum asks, "Would you like some passion-fruit?
"A story like no other," said Barbarossa, graciously accepting the passion fruit,"Hmmm... this is delicious."

Barbarossa Conversation

General Bellum asked the Lord President, "I understand that you were a solider once. If you don't mind me asking whatever made you decide to go into politics?"

Lehanna and Sandeya Conversation

The President was mortified at the news, he thought about it for a moment then asked, "Princess do your people have the skills to repair your ship?"

Lehanna and Sandeya Conversation

The President was mortified at the news, he thought about it for a moment then asked, "Princess do your people have the skills to repair your ship?"
"It's quite possible," said Sand Princess, "But we would need resources that I doubt we have here."

Barbarossa Conversation

General Bellum asked the Lord President, "I understand that you were a solider once. If you don't mind me asking whatever made you decide to go into politics?"


"As I'm sure you must be aware, once you reach a certain level in the military, you need to develop a political aspect to yourself, or you can't continue. I found I had a gift for combat as well as diplomacy... we like to resolve our conflicts without bloodshed, wherever possible."

Lehana sighed as she fittled with her gown, "I don't have the resources to give you, however perhaps I can give you some money that can help you rebuild your ship?"