NationStates Jolt Archive


Ataroa rejoins the world

Ataroa
29-10-2005, 02:50
ooc: I actually posted an intro before, but i changed my mind on what I wanted my nation to be like.

IC: Servius, Archmage of Ataroa, stared silently out from a window of Tomebrook Palace, the massive, towering home of the chief mages of Ataroa to the misty sea below. Using a vision spell, he looked over a mile out to sea, where the last remains of a ship bobbed in the surf surrounding a large rock. For the people of his land, the ship would forever be remembered as a turning point in Ataroa's history.
She was a proud land, an ancient land, a land where magic still lurked in every islet, yet cities and people were as modern as any other nation on Earth. For years, the Silver Mist had shut her in, the work of a conservative Archmage who feared the wave of change sweeping the world. In the coming months, Ataroans were shocked to learn that their land had joined the ranks of world mythology, a lost land that may never have existed.
But, somehow, the burning ship had managed to do what the desperate people of Ataroa had not, shattering the Silver Mist and allowing the Ataroans to once again interact with other nations. As Servius stood at his window, the senate and president were fervently trying to prepare the nation for the greatest culture shock in its life. As head of Ataroa's magical community, he would play no small part in it as well. There were agreements to be made, alliances to be formed, diplomats to invite and knowledge and goods to trade. He eagerly awaited whatever strange, forgotton people they would meet, and new challenges to face. Whatever the outcome, Ataroa was about to become a much more interesting place.
Ataroa
29-10-2005, 03:29
Bump
Palatius
29-10-2005, 05:38
OOC: Nice intro! I'd offer an embassy exchange, but my nation is technically going through a rebellion right now...
Ataroa
30-10-2005, 01:00
A few hours later, a runner burst into Sevius' chamber, panting heavily.
"Milord, a nation by the name of Palatius has contacted us. They bear no ill will, but are embroiled in rebellion and can send no diplomats."
"Very interesting...Is there any other news to report?"
"None, except the governors of the provinces have been called to the Capital for a meeting."
"Good. You may leave." The messenger bowed and walked out. Sevius was about to turn back to the book he was reading when he hear a piercing cry shatter the darkness, followed by a roar.. He ran to the window, and stood frozen for a minute, shocked at what he was seeing. A huge, arching wave was out at sea, taller than anything he had ever seen. It was heading for him.
Fumbling with an amulet around his neck, he spoke a quick incantation. It began to glow softly, and a second later so did that of every magic-user in the city. The alert had gone out.
A split second later, strands of light began to emit out from the city towards the wave. Some, those of people who could do little more than heal cuts or coax grass to grow, were small and feeble. Others, of the more talented, were brighter, more confident looking. Finally came a few brillant beams, like sunlight itself, the raw force of the most skilled mages in the city, pounding at the water. the combined force of the magic was slowing down the wave and, for a second, made it stand still. Then, it began to be pushed back, further away from the frightened city-dwellers.
Just when they sensed the wave spell was about to break, it raged foward with awesome force, eliciting the groans of many as they felt their own power being sapped by the mammoth spell they faced, and almost breaking on the shore. Some of the dimmer lights were sputtering. If the wave didn't break soon, people could be killed.
So, desperately, the mages pushed again with all their strength, wincing as they did so. This time, the resistance was less, and the wave went out again, and soon dissolved into spray.
Silence did not come to the city then, nor would it come for several hours as healers rushed to help those near exaustion. On Servius' part, he stayed up with them, pondering this deadly new force that was resisting the end of Ataroa's isolation.
Semirhage
30-10-2005, 01:05
To the Nation of Ataroa,
From the Most Serene Republic of Semirhage,

Greetings,

I Sophia Moss, the Prime Designate the Most Serene Republic of Semirhage gives to your people a message of friendship and greetings to you all. The Glorious Republic would be more than happy to exchange embassies with your nation.

Glory to the Republic!

Signed,

Prime Designate Sophia Moss
The Most Serene Republic of Semirhage
Favorite Quote- “Terror is only justice that is prompt, severe and inflexible.”- Maximilien Robespierre the Incorruptible