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Mr. Forworn sat quietly behind his desk, his rust-colored tail twitching slightly and his ears listening for the thunder of student feet as they were released from Assemby. His room was small and simple, with table made for four people to sit side by side rather than desks. A Holo screen was at the front, with a few pictures of various aircraft and spacecraft from dozens of different nations. He smiled fondly at the picture of the Alversian XX-40 as he placed History databooks on every desk. He paced behind his desk, ready for his pupils.

Pat entered the class early. Seeing the man placing the databases on the desk Pat walked up to the man and shook his hand. And without saying a word sat down. This strange and awkward maneuver was deigned to see how the teacher would react. If he reacted strangly then Pat would know everything he needed to know about this teacher.

Mr. Forworn shook the students hand with a strong grip. "Welcome." he said, and bowed. Then he resumed placing databases on the desks.

Excelent. The teacher reacted well. Showing a sort of calm reflectiveness that any soldier could respect. Pat also had a sneaking suspicion that the teacher new exactly what he was up to

Dominic walked into the class, turning to bow at the teacher. He then sat down and looked around. One other student was present. Dominic nodded to him and turned back to the teacher.

Pat leaned over and shook hands with the other student. "Hey my name is Pat whats yours?"

Ian Cavourna walked into the classroom and began to look for a seat. He smiled at the picture of the XX-40 as it was exactly the same as the one he had in his room back on Alversia. He saluted the teacher

"Ian Cavourna, reporting for History, Sir"

Pat leaned over and shook hands with the other student. "Hey my name is Pat whats yours?"

"Dominic. Dominic Quincy. Nice to meet you." I suppose.

"The feeling is mutual, so where are you from?" asked Pat.

"Little planet called Tor'ath. Trade planet, nice place so long as you stayed in the Zones. Pretty much all marsh outside of 'em. You?"

"A country on Terra called The Armed Republic of Dynamic Revolution. Marsh huh? Sounds rough. So why are you here?"

Gerrak stooped slightly as he entered the classroom. Mr. Foxworn looked at him shocked, but the Muri was used to this by now, and merely nodded. "Me Gerrak Krag-diz hiztree?"
Foxworn passed him a data screen and indicated a desk. Gerrak sniffed the screen briefly, and gave it an exploratory lick as he made his way to his seat. Pulling out his magnifying lens, he could make out the controls and a few test taps with his foreclaw were enough to convince him he would not break it.
Xiclapian history would be a learning experience-trolls knew of the Time Before History, when the gods set in motion the interactions of current Reality, and all that spun down since. It would bear noticing what these beings had observed in their time.

Ian Cavourna walked into the classroom and began to look for a seat. He smiled at the picture of the XX-40 as it was exactly the same as the one he had in his room back on Alversia. He saluted the teacher

"Ian Cavourna, reporting for History, Sir"
Forworn nodded and gave a absentminded wave of his hand. "Yes, yes, sit anywhere."

Gerrak stooped slightly as he entered the classroom. Mr. Foxworn looked at him shocked, but the Muri was used to this by now, and merely nodded. "Me Gerrak Krag-diz hiztree?"
Foxworn passed him a data screen and indicated a desk. Gerrak sniffed the screen briefly, and gave it an exploratory lick as he made his way to his seat. Pulling out his magnifying lens, he could make out the controls and a few test taps with his foreclaw were enough to convince him he would not break it.
Xiclapian history would be a learning experience-trolls knew of the Time Before History, when the gods set in motion the interactions of current Reality, and all that spun down since. It would bear noticing what these beings had observed in their time.
"Ah, Mr. Troll, uh, sir, please do not lick the datapads. Thank you." Forworn clapped his hands to get everyone's attention. "Alright, it's a bit early, but, according to admin, I am to give you a pre-test. Nothing to worry about, just to see how much you know, it dosen't count."
NAME:
DATE:
PERIOD:
INSTRUCTOR:
CLASS:
Please write in complete sentences.

1. What was the final outcome of the Korr war?
2. Who are the North Calaverans?
3. On what date did Schwullunde become a nation?
4. Who is the Imperial Isans?
5. Who are the respective leaders of Xiscapia and Alversia?
OOC: You should be able to find the answers by doing a little research (checking factbooks, TGs, looking up threads, ect.)

NAME:Gerrak Krag
DATE:Moonday of Fiveweek in Fire Season
PERIOD: rune that ends sentance
INSTRUCTOR:Mister Forworn
CLASS:History
Please write in complete sentences.

1. What was the final outcome of the Korr war?Ultimately the Ordo Zorak Zoran declared the Korr food for nonpayment and all who have come to Pamaltela have been eaten since.
2. Who are the North Calaverans?The North Claverans are remnants of a people who were destroyed when the sorcerors of British Londinium summoned the Tall Man of Smoke Who Wears a Broad Hat to reduce their cities to glass and memories.
3. On what date did Schwullunde become a nation?The Silentium declared Schwullunde a sovereign power on Fireday of Sixweek in Dark Season during the 178th year of the reign of Vlatos the Bald.
4. Who is the Imperial Isans?Imperial Isa is a demonic kingdom who exist beyond the bounds of Time and Space-they command exotic and powerful magics and are to be avoided.
5. Who are the respective leaders of Xiscapia and Alversia?Xiscapia is ruled by an Emperor whose representative, Dorrek is a kindly and wise man worthy of induction into the Ordo Argan Argar. Alversia is unknown to me.
OOC: I felt it better to stay in character than wank an open-book test-forgive me if I am out-of-bounds here.

OOC: Not at all, not at all.

NAME:Gerrak Krag
DATE:Moonday of Fiveweek in Fire Season
PERIOD: rune that ends sentance
INSTRUCTOR:Mister Forworn
CLASS:History
Please write in complete sentences.

1. What was the final outcome of the Korr war?Ultimately the Ordo Zorak Zoran declared the Korr food for nonpayment and all who have come to Pamaltela have been eaten since.
2. Who are the North Calaverans?The North Claverans are remnants of a people who were destroyed when the sorcerors of British Londinium summoned the Tall Man of Smoke Who Wears a Broad Hat to reduce their cities to glass and memories.
3. On what date did Schwullunde become a nation?The Silentium declared Schwullunde a sovereign power on Fireday of Sixweek in Dark Season during the 178th year of the reign of Vlatos the Bald.
4. Who is the Imperial Isans?Imperial Isa is a demonic kingdom who exist beyond the bounds of Time and Space-they command exotic and powerful magics and are to be avoided.
5. Who are the respective leaders of Xiscapia and Alversia?Xiscapia is ruled by an Emperor whose representative, Dorrek is a kindly and wise man worthy of induction into the Ordo Argan Argar. Alversia is unknown to me.

Mr. Forworn frowned as he read the sheet.

The student obviously has some rather misplaced ideas about the History of the Universe, although it is apparent that he, on some level, does know the fundementals, such as shown in the answer to question 2. Much improment will be needed, suggest special help and/or one-on-one sessions.

Lerek walked in, and stared. A mutant. Teaching a class. How quaint, he thought.

And then he chuckled, picking up a test.

NAME: Lerek T'velya
DATE: The Thirtieth Year of the Eighteenth True Emperor, Ascendancy Moon, Lesser Elamantine Phase
PERIOD: Second.
INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Forworn
CLASS: History
Please write in complete sentences.

1. What was the final outcome of the Korr war?
The minor and largely irrelevent Korr war, considered an almost civil war by most outside nations, ended being a victory for the Xiscapians and Alversians, primarily because of their numerical advantage.
2. Who are the North Calaverans? The North Calaverans are another minor race in the universe, who, at one time, attempted to begin a war with Xiscapia.
3. On what date did Schwullunde become a nation?

He stopped briefly, and grinned. Why were there no questions on real nations? Ones that had rich, glorious histories? He had studied before he came, obvious. Xiscapia and Alversia were obvious enough, but for the rest, he had studied the great inter-alliance wars of the past and present, the Galactic Empire, the Imperium of Chronosia, the ESUS.. to tell the truth, it was rather like having studied World War 2, and then being surprised with a question about two men from different countries having a bar fight. He left it blank.

4. Who is the Imperial Isans?
An irritating, yet irrelevent race who have never had any sway in galactic affairs. Their prevalence toward peculiarity is perhaps their saving grace, as it makes them an object of curiousity by more civilized races, who do not suffer from lycanthropy and other diseases.
5. Who are the respective leaders of Xiscapia and Alversia?
Emperor Foxfire Rose and Herman Jacobi, respectively.

Lerek walked in, and stared. A mutant. Teaching a class. How quaint, he thought.

And then he chuckled, picking up a test.

NAME: Lerek T'velya
DATE: The Thirtieth Year of the Eighteenth True Emperor, Ascendancy Moon, Lesser Elamantine Phase
PERIOD: Second.
INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Forworn
CLASS: History
Please write in complete sentences.

1. What was the final outcome of the Korr war?
The minor and largely irrelevent Korr war, considered an almost civil war by most outside nations, ended being a victory for the Xiscapians and Alversians, primarily because of their numerical advantage.
2. Who are the North Calaverans? The North Calaverans are another minor race in the universe, who, at one time, attempted to begin a war with Xiscapia.
3. On what date did Schwullunde become a nation?

He stopped briefly, and grinned. Why were there no questions on real nations? Ones that had rich, glorious histories? He had studied before he came, obvious. Xiscapia and Alversia were obvious enough, but for the rest, he had studied the great inter-alliance wars of the past and present, the Galactic Empire, the Imperium of Chronosia, the ESUS.. to tell the truth, it was rather like having studied World War 2, and then being surprised with a question about two men from different countries having a bar fight. He left it blank.

4. Who is the Imperial Isans?
An irritating, yet irrelevent race who have never had any sway in galactic affairs. Their prevalence toward peculiarity is perhaps their saving grace, as it makes them an object of curiousity by more civilized races, who do not suffer from lycanthropy and other diseases.
5. Who are the respective leaders of Xiscapia and Alversia?
Emperor Foxfire Rose and Herman Jacobi, respectively.

Mr. Forworn frowned as he looked over the test. The student had seemed to regard all other races as irrevalent and the test as a waste of time, judging by his response to question 3. Question 1 was partially wrong, the Korr had had superiour numbers.

Student is proving difficult, perhaps some kind of trouble maker. Seems to view other races as weak and inferior to Humans. IoM material, this one. Will observe closely.

The door opened to admit Jtas, who gazed around at the various occupants of the glance and giving a contempous snort, he moved towards his seat, picking up a test.



NAME: Jtas 'Ravumas
DATE: Tenth Age of Rebirth
PERIOD: Second
INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Forworn
CLASS: History
Please write in complete sentences.

1. What was the final outcome of the Korr war?
The Xiscapians, who proved themselves for once, utterly crushed the Korr in a show of might and strength befitting a mighty and worthy nation, something which they were at the time. The Korr, although were right in their motives, did not have the strength nor power to realize their aims.

2. Who are the North Calaverans?
A foolish race who sought to make themselves superior by putting their ships above planets with populations unable to sense them and toy with them at their leisure.

3. On what date did Schwullunde become a nation?
They became a nation in the last hundred years or so, not that it mattered much.

4. Who is the Imperial Isans?
A nation full of those who know not how low they really are.

5. Who are the respective leaders of Xiscapia and Alversia?
Foxfire Rose, an Emperor whose name commands little respect, and Herman Jacobi, the result of a failed political system.

OOC: Note, this would be better but i'm tired and pressed for time.

The door opened to admit Jtas, who gazed around at the various occupants of the glance and giving a contempous snort, he moved towards his seat, picking up a test.



NAME: Jtas 'Ravumas
DATE: Tenth Age of Rebirth
PERIOD: Second
INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Forworn
CLASS: History
Please write in complete sentences.

1. What was the final outcome of the Korr war?
The Xiscapians, who proved themselves for once, utterly crushed the Korr in a show of might and strength befitting a mighty and worthy nation, something which they were at the time. The Korr, although were right in their motives, did not have the strength nor power to realize their aims.

2. Who are the North Calaverans?
A foolish race who sought to make themselves superior by putting their ships above planets with populations unable to sense them and toy with them at their leisure.

3. On what date did Schwullunde become a nation?
They became a nation in the last hundred years or so, not that it mattered much.

4. Who is the Imperial Isans?
A nation full of those who know not how low they really are.

5. Who are the respective leaders of Xiscapia and Alversia?
Foxfire Rose, an Emperor whose name commands little respect, and Herman Jacobi, the result of a failed political system.
Mr. Forworn winced with each answer. The Korr had fallen into a state of civil war after the end of the first war, and the Alversians would not like to hear the answer to question number 5. This was another one who seemed to think he was superior above all others. Not IoM, it would be interesting to see how this one and Lerek clashed.

Student shows much of the same tendencies as Lerek T'velya, ableit that of a different scale. This is another one I will watch carefully.

Aaron Durnsk quietly entered the classroom, and seated himself at a free seat, next to the

NAME: Aaron Durnsk
DATE: Fourth Frost, of the three hundredth year.
PERIOD: Second.
INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Forworn
CLASS: History

1. What was the final outcome of the Korr war?

The Korr war was reported last frost as a mild dispute between the Xiscapians and their lesser kindred.

2. Who are the North Calaverans?

This is not a recognized power.

3. On what date did Schwullunde become a nation?

Schwullunde was discovered near the end of the last Frost, nestled in the heterogeneous clump of civilizations near the galaxy's center. No meaningful contact has yet been made.



4. Who is the Imperial Isans?

A people said to reside in the north-easternmost (with respect to a 0-axis transposition, with no offset) regions of the galaxy. Bizzare energy signatures are prevalent. No meaningful contact has yet been made.

5. Who are the respective leaders of Xiscapia and Alversia?
Emperor Foxfire Rose. Resides within - (What follows is a rather eerily perfected sequence of axial coordinates depicting the precise location of the Rio-Casa palace, to its relative position to the heart of the Milky Way.) Alversia is a sattelite-state of Xiscapia.

Aaron Durnsk quietly entered the classroom, and seated himself at a free seat, next to the

NAME: Aaron Durnsk
DATE: Fourth Frost, of the three hundredth year.
PERIOD: Second.
INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Forworn
CLASS: History

1. What was the final outcome of the Korr war?

The Korr war was reported last frost as a mild dispute between the Xiscapians and their lesser kindred.

2. Who are the North Calaverans?

This is not a recognized power.

3. On what date did Schwullunde become a nation?

Schwullunde was discovered near the end of the last Frost, nestled in the heterogeneous clump of civilizations near the galaxy's center. No meaningful contact has yet been made.



4. Who is the Imperial Isans?

A people said to reside in the north-easternmost (with respect to a 0-axis transposition, with no offset) regions of the galaxy. Bizzare energy signatures are prevalent. No meaningful contact has yet been made.

5. Who are the respective leaders of Xiscapia and Alversia?
Emperor Foxfire Rose. Resides within - (What follows is a rather eerily perfected sequence of axial coordinates depicting the precise location of the Rio-Casa palace, to its relative position to the heart of the Milky Way.) Alversia is a sattelite-state of Xiscapia.

Mr. Forworn simply wrote at the bottom:
Intelligent, but needs work. Will catch up in no time.
He quietly filed the test away and waited.

Aaron ran his fingers through his hair, and looked towards the teacher, his lips twitching slightly as he observed his tail and ears.

"Ughhhh" groaned Pat. There was a reason he had joined the military right after high school. He was going to have to send a beam space drone back to his nation to see if he could drop this class. He was headed to the battle field where diplomacy was only started when you had your knife at your enemies throat.



NAME:Pat McDoolin
DATE:9-82-438 (Planet Side)
PERIOD:My Worst
INSTRUCTOR:Mr. Forworn
CLASS: Diplomacy
Please write in complete sentences.

1. What was the final outcome of the Korr war? The Korrilia were defeated by a coalition of Xiscapia and its allies. What is left of their planet is uninhabitable except by the most hardy of bacteria. The Korrilia have been dispersed widely through out the galaxy.
2. Who are the North Calaverans? A race who tried to make themselves powerful by "toying" with worlds and their people by placing their ships above planets. The residents of said planet were not technologically advanced enough to detect this.
3. On what date did Schwullunde become a nation? Schwullunde has become a nation? They were discovered after the last Frost, towards the middle of the galaxy.
4. Who is the Imperial Isans? An unidentified people. Really it is just a series of strange energy signatures that have been reported.
5. Who are the respective leaders of Xiscapia and Alversia? Foxfire Rose and Herman Jacobi respectively.

Finished with the test Pat slowly exited the lecture hall. He planned on getting something to eat and then stealing one of the Vehicles to take it out for a spin. He thought about grabbing someone else to go along with him but it didn't seem like Dominic would go with him. "Hey do you wanna go get something to eat when your done?" Pat asked the nervous student still taking the test, Pat didnt quiet remember his name but he thought it began with an "A"

NAME: Dominic Quincy
DATE: Sundas 17th of Frostfall
PERIOD: 2nd
INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Forworn
CLASS: History
Please write in complete sentences.

1. What was the final outcome of the Korr war? The Korr were destroyed by a alliance of the Xiscapians and others. The Korr were wiped out, and their planet is now classified a Tomb World by the Necrontyr.
2. Who are the North Calaverans? Ignorant people, who view themselves as betters to other races.
3. On what date did Schwullunde become a nation? I believe it was soon after the Terran World War Two.
4. Who is the Imperial Isans? A group The Void has not have much contact with, so our knowledge is limited.
5. Who are the respective leaders of Xiscapia and Alversia? Firefox Rose and Herman Jacobi.

He sighed and sat back in the chair. He thought of getting something to eat before heading back to finish his book.

"How about it Dominic...Do you wanna go get something to eat?" Pat Asked

NAME:Ian Cavourna
DATE:9102007
PERIOD: History
INSTRUCTOR:Mister Forworn
CLASS:

1. The Korr War ended in defeat when the capital fell to a joint Alversian/Xiscapian Army. Despite the Korr having superior numbers, the Alversians and Xiscapians triumphed due to superior training and weapons. The war cost Alversia over 1.5 million dead.
2. The North Calaverans were a race who attempted to test and play with various species they regarded as inferior. They fought a brief war with the Alversian/Xiscapian Alliance but it was abruptly ended with the destruction of Celestius, the Calaveran homeworld
3. Shwullunde gained freedom around 100 years ago
4. Not much is taught about the Imperial Isans in Alversian schools
5. The currant Emperor of Xiscapia is Foxfire Rose while Alversia is currently run by the Prime Minister Herman Jacobi although due to upcoming elections and the Minister's poor health, this may change.

NAME:Pat McDoolin
DATE:9-82-438 (Planet Side)
PERIOD:My Worst
INSTRUCTOR:Mr. Forworn
CLASS: Diplomacy
Please write in complete sentences.

1. What was the final outcome of the Korr war? The Korrilia were defeated by a coalition of Xiscapia and its allies. What is left of their planet is uninhabitable except by the most hardy of bacteria. The Korrilia have been dispersed widely through out the galaxy.
2. Who are the North Calaverans? A race who tried to make themselves powerful by "toying" with worlds and their people by placing their ships above planets. The residents of said planet were not technologically advanced enough to detect this.
3. On what date did Schwullunde become a nation? Schwullunde has become a nation? They were discovered after the last Frost, towards the middle of the galaxy.
4. Who is the Imperial Isans? An unidentified people. Really it is just a series of strange energy signatures that have been reported.
5. Who are the respective leaders of Xiscapia and Alversia? Foxfire Rose and Herman Jacobi respectively.

Mr. Forworn nodded in satisfaction. Finally, a student who answered all the questions, and correctly too!

Student correctly answered all questions in complete sentences. This is the most promising student yet. Shows little room for improvment.

NAME: Dominic Quincy
DATE: Sundas 17th of Frostfall
PERIOD: 2nd
INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Forworn
CLASS: History
Please write in complete sentences.

1. What was the final outcome of the Korr war? The Korr were destroyed by a alliance of the Xiscapians and others. The Korr were wiped out, and their planet is now classified a Tomb World by the Necrontyr.
2. Who are the North Calaverans? Ignorant people, who view themselves as betters to other races.
3. On what date did Schwullunde become a nation? I believe it was soon after the Terran World War Two.
4. Who is the Imperial Isans? A group The Void has not have much contact with, so our knowledge is limited.
5. Who are the respective leaders of Xiscapia and Alversia? Foxfire Rose and Herman Jacobi.

He sighed and sat back in the chair. He thought of getting something to eat before heading back to finish his book.
Mr. Forworn wrote at the bottom of the test:

While longer answers would have been apprechiated, student is fundamentally correct. Top marks.

NAME:Ian Cavourna
DATE:9102007
PERIOD: History
INSTRUCTOR:Mister Forworn
CLASS:

1. The Korr War ended in defeat when the capital fell to a joint Alversian/Xiscapian Army. Despite the Korr having superior numbers, the Alversians and Xiscapians triumphed due to superior training and weapons. The war cost Alversia over 1.5 million dead.
2. The North Calaverans were a race who attempted to test and play with various species they regarded as inferior. They fought a brief war with the Alversian/Xiscapian Alliance but it was abruptly ended with the destruction of Celestius, the Calaveran homeworld
3. Shwullunde gained freedom around 100 years ago
4. Not much is taught about the Imperial Isans in Alversian schools
5. The currant Emperor of Xiscapia is Foxfire Rose while Alversia is currently run by the Prime Minister Herman Jacobi although due to upcoming elections and the Minister's poor health, this may change.

Mr. Forworn smiled. A home grown Alversian, this one.

Student knows correct answers to all questions, with lengthy and in-depth responses. Top marks.

"How about it Dominic...Do you wanna go get something to eat?" Pat Asked

"Yeah, might as well. Hungry. Say, you ever play Pazaak?"

"Cant say that I have. How do you play?" asked Pat intrigued "Hold on." "Hey Gerrak! I know I haven't introduced myself, but do you want to come get something to eat with us?"

Food? Gerrak's ears popped up."Shoor-we eats now, or go eat-playse?"

"Yea Gerrak we can go to the cafeteria if thats allright with everybody" said Pat as he glanced toward Dominic. "Or if nobody know where that is I have a bunch of MRE's in my dorm room." He added as a side note as all three walked out of the classroom.

Lerek looked up, and smiled. He raised his hand, waiting for a response. When he got it, he enunciated clearly and slowly what he was to say.

"Mr. Forworn, why are there no major nations on our test? It is simply that I have studied for the more.. pertinent events of the universe, and I am curious as to why."

Mr. Forworn frowned at Lerek. He did not appreciate being spoken to like a child from a child. "This class is titled "Xiscapian and Alversian History". This is about those two nations and their allies. Naturally, other nations will be studied, such as Joura, Dratheria, Terra, Chronosia, the Tau, the Goa'uld, and various Galactic Alliances, such as the Galactic Empire, the GDA, the IoM, and the CIS. However, Xiscapia and Alversia will be our main focus." He finished curtly.

Gerrak scented the air-these creatures cooked their food, making it easy to track."Dat wey-"he said, pointing. "-less'n yu up fer hunt."
He grinned-more a baring of his fangs. Hunting was always good for getting to know someone.

OOC: we need to make another thread...for free time

"Yea!" exclaimed Pat, "Thats a fantastic idea! I haven't hunted in ages. But i don't have a gun. I could be your spotter...even though i doubt you need one." said Pat remembering how he was able to find the cafeteria just from sent. He doubted it would be difficult for Gerrak to track a dear or bird.

OOC:great minds think alike-I already asked in the OOC/Signup line if we should.

"How 'bout you, Gerrak? Played Pazaak?" He turned to Pat.
"It's quite simple, you have your plus cards, minus cards and cards that you can choose which one. The objective is to get as close to 20 as possible without going over."

"How 'bout you, Gerrak? Played Pazaak?" He turned to Pat.
"It's quite simple, you have your plus cards, minus cards and cards that you can choose which one. The objective is to get as close to 20 as possible without going over."

With inadequate apologies to Mister Forworn, my response is here:http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=13124185#post13124185
By way of apology for disrupting class, Gerrak will arrange the delivery of a fine Pamaltelan delicacy to Mister Forworn-a whole Aldryami, seasoned with the finest herbs and an apple in it's mouth. (Aldryami are sentient plants who greatly resemble elves-trolls love them because their plant stomach has such a simple time digesting them, the eater becomes languid and torporous. It's Pamaltelan turkey!)

The troll entered with a vast plate-a whole aldryami, with all the trimmings-and set it on the teacher's desk. "Meestair Fore-wuurn, me apologize. Me wizh to lurn-tell me wen furst kitsune war wuz?"

The troll entered with a vast plate-a whole aldryami, with all the trimmings-and set it on the teacher's desk. "Meestair Fore-wuurn, me apologize. Me wizh to lurn-tell me wen furst kitsune war wuz?"
Mr. Forworn stared in astonisment at the huge animal that had just be plopped down on his desk. "You...you, ah, wish to take private lessons?" By this time school had ended and the dusk sun lit the room with a dull orange glow. "Alright, let's get down to business." He carefully moved the animal, with help from Gerrak, to another desk. "I'll eat it for dinner tonight. Okay so, the Korr war." He thought for a moment. "I'll get a datafile. Be right back."
OOC: Just an intro, as I'm pressed for time at the moment.

(OOC:Not a problem, though upon reading your factbook, I am a bit worried-the aldryami is composed of vegetable matter, which kitsune can't process. The fact it looks like an elf is quite another matter, but it is possible that it's muscle and sinews are sufficiently meat-like as to be edible-at least for kitsune. Trolls process anything, and sometimes fail to realize the shortcomings of other races.)
IC:The Korr War? Gerrak was puzzled. On Pamaltela, trolls were one of many species, which held down the internal conflicts of the race as there were more opponents, but even given that Kyger Litor tended to end conflicts between the clans and Orders before they got out of hand, several troll on troll wars had dotted history, particularly when one of the other species suffered a cataclysm that left their territory open to the viciously competing orders and clans, or the dreaded Marriage Wars that still cropped up from time to time.

OOC: Mr. Forworn will pick out the parts he can eat, I suppose. Due to a tragic copy-paste accident, part of my Factbook has been lost, so I've taken the librety of editing some of the parts. This included edible foods, of which chocolate is now edible, rather than inedible.
IC: Mr. Forworn soon returned with a datapad, which he gave to Gerrak. "A complete, detailed account of the war is in there. However, I will summerize it for you before you read. For thousands of years the Korr and Xiscapians had lived side-by-side. In the beginning things went well. Both societies prospered. However, as time went on, we grew apart. Soon there was a clash, followed by a series of small wars, which in and of themselves were largly undestructive and gave very little ground. The signing of the Vladimier Treaty was to prevent further hostilities, but war soon broke out again. It became a pattern, long years of uneasy peace followed by brief periods of sudden battle, then back to "peace". A second treaty was signed, more in-depth and percise than the first, seeking to permanently end the wars. We took this to heart, and by the 10th year of the treaty we had only a few dozen warships and about half a million kitsune troops left. In the ten years the Korr had secretly expanded their military in direct violation of the treaty. We were foolish to think they would keep their end. Anyway, they attacked and overwhelmed our bases in all area, forcing us to send a call of help to the galaxy at large. Fortunatly, the Alversians, an advanced race of Humans, responded and were there to aide us in repeling the invading Korr from our moon, Regalis. Several other nations responded and the war was on. In the end the final assault on Korrilia was successful, but at a heavy price. Over a million kitsune and a million Alversian troops were lost in the final battle. Korrilia was ravenged, and the Korr were spread across the galaxy. Most hire out as mercenarys, bounty hunters, body guards, and the like, but about 1 million refugees and former POWs reside here on Xiscapia. There has been rumors of a rouge Korr fleet somewhere, but these are unconfirmed and unlikely at best."
OOC: http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=525367
This is the Thread the war took place in. Please excuse the horrible RPing, it was my first thread and by that point I had something like 500 posts, most in NS General.

OOC:not a problem, as everyone knows post count is the cornerstone of good RP-lmao
IC: Gerrak avidly read the account of the Korr War, shocked at the callousness of the Xiscapians. Who would have thought the polite and unassuming kitsune could hand over an entire Stone Age culture that worshipped them as gods to be assimilated into the viral entity they called the Infected? This would have to be translated into knot-writing and sent to Death Lord Korth-it would raise the Ordo Zorak Zorani's estimation of them, if shock and offend the gentler orders. Of course, few of the Orders shared information freely, so the damage would be minimal, and the kitsune's personal habits were more than enough to offset an act undertaken in a war in which they were hideously outnumbered.
"Sur, wot happen to Sheelspa? It sed to be in Xiscapian system, but no zee wen kum heer. Wuz it deztroyed later or moved?"

"Well, that is not something you'll find in any History textbook. After the war the Infected settled in and refused to move. We had a scientific outpost there, and one of the agreements was that the kitsune there would not be harmed. One day we stopped recieving reports from the facility. The Infected had taken over, Infecting our scientists. They began to spread, and their ships mobilized against us. We had no choice. You read about the world destroying bomb? We had that technology, and used it. A black hole came and sucked away the planet and all the Infected, then shattered into a different dimension. Ironically, the Infected helped us very little during the war. We should have, and could have, simply destroyed them by killing their Hive ships. But we didn't. We trusted them, like those natives trusted us. And just like with the natives, it came back to bite us."

Gerrak nodded-trolls had a long and violent history with Ranga, goddess of pestilence, and her followers-which these Infected most certainly were. Trolls would have stopped the Korr War to destroy the Infected first-but trolls were ancient and remembered much, which saved them from many harsh lessons. "Wuz Volta kilt, or do him lurk in stars now?"

Mr. Forworn shook his head. "Nobody knows. He could be dead, he could be on the other side of the galaxy, he could even be in a different galaxy by now. He took a massive amount of ships and troops with him, so who knows what happened? Anyway, do you have any more questions or comments? We still have more to get to."

Gerrak nodded, "De War-mozzt brootel. Trollz no leef enemy liyk dat to skulk in shadderz wid dagger in hand and deat' in heart. How long 'go wuz diz? An' no wun effer zee 'gin?"

"The war was about a decade ago. A small population of Korr live here, on Xiscapia. The others are spread thoughout the galaxy, hiring out a thugs, mercenarys, hired guns, hitmen, assassins, bounty hunters, and other such jobs. Korrilia is as we speak being transformed into a fertile, livable paradise. The planetary terraformation is expected to be completed some time next year."

"Zo him gon ten yeer an' yu no dink him kum bakk? Yu no zee, no no weyr him is, an' yu zleep zayf?"

"The galaxy is a big, dangerious place. More likely than not, he and his fleet have been destroyed, wether by natural forces or aliens or humans. In any event, we are always ready. If he does come back, revenge will be swift and brutal."

"If houl fleet no tayk Xiscapia, him use cunnin' and misdreckshun-no be general no no strajedy."

"Undoubtebly. But, like I said, we are perpared for such things, should they ever come to pass. We have fleets in several areas of the galaxy, it won't be long before we get wind of them anyway. Something tells me the Korr would want to stay close to home."

"Zeemz tu me Korr haff nottin', zo backztop udderz hu tayk revenj-hep and enjoy damaj dun."

Ivan entered the classroom and sat down " sorry im late"

"We are expecting, we being the military and the government, a attack at some point by a Korr remainent. The public, however, seems to want to forget the Korr war ever happened. Who knows what lurks among the stars? But when the time comes, we will be ready."

Ivan nodded in agreement " We have data banks filled with over 5,000 different sentinent speciase, but i cant show you those things."

"Den how we no yu not lie?" Gerrak looked at the newcomer. "Me Volta, me be zmart-mebbe yuze fleet fur pie-rat, den tayk munney, giff tu en'meez. Let en'meez tayk revenj, tayk blaym-den giff munney mor en'mees."

Ivan frowned in disgust, and looked at the teacher " Is he house trained?"

Mr. Forworn stared in astonisment at the huge animal that had just be plopped down on his desk. "You...you, ah, wish to take private lessons?" By this time school had ended and the dusk sun lit the room with a dull orange glow. "Alright, let's get down to business." He carefully moved the animal, with help from Gerrak, to another desk. "I'll eat it for dinner tonight. Okay so, the Korr war." He thought for a moment. "I'll get a datafile. Be right back."
OOC: Man if above statement wasn't added i wish Pat was in the room, in any case im interested to see Gerrak's reaction

Gerrak sniffed deeply, taking in Ian's scent. "Howz-brok zinze tree-all zchit me zmell yurz. Eet if liyk."

Mr. Forworn studied Ivan coldly. "I would advise not insulting him, as it's not like insulting an Xiscapian, who will merely ignore you. The difference is Xiscapian's don't eat you if they feel they've been slighted." He turned back to Gerrak. "I think that that would be the most likely senerio, but a fleet of that size preying on shipping would be noticed pretty fast."
OOC: Pat can still come, if he wants.

"Not yooz all in wun spot-brayk up to small skwads, hit minor zchip layn, zrag'lers, 'til find playze to fix zchips, playze tu hiyd. Den fund en'meez uv en'meez. Fur effer fiftee zchips yooze layn, mebbe tree no zee 'gin-hit azztroyd, blow up-akz-dentz. Mebbe fife-zekz now, if Volta zmart, but now no akz-dentz. Ah, well-" Gerrak shrugged. "Volta no after trollz. Wot nezzt hiz-tree?"

Ivan raised his hand.

Mr. Forworn nodded. "Right, so stop worrying. We are well protected, we could destroy them in an instant. Anyway, History. Yes. Following the Korr war was about five years of peace. During this time their was a bloody, brutal Korr Civil War which destroyed most of the planet and killed off a good amount of the race. Now, five years later, we have a real military. Roughly 100 ships, mechs, a real army, specialized divisions, all of it. A unknown ship enters Xiscapian space. And the rest is Histroy..." Mr. Forworn passes Gerrak a second datapad. He seems to notice Ivan now. "Yes, what is it?" He adjusted his specticles.

Ivan grabbed a book and held it up in one hand " It says in here that the Infected were destroyed on a planet near here?"

Ivan had reminded Gerrak of something, but as it fell outside the purview of History, he decided to find out the answer for himself. Checking the mass of the planet Sheelspa, he began to calculate the adjustments necessary to successfully launch a Singularity Point Projector assault without disrupting the system's gravitic field and the orbits of all worlds in the system. His pen scratched furiously over the paper, as he listened for Mister Forworn's reply. While this question was one of passing interest, he would not disrupt class over it...

Ivan grabbed a book and held it up in one hand " It says in here that the Infected were destroyed on a planet near here?"
Mr. Forworn nodded. "Yes, Sheelspa, what used to be the fifth planet is our system, before we destroyed it with a Nexus black hole bomb. They were your creation, I belive?"
OOC: Forgot to give you the link to the NC war thread, it's coming.

Ian stuck up his hand

"How many ships were there in the final battle?" he asked, curiously, "I can never seem to find the exact amount"

Mr. Forworn cocked his head curiously at Ian. "How many ships in the final battle of what?"

"Of the Korr War, Sir" he replied steadily, "Alversian historians never mention the exact number and what ships they were. I know there was at least one Strato-Dreadnought there, but that's it"

OCC: http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=531220
Mr. Forworn frowned. "I'm not sure either, I'll have to look it up." He went into the back room, leaving Ian, Ivan, and Gerrak alone.

Mr. Forworn soon returned and laid out a few pieces of paper. "The Xiscapian numbers are totaled, but it seems the Alversians only made their losses, not their entire fleet numbers, public, and we have not data at all on the Infected ship or troop amount during the battle."

After Final Battle Stats:
Space:
21/40 Battleships destroyed
14/23 Destroyers Destroyed
48/60 Cruisers destroyed
338/400 Gunboats destroyed
200,000/500,000 Fighters destroyed space/ground
34/110 Light Assault Mechs destroyed space/ground
52/93 Heavy Assault Mechs destroyed space/ground
12/20 SuperMechs destroyed
3/12 Command Mechs destroyed
1/1 Infected Virus ship destroyed
Ground battle:
200,436/800,000 Ground troops KIA/MIA
212,871/300,000 Hovercraft destroyed
189,700/200,000 Tanks destroyed
Total Xiscapian dead: 1,213,103

Alversian Battle Losses:
1,500,000 Killed
250.000 Tanks destroyed
150,000 Fighters destroyed
4 Dreadnoughts Lost
2 Battlecruisers Lost
40 Cruisers Lost
120 Frigates Lost

"Whoa" Ian looked at the list, "Only 4 Dreadnoughts destroyed? More were lost in the last Danaversian War" he admitted sadly, "And all those Frigates...Our new Destroyers are much better" he reasoned brightly

"Tell me, Ian, when was the last Danaversian war?"
OOC: Just fishing for information here.

Gerrak continued to work out the math problem he'd set himself, stopping long enough to read his notes:
40 Battleships
23 Destroyers
60 Cruisers
400 Gunboats
500,000 Fighters
110 Light Assault Mechs
93 Heavy Assault Mechs
20 SuperMechs
12 Command Mechs
1 Infected Breeder Ship
1 Infected Virus ship
1 Alien Cruiser captured during an earlier conflict
Ground Forces:
800,000 troops (occupying force)
300,000 Hovercraft
200,000 Tanks
Only two Infected ships were involved in the last assault of the Korr War, and as they were not mentioned, he assumed they'd been destroyed. This second war was much less satisfying-the destruction of the enemies by unknown means was disturbing. It implied a major player hiding behind the scenes, and trolls hate that.

Ian typed a few things into a keypad and showed it to his teacher

Eleventh Danaversian War
Combatants:
Alversian Republic
Danaversian Empire
Location:
Moon of Inaversia
Result:
Alversian victory, Danaversian retreat to the DMZ
Losses:
Alversia
18 x Dreadnoughts
5 x Battlecruisers
21 x Cruisers
28 x Destroyers
520 x Fighters
210 x Tanks
46,700 x Alversian Troops killed
210,000 Losses

Danaversia
1 x Grouper
3 x Marlin
22 x Barracuda
6 x Barramundi
26 x Razorlight
35 x Dragonet
780 x Fighters
150 x Tanks
59,160 x Danaversian Troops killed
547,204 Losses

Mr. Forworn looked over at Gerrak's notes. "What are you writing down?"
After viewing Ian's notes he sighed. "You're on your 11th war with them? It seems you've lost alot of ships and soldiers, for what? What was the reason, the underlying conflict?"

"Well Sir," Ian replied darkly, "the Danaversian Empire claims a moon that's in our space. We allowed a plebiscite to be held so the moon could decide who to stay with. They chose us and the Danaversians have never accepted it"

He turned to look out the window

"Time after time after time again they launch their Shoals at us and we drive them back across the DMZ, no further. The current ceasefire's lasted about twelve years but it can't have much time left. Relations are going sour again already"

"Hmm...they have always invaded you? If you have fought them and fought them and fought them, why don't you go on a offensive and force peace? Get to their homeworld, beat up their fleets and armies? Are they so large that this would be a risk?"

Gerrak looked sheepish and answered,"Trine git nummerz riyt fur Sheelspa's deztruk'shun. Kant dizplaze dat mush mazz widowt dizruptin' zisztem, zo trine figgur owt. Zorree-not riyt du in clazz."

Ian sighed

"Because we are not conquerors or war-mongerers. Our aim is to protect the Moon of Inaversia and if the Danaversians want to throw ship after ship at it then so be it. We will meet them at every turn"

Gerrak winked at Ian-"Yu no git rid dem liyk dat-eeder yu deztroy dey factreez or yu azzazzinayt poll'zee maykerz. Let dem kum yu-"he slapped his foreclaws together, hard, to emphasize his point. "-all dey need wun lukkee ztriyk."

Ivan nodded " Indeed they were, but it says you wiped them out, this is not true we still have a hive ship under our supervision."

To Ian: "Gerrak's right, all it would take the Danaversians is a stroke of luck, a new technology, or a sudden ally to be able to gain a foothold in your space. Besides, what is so special about this moon? If it has cities on it, it's worth protecting, but who wants to live in a place where war errupts every few years? You should either be more aggressive, pressing into Danaversian space, or less defensive. If both sides lose so much just for that moon, let them have it. Unless there is a crucial secret or valuable resource, I see no reason for so much fighting and death." The war was viewed in the tranditional Xiscapian way: If what you are doing dosen't work, try something new!
To Ivan: "Why do you still keep these creatures? They serve no useful purpose, unless you are developing medicine that can be used against them."

Ivan stired " We still havnt figured out either to just kill the thing, or let it go, oh well" he swaped a few pages on the text book it said " North Calaverian War" Ivan read closley.

"So what do you think of our account of History, Mr. Ivan?"

Ivan nodded " Quite accurate, the war was to short dont you think?"

"The North Calaveran war? Not short enough. We lost nearly 1,000 (911 is the actual number I think) good kitsune in that little war."
OOC: I gotta get off, see ya tommorow.

OCC: DAMMIT DAMMIT!! every time it gets good.

Ivan stirred himself " Well we lost around 3,000, not including purges"

Gerrak shrugged. "Bodderzum dat sumwun kill off North Calaveras-sumwun not in fiyt. Doan look liyk wot me reed 'bowt-sorcerors summon Tall Man of Smoke Who Weyrs A Wide Hat to reduce cities to nuddin'. Diz luk mor liyk Bloo Moon-efferwun ded an' no wun no why."

oCC: what did you say lol, sorry.

OOC:"Bothersome that someone killed off North Calaveras-someone not in the fight. Doesn't look like what I've read about-sorcerors summoned the Tall Man of Smoke Who Wears A Wide Hat to reduce their cities to nothing. This looks more like a Blue Moon operation-everyone's dead and no one knows why."
Gerrak read the furor over British Londinium's actions towards North Calaveras just before I joined this thread, and hadn't read the Playing God thread until Mister Forworn dropped it in front of him, though I did briefly consider sending a troll investigator to the planet to find what had happened to the North Calaverans, and read the thread then.

Ivan nodded " We will re-take the homeworld"

"Hu hold it now?" Gerrak asked. "Best tu find hu kilt efferwun furst, deel wid dem, den tayk home bak."

"No one knows who, what, or why the destroyed the North Calaveran people, or for what purpose. The planet isn't like Korrilia, it's still livable, but the NC Observers are far-flung and distant." Mr. Forworn's brow furrowed and he stared into space thoughtfully, his ears twitching slightly. "Tall Man of Smoke Who Wears A Wide Hat...whould you be speaking on an atom bomb? In that case, no. No nuclear or doomsday devices were used, just alot of fighting. The erriest thing about us finding the Homeworld so destroyed, is that we never found a single destroyed enemy ship or dead enemy soldier. Just post walkers and Observers and Probe Fighters."
OOC: We've agreed it was the Imitators who destroyed the NC homeworld, right NC? It fits, because once Imitators infiltrated your Army and Navy ranks, they would begin to fight each other, human vs. Imitator human, which explains why no enemy ships or bodies were ever found.

"Because the people want our protection. Are you telling me if one of your oldest and most loyal friends were begging for protection, you wouldn't drop everything to defend them" Ian asked, rather hurt at the question, "It's up to the Danaversians to accept that it's the people's choice to decide who they belong to."

"As for a stroke of luck. if they gain one then so be it, we'll take them on, regardless"

"Ah, I misunderstood you Ian. I thought those on the moon were Alversians, forgive my error. As for the first question, most Xiscapians consider Alversians to be their oldest and dearest friends."

"As we consider there to be no better race to fight and die alongside than the Xiscapians" he grinned, "I've always wanted to see a Barracuda Battleship. The Danaversians use really weird names for their ships, y'know?"

"If dey want Alverzian proteck, govern, dey Alverzianz, no? Me proteck, govern Moztali of Doraddi, not jus' Muri. Dey all Doraddi me. Delecti de Nekro-manzer rules Ducks, moztlee. In Big Rubbel, menny menny raze-all Big Rubbel Tribal Motherz' rezponz'biltee.
"Me no why Alverzia proteck moon-jus' not why Alverzia not crippel Danaverz war capazitee. No zenz pay fur Black Opz not yooz. Eezee tu blow up faktree heer, kill jackazz dair-no lengthy admin'ztratiff, okupashun coztz." Gerrak paused, considering his words. "'Korze, yu may not haff Black Opz fur yooz. Mebbe yu in-ffest in zum."

"If dey want Alverzian proteck, govern, dey Alverzianz, no? Me proteck, govern Moztali of Doraddi, not jus' Muri. Dey all Doraddi me. Delecti de Nekro-manzer rules Ducks, moztlee. In Big Rubbel, menny menny raze-all Big Rubbel Tribal Motherz' rezponz'biltee.
"Me no why Alverzia proteck moon-jus' not why Alverzia not crippel Danaverz war capazitee. No zenz pay fur Black Opz not yooz. Eezee tu blow up faktree heer, kill jackazz dair-no lengthy admin'ztratiff, okupashun coztz." Gerrak paused, considering his words. "'Korze, yu may not haff Black Opz fur yooz. Mebbe yu in-ffest in zum."

OOC: Pardon?

"As we consider there to be no better race to fight and die alongside than the Xiscapians" he grinned, "I've always wanted to see a Barracuda Battleship. The Danaversians use really weird names for their ships, y'know?"
OOC: Lol, am I the only one who understands it when Ordo posts in accented troll?
IC: Mr. Forworn nodded. "I've discovered that what a race names their starships reflects much about them. For example, the Korr named their ships things such as Bloodlust, Terror, Rage, and Killer. I've noticed the Alversians name many of their ships after ideals and emotions: Hope, Freedom, Light. We name our ships according to how epic they sound: Triple Zero, Shatterpoint, Shadow Hunter. I've also noticed that the design of ships comes into play a lot. Imperial warships, like Star Destroyers, are designed to be huge and imposing and intimidating, so as to unnerve anyone who might try to take them on. Other ships are much smaller, so they can look harmless but pack alot of punch and firepower."

Ian nodded, "The Strato-Dreadnoughts were built to ensure that Alversia could always defend herself against those who destroy her freedom. They have performed that role for many years."

OOC: and yeah, I haven't a friggin' clue what he's talking about lol

Mr. Forworn smiled and nodded. "The Alversian fleet, as a whole, is far larger than our own, and has such things as Strato Destroyers and...what is your Super Captial called? The one that is near Alversia but can't orbit around it due to the damage it would cause? The L-1, is it?"

"Duz it madder? Dingz not mayk hiz-tree, peepul mayk hiz-tree. Wot ding zay:"We will fiyt dem on de zchores, de beeshes" Hiz-tree wot grayt men zay off it, not wot it iz-Zorak Zorani got menny ztorees end wid "Omigott, dere tu!", but dey prop'ganda

Ivan nodded " Sort of makes sense we call our ships obsevers and probe fighters."

Tall Man of Smoke Who Wears A Wide Hat...would you be speaking on an atom bomb?

OOC:Mister Forworn didn't have this problem when Gerrak, most poetically I thought, used it to describe the glassing of North Calaveras by British Londinium-but I'm rather proud of that phrasing. In fact, I believe he extolled it as an example Gerrak wasn't totally inescapable as a student of History-but I could be wrong

OCC: you wouldnt know that information, xscipia wouldnt have that on file, North Calaveras would though.

OOC:TG me as to which information-the glassing of North Cavaleras was fairly public, the info on Mr. Forworn is AotR info, but can be accessed on post#15, in this thread-if it's a State Secret, we'll have to go with Gerrak getting info from the Blue Moon, and blurbing it out in class. I do apologize if I've revealed any of your State Secrets-I've mentioned as much so far after the facts, but that is a matter for our assassins to determine

Occ:tg

OOC: Tgs to both of you.

OOC: Assasins?

i didnt declare war on anyone?

Me either-the assassins remark was a facetious attempt at humor, nothing more

OOC-I think I get it now, though the whole telegram thing is confusing-it doesn't kick in during peak hours, so if I didn't send a response to your TG, assume I didn't get it. I believe that the glassing of NC, which ended enough threads I was involved in that I could join this one, didn't actually occur in this thread's entelechy. As a n00b, I went with that information in answering Mister Forworn's test question, since I'd never heard anything of NC before then other than British Londinium's action, which was burning up the forum at the time. Since it's the most poetic thing I've offered up in these forums, I'm not changing it, but will accept that it's wrong, and now that the distress has been identified, I shan't mention it again and we can proceed with whatever we were doing.

OOC: Right then.
EDIT: I am deleting this thread, please refer to the main thread, I will be creating an OCC thread for us.