Among the independent Craftworlds and federations thereof, there is at present a four way split—the majority are effectively neutral, whilst three other internal camps favor respectively Alaitoc, Ulthwe and Iyanden, in order of size. There are, however, a few standouts—firstly,
Nacretinei stated their intention to attend to the small federation they aligned with, yet no representative has come—and from what their allies tell you, they have seemingly vanished shortly after the announcement—nearly four years ago, now. their allies have become…
concerned, but the largest among the three remaining is the Small Craftworld of
Stel'iy-Rann, and they would most welcome assistance in searching for the missing Craftworld.
An opportunity, however, is present in the Small Craftworld of
Stel-Uit, who deliberately destroyed their own shipyards in the Fall to escape a monstrously powerful Keeper of Secrets. They had been getting drawn into the orbit of militarily powerful
Biel-Tan, yet the rumors of that Craftworld engaging in, shall one say,
unsavory business going around the various Craftworlds meeting here has made them pause—and given what you know of Saim-Hann's plans, those plans may soon be scuppered entirely. Drawing them into your own faction's orbit after the Moot should be entirely possible—after all, much like your current ally Arach-Qin, they are foremost seeking assistance in repairing what remains of their fleet and protection whilst they rebuild, and shipyards you've to spare at the moment.
Lastly, the average craftworld of
Lal'c-Tann proved a surprise…
To be continued in Interlude: An Unexpected Meeting.
The Asuryani, it seems, do not as a whole share Tyrellian's disdain, though a few regard you poorly for your own goals. Still, overall temperature among the majority of the Asuryani is perhaps very slightly positive—the rescue of Meros, it seems, is starting to get around—and whilst actual friendship with Alaitoc and thus the faction they head is likely to remain out of the question whilst the Autarch lives, you suspect that he will grind his teeth and give up on
actively opposing you after certain revelations are made two days hence.
Iyanden, it is apparent, has clearly at least heard of some of their erstwhile ally's ill conduct. Given that the Firecaller met with your party with Aerellian Lightningblade conspicuous in his absence, and the former simply sighed and began massaging his forehead when you started obliquely hinting. You are not, it seems, the first to approach Iyanden about their partner in the Revanchist camp. Nor, it seems, are they unaware of the various rumors going around.
There is, it seems, perhaps a degradation in that relationship occuring. You shall have to see what statements are made unspoken in two days time…
For the first day, you first sounded out other Adaptionists, discovering the Average craftworlds of Kher-Ys and Muirgaythh are standouts, the former working to produce Spirit Stones artificially while the latter seeks to recreate a Necron technology to deny the Ruinous Gods their servants—and perhaps sap their power, as well. You also met with the Survivalists, with whom you are currently seen in good light, who are supportive of more widespread and regular cooperation between the Craftworlds on critical matters. Finally, you met with Durran Fellwinter of Saim-Hann and learned that it seems your grievance with Biel-Tan is no isolated incident, and that they have already added the complaints of several other lesser Craftworlds to their own from a handful of Exodite worlds. It seems that the good Archon thought he could get away with acquiring many relics and treasures at gunpoint whilst the majority of the other Craftworlds were distracted. Which suggests the intention for the attacks seen on you was to acquire either your most advanced exotic weapons… or perhaps the Forge of Vaul you possess, which may well be the last in the galaxy still functional. Or even both.
On the second day, you canvassed the Independent Craftworlds, of whom Stel-Uit and Lal'c-Tann may be possible to draw into your sphere of influence relatively easily. Also of note is Nacretinei, who stated an intention to join the Moot with the party of their ally Stel'iy-Rann, yet have seemingly vanished shortly thereafter.
(Quest Chain
A Pearl Without Price is now available)
You met also with the Asuryani, and have learned that whilst it is likely that your two factions will not ever be friends so long as Autarch Tyrellian Kulkessrin leads them, it is likely that your factions will need not be opposed following the conclusion of the Moot.
Lastly, you approached Iyanden about the poor conduct of Biel-Tan... and, it seems, are not the first to do so. That relationship is not yet broken, or even perhaps in serious danger—yet strained it definitely is, and you suspect that Iyanden will be, if nothing else, keeping a much closer eye on their partner than they might have otherwise, from now on.
For the final day before the Moot truly begins, whom do you meet?
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18 Hour Moratorium
A/n: oh hey let's get distracted doing BFG Unit cards and forget to post for like five hours! fun!
