Vote tally - A Sword Without a Hilt: A Song of Ice and Fire/D&D 3.5 Crossover
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[X] Send a Herald to negotiate with them generously. You are interested in all they have to offer (including Sand Shaper lore, Sand Ship construction techniques, Sand Worm corpses, guidance to Sand Sea ruins, etc) and will trade in goods and materials they may need for anything they are willing to share. Eventually your infrastructure will reach out in that direction regardless of your current reception, so you might as well treat them as you mean to go on. We will Teleport the Herald and his entourage to the westernmost location we are aware of to shorten its trip to the Great Sand Sea.
-[X] It will carry a Handy Haversack of supplies for Jorar to ease his stay in the Great Sand Sea and facilitate negotiations, including a Banner of Restful Nights, the Desert Veil, a Whispering Brazier, Sending Stone, Plane Shift charm, Teleport charm, and various Alchemical substances. The Herald itself will be equipped with a pair of Sending Stones, a Belt of Repair, a Plane Shift charm, a Teleport Charm, and a trio of Elemental Fire Wyrmlings for support.
--[X] Tentatively talk about starting local oases, and perhaps some irrigation construction/volcanic soil produced in your spare time, so they will have some semi-permanent arable lands. Nomads, for all the fact that there might be cultural ties to their roaming beyond the practical concerns like lack of resources in one area, would all benefit from more reliable sources of food, water and wealth, all of which you can provide directly or indirectly through ongoing trade.
---[X] And if they have some permanent settlements, you can bargain protection from banditry and other threats as well. Leaving a Herald there indefinitely would handle most of those threats. Regardless, that's not a discussion to launch into immediately, but the we can definitely imply it if asked.
----[X] Ultimately, if the Herald believes it possible, it should begin to lay the groundwork to bring the Sand Nomads into the Imperium. They are far from our nominal authority, but that will eventually change and having loyal allies already established in the area will be to our benefit and their own.
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[X] Acknowledge us as Kwizatz Hadrach
-[X] All the spice
-[X] Exchange copious amount of water
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