Fiction:Tenet/History/21

= The Empress' Plea = Heed the words of Empress Chaivestra, almighty queen of the Xanidactae ecumene, who rules with power in one hand and wisdom in the other.

Wise nations of Yakuin, the western world stands on the brink of disaster. The barbarian tribes of the east now march under one banner, united by a savage king called Maqan, and together they have crossed the mountains to make war upon us. They are not like men at all, but are as flesh-eating demons in the forms of men, and they fight with the aid of infernal sorcery against which we the Xanidactae have no defense.

Behold, many of our outlying provinces have fallen to the invaders. The cities of Malikantu and Racsae are no more, as are Yalkorse, Olom, and Straeyya. The barbarians destroy everything in their path, and the survivors they take as slaves for their own gruesome purposes. Through the heroic efforts of the peerless General Amentark we have driven them back to the Malvan border, but the horde, empowered as it is by malefic energies, is beyond even his abilities to truly destroy. We will surely fall.

Do you not see? If we the Xanidactae fall, all other civilization will shortly follow. So that darkness shall not sweep the enlightened world, we beg the aid of each nation of Yakuin. We beg allies and enemies alike to settle our disputes in the name of the greater good. Join your strength to ours and help us drive the barbarians back over the mountains, lest they overrun us all.