Thread:Zillafire101/@comment-5496489-20151108071955/@comment-25309944-20160308151632

"It is important not to overstate the threat posed by the Loron. They possess advanced technology and the means to do serious damage, but that does not change the fact that they are a mob, not a state. They are disorganized, highly erratic, and lack any form of serious leadership or direction even in this moment. They have no strategy, no grasp of tactics, no organization beyond that of momentary greed and lust for violence. To take them on like one would a state––on equal terms, in a competition of military and industrial might, would not only be a waste, it would be a grievous mistake. The Loron onslaught is a tempest whose character can be likened to water. Their energy and power will break itself harmlessly on our walls when faced with any form of systematic, organized defense. But if we were to wade out into the shallows, we would be surrendering that advantage. Fighting on their turf, on their terms, we would be deferring to their strengths––flexibility, spontaneity, and instability––and risk being trapped by the rigidity of our own forces. I fear that we might be swept off our feet and drown. The Loron threat must be addressed through mitigation and a limited marshaling of forces. The question is not how it must be defeated, but how we can best protect ourselves before it disintegrates on its own."

- Lord-Ambassador D'Arcy Macroux during the XIth Convocation of the Highlords

^ France's position on the Loron at the beginning of Da Reckoning