The Andromedan Empire

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We would like to trade with you (will fancy it up once I get out of history class, ain't I a lousy student )

A small emissary vessel of the Viruses orbits the planet.
It sends out a single message:
"Requesting permission to land. We have a proposition to make."

@ Spartan-accepted.

@Tathamet- permission granted. After landing your delegation will be escorted to the Imperial Palace, to meet the Grand Empress. You are free to make your proposition there.

The vessel landed inside the jungle. A hatch opened itself in the living ship, and a group of...strange, maybe even horrorfying creatures stepped out of it. All of them had humaoid features, arms, legs, head and torso. But the hands and feet more resembled claws, their faces ranged from reptilian and amphibic to insectoid. The emissary himself was no exception when it came to creepiness. He...it....was around two meters tall, it's blind face was covered by a black hood. A black longcoat was draped around it's shoulders, the chest laid bare, black veins were crawling over it's skin. It's mouth was frozen in a big, sharp-teethed, lipless grin.
The delegation was brought to the Imperial Palace, the Na'vi who escorted them were nervous, but managed to compose themselves. Their visitors were...unnatural. They could feel that.
Inside the throne room, the delegation of Viruses kneeled down respectfully.
Then the emissary opened it's mouth and spoke.
"Your majesty....Our great leader, the Alpha, would like to offer a trade agreement between our two species and, if her majesty accepts, even offer to forge an alliance between our two species."
With that, the emissary fell back into respectful silence, and awaited the Grand Empress's answer.

The Cylon Basestar, Attitude Adjuster, exited her warp-bubble near the Andromedan capital system. She detects a Viruses ship and primes her thermonuclear missiles. Such unnatural things need to be purged from the galaxy, the Cylon ship mind thought. A signal is sent to the Na’avi race:
[swept beam, M1, tra @ n2.33.830.9776]
xImperial Cylon Basestar Attitude Adjuster
oAndromedan Capital Meara
Greetings, fair people of Andromeda! I must warn you: do not pursue friendly relations with these abominations called Viruses! They are a hegemonising swarm that seeks to absorb all matter in the galaxy into them. They cannot be trusted! Their offers of friendliness and cooperation will only last until everyone else is destroyed by them, and then they will turn on you.
May I approach and may our ambassador be granted an audience with your Empress?
∞
(End signal file.)

The Grand Empress Wishes to speak to the Cylon ambassador.

She looks at the Viruses ambassador and ........feels creepy. But being an Empress, that feeling lasts for less than a nanosecond."We will not be able to accept an alliance with you right away. Later on, we can agree to an alliance with you, but on the condition that you will not harm our interests. If we go to war, you will support us. Otherwise the alliance will stand dissolved. If you accept our terms, then later on you are welcome to sign the treaty".

She gestures at the Na'avi escorts, "take them to the Home Tree", thinking that the spiritual presence there could reduce the creepiness of these visitors....

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Originally Posted by NobleWoman

The Grand Empress wishes to speak to the Cylon ambassador.

A Heavy Raider carries the Cylon ambassador from the Basestar to the capital city. She is a Number 1 model named Diana. She bows before the Empress at the palace and says, “You should not have signed that alliance treaty with those abominations. All your technology and research shall be shared with them. The Viruses will use you. I really do urge caution in a time like this. It is not too late to cancel the foolish treaty.

Anyway… shall we establish trade lanes between us? We can offer you unlimited manufactured goods and machines. In exchange we would like to import some of your exotic plants and animals to our orbitals.”

OOC: actually you can't make an alliance with someone until trade (non-aggression) is agreed to first.

Agreed.

btw, isnt that Lucy Lawless?

OOC: Whoops, forgot about that. Edited my post
The ambassador of the viruses bowed respectfully.
"I assure you, your majesty, we keep our promises. We agree to your terms."
The delegation bowed once more and let themselves escorted to the home tree. Strangely, their ambassador seemed completely honest, despite what the Cylons said about them. They really did seek peace...

Originally Posted by NobleWoman

Agreed.

“To what, exactly?” the Cylon says while tipping her head to one side. “Both to refusing an alliance with the Viruses and accepting our trade, or to just the trade agreement? If the former: that’s fantastic! If the latter: that’s good.”
Diana brings out a device to hand to the Empress. “If you are still not convinced about the dangers of the Viruses, then read this,” she says while activating the holographic screen.

Data File on the Viruses

Name of Faction: The Viruses Name of Capital: Tennetri [27;37] Faction Leader(s): The Alpha Species Type: artificial organic parasites Government Type: hive-mind Economic System: trade of minerals, weapons, gas and whatever they raided from a conquered planet. Official Language(s): they have none. Viruses communicate per telepathy, but can learn a species language via consuming a member of said species. Official Religion(s): none. Viruses follow the Alpha's command. Faction Colour: Black (red: 64, green: 64, blue: 64) Faction Military: Viruses are divided in several types: -Trojans: shapeshifting spies and informants -Stalkers: human-like viruses that are used as assassins, can turn invisible and are capable of giant leaps -Hunters: the main soldiers, appear as bear-sized, dog-like abominations, very fast and are often mounted with organic cannons -Crushers: the heavy infantry, six-armed, capable of telekinesis and kinetic energy manipulation, hard-hitting, fast and tough. Pretty much living tanks. -Consumers: Not very smart, but incredibly huge and hungry, spit plasma and grow bigger the more they consume. -Hydra: Tunnelers, Miners, giant living landmines. Used to undermine enemy shields, ambush and secure territories, spit acid-like slime. -Dragons: The flyers, dragon-like in appearance, mounted with pyrokinetic weaponry and heavy artillery. -Breeders: Breeding Units, can spawn an almost limitless amount of viruses -Category X: Sentient cruisers and battleships of the Viruses, created through the fusion of technology and biokinesis. Faction History: The Viruses hail from the planet Tennetri, one of the first by human colonized planets, mainly used for military experiments. One of such experiments had the goal of creating a new, purely for battle and destruction-intended lifeform. Sadly, they succeeded and the Alpha was born, which almost immediately consumed the scientists and gained intelligence, a personality and consciousness. It used its powers to create a gigantic army of others like itself, the Viruses. Soon, they destroyed the colony and assimilated the humans’ knowledge. With this, the Viruses fused their natural biokinetic powers with human technology and created the Category X-Viruses. Now they seek to spread out over the entire Universe. Can they be trusted? NO

Originally Posted by Tathamet

The ambassador of the viruses bowed respectfully.
"I assure you, your majesty, we keep our promises. We agree to your terms."
The delegation bowed once more and let themselves be escorted to the home tree. Strangely, their ambassador seemed completely honest, despite what the Cylons said about them. They really did seek peace...

“Ha! They are nothing but killing machines, your majesty. They admit they seek to spread over the universe and ‘assimilate’ life, which as we know means destroy. The only way they gain knowledge or ‘understanding’ is by consuming a living being. Horrible. I repeat: these Viruses cannot be trusted.

It would be wise to resist them.”

OOC: yes, it’s Lucy Lawless. She plays the Number 3 Humanoid Cylon in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica series. You probably know her from Xena: Warrior Princess, which is awesomeness.

The Nyan Cats of the Feline Furrdom send a signal, via Rainbow-Beam transmission.

[Start Transmission]


Greetings, from the Great Nyan in Poptartica! We wish to establish trade with your intriguing civilization. Our mines in Poptartica are known throughout the Galaxy to have the highest-grade minerals and Pop Tarts!


[/End Transmission]

Accepted.

Splendid!

OOC: So, I'm kinda confused. Has trade been established or has it been denied?

Trade accepted. Sorry I forgot to post that before!

Diana returns to the throne room and bows before the Grand Empress. “Yo, girl! Would the Andromedan Empire be interested in establishing an alliance treaty with the Cylon Empire?”

The Chief Priestess of Eywa perks up an eyebrow and states,"The Na'avi Grand Empress is not to be referred to as "yo, girl!".

The Grand Empress looks on and says,"We will have an alliance with you. Only follow the Court protocol from now on. You have been most generous to us and proven to be reliable friends."

A plant-cocoon looking thing drifts near Na'vi home world. It has thousands of tendrils on it. It turns from a mould blue to a light and lively turquoise, it darts in between asteroids before resting near their communication devices.
"This is Queoa. We are friends of the Aegir, our Neural Projection technology can only be used so much, I am Saell, the queen of the Aegir requests that we can prosper in the future... We propose trade and a Alliance."

The Na'avi have accepted your proposal.