World War: Norrath - Page 2

Brut · #1 03-20-2014, 07:40 AM

Iksar empire was wiped out by ravenous halflings due to Cabilis having a secret vendor who sells 10 different flavors of pies and muffins. They just rewrote history into "aaand then the dragons and frogloks and giants and slaves and those flying mouth guys all got together and gods sent diseases and whatnot and that tore the empire down and totally not some hairfoot midgets!".

Inkys probably cuz there's tons of em, they're mean spirited, and they got ogres/trolls/orcs working for them.

Cecily · #2 03-20-2014, 07:45 AM

Wood Elves have the best zombie plan.

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Rjones61 · #3 03-20-2014, 08:01 AM

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Wood Elves have the best zombie plan.

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I think Paineel has the best zombie plan. They'll probably train them to be guards.

Sarkhan · #4 03-20-2014, 08:01 AM

As much as I hate to say it, I do not think that Iksars have the strength to dominate all the other races in their current state.

Long ago I believe they would most definitely have won with their massive navy and powerful military that worried even the mightiest of dragons. The iksars had ingenuity and powerful magics that they used to create sarnaks and their Sokokar flying mounts. Unfortunately as Brut said it seems that they were too powerful to leave alone to dominate Norrath.

The elves have the militaristic outpost of Firiona Vie which shows that they definitely have the strength to quickly mobilize and establish new settlements and defensive battlements.

Still, I think the Erudites would be a very powerful contender and I might even put my money on it. They are a race that split from the humans in search of power and knowledge and I've always imagined that they have spies and informants throughout norrath to help gather that knowledge and fill their libraries with the strongest of lost magics. Their civil war showed how truly terrifying their power is. War where soldiers were not slain by single combat or a barrage of arrows that take out dozens of men but rather hundreds of warriors lost by whispered words engulfing battlefields in flame and carnage.

Sarkhan · #5 03-20-2014, 08:10 AM

Kelethin would burn, but you'd have to burn the whole of Greater Faydark to do it.

All those druids at the rings all across Norrath, most of which look elven to me. They would control the druid rings and I guarantee the Feir'Dal would have the Treants on their side. To burn down the city in the trees you'd first have to enter Greater Faydark and get to their city. Unless you plan on burning down the entire forest at once, it could be difficult to accomplish.

EDIT: Just wanted to add that yes it has been done before but I believe that is why it would be difficult for it to happen again. Not to mention in this scenario we're assuming it is all out war with all the other cities of Norrath so they would call in all their allies for defense. They could hold out for a while I believe (and eventually burn) but they'd never be able to capture other cities because they'd have so much work just defending themselves.

Meiva · #6 03-20-2014, 08:12 AM

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Kelethin would burn, but you'd have to burn the whole of Greater Faydark to do it.

All those druids at the rings all across Norrath, most of which look elven to me. They would control the druid rings and I guarantee the Feir'Dal would have the Treants on their side. To burn down the city in the trees you'd first have to enter Greater Faydark and get to their city. Unless you plan on burning down the entire forest at once, it could be difficult to accomplish.

Yea except that it has been done before :P I believe it was the Orcs partnered with the Dark Elves. They burned down the majority of GFay, and they could do it again. Its somewhere in EQ lore and an official EQ book.

Sarkhan · #7 03-20-2014, 08:15 AM

Hah you were too quick to beat me to the edit of my post :-P

No doubt it would happen, but I think it'd be a bit more difficult this time around and with all other races also defending their cities from their neighbors it could take longer than people think... The first cities that would start conquering would be the cities that defend their territory first and mobilize to go on offensive.

Rjones61 · #8 03-20-2014, 08:19 AM

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Hah you were too quick to beat me to the edit of my post :-P

No doubt it would happen, but I think it'd be a bit more difficult this time around and with all other races also defending their cities from their neighbors it could take longer than people think... The first cities that would start conquering would be the cities that defend their territory first and mobilize to go on offensive.

The key to Kelethin continuing to be a contender is either killing the high elves quickly, or keeping them under seige. The high elves have the proximity and the power to burn Greater Faydark. Both sound like an impossible task, considering high elf wizards can teleport out of any barricade.

Rjones61 · #9 03-20-2014, 08:24 AM

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Hah you were too quick to beat me to the edit of my post :-P

No doubt it would happen, but I think it'd be a bit more difficult this time around and with all other races also defending their cities from their neighbors it could take longer than people think... The first cities that would start conquering would be the cities that defend their territory first and mobilize to go on offensive.

Consider this scenario:

The Wood Elves are forced out of Kelethin, but manage to teleport to Rathe Mountains. They would be within a very defensible terrain. They would be very vulnerable, but tricky to defeat.

Sarkhan · #10 03-20-2014, 08:24 AM

Still think my money would be on the Erudites if they could ally their good + evil together, otherwise they might just wipe each other out.

Iksars might last a good long time though because of where they are. Unfortunately the iksars don't have their navy anymore or their ability for aerial combat and would be on the defensive to survive. In time even the iksars would fall due to their current miserable state.