{"id":552,"date":"2002-10-02T03:54:22","date_gmt":"2002-10-02T10:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.puddleby.com\/lundar\/?p=552"},"modified":"2002-10-02T03:54:22","modified_gmt":"2002-10-02T10:54:22","slug":"orga-stones-teleporation-tools-not-weapons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/puddleby.com\/lundar\/2002\/10\/orga-stones-teleporation-tools-not-weapons\/","title":{"rendered":"Orga Stones – Teleporation Tools, Not Weapons"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nI’ve lately been hearing a number of arguments against trading orga
\nstones with the ‘Brions, and one of the main concerns seems to be that
\nthe ‘Brions will somehow use the stones against us. Despite the
\nassurances given by the ‘Brions that the stones will not be used to
\nharm exiles, some people claim that we who support the trade are
\n“providing the ‘Brions with powerful weapons.”<\/p>\n

To these exiles, I would like to point out that the orga stones
\nare not “weapons” as they suggest, but teleportation devices. It is not
\nwe who are providing the ‘Brions with Bloodblades and other tools of
\ncombat.<\/p>\n

Still, some exiles will argue that the stones could still be
\nused against us. They argue that with the teleportation stones, the
\n‘Brions will be able to teleport directly into the heart of Puddleby
\nitself– along with their powerful minions, and wage a destructive war
\nagainst us.<\/p>\n

I understand how this might be seen as a plausible threat to
\nsomeone who does not understand how an orga stone works, but to those
\nwho do<\/i> understand the workings of the stone, this scenario is less likely. There are several reasons for this.<\/p>\n

\n1) The orga stones cannot be used to teleport between islands. This
\nmeans that the ‘Brions would already have to be on Puddleby island to
\nteleport into our town.<\/p>\n

2) The orga stones must be used to first “mark” the area in
\nwhich the user wishes to teleport to. This means that for the ‘Brions
\nto teleport into Puddleby, they would have to physically walk into town
\ncenter, create a “mark”, then return to their troops before teleporting
\ninto town.<\/p>\n

3) The orga stones require that all those being teleported must
\nbe cross shared. This limits the number of troops that the ‘Brions
\ncould teleport into town to 30, in addition to the ‘Brions themselves.<\/p>\n

While this does not completely remove the possibility of the
\nstones being used destructively, it does greatly limit their utility to
\nbe used in such fashion.<\/p>\n

I’d also like to point out that the ‘Brions have very little
\nmotivation for mounting an attack against Puddleby. The ‘Brions have
\nnever before attacked exiles except in self-defense or in retaliation
\nto aggression on the part of exiles. For all indications, they wish
\nonly to work with exiles, or otherwise be left alone. There would be
\nnothing for the ‘Brions to gain by making war against a deathless foe.<\/p>\n

\nFinally, perhaps the most important thing to keep in mind is that we are not<\/i> trying to wage a war with the ‘Brions. Quite the opposite, we are tying to improve<\/i>
\nour diplomatic ties with the ‘Brions by settling the issue of the orga
\nstones, which has been a sore spot between Puddleby-Brion relations for
\nthe past decade. It is those who oppose the trade and actively work to
\nhamper our efforts, who threaten to destroy our tenuous relations with
\nthe ‘Brions, and throw Puddleby into open conflict and war.\n<\/p>\n

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