Archived:Camp Council

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Hello all, and welcome to the official start of what I'm calling "Lilith's Letter", one of a series of "Campaigns" that I hope to introduce successfully over the coming months. Campaigns are effectively a series of story driven quests with a heavy emphasis put upon character choice, decision making, and input. Basically I will be presenting you with a situation, and it's up to you as characters to respond to it effectively. Although parts of this campaign are set in stone, I aim to make things as flexible as possible in order to make a fully interactive and dynamic experience that changes based upon your actions and decisions. Just to give you an idea of how flexible this entire thing is: I have no idea what the results of the following meeting will be, or what you all intend to do with the threat you're faced with. I will be taking your reactions, and then providing a response to them from the other side while, hopefully, serving to guide the conversation and discourse in a productive direction should it happen to get vastly off track. What your characters will be walking into, is a meeting of the Camp Council which is moderated by Alexander (Played by yours truly) but made up of the various cabin counsellors who make the executive decisions. Thus, anyone who owns one of these characters should take the following opportunity to put his or her best foot forward before the entire community and ensure that a productive meeting is held with haste and without significant disturbance.

The meeting will be structured as follows:

Cabin Counsellors will have the time to prepare a statement to be singularly presented before the entire body. I urge users to make these cover the breadth of their argument and then use the later time to clarify and answer questions. Given that many users with counsellors are often inactive or hesitant to speak, I will allow each Counsellor with something to say to note his or her name below before we begin. Once everyone on the list has spoken, the floor will be open for Counsellors to discuss things in a more natural manner. Please treat speech in a similar manner to how you would during a Quest. Regular characters will be allowed to voice their opinions though only once, and after asking for permission to speak. This is to ensure that the meeting flows smoothly and takes as little time as is necessary to cover the topic at hand. If you don't have a counsellor position, please remember that those that do have earned the position and have it for a reason. Your time to shine should come later.

Speakers List:

 * 1) Alexander the Great
 * 2) Ventus Aeroqus, Counsellor of Notus' Cabin
 * 3) Victor Halen, Counselor of Hephaestus Cabin
 * 4) Zeke Marshall, Counselor of Zeus Cabin
 * 5) Rosalie Balenciaga, Counselor of Aphrodite's Cabin
 * 6) Laureline Floraison, Counselor of Persephone's Cabin
 * 7) Tsumi Tanake Counselor of Hades' Cabin
 * 8) Cole Lombardi Counselor of Melinoe's Cabin
 * 9) Matthew Clark, Counselor of Thanatos' Cabin
 * 10) Vanessa Chase, Counselor of Eurus' Cabin
 * 11) Jax Jones, Counselor of Morpheus' Cabin
 * 12) Tristan Carter, Counselor of Demeter's cabin
 * 13) Zod Mail, Counselor of Dionysus' Cabin
 * 14) Caspian Xavier, Counselor of Nike's Cabin
 * 15) Braelyn Nance, Counselor of Eros' Cabin
 * 16) Natalya Sarrasi, Counselor of Iris' Cabin
 * 17) Heath Montgomery, Counselor of Themis' Cabin
 * 18) Jack Swegger, Counselor of Deimos' Cabin
 * 19) Ishtar Nocturne, Counselor of Asteria's Cabin
 * 20) Bianca Shaw, Counsellor of Hermes' Cabin
 * 21) Jordan Terraemotus Tempestas, Counsellor of Poseidon's Cabin
 * 22) Fevor Metus, Counsellor of Phobos' Cabin
 * 23) Kevin King, Counsellor of Aeolus' Cabin
 * 24) Osveta Orgi, Counsellor of Nemesis' Cabin
 * 25) Markus Ashton, Counsellor of Ares Cabin
 * 26) Megan Lively, Counsellor of Mnemosyne Cabin
 * 27) Logan Weston, Counsellor of Zephyrus' Cabin
 * 28) Robert Fergus, Counsellor of Prometheus' Cabin
 * 29) Morgan VanHala, Counsellor of Hecate's Cabin
 * 30) Danton Radley, Counsellor of Eris' Cabin

(Once you have signed up, you may speak below.)

Camp Council
''A large room on the second floor of The Big House has been cleared to make room for a large oval shaped table surrounded by chairs in which all attending counsellors are seated. Other chairs have been pressed against the wall, where other campers sit and wait for their turn to participate in the conversation.''

Alexander clears his throat at the head of the table, rises, and begins:

Alexander the Great: I assure you all, I am not foreign to times of crisis. In fact, the majority of my short life was utterly dominated by them, one after the other, and so I hope you will trust me when I say the one we face today may well be the greatest since the Second Titan War. The manner in which you all decide to face this threat in the hours to come may be decisive not only in terms of your lives, but in terms of the camp as a whole. Thus I implore you to act without restraint or hesitation in order to bring an end to Pagos and restore peace and security to our home. Thank you.

Vic: Alexander, I get that, really I do, but not all of us have seen as many trials as you. I mean the way I see it, Lilith went about this entirely the wrong way. She could have told somone, came to one of us, and we could have done something. I mean, if this has the capacity to mean war, then we gotta make preparations. Arm ourselves, gather forces, the whole deal. But the way Lilith put it, this is one guy. How much of a threat can one individual pose in all reality? I mean I personally have seen the defeat of monsters, titans, and even gods by forces of 5. Think if we banded together to face one enemy. I doubt there is a force short of Tartarus itself that can beat us if we come together! Which brings me back to this. If this comes down to war, we have to take the fight to them. I don't mean go in guns 'a blazing, I'm all for devising some form of plan, but when the times comes-He pulls Coal Buster from his neck and slams it into the table.-we need to be ready to drop the hammer.

Ven: Unlike Al, I'm not used to times of crisis. I'm usually a very peaceful dude. Obviosuly, this is a matter that can't ne left alone for any amount of time. Something needs to be done, and done as quickly as possible. SOme sort of attack, or spmething. Planning would come first... find his weaknesses, his strengths, and who he has on his side. Oh, and knowing how to find him wouldn't hurt either. I know he's only one man, but who knows how powerful he is? He could be more powerful than a god even. If Lilith's concerned... well it's safe to say that you should be concerned too. What concerns me even more is that he's against the BC too... Don't shoot me for saying this, but they could be a powerful ally, despite wanting to murder us and our parents. Oy vei, this is a mess.

Zeke: Perhaps, but not every enemy's enemy is your friend. Though you are right on a few points. This guy, whoever or whatever he may be, is powerful enough to cause Lilith waver. Believe me, I've had the horror of fighting alongside Lilith, and it not in her nature to falter or fear at all. Which causes me a great deal of concern. Think about it. This being is boasting a great deal of power in Lilith's eyes. And the fact that we had no idea someone so powerful existed illustrates a worrying ability to hide himself. If he's capable of doing this, why not just come up to Lilith, as she's the only one aware of him, and kill her? Why show himself suddenly? That is, unless he's ready. I have no doubt in my mind that he's revealed himself as a challenge to defy him. I agree with Vic's method there, we meet him with all the opposition we can offer. Though at the same time, we'll need a HELL of a plan to ensure we're not dead before we get within 20 paces, that is, assuming he's as powerful as it's been suggested........He sits and kicks his feet up, biting an apple.

Tsumi: Zeke is right why show himself now after who knows how many years of being in the shadows so to speak. The man must have some great influence over our Lilith to make her do this. I say we form a plan, devise a defense if this whatever he is tries and attacks camp, as strong as we are He gestures to the counselors that have gathered around we do not stand a Jigoku of a chance if we do not have defenses, The barriers can only hold for so long. I suggest we pick a couple of our bests, our best fighters, best healers and best strategists. The rest should stay here and defend in case this man decides to attack.

Matthew: Your a fool Tsumi your father may be mine's boss but your defense plan will fail. This whoever he is has power to influence a blood user. One who has the blood of the Sky in her veins! Do you really think as strong as we our with the camp can stand up and actually defend against a force such as that!? I found with Lilith on my quest she is a fierce fighter indeed. Whoever that guy is must be a formidible fighter. I say we gather everyone that we can and head straight for the stronghold or wherever this guy is hiding and start kicking asses and taking their names.

Cole: But Matthew we do not even know what this person's powers are, or even who his parent is. For all we know his parent could be a god that rivals Lord Zeus or even Lord Hades Gestures to Tsumi for effect No offense to you Tsumi but as powerful as your father is he does not have the strength to fight somebody that could rival the Lord of the Sky. I believe we should devise a plan try and figure out this person's strengths weaknesses and his patterns. Rule 1 of the assassins: Learn your target. Learn everything you can about said target before you make your move. If you fail to follow even this basic rule you could end up with your throat slit. I'm done speaking for now.

Vanessa: But this dude is like Batman, we know next to nothing, and probably won't learn anything either. I say, this a cruel prank. Cause, a dude as powerful to hurt Lord Zeus? I soooo doubt it, but if he is real....Pauses for a second...Then..Then, we are all gonna die...''Blinks. ''Oh gods no way am I dying this young! Let's get some weapons and smash up this dude, if the past demigods could beat a bloody titan, then we can beat a demigod!

Rose: Look, we have to find out as much as possible about this guy, first. What he plans to do, what he's capable of, etc. But in the mean time, let us also set up defenses and prepare for war, if it comes to it, which I think, it will. This guy will know if we try to hunt him, so why not let him come? We don't have to bring him the battle, we have home field advantage here.

Jax: Thank you Rose, and Vanessa, please calm down. As much as we love to hear about your theories, we all know you watched too much TV. In my opinion, this is a threat which will affect us harshly, I say, we must act. Some of you may be like me, and wake up each morning, to see your brothers and sisters and watch them move on in life, learning. If anything, I do not want my siblings to grow up too fast. I want them to be shielded from war, from fighting, from pain but as this is reality, I know it can not be so. But as the counselor of Morpheus' Cabin, i say it is my duty to try, try to shield them despite the odds. I say, we must act, get a plan, and stop the threat before it can attack. Before it can take lives, before it can change the peace. If it is to go in brutally with force, or to plan and be strategical, I think there is only one thing to be done, action. I hope you realize, that what I am not saying is to rush, but it is too not waste to much time. Because, every second we are chatting, is another second for the enemy to plan.

Tristan: However beautiful the strategy, you should occaisonally look at the results. Sometimes, it is wiser to think about what would happen if we stay here and try to defend camp. Our forces are not the best. Our forces are not the smartest. Our forces may not even be developed enough to take on the enemy ranks. Camp half-blood has been attacked before, and there's not telling when it will be attacked again.I say this, because I know that we are at a disadvantage. I propose we try and liase with the Broken Covenant.

Zod: Okay Tristan, I don't know you that well but I didn't think you were crazy... The Broken Covenant? Ok, maybe they would help but this is a force greater then any one on this camp, anyone at BC camp too. I think the BC couldn't take us, much less this threat. I never met Lilith but from what I heard she is one strong girl. I think that if she can't take this thing, then no one can. I suggest we send some one to the River of Styx, and only that person can defeat this threat. That is how we won the last Titan War so why not this one too?

Caspian: Zod, sending someone down the River of Styx will be a gargantuan task. First we have the desicion of who to send down, and then we have to get him to the River Styx, dip him in the water, and get out without the great god Hades noticing. In Lilith's it says Pagos intends to utilize something then it is cut off. I propose we send a group of people to find out what Pagos intends to utilize. After we are able to find this, we should have another meeting on how we intend to destory whatever his secret weapon is. Also I don't think we should be too scared of Pagos. I understand that he is extremely powerful and can kill any one of us in a matter of seconds, but he was once a demigod. He was a camper no diffrent from us. Like the heroes in the Second Titan War isn't it possible that we can appeal to his emotional side, and help him realize the errors of his way.

Natalya: Forgive me if I doubt that. Emotional side? Realizing the errors of his way? I'm sorry, but that sounds like a highly sentimental plan. A plan cannot rely on the fact that this Pagos might actually have a conscience. I agree with Tristan. We should send some scouts to gather information on him, build up a spy network if necessary. In any case, we'd be best off if we were allied with the Broken Covenant. We'll need all the support we can get if we're to attempt to stand against someone who even Lilith fears.

Heath: I agree with Natalya I mean honestly developing any plan at this point is a best misleading and worst downright dangerous. Without the proper information we are flying blind and I believe that we should send people to either find Lilith or to spy on Pagos. I trust Lilith as much as anyone, but without concrete evidence how do we know she is not mistaken or worse. I know she has had trouble with mental stability before.

Jack: I can see how sneaking around and getting imformation before we attack would definitely help us prepare. But do that could do two thing against us. First, we would have to focus soully on that to get any good intel when we should also train and work on battle strategies. Second, there is the imbending possiblity he could learn about our operations and either somehow make it appear that something completely different is going on and we go in and get caught off guard..looks around the room, not at anyone in particular Or he could kill our spies and then come to destory us. Sits back in his chair

Ishtar: Our opponent is a near-god and insane demigod who took too much of the lord of the sky's blood. If he is really insane, the spies would get disintegrated before he knows what they were doing there. If he is cold, calculating and has a conscience, we need to act fast. Right now, we should be improving our resources and information and training the campers. If this event is doomsday for the Camp, we should be thinking of allying with the BC.

Tristan: Well Zod, are all these people crazy too? I've been here for a loong time, and I know Lilith. She hinted the BC, and I think we should unite against a common enemy.

Bianca: Runs in Sorry I'm late guys. Looks at Ishtar You want US to ally with the BC? Think of the massacre of the Forest! But...if we did....Looks lost in thoughts.

Zod: Okay, fine. I just don't see how this will go. What do you think they'll say? Oh yeah, sure. We dont mind that the fact this guy could destroy what we we are fighting against. I just don't think that this is the greatest idea. But If we do go, I'll be the first to sign up.

Braelyn: walks in Sorry I'm late. I had some difficulties with the cabin. I agree with what most of the others said, we need to gather information before we go anything else. I mean a page of that letter was missing, and that appears to be the one page that held the most information about Lilith's plan. I mean we only have a base understanding of Pagos and his powers. And facing someone that scares Lilith without backround knowledge seems like a suicide mission to me.

Jordan: Looks up, after being silent thus far It's okay Braelyn. Anyway, if we decide to join up with the BC, they still have to agree with us, not to mention that we would have to make battle plans and strategies together, which would reveal the strength and weaknesses of our camp. They could use this to thier advantage if we do win this battle. And we may end up just destroying each other instead of working together. But, is there really an alternatice course?

Osveta: I agree with many of you, but we really need to find out details about Pagos. Including his powers, skills, potential force and such. Also, we would need to contact Lilth. We need her if we have to do this.

Fevor: We need to make a decision and fast. Pagos could be heading for us as we speak.

Kevin: Looking deadly serious for once Even if we join up with the BC, even if we do work together, can we really defeat this guy? Or are his powers just being hyped up because we don't know about them?

Markus: I agree with Vic on this one. We're part of a camp with a legacy of single campers taking down giants, titans, gods, and more. Now think, a whole army of us, well into the hundreds, all brought to bear against this one amped-up demigod. He wouldnt stand a chance.

Braelyn: Either that or they all get torn to shreds. I'm not willing to gamble lives like that. Not without some proof that we can overpower him

Vic: Sighs. You DO realize, able to overpower him or not, we're going to have to fight just to not be slaughtered? He's not gonna wait for us to get ready, nor doees he give a shit what we do, he's active, and he's doing his dirt now.If we can beat him, we will, it's as simple as that. If not, we going to give him as hell of a fight while he kills us all. Either way you look at it, the fighting is GOING to happen. Now, if you don't wanna fight, then just get the f*ck out right now, cuz why are you even here?

Braelyn: I'm here because I earned the right too by being the counselor of my cabin. Yes we will have to fight him eventually but I'm not going to send anyone out there without some idea of what Lilith wanted us to do or without some real idea of what we're gonna face. Sure we will fight him, and if we can beat him well thats just fabulous. But if we can't and it is a bloodly slaughter-fest, I want to at least be able to say I tried my hardest to figure out what we could do. Instead of saying what will be will be and crossing my fingers.

Vic: REALLY? You EARNED it? y'know what? that's not even the point, so I won't go there. If you'd listen to what I was saying, rather than the manner in which I said it, you'd get my point. You propose we send people to gather information? What information could there possibly be? This guy's been on lock-down for gods know how long. There's next to nothig we can gather without getting it directly from him. And do you know the only difference between sending people to get information and an assault on him? The intention to hit him. In all honesty, it's virtually no different than offering up campers for him to mow down. So why send people out to get information they are damn near garunteed to not make it back with, as well as tip him off that we're trying to stop him. You ust remember, this is one of our very few advantages, that he doesn't know we're aware of him yet...But hey, I'm just a fight-happy brute, so what do I know? He scoffs and slumps back down into his chair.

Vanessa: Woah, calm down folks! Becomes serious for once. Fighting among ourselves will not help. Did the past demigods defeat titan dude by fighting and arguing among themselves? I don't think so. You guys make think I am immature and do not deserve to be here, but let me tell you, I care as much as you do. Vic, I know you from the quest, great guy here people, take his ideas to heart, it helps. Braelyn, that is your name right? I haven't met you yet, so err nice to meet you girly, now as much as you seem cool, let's not get too err hateful of other ideas, no offense. We must work together, as a group, a team, as a council. Fighting is not something which helps. We all want the same goal, to find out what the threat is overall and make sure it aint a threat no longer. One idea won't help. All of these idea's are great, and I think they can call be used, making a greater plan. Myself? I aint got them kickass thoughts and ideas as you, but I do have one idea. My idea is, that we for once, listen to other peoples ideas instead of just saying our own. Sits back and chews some gum Sooooo, hope ya loved my for once serious moment, back to cray cray peeps! Woohoo, now lets brainstorm!

Zod: So, I agree with both Vic and Braelyn… and Vanessa.They are all right about one thing, we must defeat this is an evil. Also, we should both send an info team and an attack team. I think we need a fast, distraction team. Sits back.. I'm done for the day. Grabs some grape juice..

Ven: Well Zod is CLEARLY a great listener... I think, for now, we need to set up a Camp defence. Then, once we're secure, we can branch out- gether information from hwerever we can, find other... forces... to fight with. We can pray to our parents for guidance and advice, and hope to dream. FOr now, we have to stay on the defensive... nless we all want to die, that is.

Jax: Err did you not hear me before? Dude, we want to shield the younger campers, even the older ones who still have that naive sense of unknowing of pain and loss. If we stay on defensive and let the enemy come, there is like a 75%, that they will overpower us and make those campers lose that sense of peace and safety. It would be like, we're getting attacked everyday, maybe tomorrow will be the day defense falls and we will die. I do not want that for my siblings, even if you guys do. Glares at them all. As much as I think we shouldnt attack full on without a plan, I do not think we should sit here, thinking we have the better defense and luck. Because this dude sounds uber powerful, if Lilith is afraid. So, if shes afraid, you guys better realize that you should be afraid to and staying still with little swords like sitting ducks will not work. Whether we attack with a plan, spy, whatever, I am not going to just sit here and let them come destroy us.

Ven: Well, folks, Jax doesn't listen either. I said we need to set up a defense FIRST. SO we can keep the camp secure, genius. If we didn't, there wouldn't be anything left to protect! Defending ourselves is our first priority. ONce we get that straightened out, we plan further.

Vanessa: OI! Look, insulting doesnt help either! Do not insult another person here in my presence or I will flood camp! ''Glares at Ven. ''Grow up and for once, stop insulting others and try to listen.

Zod: Passes Jax some wine.. Trust me, it helps.

Zeke: YO!! Thunder rumbles loudly outside. Look, can we stop fighting for 5 f*cking minutes here, people? I'll be frank, I have no idea what way is the best way to go about handling this, I'm no strategist, but I do know that it's adamant that we selesct the best course of action follow through with it, commit to it, so we can pack this shit up and go home. And we can't do that if we're here bickering like children. Now come on, let's get our shit together so we can get this done....WITHOUT fighting...