Daveth

Obligatory "who?"

You'll be missed dearly, friends.

Just waiting for someone to say "bring back downvotes, please".

I can appreciate a good anime reference, the King is dead, long live the Emperor. All Hail Britannia! o7.

This is no joke, we must unite and take up arms in order to bring down the greatest threat to our civilization!

That issue has been fixed, friend.

After thirteen brutal years and a failed Egyptian campaign, the Roman legions were captured and sold to their Carthaginian enemies. They endured all sorts of unspeakable horrors at the hands of their Punic captors. A handful of iron-willed Romans broke free of their chains one night, escaped their holding cells, freed their comrades, and silently boarded a small vessel that would lead them home to the Italian peninsula. Hearing the brave legionnaires' tales of imprisonment, the Senate, erupting into action—outraged by the obvious affront to the Republic—and called for a meeting that very afternoon. Senator Krampus, having had his daily fill of the tears of his oppressed members and slaves alike, spoke up: "Carthago is a necessary evil, a common enemy to keep all of Roma united. Carthago servanda est!" (Carthago must be saved) All the senators rose in fierce protest, outraged by this remark in light of the soldiers who had recently arrived, injured and beaten, having barely escaped with their lives. Lon: "Has anyone grabbed a pic of Asierith’s toes yet?" His voice echoed in the room followed by a heavy silence… Waldo: "Toe pics? Are the döners we stole not enough?" Lon: "You fool! What is the point of enjoying delicious döners if we know true victory against Carthago hasn’t yet been achieved?" Trouble: "God damn it, this is a stupid idea, but I love it, will there be any booze and pizza though?" Strett: "Of course there will. Listen, as long as the soldiers and their families are cared for, they'll need the absolute lowest taxations possible in order to survive, socialism will never work!" Velium rose and said: "The punics have a most curious religion, perhaps we should teach them the wrath of Mars and the prowess of the gods of Roma as we wage a fearsome war on them!?" And then, a man—a wealthy politician whom all in the assembly knew and truly respected—rose and walked to the center of the room so he could speak. Suddenly, the room was silent once more. "Our taxes should be as high as they can possibly be, since the state provides everything the plebs need, as long as I am able to hand out low interest loans we have nothing to fear" said Sphinx the Elder. He paused and a fruit fell from his toga, "I ask you," said he, "when and where, do you suppose, this juicy fruit was plucked from the tree?" Many in the room were of the opinion it must have been freshly picked from a nearby estate. "Know then,” he said, “that this fig was plucked in Carthago just yesterday – so near is the enemy to our walls." He paused for a brief moment and then said in a booming voice filled with confidence "Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam!" (therefore, it is my belief that Carthago must be destroyed). Many in the room raised their voices in agreement, they would go to war, for better or worse. General Daveth Scipio Africanus, formerly known as Dave the Slave, was summoned, eager to learn of the mission the senate had bestowed upon him; soon the troops any able man willing to support the campaign, set sail for Carthago and the riches and glory that awaited. There would be no quarter given, the people of Roma would settle for nothing short of the complete destruction of the city to satiate their bloodthirst for revenge. TL;DR Asierith thought he’d be safe today, he was wrong. SPQR declares war on Carthago.

I for one am happy to see friends getting along.

Off to a great start as an empire of men who've lost their master. Good luck, my wandering friends!

Congratulations on the upgrade friends, about time.

[insert what a great deal meme here]

I for one welcome our new chocolate overlords.

KT is clearly just doing God's work.

I'd downvote, if I could, so you have my thanks friend.

Best of luck mates.

I do believe you mean Clarke did nothing wrong. Otherwise great post, though I disagree with a handful of points it does speak volumes.

Oh how the misfortunes of Dave the Slave never end, the tragedy of it all. ? Congratulations on the treaty friends, I'm sure the roses will bloom beautifully in their new winter garden.

Darn Sval, being dastardly maleficient again.

Glad to see this up, good luck with the rebuild fam.

It's alright Dynamic, I'm sure P&W feels the same way deep down.

I look back rather fondly at my time in VE, despite the ups and downs. I heartly encourage each and every groot to keep playing and searching for an alliance you enjoy though it seems the decision to disband has been made, it's really a shame to say the least, godspeed to y'all. We are groot!

Godspeed with the rebuild Citadel friends.

Never has a fellow cat enthusiast been more right, well played Zero.