Re: This morning

Nik Taylor wrote:
>Herman Miller wrote:
> > Would they have historical records of past wars? Or fiction dealing with
> > the subject? Perhaps wars are such a distant memory that they really
>don't
> > have a need for the word "enemy".
>
>While my people, on the other hand, are a violent, ruthless, extremist
>people.  :-)  During the Third Holy War, for instance, everyone who
>wasn't killed in taking a city was sold into slavery.  That is, in fact,
>how they funded the war, they traded slaves to the Traderfolk for
>mercenaries and air support.  The Traderfolk maintain vast armies of
>_ksata_, giant flying creatures, which can be used in war.  Essentially
>a biological air force.  In later wars, they sterilized most of the
>conquered population (which, to be fair, due to the biology of their
>species, is easier and less brutal than for humans ... they only need to
>be forced to take an overdose of the Root of Life, a natural
>contraceptive).  The sterilization was to allow their own race "breeding
>room".
>
>And they started out as such nice people when I began the conculture.
>:-(  I don't know how they became so violent!  :-)
In my conculture, attacked planets are usually offered the choice between
surrender or a nuclear bombardment. The Tairezazhen do consider themself to
be comparatively nice and humane, but that usually don't amount to more than
not specifically targeting civilian installations. If anybody is dumb enough
to place a city at the same continent as a military instalation that's their
problem.

                                               Andreas


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