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Cancel the Declaration of war with the Darkmarshes
Apologize for the Declaration of War with the Darkmarshes
Join the Crusade on the Gap of Isen and attack it if possible
Send 600 troops in Anduin Vales to Aid the Arthedains (do this first)

As the wounded army of Arthang'uthil limped back to the capital, a courier approached with ill tidings...
<The gods have created a crusade against us! Their fury empoweres the fanatics to march against us!> screamed the frantic messenger
<Agh! Our numbers are depleted, but we will defend our land to the last! Send a letter to the surrounding provinces...>
To the Esteemed Leaders of the East
Our enemies have rallied the flagging dregs of their armies, pushing us out of our hard-won land. Now they have formed crusades against us, attempting to turn the gods against us! I warn you, do not aid them, for they cannot stand against our defenses. Instead, aid us, for you will win an ally to last you the ages!
Signed, Warlord Arthang'uthil, Valiant Defender of the East, Conqueror of Orcs
With the edict sent out, the Warlord turned to his generals:
<And now we can strike out against our attackers...>

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Send the above message to all nations
2640 Men in Upper Nurn to Harondor
640 Men+Hero in Khand to Upper Nurn

"Sir, the people of Arthedain have taken refuge in the high pass."
Frizar looked at the map, "I don't support Gondolin and Maedhro's attack on Arthedain. There fore, send the troops we have in the capital to aid Arthedain in defense with an alliance agreement. In the mean time, send our troops in Southern Mirkwood to the Wold and Foothills. We need a stake in the gateway to the east if we need to join the crusade against Maedhros"

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Send all troops in capital to the high pass with alliance offer to Arthedain
Move all troops in Southern Mirkwood to the Wold and Foothills

"Lord Frizar,
A bird has whispered into my ear that you were thinking about going into my sphere of influence. A bird was wrong?
Yours,
Ecthelion of Gondolin"

"To the White Hand,
Of course, your crusade can pass. But on the condition that both of us enter in a frmal alliance.
Yours,
Ecthelion"

"To Warlord Arthang'uthil, Valiant Defender of the East,
It pains us to such injustice done to you. We would have sent you our support, but currently we are also having problems. Our ally in the past - the Elves of Cardolan - declared war on us. The Kingdom of Arthedain doesn't wish to have peace talks either. There is nothing my kingdom can do but fight the enemy.
I will send my messengers to the Broken Kingdoms and try to reason with them. But for the moment it is all I can do. I am sorry.
Your friend,
Ecthelion of Gondolin."

"To Cardolan Elves,
You declared war on us, your brothers. It saddens us..
But we do not hold grudges. You had your reasons, just as we had ours. Nevertheless, fighting men and dwarves is one thing. Fighting your fellow brothers is different.
We do not wish to fight you. We have nothing against you, except for the disappointment from your betrayal in our alliance. But Varda is merciful and calmed our minds. How? You may have already heard about the Palantir in the White Towers which looks to the West. One her appearance showed us how shortsighted we were in our rage.
We are willing to forgive you and forget your wrongdoing. Are you willing to do the same?
Even though we offer you this, we are cautious of you, and hopefully you understand why. Send your answer with this very ambassador. If he is not back in 3 days, we shall consider that you have no intentions to change the situation.
Waiting for your answer,
Echtelion of Gondolin"

"To Elfwine of Rohan.
Dear friend,
Recently the Cardolan elves have declared war on us. Of course, we are capable of defending ourselves, at least in the short term. But we would rather not have war with our own kin at all.
If you could put some pressure on our ex-ally by implying that you would stand against them should they continue waging war against us, elves of Gondolin, we would be immensely grateful to you and, obviously, would owe you a favor.
Please, let me know what are your thoughts on this matter.
Signed,
Ecthelion of Gondolin"

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Nelyafinwë arrived on the front lines of the Dwarves in The Ettenmoors. He stood in his royal tent (not nearly as roomy as his halls of stone) along with Maedhros his stout hero and few other (mute) dwarven advisors.
"I like this land: it is not hot or cold, there are mountains, there are rivers, there are forests." Said Nelyafinwë, "This is a fine place. We should relocate here. Lhun is too cold anyhow!"
"Mmm, good decision my lord." Agreed Maedhros, "But uhh, I got some bad news: The White Tribe Foot, or some Orc faction, has called a crusade against us!"
"Who?" Asked Nelyafinwë
"The White Hand Foot I think it was. Or maybe the white extremity? Or finger? Or phalanges?" Pondered Maedhros, "Whatever they are called, they are unhappy with us. Very unhappy. They want us destroyed!"
"And where are they headed? Our capital?"
"No sire, it's Upper Rhudaur they want"
"Oh, alright. Just let them pass then. That place isn't of much use to us. It's just kind of there, and it is rather dull..." Answered Nelyafinwe
"Can we do that Lord?"
"The FAQ says we can, so yeah: we can!"
Some of the advisor's motioned in sign language.
"Don't they know I can't read sign language? Asked Nelyafinwe
"I don't even know why they are here, quite frankly" Responded Maedhros
"Whatever. While we're at it: Let's eliminate Arthedain. They are quite the pain in the beard..." Said Nelyafinwe, "KILL THEM ALL. HAHAHAHAHHAH!"

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Move my capital to The Ettenmoors.
Let the Crusade pass through my lands
Attack the High Pass with 1250 dwarves and 380 Elves of Gondolin (again, I have permission. But if he needs to clarify that, that is fine).
Move 260 Dwarves from Lhun to Eastern Arthedain.

"Indeed, these pesky humans have to know their place. Send our troops from Ettenmoors and a few groups from the main army to help them.
And let the White Hand know that we allow them the passage as a sign of good will, further cooperation is possible, but they would have to finally answer our messengers" Said Ecthelion.

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Send 90 elves from Ettenmoors to support Maedhros' attack on High Pass.
Send 290 elves from Rhudaur to support Maedhros' attack on High Pass.
Send message to the White Hand allowing the passage.

"There are messages we have to dispatch ...", he added.

"To the faction of humans of Rohan, we say the following, via a very secure channel:

It is our understanding that you wish to join the fight against the Dwarves, by joining troops in our Crusade. For doing that, you have earned a place in the halls of respect of the Old Pukel Lands, and my commitment that no Orcs shall pass the Gap towards your realms, unless it is to cross them to advance further. We also waive our claim on the lands of Rohan, if you wish to stay at our side as we build an alliance against those that wish to destroy the peace and good order of the world. So far we have the forces of the Rebels, the humans of the Unfettered, the elves of Cardolan and possibly even the dragons to the north - if they so desire.

The dwarves of Maedhros have to pay the price for not respecting anything that was set in the summit of Mithlond, and we all have to stay together against them, obliterating them from this world and beyond. I tell you this now, that any provinces we are to claim from our expansion into their realms are to be divided equally among us. The elves of Cardolan will not get anything, as they do not wish to expand their realms more than around their birth province.

Now, I am aware that messengers have crossed our realms to reach yours, and these messengers could have came only from the factions of Gondolin or Maedhros. We do not know what was said in those messages, but whatever it is said its only smoke and screens; They desire not for your own expansion, they desire only to secure their own lands. And I tell you, they will, eventually, march on you as well. They want all the world for themselves ... and if we do not stop them, if we do not unite together against them ... we will all fall separately.

So I tell you, burn away their messages, act friendly towards them, but be prepared to put a knife at their backs when they least expect. And let us gather support from other nations around us, and provide our realms with more stability here, in the center of the Middle Earth."

The following message was to be sent to the Unfettered, on a secure channel as well:
"King of the Unfettered, the realm of Andrast is yours to be taken whenever you wish, as per our accord. I remind you that I am seeking your help to stomp the expansion of the western alliance into the rest of the known world, and as such, I have discussed with the orcs of Darkmarshes not to do anything against you or your realms. I am sure they can convince the dwarves to do the same. In return, I advise you to convince Rohan to join our quest against Gondolin and Maedhros, as if we do not stop them now .. they will be unstoppable. And also, to prepare your forces for some long marches to the north ...."

The following messages was to be sent to the elves of Gondolin:
"Thank you for letting our Crusade pass through your realms. After careful deliberation, we have chosen to ally ourselves with the Elves of Cardolan, and as such, we will not engage in a petty war with them, just so you can reap the rewards. Moreoever, we have studied your current war with the Arthedains, and want to let you know that scare tactics against the elves of Cardolan will not work. As such, we are dispatching our troops to safeguard the realms of the Elves against your swift incursions. Know that if you engage in war against them, we will declare war on you, and attack your forces on sight."

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Make the secret alliance between Cardolan and the Rebels an Official Alliance.
Move 4000 orcs to Dunland
Move 2300 orcs to Cardolan
Send the above messages to the elves of Gondolin (Old Gondolin), the humans of Rohan (The Rohirrim Empire), the humans of The Unfettered (StarRP).

The Witch King had an announcement to make to his orcs.
"Today is the day we fight!" he shouted in a hiss. "Too long the politics of Middle Earth have gone on without our involvement. Too long has it been since we have fought a proper battle. But no longer! Today, we will fight. Our scholars have found that we will fight better if we formally declare war, so we shall! To war with the elves! To war with these damned Dwarves! For battle, glory, and blood!"
The Orcs shouted in jubilation.
The Witch King turned to Gothmog. "Mobilize the troops. Ready them for battle. And speak to the dragons about more of an alliance. We need passage through their lands to the dwarves."

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Ask for an alliance, formal or not, so troops can be moved across the borders of the White Fanged Mountains.
Attack Emyn Uial with the minimum amount of troops needed so I can declare war...
Ask for passage from March of Maedheros through his lands.
Move the raining orcs from Angmar to Upper Anduin.

Ecthelion was looking at the map. Crusades, wars... Today he has received the news that the March of Maedhros was moving the capital closer to the Misty Mountains.
"M'lord" a messenger has cries. "We have received a declaration of war!"
"From whom?" asked Ecthelion with rage. "Elves of Cardolan have already declared war on us. Now its too late to play honorable elves!"
"No, m'lord. Its the Kingdom of Angmar. They want Emyn Uial for themselves apparently".
"WHAT?! How!" Ecthelion was lost. "Angmar? Why now? Why us? Are they in agreement with the White Hand? Are we really so hated in this world... Everyone is against us... Poor elves... We have only striven to make this world a better place... Ah my fate!" Cried Ecthelion. "I am cursed... My blood is boiling in my veins, is it the vengeance of my enemies? Demise of elves... We fall... we die... Oh elves of Gondolin, again we are surrounded by our enemies. The poison of their words is potent, the fire of their blades is harsh. Are we to live? Or simply die? And visit Mandos? Just like that?... Whom can we trust?"
Ecthelion fell on the chair. His legs we powerless at best. Treason and war, betrayal, death - was he to witness them again? The light from fireplace was playing on his cheeks. This redish light on pale skin made him look aged, an elf of olden days.
He took his sword, the blade was sharp.
"I should have died!" A sword was raised, ready to fall and end elf's life!
"My Lord! You can't! Not now!" a sudden cry of elven guards erased the weakness in his heart. Ecthelion put his blade aside.
"What can I do? What should I do? All elves will die?..." A sudden thought flashed in his mind. "Hm-hm, all elves will serve! Will serve with kindness in their hearts. Kindness to lands! To trees! To life that seeks peace, harmony, and joy. We shall survive. We shall endure. Oh yes, the passion of our hearts will cleanse this world of the malice!"
Resolve appeared on Ecthelion's face. He had a plan.
"Send a message to Nelyafinwe."
A message was:
"My friend,
I believe you know what's on my mind.
Therefore, I offer you Rhudaur in exchange for Numeriador.
Yours,
Echtelion"

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Send an offer of land exchange to March of Maedhros (Numerioador for Rhudaur).

"Ecthelion wants to swap control of regions? Again? "Nelyafinwe asked his advisor's. There was no response, "Oh yea, I forgot. You're all mute.... Anyways, write a letter to Ecthelion accepting his proposition. It seems, how do the young ones call it, tactical? Strategic?
"Hmm yea, also let Angmar do what they want. They are good orcs... if there is such a thing."

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Swap Numeriador for Rhudaur with Ecthelion
Allow Angmar to pass through my lands

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Having received a positive answer from the March of Maedhros, Ecthelion ordered his troops to relocate.
At that moment he received messenger from the White Hand.
"Attack Cardolan? Me? I am the pacifist of Middle Earth, how dare they! Send messengers to ask if it was a joke of some rebelious orcs. To think I would attack my kin! What an insult." He waited for the answer.

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Move 220 elves from Southern Arthedain to Eryn Vorn.
Move 220 elves from Northern Cardolan to Southern Arthedain
Move 360 elves from Rhudaur to Southern Arthedain.
Move 580 elves from Rhudaur to Northern Cardolan.

Replying to the White Hand Rebels, Valinus replied thusly:

"After my campaign against the dwarves is complete, I will send our forces North, to join this Crusade of yours. Maedhros and Gondolin shall quake before us!"

Then, he did some strategic repositioning of his troops.

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Move 960 troops in Lamedon to Lebennin
Move 1250 troops in Anfalas to Lamedon