Discord among the Chiefs
"I thank you for coming to this meeting, we have much to discuss in this chaotic time we find ourselves in, civil unrest is growing at home and the undead at our borders. We must act soon or be devoured from the inside and the out." Began Territh, the current Speaker.
He was a rather large man, not terribly fit but not entirely blob-ish. Unlike many of the previous Speakers he had no military background or many grand achievements under his belt. Ordinarily this would earn him the scorn of his fellow chiefs, but Territh was different, he had a charisma that put others at ease, could work with anyone, and any project he worked on came out ahead of schedule, under budget, and more productive. He was in a sense the first true Hippus politician.
As he looked around the Council hall, he noticed that there were several empty seats, most notably the Hupoo chief, the Keekoy head priest, and the Gnoll representative. He made a loud sigh. He had hoped they would be here so that this conflict could be settled here. But it looked like each party was planning it's own moves.
"I would like to start with the unrest in the Capital since it's closer to the heart and is fully dependent on us to solve. What are the Council's opinions on this matter?"
"We should start up a forced conscription, send them off to fight the undead, they won't be able squabble when they're busy fighting." Shouted one of the commanders.
"And then what? When they come back it'll be even worse since they'll know how to fight better." Shot back another.
"What if we hold a religious debate like the Bannor did?" Asked an older chief.
"You can have a debate with the followers of Camullos, all they know is violence." Yelled someone.
"Well at least they're true men unlike those tree lovers."
The remarks went back and forth for what seemed like forever until finally out of the back someone shouted. "Will you all be quiet! By Tali's breath you're all traitors to your heritage.
The hall was stone quiet as everyone looked to see who made this comment. They saw that it originated from and old man and by his numerous scars, his wide grin, and missing fingers he was a priest of Tali.
"All of your talk of denying one group or other their right to choose"spits in the general direction of the chiefs" you talk of denying the basic right of all Hippus and Tali's gift to us all, our individuality. Now if you're all done with your blasphemy I believe the Speaker has something to say."
Territh coughed loudly to bring the attention back to the floor. "I agree with he has to say, we can favor either party without alienating the other and denying them their rights as Hippus, and they are all Hippus no matter what race they are. I propose that we use some of the army and the newly proposed "Glory Seekers" to patrol the Capital to prevent more violence, any caught would be punished appropriately and equally. I will host a meeting in a few days with more on this plan. Do any object?'
There was silence, most were still shocked by the priest. Territh took advantage of this and moved on.
"Right the next topic of discussion is these zombies..."