London, England
December, 2010
The GDI leadership holds its bi-annual meeting in London. The location itself speaks volumes about the predicament the organisation is finding itself in. New York City, where the United Nations has its headquarters, is in the hands of a Nod splinter cell, and the latest GDI attempt to dislodge Bane’s troops from Manhattan ended in an embarrassing failure. The United Nations relocated itself first to Washington D.C., then to Nairobi, and finally here, London.
The political and military leaders who are gathering in the Palace of Westminster today come from all over the world. Eva Tenaire, the skilled and charismatic newly elected President of the Confederate States of America, is the centre of media attention. Also present are Martin Pitiscus, the head of the Italian military junta, and the commanders of the GDI taskforces in West Africa, Central America, Southeast Asia. Non-GDI leaders are also present; the militant Japanese shogun and the Islamic caliph, the leaders of the new states of Siberia and Tamazgha and the corporate state of the Forge. It is hoped that these regimes can be convinced to join GDI and integrate their military with the global command structure. The mutants of Central Africa petitioned David Cameron to attend the conference, but the request was refused, ostensibly on security grounds. However, it is known that the British Prime Minister is prejudiced against “shiners”.
The Fourth Battle of New York is number one on the agenda. Though publicly GDI vows to eradicate the Nod threat in North America, privately its leaders question the propriety of launching another offensive against Bane’s troops. Many GDI leaders are content to leave New York to Nod and instead expand on other fronts. Besides, Nod in its present state is not much more than a nuisance; Kane is dead, and without their “prophet”, Nod is without direction and cannot pose the kind of serious threat that GDI had to confront in the last world war. That is not to say that some of the so-called “splinter cells” have not grown worryingly powerful; Alaska, Colombia, Scandinavia and China all host powerful Nod factions, the deranged leader of the Netherlands has been assembling an empire under the Nod banner, and Robert Mugabe clings on to power in Zimbabwe after rebranding himself as a devoted follower of Kane. Nevertheless, GDI is confident that Nod will fracture further in the coming years, and it is well within its ability to deal with it.
A much more serious problem is Tiberium. Despite a decade and half and billions of dollars spent on intensive research, Tiberium continue to confound the scientific community and resists all attempts to control it. Tiberium continue to spread around the globe unabated, and has been appearing in new forms which further complicates research. The spread of Tiberium has brought misery to billions around the world, and has so far killed more than 20 million at a conservative estimate. It has also been creating new species as it mutates humans, plants and animals; the mutants in Central Africa are part of a growing species of Tiberium-based humans. Could humans and other carbon-based life ever coexist with Tiberium-based life?
The world leaders decide to conduct a press conference. The GDI Director, in his signature Texas accent, reassures the assembled media, and the world, that the organisation has the Tiberium situation under control, and that the end to the “War On Terror” is in sight. The Director then asks if anyone has a question. A reporter raises his hand up. The Director gives him a slight nod, permitting him to speak.
The reporter does not speak.
The reporter pulls out a pistol and fires.
The Director collapses in a pool of blood. The British prime minister takes cover behind the podium. Several senior GDI officials produce their own weapons.
Pandemonium.
Screams pierce the air.
GDI security officials, having failed at their duty to protect their leaders, now attempt to take down the assassin. However, the gunman is right in the middle of a panicking crowd. The GDI soldiers hold their fire.
The assassin makes his message loud and clear:
“Kane Lives In Death!”
before he places his gun under his chin, and pulls the trigger.
Global Defense Initiative alliance group
Brotherhood of Nod alliance group
The game has started.
Battle intent due in roughly 48 hours.
Application still open for a player to take over Steel Talons and for reserves
I've edited the OPs to include stats for bases and descriptions of the different units and support powers available. Sometime this week I will upload the excel file I will use to calculate battle orders. I will also reveal GDI and Nod special projects in the middle of the week.
If you are part of either GDI or Nod and haven't joined the alliance groups the links are above.
You're free to create your own discussion groups, of course, just let me know.
If you are posting your orders in the thread, remember to write them in BOLD and RED
Feel free to ask questions. I understand I may not have made a few things very clear.