The Hundred and Four: Council Thread for the SSbQ Succession Game

A senator from Gader arrives.

I hear of talk of war in Sicily. What madness is this? Our colonies in Iberia are in much more urgent need of soldiers. My own city of Gader, controlling the Pillars of Hercules, is but poorly garrisioned to deal with the barbarians prowling around our borders. Should the Turdetani tribe decide to plunder our colony, nothing could stop them.

We have no governor, a garrison of a hundred and sixty men, and a rough wooden stockade to keep out over a thousand Iberians. I need not ask you to guess what the outcome would be.

Syrakousai is not important at this present time. Lilibeo is close enough to Afrika to be reinforced at ease, should the foolish Greeks venture forth.

Defending our coastal colonies is more important. If we lose Gader and Mastia, then all hope of reestablishing a presence in Iberia vanishes. Local tribes, such as the Lusotanne, will quickly expand their influence and power, and prepare to resist futher colonisation.

Governors, Senators, members of this esteemed councill. The time for half-measures, indecision and ignorance has passed. Instead, we are entering a time of consequences ! Consequences for our inability to reach a decision !
We must reach a consensus, or risk disaster.
I realise the bitter infighting will only serve to weaken us, I therefor propose that we decide on a general strategy regarding our long-term military actions, as it is the debate over these that fuels the fire of discontent, and forget all that has been said here, forget all the insults and personal attacks we have seen over the past few days.
Whether this common decision be the liberation, as I see it, of Numidia, or the launching of a new and deadly war against the city of Siracuse, or the sending of troops to Iberia to stabilise and then dominate that region, or even the absence of any military action, we must come to agreement on one. Each one of these has it's advantages, each has it's benefits, as well as risks. Concentrating on either one with all of our strength will undoubtely produce the desired outcome.
We cannot however pursue all of these objectives. Failiure to concentrate one a particular course of action will result in defeat.
Once an agreement on one of these strategies has been reached, we can work together on how best to achieve success.

For it is not our personal interests, overgrown ego's, petty feuds, efemere glory that is important here, but rather our future as a nation ! It is in it's service that we have put our lives, and it is it's purposes that wich we must serve.
Glory to Kart-Hadast !

*As the young senator from Alalia takes his leave, Mago stands to address the council one final time*

My esteemed-council members, these proceedings are closed. We will conduct a vote for the position of Shophet tomorrow. Elections will be held over the next 24 hours. I wish you all safe travels until we meet again in 2 years time.

/End of First Meeting of the Hundred and Four

*after midnight - soon before the 2nd meeting of the Senate*


A shadowy figure :quiet: enters the senate chambers :brakelamp::candle::creep: :slomo:and inserts what looks to be a sheeps bladder half filled with air and the opening sewed shut on one side and on the other sewed to a strange looking hole. The bladder is placed in Hanno's seat, under the cushion:bullseye: he will be using. The shadowy figures chuckles~D:bounce: to himself as he awaits :hide:Hanno's early entrance into the chambers .:hourglass: MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA

*pezhetairoi arrives at the council house early in the morning having passed by on his morning jog. He pops in, notices the sheep's bladder, smiles and leaves quietly*

Sensing little will be done in the immediate future Carthalo returns by boat to Karali. He looks back on Kart-Hadast as the trireme leaves the harbor... "If only these Tsorim would see the sense in strengthening Karali..." He began talking to one of his bodyguards. But in his head, he was calculating how much of his family's fortune had been invested in karali, what the military potential was, how he would seize Italian territory... perhaps establish his own semi-autonomous colony in the North as the Barcas had done in Iberia... yes, the future is bright... if only the Council would... ah, the Council...

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