<div class="floatright"><div align="center"><strong>Echidna</strong> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=283007.msg13921610#msg13921610)</div>(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/7a/Motherofevilt.jpg)<br/><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Quick stats</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>HP:</strong> 240/240 <strong>AC:</strong>32 <strong>Ini:</strong>+12/+23<br/><strong>Spot</strong>+29, <strong>Listen</strong>+25<br/><br/><strong>Buffs:</strong> See In Darkness, True Seeing, Renewal Pact, Moment of Prescience, Greater Mage Armor, Anticipate Teleportation, Motivate Intellect (Orpheus), Titanomachia Inspiration, Draconic Aura: Power (Orpheus), "Glows Softly" -8 Hide, Resilient +1 (Orpheus), Magic Tatoo +1 CL </div></div></div></div></div><br/><br/><br/>Echidna found her place at the table, surrounded by her powerful naked progeny and one castrated angel to wait on them. "A diversion is a good idea, of course, but Malcanthet is too much of a player herself not to know a false front for what it is. It may still distract but it might not work as well as you hope."<br/><br/>War said. "Malcanthet is a very old schemer. She will know a ruse when she sees one. We need an extra layer of diversion. Any action from her existing enemies would weigh on her emotions to focus on them."<br/><br/>The lissome red haired Death spoke. "Graz'zt is her most notorious rival.  Malcanthet ruthlessly took out all the true opposition to her occupation of the razor throne and title as Queen of the Succubi. The closest rival she has for her throne now is her own son Socothbenoth. He covets her position.  His sister Noticula plays with divinity too much to care."<br/><br/>Death was the only son of Echidna with a flaccid, or sanely sized, penis. She grabbed at War's rod while processing her sons advice. "The power of the Razor Throne is tempting but it would never accept one as orderly as myself and it's current occupant is too mighty to eliminate. Socothbenoth maintains a love hate relationship with his mother. He will not openly act against her, but he might be persuaded to give us aid without exposing himself. The recovery of one of her ancient rivals weakens her claim and strengthens his own. I know some of you have a very bad repertoire with The Ebony Adonis, but I'm still hoping to foster a more friendly and beneficial liaison with him. As long as he sees me as someone worth being close to it would take little to convince him to make a scene in Shendalavri. If War is right and a layered front is preferred I dont know much that would irritate Malcanthet more then Graz'zts forces in her realm."<br/><br/>Echidna slid one of her fingers inside War's shaft and warned her sons,  "I would be very disappointed to see any of you losing control with the delights Shendalavri has. Well, without permission anyway."  She turned to her allies again "It would take a little time to gather outside support, but I can make quite an impression when I wish to."<br/><br/>She continued  "My sons and I posess the resources to keep from succumbing to a prolonged assault. We would make a slave raid and assault and capture the most prized of the fleshpits or do the same to Istancian and bring a throng of her inccubi from the violent rage of chaos into the strict punishing hierarchy of my service. That is my preferred role in the true confrontation. The Razor throne would be my goal but there are too many complications. You seek the council of Xinavri first? Reconnaissance is smart but you attempt to conspire with Malcanthets ancient enemy within her own domain. Aside from the terrors of the dreaming gulf itself Malcanthet surely has multiple security checks in place specifically to prevent this sort of thing. If you are comfortable with your covert operation I could attempt a more diplomatic maneuver in Azzagrat or Goranthys.