Peace and War Between the Genasi Kingdoms

THE SECOND GENASI WAR

• Judai’aruk has a meeting with the Great Caliph Husam al-Balil ben Nafhat al-Yugayyim, claiming to have information on the lost Dimensional Loop (Orrery of the Wanderer - story plot ). He explains he once held the artifact, and expresses his sorrow that the Caliph lost such a momentous item that could have brought him so much wealth and power. Enraged, the Caliph demands to know what else Judai’aruk knows, calling in a mage to activate the Zone of Truth. Judai’aruk (pretending to be under duress) says that he knows an Air Genasi stole it from the Caliph, one not in the Elemental Plane of Air, alluding to (but not lying) the fact that it was an Air Genasi from Oroccid. Claims to know this because he was searching for the Loop him, and had hoped to barter with the Caliph. The Caliph dismisses Judai’aruk, who continues his search elsewhere, hoping the Caliph and his forces will hunt down the Loop if indeed it is somewhere on Oroccid as he suspects.
• The Caliph demands the leader of Cloudscape, Erin Huricus I return the lost dimension loop, as he has been told an Air Genasi stole the item from him. He informs her that he has let her "Kingdom" stand for over 100 years, but if he does not get the Dimensional Loop back, he will take Cloudscape, making it part of his Empire.
• Fearful, Erin Huricus hunts for any sign of the Dimensional Loop in Cloudscape, but does not believe her people are truly stupid enough to steal from and piss off the Caliph, she suspects it was a genasi from one of the other Kingdoms pretending to be an Air Genasi. She contacts the other Genasi rules and asks for aid in finding the item, and they reluctantly agree to help, though all are suspicious due to their past with Cloudscape.
• As the Genasi Kingdoms search for the Loop, word gets back to the Marid, Dao and Efreeti of the search for the artifact, and all are unnerved, not realizing the Caliph also recently found one of these artifacts. Suspicions are high that it is all a ploy by Cloudscape or the Caliph to bring their own artifacts to light (the Other pieces of the Orrery), and they tell their respective Genasi Kingdom in Oroccid to give nothing, no information to Erin Huricus, suspecting some kind of trap, even as they begin their own search for more artifacts, wondering if the other Elemental Plane leaders also hold artifacts.
• And then King Alphanis is assassinated, and the already suspicious nations grow even tenser, the espionage games and search for the Loop and other artifacts intensifying.
• With the Caliph threatening invasion if action is not taken, Erin Huricus is left without options, forging a secret alliance with Fugore (by informing them of the threat of the Caliph's invasion)(their old ally) and invading Twin Falls and Warrenstone to begin the search of those cities, not wanting to hit Genasi Kingdoms first
• Oreton and Surfton make a tentative alliance and fight back, the war is on. Independent Oroccid cities try to stay out of it, unless they are directly attacked or being held by one of the factions.