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=Ultimatum at Minnamack=
However, the Emperor also remembered how much his predecessor's treaty stagnated the Empire's economy from the beginning. The village of '''Twaunae''' had quickly hit a peak in logging under the stipulations of the treaty, having to resort to a far more dangerous and less consistent tourism along '''Crenskaw Creek''' in order to try to make up for the losses. Though he recognized that his predecessor had meant well by the treaty, given the Empire's youth and vulnerability, he knew than to fall for it twice. When the Emperor's diplomats made the trek to the old Benaloran ruin of '''Minnamack''' to the east of Lake Goldenstar, they greeted the tribesmen not with a treaty offer, but rather an ultimatum. The Imperial Army would arrive at this ruin in five days. It would be up to the tribe to either leave their lands or to accept Imperial dominion over them in order to maintain peace between them. Otherwise, they would be dragged into a war with the Empire.

The tribesmen had prepared for a situation like this. They answered the ultimatum by murdering the diplomats then and there, sending a '''Mountain Owl''' towards the capital with simply a handprint made with their blood. They then retreated into the caves, seemingly never to be seen again. Once the Imperial Army made it to Minnamack, there was no one to be seen, except for the decomposing diplomats. Perhaps the murder was simply a defiant act before they retreated. Either way, the Emperor would get the expansion he sought and the diplomats' efforts wouldn't have been in vain.