The Galactus Kid wrote:Warlocks are integral to any plan I would have to defeat the Xiticix.
See, I'm tempted to agree with you, and many others about using Warlocks and Elemental against the Xiticix. Elementals are huges, powerful forces of nature, in and of themselves.
However, a few problems I see with that, are...
1.) Numbers. Tolkeen was a HUGE kingdom of magic, but according to SoT6 they only had about 3,000 or so Warlocks. Total. While that may seem like alot, remember this: That was ALL Tolkeen could muster as far as Warlocks go. So even Lazlo is gonna have trouble with feilding that many. However, for arguments sake, lets say Lazlo comes up with a huge number of Warlocks. Let's say double what Tolkeen could muster at around 6,000. Ok, now how many of those are 9th level or higher? Tough to say, but prolly significantly less, maybe, MAYBE, 10%. Why 9th level? Because a Warlock must be 9th level or higher to summon a greater elemntal. Ok, so that's 600 Greater Elementals, and that
seems like a lot, but it's not as much as you think. Yes, you may have a couple thousand Lesser Elementals, but they don't have the Oomph that the Greater ones do.
2.) Those 600 or so Greater Elemetals (that's 600
between Fire, Earth, Water, and Air, not each) are spread pretty thin. Even the smallest Xiticix hive has a few hundred thousand (if not in the millions) of Xiticix. Now, I admit, numbers are NOT going to be as much of a factor, but they still matter somewhat. Here's the second problem: Elemental, even greater ones, might be the most unobservant beings in the entire megaverse. I can honestly see a few Xiticix Nannies hiding with a few young or eggs, and sneeking away. Those young can later turn into new Queens.
3.) In the end, best case senerio, you would (hopefully) slaughter millions of Xiticix, but enough would escape detection and move elsewhere to start new hives. You might save this generation, but in 20 or 30 years Rifts North America would be faced with the same problem all over again.
Now, I'm not saying that the Elemental method(s) won't work at all. They WILL work, and will drastically cut the Xiticix population down (if everything goes according to plan), but it is NOT a permenant solution...
...The only permenant solution is Bio-engenering or chemical warfare. Will it take longer? Yes. But it maybe be the most perment solution.
Heck, maybe a combination of the two ideas. A campaign involing warlocks and elemntals to cut the population down, and a second campaign of chemical/biological warfare to finish them off...