We don't have any real evidence that a shadow king exists. Or that, if he does, he's more strongly based in redshore than (say) Valleyhome. Or Stallionpen.
But don't we always make hideously important decisions based on rampant speculation?
If there loyal to the nation then let them set their own laws and enforce thier rules. We clearly can't catch them so maybe legitmizing them and having them set the laws in a timely manner would help.
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Pitch can be made from any number of charcoal types, it's just super easy to make from pine without and the tree has so many other uses anyway.
The problem is our design itself. Our design relies on being stable and light. Without pitch though, our wood gets waterlogged and rots easier, slowing us down tremendously. Think of it as a sprinter in a marathon. It will be faster for a while, but it's going to wear out much faster.
if we absorbed them, they're available immediately
I can see the first thing, but I am not sure what you mean by inherent structural weaknesses. Being able to travel thousands of miles in open ocean does not make me think "inherent weaknesses". Do you mean being rammed up the middle?
more like pythagorean
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That is so rediculous it verges on nonsense. Let's look at the American Mafia of the the twenties and thirties. They did a lot of community good such as food kitchens, youth programs, and community outreach. They also murdered people in their beds, ran protection rackets on businesses, and participated in human trafficking.
Dude, relax: we have both Grand Docks and Far Northern Trading Post now. We have access to the good wood-stuff now, which should include pitch-producing trees.
Being rammed in general should spell disaster for a catamaran tbh. They're just not suited for ramming warfare - they're usually speedsters, most useful for carrying high-value low-volume goods. Longships of various sorts are better at carrying more normal goods - ordinary Greek-style point-nosed galleys are probably the best examples I can think of.
