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Who Needs Harmony?: An MLP Empire Quest

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The idea of us landing on the moon to find a moon palace is hilarious. Bonus points if there is a race of rabbits living there with an advanced society
 
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Non-canon Omake: Total War Disharmony - "Let's play Total War: Disharmony - The Griffonian campaign. Ep 1: You have a Brochard? I have a *censor beep*-ing Terminator!"

*A video. On its thumbnail there's a clearly edited picture of Garrick Golden-Feather with cartoonishly bulging, stupefied eyes. He's staring at a Grandmaster general with a river of blood dripping from the ripped off wing held by his beak. Metal gleams through his open wounds.*

"Hello ladies and gents, It's ****** and it's time for our newest ordeal! Let's see if we can win as the dwarfs in the lands of Disharmony.
Well, if the dwarfs in question happened to be some kind of... mammal, bird... things..?
That don't like living in tight spaces..."

"I think I failed that analogy."

*Rewind sounds*

"Let's see if we can win as the griffons: proud, majestic, magicless bird-lions that really like cannons!
After you research them, that is - but hey, you do have other deadly implements of murder to use while waiting for your game changers.

*Transition to Lord selection screen*

"We have three people to choose from to be our true lord and savior:"

"We could play as the merchant-turned-king Garrick Golden-Feather; his faction-wide bonus, personal skill tree supporting a path of friendly unification, trade, and with the personal backstory backing for friendly relations - with a trait that also encourages you to conquer and force-vassalize everyone around you for that beautiful, cancerous blob of hodgepodge armies of all species combined,"

"We could play as duke Garibaldi Talonuelli, the ultimate turtle to have ever turtled on this world -
PASS!"

"Or we could arm ourselves with claw-fitted jackboots and be led by the badass, king 'I don't give a *censor beep* about subtlety' Cyril Brochard and play a campaign of constant expansion; first training monsters to fight for you and trying to pummel through as many enemies as possible before they can recruit their more advanced spellcasters, then trying to outboon the enemy with the help of your skill tree that gives industrial bonuses per conquered province or capital city."

"Honestly, I think I prefer the first one just for variety's sake.
Yes, the more I think of it -
OK...
Action!"



*A cutscene passes by, summarizing the age of Discord and the merchant roots of the Golden-Feather, before rapidly dropping you to the strategic map, hovering over the chosen capital city.*

"Alright, here we go.
First things first, lets group some of our armies together to make few full-stacks."

"Notice how some of these armies have more restricted movement than others? It's because of these Diamond Doggos we have in them. Good infantry, can tunnel through stuff and in a battle, but strategically you would still prefer for them to also be flying.
Let's dislocate them from these stacks and make them into a stack of their own. No Diamond Dog generals yet to lead them with, so need to use a Griffon - better keep those dog crackers unspoiled dude; your boys might get hungry for some giant chicken wings if you don't."

"Now our randomly generated generals seem pretty decent so no need to replace them just yet, but like many factions Griffonia can actually recruit some higher tier generals. Limited amounts corresponding to having the right buildings built, enough provinces to support them etc etc, but every one counts.
In Griffonian's case it's the Grandmasters. Basically you get a good, smashy general that likes to get stuck in with their troops.
With the other lords I wouldn't recommend rushing for this building, but Garrick just isn't strong enough for things requiring personal intervention. Even the lord of turtleland could beat him in a dual at the start of the game, so we should make certain we get something to counter that.
So now as we've invested our entire turn one income to building a single building in our capital, let's go hunt some barbarians, monsters and barbaric monsters!"

---

"OK, it has been a few turns and our diplomatic overtures been going well. The military access given to us by Wingbardy certainly helped us there; the diplo bonuses for clearing their camps are clearly having an effect. We might just be able to confederate them in a few turns already.
The Feathesian league's city states are less likely to just join up until we've dealt with the other big contenders, just the way their AI was programmed.
Aquileia - damn my spies and diplomats are doing good work subverting the public order and all but Brochard looks like he's going to pop a blood vessel and setting himself ablaze by the sheer force of hatred accrued for living in the same world as I."

*Mouse hovers over Brochard's portait in the diplomacy screen, his face being just as described*

"Meanwhile, our Grandmaster's citadel is finally finished and our first Grandmaster spawned with it.
Let's hope the first guy got good enough traits, replacing one takes a day and a ha-"



"Haaaaaaa..?!"



*Distorted voice*:

"Grandmaster Konrad Hardbeak
Monstrous huntmaster: increased damage against monster typed enemies. Recovers hitpoints when slaying a monster.
Master duelist: substantially increased attack skill, defense skill and attack speed while dueling.
Unconquerable will: Unbreakable. 25% resistance to mental type magical effects."

"... WHAT THE FU-!"

*"We will be back in a moment. Sorry for the delay"*
*Click*

"OK, that's fine.
This is fine.
The almighty luck generator has blessed us with the most luckiest find in my sheer history of this game, but that's fine, who needs balance?!"

*A single turn passes. A declaration of war between Aquileia and Wingbardy, triggering the guarantee of independence.*

"Your timing is impeccable, Brochard.
Impeccable."

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*The battle turned into a bloodbath in a real hurry. In ranged firepower forces of Golden-Feather were clearly stronger than their opponents, but the hordes of chaff mercenaries ate ammunition like a sponge.
And then there were the trolls.
None of that could stop the inevitable, though.*

*In the end, it ended with a challenge to a duel between a health-depleted Brochard and the Grandmaster.*



*First swing.*

Brütal Legend DECAPITATIOOOOOOOOOON

"Well... shit.
I guess we are unifying Griffonia early."
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...This makes the quest/omakes feel like the narrative part of an OfficiallyDevin LP... or the other way around I suppose.
 
Just came back after watching "Chernobyl" and well I HOPE our griffs won't make the same mistake. And here comes omake ideas for y'all:

• So I suggest in the future we build, using our "Runes" as a reactor vortex. As in this system creates an energy vortex that "catches" ambient "magic overflow" and converts it into a more "usable" form. At least in that regard, all our energy needs would be satisfied for a LONG time.
Energy diagram example:


Construction diagram example:


Large scale example:

• We have railways, we have steam engines, we have runes. Frostpunk could build these with less:


Let's make a better version



Free Omake ideas, you can use these ideas, no problem!
 
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Omake: Total War Disharmony - Equestria factions Intro
  • Sidestory
    • Non-canon Omake: Total War Disharmony - Equestria factions Intro and Trailer
    C / L



    *C: Cinematic begins*



    *Scene opens to a brightly lit healthy grassland with broken fences on one side of the road, and a traveler in rags*

    Inconsistent, random, shifting … disharmonious. For the longest time, the world and all who lived in it were but a plaything to Discord.

    *Scene shifts to show the ascribed feline traveler on a grassy, mountain road leading to marble walls with huge gates. A white crow flies by, cawing.*

    In that dark period countless lives were scarred, families broken and past greatness – forgotten.

    *The limp figure, looks back and stretches out his hand. The crow lands on it then jumps on his shoulder.*

    However, now the powerful beast was laid low. He holds the world no more. At long last, the ponies of this land can aim for the future!

    *The Crow caws, and flies off. The traveler then continues toward his destination.*

    But all is not pristine. The plants grow without guidance, weather changes haphazardly, and tribes are forming once more.

    *Scene shifts, showing the cat walking through the city. Ponies look at him with mild fear and somewhat hostile, untrusting gazes, always following, but letting him pass.*
    *Scene moves showing some workers, mainly earth ponies, protected by Royal Guards mostly pegasus, with a Captain, unicorn, leading them all preparing and awaiting orders.*

    To avoid the pains of the past, to avoid the times before the Unification, ponies need law, stability, cohesion, tradition.

    *Scene shifts showing several Nobles, exclusively unicorns, and few Generals, unicorns with the odd pegasus and one Earth pony, sitting around a table, with the outsider standing near the exit. All answering to their undisputed leader.*

    I am the bearer of law, offering my knowledge to a worthy leader such as you:



    *Scene shifts. A door opens, revealing a tall, white-furred pony with large feathery wings and a gleaming horn. As others bow to her it is clear she is the one "above them all".*

    Princess Celestia, Everlasting Light, Stuart of the Sun, Saviour of Equestria! Beloved by all, you and your sister did the impossible and now you must take rein. You know the struggles of the past, the chaos of Discord's reign, and what must be done to help your ponies. Only you have the power to give them the paradise you know they deserve!

    *Scene shifts showing Princess Celestia on a balcony. The scene moves down showing a crowd of ponies cheering for her. At the far edge of the square the white-eyed cat looks up at the young ruler.*

    Gather your wayward flocks, give them stability, and show them your vision of a better Equestria.

    Now is your time to shine!


    ____________________________



    *L: Cinematic begins*



    *Show starry, night sky with and wild, lush forest and a tetter covered Abyssinian walking through it, followed by a white crow on a tree branch*

    Ponies long were content to live their lives without others entering their borders. Yet with the rise of Discord, it was a lost dream. Even now with the fall of that monster, they don't have such a luxury.

    *Scene shifts showing the forest. It is dark with several sparse rays of light piercing the thick canopy. All plants, from grass and flowers to bushes and trees are wild exudes danger to the unwary, yet offers an untamed beauty that the brave few can appreciate.*

    Beings they never knew even existed now roam their land. Most fear them, but not you.

    *The same white crow caws, flying toward the feline. He merely stretched out his hand letting the crow land. It then jumped on his shoulder, caws and flies off, while the traveler resumed his journey, now close to his destination in the middle of the forest… An old castle.*

    No… Where others see danger, you see opportunity, where others – reject, you – reach out. Where others wish for the past, you aspire to the future. Where other bask in the limelight of the few, you toil to help all.

    *Scene shifts revealing a small group of different species of Thestrals (Bat ponies), some earth ponies, unicorns, pegasi and the odd deer working together in mixed roles. They merely glance curiously at the feline, return to their work, but open a path toward their leader.*



    *Scene moves through the group revealing a midnight blue-winged unicorn, barely a head shorter than the traveler.*

    I answer your summon, Princess Luna, o Guardian of Night and Dreams.

    *Tiredly she looks up from her work at the Abyssinian and returns his gentle smile.*

    The world has changed and Equestria is in peril if it remains the same.

    *Scene shifts revealing overhead view of many clustered camps in the forest, consisting of different species working together as equals. Standing amid this giving orders and suggestions is Princess Luna followed by the feline Advisor.*

    What many call "tradition", you know to be "stagnation". Where others claim it brings safety, you know it brings ruin, you know it would end the lives you fought so hard to save. Only a radical shift can assure your Kingdoms place in this brave new world.

    Go, fulfill your duty, and save all you hold dear.
     
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    • Renars said:
    Non-canon Omake: Total War Disharmony - Equestria factions Intro and Trailer
    C / L



    *C: Cinematic begins*



    *Scene opens to a brightly lit healthy grassland with broken fences on one side of the road, and a traveler in rags*

    Inconsistent, random, shifting … disharmonious. For the longest time, the world and all who lived in it were but a plaything to Discord.

    *Scene shifts to show the ascribed feline traveler on a grassy, mountain road leading to marble walls with huge gates. A white crow flies by, cawing.*

    In that dark period countless lives were scarred, families broken and past greatness – forgotten.

    *The limp figure, looks back and stretches out his hand. The crow lands on it then jumps on his shoulder.*

    However, now the powerful beast was laid low. He holds the world no more. At long last, the ponies of this land can aim for the future!

    *The Crow caws, and flies off. The traveler then continues toward his destination.*

    But all is not pristine. The plants grow without guidance, weather changes haphazardly, and tribes are forming once more.

    *Scene shifts, showing the cat walking through the city. Ponies look at him with mild fear and somewhat hostile, untrusting gazes, always following, but letting him pass.*
    *Scene moves showing some workers, mainly earth ponies, protected by Royal Guards mostly pegasus, with a Captain, unicorn, leading them all preparing and awaiting orders.*

    To avoid the pains of the past, to avoid the times before the Unification, ponies need law, stability, cohesion, tradition.

    *Scene shifts showing several Nobles, exclusively unicorns, and few Generals, unicorns with the odd pegasus and one Earth pony, sitting around a table, with the outsider standing near the exit. All answering to their undisputed leader.*

    I am the bearer of law, offering my knowledge to a worthy leader such as you:



    *Scene shifts. A door opens, revealing a tall, white-furred pony with large feathery wings and a gleaming horn. As others bow to her it is clear she is the one "above them all".*

    Princess Celestia, Everlasting Light, Stuart of the Sun, Saviour of Equestria! Beloved by all, you and your sister did the impossible and now you must take rein. You know the struggles of the past, the chaos of Discord's reign, and what must be done to help your ponies. Only you have the power to give them the paradise you know they deserve!

    *Scene shifts showing Princess Celestia on a balcony. The scene moves down showing a crowd of ponies cheering for her. At the far edge of the square the white-eyed cat looks up at the young ruler.*

    Gather your wayward flocks, give them stability, and show them your vision of a better Equestria.

    Now is your time to shine!


    ____________________________



    *L: Cinematic begins*



    *Show starry, night sky with and wild, lush forest and a tetter covered Abyssinian walking through it, followed by a white crow on a tree branch*

    Ponies long were content to live their lives without others entering their borders. Yet with the rise of Discord, it was a lost dream. Even now with the fall of that monster, they don't have such a luxury.

    *Scene shifts showing the forest. It is dark with several sparse rays of light piercing the thick canopy. All plants, from grass and flowers to bushes and trees are wild exudes danger to the unwary, yet offers an untamed beauty that the brave few can appreciate.*

    Beings they never knew even existed now roam their land. Most fear them, but not you.

    *The same white crow caws, flying toward the feline. He merely stretched out his hand letting the crow land. It then jumped on his shoulder, caws and flies off, while the traveler resumed his journey, now close to his destination in the middle of the forest… An old castle.*

    No… Where others see danger, you see opportunity, where others – reject, you – reach out. Where others wish for the past, you aspire to the future. Where other bask in the limelight of the few, you toil to help all.

    *Scene shifts revealing a small group of different species of Thestrals (Bat ponies), some earth ponies, unicorns, pegasi and the odd deer working together in mixed roles. They merely glance curiously at the feline, return to their work, but open a path toward their leader.*



    *Scene moves through the group revealing a midnight blue-winged unicorn, barely a head shorter than the traveler.*

    I answer your summon, Princess Luna, o Guardian of Night and Dreams.

    *Tiredly she looks up from her work at the Abyssinian and returns his gentle smile.*

    The world has changed and Equestria is in peril if it remains the same.

    *Scene shifts revealing overhead view of many clustered camps in the forest, consisting of different species working together as equals. Standing amid this giving orders and suggestions is Princess Luna followed by the feline Advisor.*

    What many call "tradition", you know to be "stagnation". Where others claim it brings safety, you know it brings ruin, you know it would end the lives you fought so hard to save. Only a radical shift can assure your Kingdoms place in this brave new world.

    Go, fulfill your duty, and save all you hold dear.
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    +10 to a roll! As always, loving these Omakes!
     
    I just had a very interesting idea. Discord, who is currently imprisoned within stone, has left the Realm of Chaos leaderless and it is actually possible to usurp the position as God of Chaos from him so long as someone suitably chaotic spends enough time in the realm of chaos.

    Pinkie Pie almost became the Alicorn Princess of Chaos after spending (I think. Time in that place is weird) a day in there and the only reason she didnt completely usurp him was because he actually came back in time to stop it.

    If we were to find a way to break into his realm and had a suitably loyal and chaotic character available.... We could usurp Discord himself and have what amounts to as a freaking god on our side.....
     
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    Questor said:
    +10 to a roll! As always, loving these Omakes!
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    Thanks for that!

    Not to be conceit, but I have another Omake that you might have missed: "Many, many years later, in a land far, far away".
    Just so you don't miss a page.


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    lockingbane said:
    I just had a very interesting idea. Discord, who is currently imprisoned within stone, has left the Realm of Chaos leaderless and it is actually possible to usurp the position as God of Chaos from him so long as someone suitably chaotic spends enough time in the realm of chaos.

    Pinkie Pie almost became the Alicorn Princess of Chaos after spending (I think. Time in that place is weird) a day in there and the only reason she didnt completely usurp him was because he actually came back in time to stop it.

    If we were to find a way to break into his realm and had a suitably loyal and chaotic character available.... We could usurp Discord himself and have what amounts to as a freaking god on our side.....
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    That's... dangerous. not least because "power corrupts" but because it's CHAOS MAGIC!!
    Remind me - what happened to Pinkie when she almost absorbed his power: Went wild? Wanted to spread chaos? Disregarded other beings? Disregard her friends?

    If even ONE of those answers is 'yes' then what are our chances? Pinkie is/was/will be perhaps the closest "normal" being to "Discord's chaos magic" and yet even she couldn't survive it intact.
    Anything less than her and those who enter just went insane/broken.


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    So little thought about Canterbury.
    I have watched some TW: Warhammer trailers and did some light reading on Bretonnia...
    Don't know if this was discussed before, but besides the "Lady of the Lake" I really hope Canterbury is NOTHING like those monsters.

    Yeah, chivalry is "good" only if you don't abandon the rights and free will of sentients. If you strictly stratify society it WILL cause problems.
    ... I wonder if they are interested in some of our exports and advances? I mean some of our technologies and techniques could be used to improve the quality and safety of their lands, hmm...
     
    Renars said:
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    Thanks for that!

    Not to be conceit, but I have another Omake that you might have missed: "Many, many years later, in a land far, far away".
    Just so you don't miss a page.


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    That's... dangerous. not least because "power corrupts" but because it's CHAOS MAGIC!!
    Remind me - what happened to Pinkie when she almost absorbed his power: Went wild? Wanted to spread chaos? Disregarded other beings? Disregard her friends?

    If even ONE of those answers is 'yes' then what are our chances? Pinkie is/was/will be perhaps the closest "normal" being to "Discord's chaos magic" and yet even she couldn't survive it intact.
    Anything less than her and those who enter just went insane/broken.


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    So little thought about Canterbury.
    I have watched some TW: Warhammer trailers and did some light reading on Bretonnia...
    Don't know if this was discussed before, but besides the "Lady of the Lake" I really hope Canterbury is NOTHING like those monsters.

    Yeah, chivalry is "good" only if you don't abandon the rights and free will of sentients. If you strictly stratify society it WILL cause problems.
    ... I wonder if they are interested in some of our exports and advances? I mean some of our technologies and techniques could be used to improve the quality and safety of their lands, hmm...
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    Worry not. These ones appear to be better than brettonia in many ways.
     
    So, how big is this planet? Is it similar to Earth, or could it possibly be as big as , say, Jupiter?
     
    Renars said:
    That's... dangerous. not least because "power corrupts" but because it's CHAOS MAGIC!!
    Remind me - what happened to Pinkie when she almost absorbed his power: Went wild? Wanted to spread chaos? Disregarded other beings? Disregard her friends?

    If even ONE of those answers is 'yes' then what are our chances? Pinkie is/was/will be perhaps the closest "normal" being to "Discord's chaos magic" and yet even she couldn't survive it intact.
    Anything less than her and those who enter just went insane/broken.
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    Never said it was smart or safe.

    As for Pinkie she was actually pretty dang close to how discord himself was before he got fluttershy'd. Who is to say she couldn't have had a similar experience.

    I mostly had the thought as a "If we are really backed into a corned and need a Hail Mary Pass"

    EDIT: Speaking of borderline magical gods I wonder what the mechanics of Alicornization is. From what I have seen it has only happened to female ponies and only those with a LOT of magical power and even then it usually seems takes a large character defining moment where they find their domain (Twilights was friendship for example) unless it is artificially induced (often by shoving ridiculous amounts of magic down their throats)
     
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    Renars said:
    So little thought about Canterbury.
    I have watched some TW: Warhammer trailers and did some light reading on Bretonnia...
    Don't know if this was discussed before, but besides the "Lady of the Lake" I really hope Canterbury is NOTHING like those monsters.

    Yeah, chivalry is "good" only if you don't abandon the rights and free will of sentients. If you strictly stratify society it WILL cause problems.
    ... I wonder if they are interested in some of our exports and advances? I mean some of our technologies and techniques could be used to improve the quality and safety of their lands, hmm...
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    Gaius Tyrannus said:
    Worry not. These ones appear to be better than brettonia in many ways.
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    Well, just for assessing that we´ve got "Canterbury Trading Caravans" starting this turn.
     
    Gaius Tyrannus said:
    Do we??? I honestly can't seem to think any. But your point still stands. Better to be sure.
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    Literally anything we did in Intrigue? Like accidentally breaking an Empire into 4 separate factions in a cold - ish war? Sending infiltrators onto foreign soil. Kidnapping slaves (read as liberating). Backing a rebellion opposing a legitimate regime. Working with pirates.
    And all of this is fairly recent.
     
    FictionPack said:
    Literally anything we did in Intrigue? Like accidentally breaking an Empire into 4 separate factions in a cold - ish war? Sending infiltrators onto foreign soil. Kidnapping slaves (read as liberating). Backing a rebellion opposing a legitimate regime. Working with pirates.
    And all of this is fairly recent.
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    I mean, us liberating slaves is already an open secret, as is us working with pirates (whom worked w/ Maretonia or at least dealt w/ them previously let's not forget either) since we have legitimate business ties literally located at their base of operations, ergo those probably shouldn't count as skeletons in the closet really? And the Maretonians being broken up into 4 factions in a cold war w/ each other isn't a skeleton either IF the assassination of Queen Mareia wasn't one of ours, otherwise I agree about it being a possible closet-skeleton.

    Is it really a skeleton-in-the-closet if said skeleton is outside doing the Spooky Scary Skeletons dance in the streets?

    The other two? Sure, we'll take that one on the chin, a lil' iffy about the backing a rebellion vs a "legitimate regime" thing if we start mincing words about what we constitutes as a "legitimate regime" to us (i.e. society of prevalent slavers who wanted us to ransom back our citizens as property with little assurance that it wouldn't happen again, so double-fuck them in particular, Sorry Not Sorry). Infiltrators on foreign soil? Yeah, definite skeleton but nothing noteworthy in comparison.
     
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    Markala said:
    I mean, us liberating slaves is already an open secret, as is us working with pirates (whom worked w/ Maretonia or at least dealt w/ them previously let's not forget either) since we have legitimate business ties literally located at their base of operations, ergo those probably shouldn't count as skeletons in the closet really? And the Maretonians being broken up into 4 factions in a cold war w/ each other isn't a skeleton either IF the assassination of Queen Mareia wasn't one of ours, otherwise I agree about it being a possible closet-skeleton.

    Is it really a skeleton-in-the-closet if said skeleton is outside doing the Spooky Scary Skeletons dance in the streets?

    The other two? Sure, we'll take that one on the chin, a lil' iffy about the backing a rebellion vs a "legitimate regime" thing if we start mincing words about what we constitutes as a "legitimate regime" to us (i.e. society of prevalent slavers who wanted us to ransom back our citizens as property with little assurance that it wouldn't happen again, so double-fuck them in particular, Sorry Not Sorry). Infiltrators on foreign soil? Yeah, definite skeleton but nothing noteworthy in comparison.
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    So, very few noteworthy skeletons compared to the other nations around us.
     
    @Markala @Gaius Tyrannus
    Those were just what immediately came to mind.
    And imagine those were the bullet points a new polity read, Like the Dogs or Caribou we have yet to meet.

    ( our actions did lead to the further destabilization of the Empire whether anyone affiliated with us committed regicide or not)
     
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