Morek was desperate for some action when I was there(left just before the stepped into the war). I suppose the new ruler felt in necessary to choose a side in the war just to give the players in his realm something to do. Sadly that meant killing the only fun that side of the northern Dwilight has seen in like a year.
But it's the players that have built that cage for themselves with Sanguis Astroism as the glue that holds it all together.
