So even if the character is pretty sure he'll survive, he has still thrown away a priviliged standing in the realm and has to start completely fresh at the bottom of another.
Except you're not starting fresh, especially if you go to the enemy of the previous realm that's
delighted you just crippled their foe. People who have had positions get them more frequently, often regardless of how they left their old realm (especially if that was on another continent).
