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This is quickly becoming a time-sink. D'Hara's core-regions and the regions I am talking about are heavily fortified (1 +5 fort, 2 level 5 forts, 2 level 2 forts and 1 no fort) and you're relatively close to much more of the continent than anyone else. Secondly, they're rich (6 regions = 5065 gold, try to find that sort of concentration elsewhere). The downsides are travel costs, travel distance, scouting and food. Of those food is the only concern that does not fully go both ways, and yes it's hard to get that food but then you also get quite something for it in return. Our views just differ at how to use what you get in return.
As for the conflict... I really don't care to go into it. D'Hara set out to keep everything they had and you're doing a good job at it. Luria is squashing that little rebellion and not going for D'Hara anymore and when we did go for D'Hara we failed miserably because of reasons that you're going to turn around into excuses so whatever. I don't feel responsible for them anyway as I've only been general since the merge and have never even tried to go after D'Hara, it's been made clear from the start that that's not my goal.
But really this specific conflict is arguing besides the point. The point is that D'Hara /is/ an excellent spot for a militaristic realm. You do with your realm what you want but that's how I'd run a realm in such a fortified, rich, central location.
You can't seriously be taking any credit for your successes in the invasion... Invasions are a roll of the die. With the possibility of damning yourself or, like Enweil, being damned by others. Rio's had it nice many invasions in a row. Not because of how godly you were.
There's an element of randomness in everything, just an element though.
But anyway, I wasn't talking about Rio, I wasn't very much involved in what Rio did this invasion. As for having had it nice for a few invasions in a row... let's see.. off the top of my head:
1st and 2nd invasion: can't remember which one but rio died in one of those two.
3d invasion: ravaged by daimons, lost the islands.
4th invasion: got ripped apart by secession, lost the islands before the invasion was well underway, stood alone against the monsters. Survived because of the Light, everything outside grehk destroyed.
5th invasion: fought most of the invasion on our own against the southern daimon lord. Managed to hold him off but didn't make much progress. Lost Grehk and Fwuvoghor. Lots of kills towards the end.
So anyway, Enweil may have been targeted by Overlord this invasion (which was sort of their own fault) but then so was the realm that I was actually talking about, Thalmarkin, and that was 100% our own fault. My point being not one realm is responsible for the survival of BT, we're all responsible, but you can't argue the extent of Thalmarkin's involvement in BT's victory throughout the entire invasion. We set out to keep BT alive and have as much fun possible doing so and we succeeded.