Now, obviously, I don't want to jump into much OOC analysis given the fact that I'm kinda in the thick of it, but quite honestly, I think Silnaria would've been fine either way.
On one hand, we've had a couple weeks of diplomatic jockeying and quasi-wars... The board was pretty much set before the rebellion. It'd be a big messy war and it
may have been fun depending on your definition. Personally, I think a surprising number of realms would've just sat out, making it fairly well-balanced.
On the other hand, it's a pretty likely case that Ravendon taking the helm back will prevent Silnaria from being attacked immediately, but I never planned to just reserve space on the map. Merlin's definitely changed Atamara, but
everyone knows that and fears it.I do want to put one thing to rest, though; this has nothing to do with foreign governments. Ask General Enri... Ravendon got pretty nasty with him about it.
To the players who are OOC concerned Silnaria will get boring, just wait a little and see what happens. This right here should be proof enough that you can make something interesting yourself; a tip Merlin taught me.