B) have collapsed in player population to the point where they have more regions than players
Regardless of the other claims, of which I really don't have much to comment, this isn't true.
Only two realms on Dwilight have more regions than nobles: Astrum and Morek. Fissoa has 1.4 nobles per region, and D'Hara is among the highest in the game at 2.6. Even Swordfell has 1.44.
Both Fissoa and D'Hara have lost regions, but so has Luria.
One thing I always wondered, is why those displaced nobles from Barca/Asylon, etc. haven't teamed up with Morek to colonize Poryatown. Morek took the city without even breaking a sweat. A quick duchy appoint appointment ans secession, and Luria has a big problem right in their own backyard. And it's not like Morek can't afford to equip a few dozen nobles to the teeth with a few hundred soldiers each, and then hand them each a couple thousand bonds to buy militia.
