Wait, so you want people to break the long existing power blocks and take risks, but when Eston does exactly that--makes friends with Coria, and angers her long standing allies in the north--all of a sudden we don't have balls and don't take risks? And are "almost as bad a Darka?" Hell, I risked the whole damn Northern Alliance falling apart or coming down on top of me to sign a separate peace and make friends with Coria. THAT is taking bold risks.
Sorry you don't LIKE the risks Eston has taken, and sorry they have lead to things not working out how you want them to, but Eston has certainly taken more "risk" than any other Northern realm when it comes to breaking established power blocks.
I think he meant in the "promote fun"-kind of way. Not in the "we're scared we're going to lose everything so we'll make friends with one of our enemies"-kind of way.
