Outer Tilog is dealing with this entire thing IC only but we have always been in favour of single city realms only and that no realm is destroyed completely (as it removes a food item from our menus... We still long for the days of Portions of Portions and Giblets of Giblots... The variety over the barbecue pits is somewhat lacking...)
Any who have spoken to Rakaarox about this are aware of the stance of Outer Tilog, that we agree with the ideal behind the Empire (just not that it should be called an Empire or have anyone as an Emperor... but that is a minor point that can be worked out once the ideal state is achieved...)