Did somebody ask for numbers? (no one did but I have them for AT anyway.)
Same-realm doubles (as in pairs not nobles) (total noble count):
Rielston- 4 (11)
Strombran- 2 (21)
Minas Leon- 3 (16)
CE- 7 (48)
Tara- 6 (33)
Suville- 4 (18)
Talerium- 7 (34)
Caergoth- 3 (18)
Grand Duchy Wayburg- 2 (7)
Shadowhaven- 0 (4)
Doubles spread between realms: (25 doubles total)
CE/talerium- 2
CE/ML- 1
CE/strombran- 8
CE/Suville- 1
CE/Shadowhaven- 1
Caergoth/Shadowhaven-1
Tara/ML- 1
Tara/Caergoth- 3
Tara/Talerium- 3
Strombran/Caergoth- 1
Strombran/Suville- 1
Rielston/Caergoth- 1
Rielston/Talerium- 1
Also 5 of those doubles are advies sorry didn't keep track which. (one is a CE/CE one is a Tara/Talerium....)
In terms of nobles who are guaranteed to leave a particular realm (same realm pairs), this is going to hurt Rielston, GDW, and Suville the most. Is that an improvement I don't know. The split pairs are mostly going to slim down CE bloc (though not necessarily CE). Exception Shadowhaven, who might lose two nobles out of four if they like their other realms better.
Conclusion: It's going to depend on which way people bail. The results of this change could range from We have a chance! to WHY???
