Also our intent with Alara at the start of the war wasn't one of annexation but punishment. Many nobles took the insults thrown at them (generally) and Selenia (specifically) to heart, which led to the decision to go to war with them, their continued taunting afterward led to the goal to become being rid of them. Their use of odious looting methods (rape, genocide) only strengthened that sentiment. We've never had great ambitions toward Minas Novan or Perleone regions, our intent was driving them out of the war, until Minas decided to declare Hatred and employ the same looting methods led to our mutual Hatred and the decision to drive their holdings rogue (letting Stegman stay there didn't help) and leave them largely as such (who wants to be the Lord of a dirty little town or it's stick farmers anyway
). Perleone had long been a non-factor in the war, a few poorly planned raids into Oc Lu Pesh and their general taking the long way around to join the raiding. We had no particular plans for their regions. We're hardly the empire builders we're being made out to be.
