You mean to include, Astrum, Morek Empire, Dhara in that list? There was an ancient saying that went something like the following: Geography wasn't created to be equal, the geography was created to inspire conflict and concentrations of power.
Astrum has a very strong position, as does D'hara and so does Luria. The same was true for the core of cities of the Old Morek Empire. Power congeals around these Geographical hotspots. Please stop with this already.
Astrum, yes. Morek, definately not. D'Hara, not really.
Astrum and Luria both concentrate many rich cities in a tight cluster. Morek has no city cluster, I have no idea what the hell you are talking about. D'Hara has a sort of city cluster but the cities are sub par and lack the regions needed to feed them. Luria has 2 of the top 7 richest cities on Dwilight, 2 of the top 5 when you exclude rogue regions. Outer Giask, which isn't even a city, is in the top richest regions.
No, the geography wasn't created to be equal. Doesn't mean we need to accentuate inequalities, and it certainly doesn't mean it it resulted in the conflicts it was meant to inspire. It didn't create jealousy where realms would compete for these valuable spots, it only made hegemonies of those who settled there, who then had the luxury to dictate their will on neighbors, who never really stood a fighting chance. And since these hotspots are so far from each other, they don't really impact each other all that much.
BM might not be perfectly balanced, but it's still very much a competitive game. And these inequalities don't promote conflict, they stifle them. They just end up creating frustrations which only manifest themselves IG by people quitting and giving up.
