The map shows that Sirion is currently the smallest its ever been. Not due to military losses, but entirely due to the new tax rules. Due to our high population cities and regions we were forced to divest from half our realm over stages. Our effective tax rates were down to about 6% at one point. Impossible to fight a war at those rates. The current small size of Sirion around 16 or 17 regions is the maximum we can sustain with acceptable tax rates. We are still the joint second largest realm, but small compared to our history.
