...Shakor has yet to be punished for any of his actions...

That is the difference.

The operative word in that sentence is yet. Even the Sanmatar is accountable to those whom he leads.

I do admit, however, that I don't understand why the Tribal Council has been so silent on this matter or, why there's been little public demand for answers and accountability.

Kador is not the Empire as a whole. He is the equivalent of a member state, and he acted alone when he invaded Solitude. He was punished as a result, when the Empire - or, specifically, the Empress - policed itself in this instance.

Beyond the electing not to escalate after the Federation showed up and tore Kador a new *******, she also held him quite accountable for his actions, and ensured that he would not be able to do what he did again by confiscating the remains of his naval forces after the incident.

after the incident.

I made a promise that I would respond in kind to actions affecting the wellbeing of our great and holy Empire, be they good or ill. The failure of Uriam's private military adventure has caused the Empire significant inconvenience at home and abroad. As such I will be imposing commensurate inconvenience upon him. All Kador-aligned military forces and assets will be turned over to the Ministry of War for reassignment, and Heir Uriam will in the future be expected and required to conduct himself in a manner which the Ministry of Internal Order deems acceptable.

The truth of the matter is that nobody seems to have any idea about the true motivations of the Kador invasion. Bickering about this topic has no point until that matter is brought to light.

And seeing as that'll happen when Heth announces his secret male Gallente lover and sets up as a go-go dancer...

You're welcome for that image, by the way.

And seeing as that'll happen when Heth announces his secret male Gallente lover and sets up as a go-go dancer...

You're welcome for that image, by the way.

A Reclaiming might be more effective now, but I wonder if a new wave of slaves might stall the Empire's progress.

A Reclaiming might be more effective now

It's not my place to speak of such things, but I've got to wonder what form this Reclaiming might take. Didn't Heideran start to see Reclaiming as more of a metaphor for religious conversions?

Recent Developments suggest that leaders within the empire come to the situation with vastly different motivations and temperaments. Those among my particular circles in the Kingdom do not see this kind of war as beneficial. Among the negatives would be a significant hindrance to trade and industry across borders.

You do not speak for Khanid II.

And you do even less, heretic.

I came to a conclusion quite some time ago regarding what would happen if the imperials attempted another invasion of our worlds. I still believe this to be the case.

Assuming no outside intervention (assistance from the Federation, CONCORD, etc.) it's certain that the numerical advantage held by the Amarr military would overrun Republic forces. How long that would take I have no way of predicting but, it would happen. Given that we have absolutely no intention of ever living as slaves again we'd likely fight to the very last person, practice a scorched earth policy of destroying any and everything of value, carry out hit and run harassment raids, suicide attacks, etc. We'd fight an asymmetrical, long-term guerrilla war on a scale never seen before. In short, we'd do everything in our power to make "Amarr Victor" so costly and weaken the Empire to such an extent that one of two scenarios would occur:

• the massive drain on resources would collapse their economy leading to internal upheaval and eventually a civil war that would topple the Empire from within or,


• the massive long-term commitment of personnel and equipment needed to secure the newly acquired Matari worlds would drain resources and stretch the imperial military so thinly that the Empire would be vulnerable to invasion by another sovereign entity (the Federation) or, to organized terrorist/criminal enterprises (Blood Raiders, Sansha, or Angels). Unable to withstand attacks on multiple fronts the Empire would be destroyed from without.

Either way the Empire would be destroyed along with the Republic. It's the old doctrine of mutually assured destruction. I rather doubt the (sane) citizens of Amarr are willing to pay this price. I know that personally I'd rather live so long as it doesn't involve me (and 9 future generations of Rellas) being subservient to Jamyl and her deity. In the end we can either find a way to move forward and live together in some kind of stable situation or, die together. Hopefully leaders on all sides will reach this conclusion and stop this madness.

You do not speak for Khanid II.

And I thought the EoM were the only apocalyptic-themed cult around these days! You surprise me with such a prophecy of doom-and-gloom.

I'm sure the Udorians, or the Earlurians, or the NiKunni, or even the Khanid felt their worlds would come to and end as well, or perhaps that they'd "go out fighting."

Rubbish.

It's funny when people mention how Uriam Kador is "one of the most powerful people in the Empire after the Empress", and is "acting insane", and that this is an indication of the Wrongness of the Imperial system, when....

A Gallente senator, one of the most powerful people in the Federation after the President, believed himself to be a teenage girl while under the influence of a Caldari-manufactured transcranial microcontroller. Whilst in the Senate chamber itself!

Demonstratable insane behaviour.

Hurr~

The difference being is it's rather easier to do away with a problem Senator than a problem Heir.

One of the benefits of the flexible nature of democracy, you see.

Same thing goes with a problem President and a Problem Empress.

Think about it, people only need to put up with a crazed President for one term (you could argue it's their fault for electing him and their responsibility) meanwhile, an Emperor or Empress that's going off the walls is holding back their nation for as long as they live.