- Jun 7, 2017
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-Everyone except for the Hawatians were already part of the Khaganate for ages, a fact that is being brought up in every parley. So "their family" were under the Khaganate for ages and are simply trading one Khan for another. Sure, your rule will definitely be with a way closer eye on them and way more direct orders than they are used to, but there is still a huge difference between that and them actually being independent for ages and forced to give up their independence.I kind of agree, that some would probably see sense and acquiesce.
But, dont forget, for some peoples\races\species, they have other things to consider:
- History - Their family may have been rulers for donkey's years. Maybe they'd rather die trying, than not try at all.
Conversely, they may have just taken power, so do not want to give it up without a fight.
- Pride\Ego - Perhaps they think they're smarter than the conquered peoples. Perhaps they think they have better troops, greater numbers, superior training, etc.
- Culture\Not wanting to be seen as weak - Perhaps they think that, if they roll over, the new Khan will lose all respect for them and assign one of the ruler's underlings as head of state. Or, say they get control back, the underlings who see them as weak may start a rebellion\civil war. If all underlings see them as weak, it will be over very quickly.
Not to mention, if they are isolated & don't welcome contact with other fiefs, they might not actually even know that MC has conquered all others.
This also applies to any who have recently taken power & do not have the networks established to receive such news.
Many justifiable reasons to not roll over.
-That makes sense when you have someone like the Orcs or the Hawatians, as each of them has something that they excel at way better than anyone you conquered up to that point (Strength/ Technological Advancements in the aforementioned cases) so they believe that having that something will be what allows them to beat you. That is exactly what has stopped making sense now.No one is more advanced than the Hawatians and no one is stronger than the Orcs (except for Ogres/Trolls, but they haven't been referenced so I am not sure they exist in this world. Even if they do they aren't the kind to build a kingdom with a king and a hierarchy, but I still would be fine with them not submitting. Maybe even the Centaurs in fear of you treating them like horses and riding them/using them as carriage.), yet you beat them and strengthened your army with them. So until you reach the western sister that one doesn't really work anymore.
-That one is plausible, but even in that scenario it would make no sense for them to insult and mock you like every wench so far has done in the parley. They would politely reject your request in this case.
-this isn't a series of far away and isolated Islands though. Each fiefdom has direct borders with many others, and we have seen multiple times during the infiltration missions that even the common people in far away locations know about your invasions (remember the discussion in the small town in the middle of the freaking desert when you had barely conquered anything?), let alone the freaking queen who is definitely updated on anything that endangers her reign.