Some of you silly factions amuse me with all your talks of diplomacy and agreements. When you show weakness, you should expect to be swarmed and destroyed. Take advantage of every opportunity, leave no hole in your defense, learn to adapt to the world as it changes around you. If you are willing to have a massively inflated ego, defend it as the mercs did when they were attacked. This is the Calradia, there is no good and evil, right or wrong, there is only power and those to weak wield it. An average serf from the Fallen Steppe would be better fit to rule an empire than some of you swine.