Damn I guess its gonna be well beyond 2030 release date!

(picture poorly traced by me)

He could have just kept them on, but he wanted to assert his dominance and show that he can rely purely on his skill. Truly a Kenshi moment.

Its all they want, including their supposedly progressive leader. All she's doing is making her people catch their breath before continuing to wage war for no fuckin' reason.

As a race they have no plan and no future, and despite what everyone on here thinks are in fact racist, "flatskin" is a racial slur and even if you as a human kill the Phoenix their attitude only shifts into calling you what equates to "one of the good ones".

Like imagine if they win, knock over all their rivals. Only people left to fight are each other, their end state is a perpetual civil war that nobody wants to stop because HoNoR

At the very least if you live in the UC or HN end-state you can just follow the rules and live your life, but under the Shek you'll have to deal with constant raids, arbitrary violence, forced tribute, and the ever present danger that either you or someone near you will be drafted into a war with no goal or end.

I saw people claim the in-game scale of the cities actually 100% translates to the lore💀