> From: Frank Rafaelsen <rafael_at_nvg.ntnu.no>
> The fact that there are several large competing nations and a lot of
> smalle nations suggest to me that there is a very well established balance
> of power system in the region. I frankly don't see how the smaller
> nations could have survived this long without a system like this..
Several of the smaller nations were once "Great" nations, but have
lost out over time (frex, Rhinos), and several have died out entirely
(frex, long-nose). The "balance" is just a lack of payoff for actually
finishing off the smaller nation.