>Just a quick belated thought about this debate.
But worth the wait?
Seriously, you raised good points. I think the lunars employ another 'wooing tactic' as well in Far Point: enticing locals to convert by giving them better trade/economical privileges and access to better lands, recently 'evacuated' by rebel steads (not a bad deal, considering the lack of premium lands in boggy Far Point).
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