Superb. This gets us a parallel to one of the key atrocities in the Iliad -- Achilles' abuse of Hector's corpse -- which is, in the end (let me remind the Heortling and Imperial corpse-mucking fanatics) the cause for a lovely bit of respect and quasi-reconciliation at the very end of the book: Hector's funeral.
I suggest that if we *do* start abusing the afterlife ("dishonouring the fallen", as my scary friend in black has it) as a siege tactic, we have problems arise, followed by a HQish/peacemaking kinda plot to resolve the issue, plus a grand funeral scene afterwards.
You might even see a Heortling embassy attending the mass funeral (and funeral games, funeral feast, etc.) of their Lunar foes, and vice versa. Duelling hospitality... :-)
Cheers, Nick
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