Rightarm Islanders

From: Jeff Richard <richaje_at_IlaEZAW39wkbA8dlTJ2X40di2yibhX6mJoKAqYthFo5L2qcBJhEc72DDWKlAsg_F-aET>
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:18:26 -0000

Simon -

I know there aren't many Rightarm Islanders (about 31K if I recall), but I have assumed that they were crucial in creating and manning the Kethaelan navy. Have you played around much with the relationship between the Kethaelan Navy and the Rightarm Islanders?

Assuming that a significant portion of the navy is manned by the Rightarm Islanders, the destruction of the fleet in 1616 must have hit the Islanders harder than any other group in Kethaela. If just 5k sailors died (which is probably low given that a fleet of 100 triremes might have as many as 15-20,000 people), the social impact must have been unimaginable.

Anyways, I am curious about your thoughts along those lines....

Jeff