Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-17114085-20150127181142/@comment-12599067-20150130173608

(Well, I would prefer not to waste valuable resources and kill people, if I can avoid it.)

The People's Empire makes the counter-point that a trade alliance won't truly unite them in the event of foreign invasion, such as that from the nearby states of Eastmarch, Mournhold, and the Shadowblood Federation. If they are to be strong enough to hold against nations such as those, they will need to be united by more than the simple trade of goods.