No worries, I understood. :) Nevertheless, you're right - we ought to keep it as primeval as possible, to allow our histories to develop as organically as possible. I kind of hope we can set things back to pre-citybuilding times, but as long as everyone else keeps creating urbanized cultures, Taravasa stands!

Zamiel, by my understanding, slots aren't quite being "taken" yet - these are applications, and when Captios is ready to set things off, he'll choose which ones are up to scratch. That being said, I know LOTS of people are going for Cradle West, so if you go that route, read what everyone else has done and try to do something that breaks the mold a little. ;)