[quote=@Izaka Sazaka]
[@1Charak2]

I mean, if you think about it this is just another incentive for the races to ally together, specifically for the Leps to ally with a physically strong race that can assist in the heavy lifting of crafting (mat gathering, strength checks) and/or a magically gifted race to further boost the effectiveness of their inventions.

You could see it merely as another fold of genius in the game design.
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Yup it is pretty much important that the Leps get ally's to make their inventions potent as hell. 

Now imagine if a race somehow thought it was a good idea to slay the leps if they don't comply with Manuel labour...

you sir just enslaved a massive factory. 

which means that the race leader would probably be a high priority target for enemy's that are against leprechaun ally's because once they kill the race leader then the leprechauns are kinda fudged...