[quote=@Ophidian] ..... Man. The one who ended up in charge of Zaskar really screwed the pooch huh? [/quote] Indeed, it i fair to say if he survivied said uprising he was not prinitted to keep his head. :K Also, know- obviously- Ravinkra will be seeking to return said colony to the fold once more. Especially considering how expansionist the current ruler is. That said expect something of a cold war for most of the start of the RP. [quote=@Ophidian] I've been considering a state-run aircraft based courier service for my own nation-my reasoning being Zaskar is a big place, and markedly less "civilized" in the sense of not having to worry about things like SPIDER WASPS. And also, perhaps, less urbanized in general, and more scattered. So an aircraft based mail service makes remarkable sense-it's a good stopgap, and it'd be fairly fast. Hm. Also been tossing around some of the island included in Zaskar's claim being, officially, "free ports" under Zaskar's protection. Technically indepedent. So, [i]of course[/i], Zaskar knows nothing about the pirates supposedly operating out of these ports and preying upon imperial shipping. Absolutely. Nothing. [/quote] On that note... Funny you should mention pirates seeing as I had a similar idea in making on of my further and larger port cities a haven for mercenaries and 'privateers'. XD I forsee a long-standing proxy war between former colony and Ravinkra using pirates/privateers.