[quote=FiendishFox]
Well I was intending to play the evil slaver orcs, but as that's not possible could I take Region 12 instead?
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I don't see why not, but be advised: Bohaddon is the former capital province of the now-defunct Empire, and its history and culture will be influenced by its ancestry. I'll be expecting things like Latin names. The flag will have to stay, and the name, but the Government is upto you.