[quote=@Cyclone] How would you feel if thousands of giant, sentient bugs appeared near you, rapidly expanded, and killed anyone venturing into their land? You'd most likely feel threatened and want them gone. Same thing here. The other thing is that the Ruhig are similar to New Garakai in that they're aggressive expansionists and imperialists. Their culture is so militaristic that the young ones push for war just so that they have a chance to prove themselves strong and gain prestige for their family and tribe. They're mostly inspired by the ancient Celts and Germanic tribes. [/quote] Now that you mention their 'militaristic' and 'imperials' it makes sense. But this is the first time I'm hearing that, or reading, I thought they were just a bunch of tree worshippers. Either way, this had to do with Cimex vs Ruigh, not the land that was colonized, which seemed to be what you were talking about. I mentioned that the Cimex would become Civilized, it's only been 80 years, still have another 80 to go, dont expect them give a human a slap on the wrist for waltzing in, but at least they don't die for it.