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I can see the Concordat being a source of irritation for the Combine leadership, given the lure it probably exerts on the low-class workforce, who are supposed to be slaving away in factories and not running off to join what they presumably see as some sort of cybernetic utopia (it has a representative government and free implants for everyone!). Meanwhile, the Covenant would probably be quite interested in trading for its technologies, which might be a source of internal friction between the two (and the Union, provided either side manages to convince them that cybernetics are actually relevant in one way or another).

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You posted after I'd started my last post or I would've covered things there.

That's exactly the kind of appeal I'm envisioning for the Concordat. Downtrodden masses sucked in by fancy implants and the promise of utopia. Nice source of tension with a state that relies on downtrodden masses.

[@Klomster] Alright, duly noted. Schaferkin will make up any significant chunk of the Concordat's population.