[quote=@Pepperm1nts]
Random thought: Wouldn't it make sense for the [i]Vacare[/i] to have been kept on a very tight leash by the Empire? Kind of how like in The Witcher (odd example, but still) the mages of Nilfgaard were considered valuable but very disposal assets. I was hoping [i]Vacare[/i] would be less prevalent, but that's just me personally. It just kind of makes sense to me that the Empire would consider these super-human people to be a potential threat, and actively suppress them. Using their potential, but never allowing it to grow out of their control. Now that the Emperor is dead, many [i]Vacare[/i] could be using the opportunity to break away or push reform. Some of the loyalist, obedient [i]Vacare[/i] would try to preserve the status quo to keep their cushy positions in the court.
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That's a fair point actually. 

I could even make one of the Rankov's goals getting access to enough Vacare to see how their talents could be enhanced by genetic engineering. Instead of a separate cabal, the Vacares in Virezhir would be attached to the Imperial forces deployed in the sector