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[ROOTless]

In medieval ireland? the Connacht bit?
In some areas you can hardly kick a path clear of the little blighters.

[Ingo Monk]

Bahahaha that's kewl!

[Retread]

Well, just be glad you aren't doing it in Germany. You'd have to deal with those Knockers in every cave ye be travellin' in. Called 'em "gnomes" they did.

[Gabriel]

Did they wear red hats???

Gabriel

[Retread]

No, but one of them had a fox named "Swift" that he rode around on...

[Gabriel]

Sounds pretty neat.

Gabriel

[Retread]

Definitely.

Now for history, what the crap is going in China in 2050+? I mean, they say it breaks into a bunch of feudal warlord states with guerillas and such?

[kv]

According to Fasa, all of southeast asia is like that- there's no clear political lines for years.

(Although apparently Hong Kong and Taiwan ended up as Seattle-like principalities)

   -kv

[Gabriel]

Get the Shadows of Asia book for all of that paydata. Personally, I stopped buying the "Shadows of" books. But I can imagine that it will answer any of your questions. I'm kind of curious to find out why Japan hasn't gobbled up some of their neighbors during the power strugles. I would think that Japan would have been the first ones to take advantage of a destabalized power base in Asia.

Gabriel

[Retread]

I suspect that it's not as simple as that because a lot of other megas have resources and subsidiaries all throughout Asia and having Japan unilaterally attack those countries would have the Corporate Council drop a nice fat Omega Order on the instigating Japanacorps. Granted, during the Year of the Comet, Imperial Japan had some nasty problems...

[Gabriel]

Well there's the rub: the corprations are seperate from the government, so the Emporer can do what he wants to without having to ask the Corps. The reality would be that it would have all kinds of financial implications in Japan if he did this, but the corporate court would have no realu authority unless it "found" colusion between the japanacorps and the Japanese government. And of course with the Corporate Court's power, I'm sure it could "find" and evidence it needed to. So yeah, you may be on to something there.

Now how did I talk myself OUT of my point of view??

Gabriel

[Retread]

I am strong in The Force?

I'd wager that the Japanacorps are split in authority and fealty to the Emperor, especially a child-like Emperor. Several of the mega-corps look at it in a sense of false duty scheming behind the scenes, while others are honor-bound. I can only wonder how the Yakuza feel about the Emperor...

[Gabriel]

Well, there have been attempts on his life, that's for sure. But it seems like the "kid" has some powerful frineds.

Gabriel

[Retread]

Well, if the story of him surviving a volcanic eruption are true then... yeah

[kv]

Yeah, does anyone know the deal with that?

I've heard of like over fifteen attempts on his life, none of which ever were successful. Including a major volcanic eruption. What sort of friends can get you out of trouble with a seismic event like that?

   -kv