Isilith wrote:n7axw wrote:
Perhaps the EOC could annex Armaggedon Reef... They'd be safe there. Who knows, they might even get used to it!
Don
I am already on record as saying that Armageddon Reef is well within the sphere of Charis, and should be annexed and settled as soon as possible.
Why?
I mean, as why not's go, there's that it's ground zero for Shan-wei's touch upon Safehold: colonizing it will not play well in Peoria. (Pyohrya?)
But beyond that, it's off good routes from almost any useful A to B. I suppose if you were going from Manchyr to Samson's Land or vice versa, you'd come across an exception, but really, southern Charis should do.
The EoC is not hard up for land to settle. There's no population pressure in Tarot, Charis, Emerald, Chisholm, Zebediah, or Corisande. Margaret's Land is a bit thin for people; Silverlode, the Raven Lands, Fallos, Hammer Island, are all very, very thin on people.
If there are copious natural resources down that way, tht may be something, but again, all those seriously underpopulated areas already shine for that. There are references to fishing down near Armageddon Reef, but for that, Samson's Land (if you feel like crowding Desnair permanently) or southern Charis and Silverlode will do nicely.
Surely the EoC has an interest in preventing someone else from claiming Armageddon Reef, but when that's currently and for any foreseeable future moot anyway, there's no compelling need to claim and occupy it themselves to prevent it.