So thanks to the legendary lore mod 🥰 I noticed that Malekith basically has changed all of Druchii society on a whim several times over the millennia. Some short examples for those who don’t see where this is going:

-he decreed that wizards just simply weren’t going to be a thing and murdered them…and any other male with strong magical abilities bc of a prophecy saying that one would rise up and un-alive him.

-he decreed that only HE (lol) could ride chariots into battle bc his was so baller that he didn’t wanna risk someone one-upping him

-He forced several lords to raise dragons. While a great honor no matter how you slice it…that’s centuries of tending to a murderous winged beast who very likely spends a long time…as an adolescent. There’s probably a reason you can recruit so many extras.

So that aside…I kinda enjoy the rebellions now. Because this time around I know it’s more than just “oh he fucked the city up in a takeover”. No no no…in all likelihood it was probably just some guys waiting for a semi-valid excuse to pay the king back for any number of reasons. So now when I see one pop up, I don’t think “free slaves!!!!” Instead now the official headcanon is “ok I probably fucking deserved this but…slaves”.

And off to Ghrond they go! I can’t wait to do this but with angry fire dwarves who like big dakkas. You just KNOW they’re gonna have constant rebellions to deal with because there ain’t no economy like a TWW slave economy 😈. Cathay is going to have bigger and shootier problems than warbands in the future. I really hope y’all get a reload speed buff or something.