el-remmen
Moderator Emeritus
I don’t want to explain how a stronger, tougher, intelligent race with an organised expansionist militant society hasnt already conquered the neighbouring nations.
I mean, to each their own - but I explained it pretty easily above: they have an empire across the sea. They've already conquered their neighbors long ago, but only just now reaching where the campaign takes places and beginning to have influence to prepare for some future military and/or cultural invasion. This is something that can either be the focus of a campaign OR just work as a backdrop for why PCs only encounter hobbos occasionally (as I suggested, foreign mercenaries).
Edit to add: And since it is "across the sea" - I have not bothered detailing it beyond "big ideas."