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<blockquote data-quote="Greybar" data-source="post: 2433785" data-attributes="member: 4938">If you've read the Song of Ice and Fire books, this sounds a lot like what happens there when the war comes calling ... though not nearly as bad as the 80K vs. 200K I'm sure.Just knowing where to put all of those people is huge.&nbsp; I like Spaz's distinction between potential wealthy (perhaps exiled nobility) and the common folk.For the wealthy, they might be able to wiggle their connections to be taken in as guests by Corsai nobility (and churches, etc.) But the longer they are there, two things will probably happen side by side:1) their hosts will chafe at the cost of their generosity.&nbsp; This will also be modified by whether the cause of the diaspora looks to be solvable in the near future, or if it is only getting worse.2) the refugees who were nobles or other powerful types are used to being in charge of their own city.&nbsp; By their own natures, they're going to try to have a say about the conduct of their host city - particular as it relates to themselves, their people, and long term solutions to the problem.For the working folk, I think alot good has been said before.&nbsp; Huge amounts of desperate violence, backlash from the local population, long buried racial and nationalistic hatreds rising again.&nbsp; The rise of groups like the mafia, which was originally a group to defend locals against the occupation and then became steadily more corrupt.Lots of potential for well-meaning people to want to kill other well-meaning people!&nbsp; The Good vs. Good battles are the best, aren't they?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Greybar, post: 2433785, member: 4938"] If you've read the [i]Song of Ice and Fire[/i] books, this sounds a lot like what happens there when the war comes calling ... though not nearly as bad as the 80K vs. 200K I'm sure. Just knowing where to put all of those people is huge. I like Spaz's distinction between potential wealthy (perhaps exiled nobility) and the common folk. For the wealthy, they might be able to wiggle their connections to be taken in as guests by Corsai nobility (and churches, etc.) But the longer they are there, two things will probably happen side by side: 1) their hosts will chafe at the cost of their generosity. This will also be modified by whether the cause of the diaspora looks to be solvable in the near future, or if it is only getting worse. 2) the refugees who were nobles or other powerful types are used to being in charge of their own city. By their own natures, they're going to try to have a say about the conduct of their host city - particular as it relates to themselves, their people, and long term solutions to the problem. For the working folk, I think alot good has been said before. Huge amounts of desperate violence, backlash from the local population, long buried racial and nationalistic hatreds rising again. The rise of groups like the mafia, which was originally a group to defend locals against the occupation and then became steadily more corrupt. Lots of potential for well-meaning people to want to kill other well-meaning people! The Good vs. Good battles are the best, aren't they? [/QUOTE]

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