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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 2867567" data-attributes="member: 177">Yep.  The fact that one man, even a high-level wizard, simply cannot control the minds and bodies of an entire nation by force.  Even if he's the mightiest man around, he simply cannot be everywhere at once personally.Ergo, whoever leads has to lead by virtue of getting other people to do his bidding for him.  One way of doing that is through personal might, but that is not the only, or even the most reliable, way to motivate people to do your bidding.  Remember that people's behavior does not always follow what seems "logical".  Religion, philosophy, and tradition are powerful forces in the human (and presumably non-human) psyche.  Powerful enough to beat skill with a sword or arcane incantations.</blockquote>