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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RealAlHazred" data-source="post: 6748862" data-attributes="member: 25818">Originally posted by DoctorBadWolf:All great points, but there are a few factors that make it hard for me to abandon my current thinking on the subject. First, that's a whole century. Nations can completely transform themselves in less time than that. Within a decade, they would have (as always, IMO) gotten their defenses up and figured out their strengths and weaknesses. Within two decades, they would have had arcane colleges, research labs, etc built and staffed. Second, Cyre was the seat of Galifar's government. That means, to me, that they would have had more Citadel trained spies than any nation other than Breland, more Rekkenmark trained generals than anyone but Karrnath, and more Congress trained Mages than anyone but Aundair. Paladins of the silver flame, not so sure of. In fact, right at the start, I'd expect them to have more active, fully trained veteran spies than Breland. That would quickly change, of course.There would also have been important figures in magical and alchemical research reporting regularly to the capital, and even people in the know working as liaisons, etc. Over the course of a century, it is very reasonable for a rich nation to build up research facilities. Now, I read your other post, and you make good sense. What I think the divide is, is that I see the Aundair focusing a bit more on new spells and techniques, but Cyre being the place willing to fund your crazy alchemy/techy magic research that might not pan out for another 30 years, and thus benefiting from that research, just as science works IRL. So, combine the second most non Cannith research of the nations with much more money than any of them, and the application of new magical knowledge would, IMO, lead to Cyre having the "tech" advantage, even if Aundair has many more spellcasters to shoot fire at the enemy.</blockquote>

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