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Message: <blockquote data-quote="danbala" data-source="post: 828100" data-attributes="member: 8464">Wil, I just bought my copy and I've read about half of it. Nice work on the book -- it has been entertaining to read. But I was left with some big picture questions. (I have not completely read the book so I apologize if these answers are in there somewhere).Its clear from the stuff I have read so far that Izrador has almost completely crushed human culture and is on the verge of crushing the various cultures of the fey. Initially, Izrador's war was a war of conquest. Now my impression is that he is no longer making war (except with the elves and dwarves) and now his minions have settled in for an occupation of some kind.It seems that Izrador has stopped his war after successfully erradicating human culture (in most cases) but he has left many humans alive. My impression is that they now cling to survival like vermin. What does Izrador plan to replace human culture with? Is his goal simply extermination? If so, why did he stop actively killing them?Or does keeping humans around serve some other purpose for him? If he plans to keep humans around, what sort of culture does he expect them to adopt? Will he promote a return of some of the hallmarks of civilization (coinage, trade, cities)? Or does he have some other vision? Or has he essentially forgotten about the humans already?Related question: why does he hate humans so much? If he craves power, why destroy the civilization that he seeks to rule? Or are the humans simply in between Izrador and some greater purpose?</blockquote>

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