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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NewJeffCT" data-source="post: 1792974" data-attributes="member: 10784">Good points Realm…Yes, Paladin Bob may be a good man with great intentions – but, is there not an old cliché saying that “good intentions pave the way to hell”?Like I said in one of my replies earlier, I cannot imagine Americans laying down their sovereignty at the thought of being ruled by China, Russia, the EU or whomever – even if it meant long lasting peace and even if we could prove the intentions of the other nation was good via divination spells.Also, as you state, do not forget that over the 100+ years of on and off war and continual dislike or outright hatred, a lot of prejudices will likely have been built up: “Can you believe in the Kingdom of B, they actually sell their children into slavery?” or “In the Kingdom of D, women are considered chattel to be owned by men.”And, my original thought was actually this, which I did not post in my original...  There is a greater evil lurking.  The 5 kingdoms are somewhat sheltered by the Great River & marshes and not many know about the Evil Empire on their border being so concerned with one another.  Consequently, the Evil Empire of F has never really taken notice of the 5 fairly small kingdoms on the other side of the Great River & marshes.  The farmland of the 5 kingdoms is nothing special and there are no major deposits of gems or iron within the kingdom’s borders that make it worth the military force it would take to conquer the 5 kingdoms.  None of the 5 individually posed any sort of threat to the Empire’s great military might, and they were more concerned with conquest in the other direction.  F could be hobgoblins, orcs or just humans under an evil leader.However, if the 5 kingdoms are united, the Evil Empire may be forced to take another look at the United Kingdoms on its border.  5 kingdoms with 1,000 soldiers each is not much of a threat.  However, a united kingdom with 5,000 soldiers and a new 10,000 man fanatical peasant militia looks threatening.  So, it is possible that Paladin Bob’s good intentions could pave the way to a greater evil.</blockquote>

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