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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bawylie" data-source="post: 8179732" data-attributes="member: 6776133">1.) Entangled alliances and obligations 2.) Sport / Glory3.) Conquest as evidence of might4.) Perceived heresy between two or more very similar empires over a very slight difference of orthodoxy (doesn’t have to be religious)5.) Honor impugned / honor redressed6.) An old grudge simmers over7.) The stars align such that one group interprets a providence or omen and decides to act on it8.) Lies and deceit9.) Incompetence (no one knows why Empire A attacked, could be as simple as someone breaking ranks and firing when they shouldn’t have, but once it started there was no turning back)10.) Corruption and coverup11.) Coercion and blackmail12.) Love unrequited / forbidden / requited but otherwise obligated or unavailable13.) For the Greater Good14.) For Unity / Order15.) To forestall doom16.) To keep the people at home United against a common foe17.) To win an upcoming election or keep a position 18.) To accelerate decline</blockquote>