[Dragaera] States and violence (was Re: OT: Ray Bradbury)

[Alain Feeny]

On 23-Jul-07, at 11:58 AM, Howard Brazee wrote:

> Jerry Friedman wrote:
>>> In a feudal society, a Lord has pretty much free reign within his  
>>> own
>>> demense.
>>>
>>> Assuming that the entirety of the war between Fornia and Morrolan  
>>> occurs
>>>
>>> within their respective territories, there is no reason for the  
>>> Empire
>>> to be involved in any way.
>>>
>>> (IIRC, Sethra and Morrolan's plans for the war called for them to  
>>> invade
>>> Fornia's lands, then camp out and wait for a counter-attack, so  
>>> it seems
>>> likely the entire affair was conducted within Fornia County.)
>>>
>>
>>
> What examples do we have where a state with the power of the Empire  
> has
> allowed vassal states free reign to war with each other?

I think this is better stated as what examples do we have where a  
state has clans (houses) with the temperment of Dragons and Dzur?  
Small localized wars are simply a means to keep the populace happy.