I know not whether it was to purify myself, or merely to escape the source of my impure thoughts.

We have to strengthen the bonds between guilds.

A guild is the confidence and good will of each individual, and from them the tough bonds that are formed.

They were all bound by a powerful attack inhibition and their own death feedback.

The hierarchy is extremely rigid.

Sir, we can't just keep trading blows with the rebels like this - it's only strengthening their resolve.

They're built like small fortresses to resist the weather, but their one weakness is flame.

For too long he's been hand-picked by the Emperor, and given emphatic nods by milk-drinking Jarls addicted to Imperial coin.

And you'd bloody lose, you idiot. Mass mobilization, inciting peasants to take up their scythes, straighten them - where's the art in that? Much harder to build a strong state with healthy commerce, manufacturing, solid alliances, progressive science, and fair, independent courts that hand down just judgments.