"= the problem with having one empire. is that it spreads out large enough and it will schism into two, four, eight, empires, as one empress or emperor is inherently limited in the sheer distance command can effectively travel without the threat of enforcement chain falling apart as things grow looser near the edges. so you find central empires and variants, with rebellious strips of chaos in between.. ="
tHAT IS WHAT I'M SAYING. IT'S WHAT I BEEN SAYING GIRL THERE'S ONE OF YOU AND A TRILLION OF US you cannot HOPE to stamp out that many roaches {us}
"= yes but they still do control. the useful resources. usually. it depends where you are able to travel, that is everything. ="
It is hard to believe that there are spaces outside of Alternian control because of just how big the empire is, but those pockets exist. The ability to get there, yeah, that's the bitch...