Hm. Most all of what I got from it myself was, killing a Leader = taking over everything that was theirs (troops, territory, bases, etc) but I'm not entirely sure it had to be the other way around, since they never specified, exactly. Semantics, semantics. :|
Then again, the Wolves did get pasted by Varin -- Vishuddha fell to him alone and all that, but that doesn't mean Varin actually beat them, officially. He just took their land. I know the Wolves kept their white, but I'm reasonably certain the Temple would've given Serph the status of victor, since it was the Embryon that technically ended... that mess.
Even if Harley himself were allowed to go free, and they wouldn't let him take anyone or anything else with him, I don't think he'd have been in any mindset to try arguing with them. He'd probably have just been glad enough to be allowed to live, he'd have run off and not dared show his face around there again. Maybe recruited a few of the new people in the Junkyard who hadn't yet found a Tribe, for protection... who knows. Even starting over from zero is better than dying.
I really wonder what would've happened if he hadn't snapped. If it'd save him from being killed, well -- I don't remember anywhere that it talked about POWs or whatever. For all I know, they could've even forcibly enlisted Harley as one of their infantry, like Varin did with most of the Solids. Not that he'd have been a great help to them, but if it spared his life, I don't see him being in any mindset to refuse.
TL;DR -- nuts to the SMT team for not going on in detail about the different possible scenarios for us? :(
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Date: 2010-05-09 07:38 am (UTC)Then again, the Wolves did get pasted by Varin -- Vishuddha fell to him alone and all that, but that doesn't mean Varin actually beat them, officially. He just took their land. I know the Wolves kept their white, but I'm reasonably certain the Temple would've given Serph the status of victor, since it was the Embryon that technically ended... that mess.
Even if Harley himself were allowed to go free, and they wouldn't let him take anyone or anything else with him, I don't think he'd have been in any mindset to try arguing with them. He'd probably have just been glad enough to be allowed to live, he'd have run off and not dared show his face around there again. Maybe recruited a few of the new people in the Junkyard who hadn't yet found a Tribe, for protection... who knows. Even starting over from zero is better than dying.
I really wonder what would've happened if he hadn't snapped. If it'd save him from being killed, well -- I don't remember anywhere that it talked about POWs or whatever. For all I know, they could've even forcibly enlisted Harley as one of their infantry, like Varin did with most of the Solids. Not that he'd have been a great help to them, but if it spared his life, I don't see him being in any mindset to refuse.
TL;DR -- nuts to the SMT team for not going on in detail about the different possible scenarios for us? :(