I mean it's true, but it's much easier to handle protocol stuff during peace time than when resources are stretched due to an on-going war. I know it basically isn't even thought about as far as HSR is concerned, but people need to get paid, and war is expensive. Paying the prison guards is gonna get difficult when most of the funds are going to fighting for survival...
There's a reason "take no prisoners" was an actual policy during war when fighting got intense. It wasn't even about mercy or showing ethical consideration, it was about the logistical nightmare of taking prisoners while also dealing with battle. POWs only became a thing when prisoner exchange brought about bigger political gains than military confrontation. And given Borisin's cultural attitude, there's no real political value to Hoolay as a prison other than keeping Foxians happy. And that goes back to my previous point of doubting Foxians are gonna be raising a ruckus over Hoolay when there's a battle for their survival on the line.
The entire set up for Hoolay is really poorly thought out and so obviously copied from period drama where no single person is so super-humanly powerful they can destroy an entire freaking army. Taking prisoner of an invading tribe's leader? Makes sense. Taking prisoner of a guy that can destroy an entire army by himself? Impractical.
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Date: 2024-09-14 06:12 (UTC)I mean it's true, but it's much easier to handle protocol stuff during peace time than when resources are stretched due to an on-going war. I know it basically isn't even thought about as far as HSR is concerned, but people need to get paid, and war is expensive. Paying the prison guards is gonna get difficult when most of the funds are going to fighting for survival...
There's a reason "take no prisoners" was an actual policy during war when fighting got intense. It wasn't even about mercy or showing ethical consideration, it was about the logistical nightmare of taking prisoners while also dealing with battle. POWs only became a thing when prisoner exchange brought about bigger political gains than military confrontation. And given Borisin's cultural attitude, there's no real political value to Hoolay as a prison other than keeping Foxians happy. And that goes back to my previous point of doubting Foxians are gonna be raising a ruckus over Hoolay when there's a battle for their survival on the line.
The entire set up for Hoolay is really poorly thought out and so obviously copied from period drama where no single person is so super-humanly powerful they can destroy an entire freaking army. Taking prisoner of an invading tribe's leader? Makes sense. Taking prisoner of a guy that can destroy an entire army by himself? Impractical.