Quote Originally Posted by Cleretic View Post
he can absolutely overpower Old Sharlayan.
Nope. Old Sharlayan is militarily a powerhouse despite abhorring war. They have by far the most powerful magicks and magic-powered technology of any activen nation in the setting and even the Garlean Empire loathes the idea of trying to invade it. Koana's reasoning for trying to rapidly industrialize Tuliyollal and the rest of Tural is to emulate Sharlayan's example and deter outside attackers. And they do have many active fighters and peacekeepers. Just see the Scions and people like Lalah Jinjahl.

Quote Originally Posted by Aedwyn View Post
The logistics are a huge stumbling block for his ambitions, to be sure. Tural is kind of just barely unified in the first place, as we see with the various factions we meet in DT that just plain don't like each other. Prior to DT it is a weak and largely artificial nation held together exclusively by Gulool Ja Ja's charisma and fame vs generations of traditional infighting.
Not really. Alexandria only really got the leg up over Tuliyollal with its surprise attack and shock and awe tactics. Once Koana and Wuk Lamat organize a defense, the people of Tural hold their own against the otherwise technologically superior nation and only really need help dismantling Alexandria's air force.