Quote:
Originally Posted by vicky_molokh
Come to think of it, perhaps agreeing to increase the size/height of an island which is being flooded might be a way to 'buy' a government of your own instead of making it from scratch.
|
I hadn't thought of that. Assuming you can make a deal with the locals, you might even gain a horde of ready-made minions in the bargain.
Obviously an Earth mage straight out of Fantasy with the power to reshape an island would find it trivial to give it perfect soil for growing things and almost as trivial to build reefs and breakwaters to protect a near perfect harbor. Add in some cliffs around the edges for tsunami protection and you have some very thankful (and thoroughly cowed) locals willing to do most anything to keep you happy.