Oy! Language! Tsk tsk. And I hired no-one Aku, my pet. Manuk was inspired by the courage and honour of the Jotun race in their struggle against a vicious and unwarranted assault by the evil, and largely incompetant (

) forces of Tien Chi and Abysia.
I beleive that soon all nearby nations will rally to the banner of righteousness and victory over opression, reducing Abysia and TC to a pile of smoking embers!
As for balance issues... I have opinions, and I'll express them when the game is done. Now lets not have such unpleasant outbursts, please. It cheapens us all.