Something I've never understood about this story, since have played Exile III 20 years ago: The Empire has total control over all but one continent, this is their only frontier, and yet their seemingly massive and unstoppable military is occupied elsewhere? What is it even doing, and why would it exist if not to subdue the one wild and violent part of the surface world? It might make sense if it was just a big glorified police force, but I always got the impression that it was supposed to be a some mighty war machine. Is this just something we have to swallow for the sake of the game or am I confused about something?