I'm thilled to read the variations a civil war can break out. I'm in complete support of the civil war idea. I was glad that the devs kept the Emporer alive but I'd be fuming if they felt that the coup is over while Kogen is still alive. I am in the belief that he'd return to Kusari quite upset and begin waving his banner around with many flocking to it. Whoever was saying Samura isn't much of a shipbuilder is dead wrong. Samura has been Kusari's primary shipbuilder for centuries, it's Kishiro that has only recently stepped into this industry and with pretty decent success I might add but I'm of the belief that a Samura back Kogen can out produce a Kishiro led Kusari in warships. We've pushed the Emporer and Samura a lot over the decades while they sat on the throne with other matters of state bogging them down. Now the Emporer and Samura are free to make war to reclaim what they believe is theirs which should mean troubling times for Kishiro and GMG (and I'd argue, ushering in the end of GMG's golden age).