Highlord Tektolnes

[Suhuy]

Why does he even have a city? This is what I don't understand.

He doesn't give a flying chalton-chip that people die of thirst in his streets

Could they same not be said of such real world leaders as Muammar Gaddafi, Joseph Stalin, or Augusto Pinoche? It isn't a lack of resources in these countries causing the rampant poverty and starvation, it's the leadership. And in the case of Tektolnes, a weak and malleable majority is probably intentional.

Not sure. They aren't sorcerers.

There are plenty of motivating factors for a corrupt and crooked tyrant to keep his people poor and starving, whether the leader is a Muslim, a Communist, Hispanic, or even a defiler.

[FantasyWriter]

Lots of pretty commoners to pick from....
He does it all for the nookie, the nookie...