[sushiboat]

I like the suggestions for mages.

I would like to see troops drawn from the recruitable troops in the province. If you originally battled indie barabarians to take the province, then PD would consist of recruiting barbarians. This would make up for the differences in the strengths of national troops across nations without making PD completely homogeneous (e.g., only human infantry and archers). Each province retains its original local "flavor." Just as in the beginning, some provinces are tougher than others because the locals are tougher.