A crapload of questions

[UninspiredName]

1: Would being in Canada at all affect shipping the full version?

2: Do the Pale Ones have any redeeming qualities? Any at all? At the moment I'm only using them so I can start with a Death Gem supply, and even then there aren't many.

3: Whenever I'm attacked in a province with a fortress, only the provincial defense fights back at first. Would this be solved by setting my military to 'patrol'?

4: What's the deal with Sabbath Slave and Sabbath Master? I don't really understand how they work...

5: Are Succubi any good at seducing officers? I've seen it tried with an Oriad, and the success rate means it's only really good for assassinations. Against really low-rank officers, too.

6: On a similar note, does Hellbind Heart have a good success rate against the more powerful foes in the game? (Obviously not Pretenders, or anything)

7: It seems there's much more to the 'summoning' ability certain Pretenders get than your dominion strength. Is there an element of randomness to when new units appear, or am I just imagining things?

I know this must be a pain to sift through... Sorry about that.