Nations that seem strong/weak

[Graeme Dice]

NickW said:
Blood hunting turns up lots of slaves very quickly and the boots are cheap.

Blood spells require more slaves to get an equivalent effect to other magic paths, and the boots need to be put on dozens of mages, so you'll need to spend thiry or fourty blood slaves a turn just to equip the new mages you'll be purchasing.

Besides, Abysia is a blood nation so it's not like they aren't going to have some blood hunters anyway.

Abysia blood hunters are warlock apprentices, which are capital only and prevent you from recruiting a more generally useful Demonbred or Warlock in the middle age. This is even worse in the early age, where you have to make the choice between an Anointed of Rhuax and a warlock apprentice.