There's this exchange at the end of the Smuggler's route on Balmorra, when the Smugg is talking to Numen Brock about the Empire retaliating after they stole the missiles.
Smuggler: The Empire's not going to come through and kill every man taller than a vibroblade, are they?
Numen: Umm, they already did that. Lucky for us, we grow them short and feisty.
This is such a great gallows humor zinger. The Balmorran rebels pretty much have nothing to lose at this point, so fuck it. So we get this wild divide with Numen and Ian Sarkus on one side and Zenith and Chemish Or on the other.
I think that's neat.











