Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20161030153351/@comment-28345522-20161102041146

If Atlas (Or Mantle at the time) instigated the war then the other kingdoms would do everything to punish them and take away their advantage. Example being Germany after WW1, even though the Germans didn't start the war they were still accountable for help turning Europe into a muddy hellscape. The point is Mantle would have to have not started the war in order to keep their technologic/competitive edge.